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    Helfensteiner

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Helfensteiner is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 14 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 854 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Germany.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 46%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Pinot Noir Précoce × Schiava Grossa, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1931 by Herold, August.1

    VIVC records 4 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    14 ha2
    World rank
    854 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 53451
    parentPinot Noir Précoce
    parentSchiava Grossa
    Helfensteiner

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany14 ha

    Area, 2023

    261914142000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Helfensteiner grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany

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    Other names

    Blauer Weinsberger · Helfensteyner · We S 5332 · Weinsberg S 5332

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 5345. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3