Johanniter
Vitis vinifera L.
Johanniter is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Germany.2
In 2023 it covered 297 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 423 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Germany: 92 ha (31% of the world total), across 8 countries.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 245%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Riesling × Freiburg 589- 54, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 1968 by Zimmermann, Johannes.1
VIVC records 2 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Johanniter grows
- OriginGermany
- AreaGermany
- AreaBelgium
- AreaPoland
- AreaSwitzerland
- Areathe Netherlands
- AreaSlovenia
- AreaCroatia
- AreaLithuania
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Other names
Fr 177-68 · Freiburg 177-68
Parents
Other varieties from Germany
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 17127. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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