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    Kéknyelű

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Kéknyelű is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Hungary.2

    In 2023 it covered 45 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 674 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 6%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Vulpea × unknown, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 28 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Hungary2
    Area, 2023
    45 ha2
    World rank
    674 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 164211
    parentVulpea
    parentunknown
    Kéknyelű

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Hungary45 ha

    Area, 2023

    4250452000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Kéknyelű grows

    1. OriginHungary
    2. AreaHungary

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    Other names

    Keknyelu · Balafan · Balafant · Balatoni Fekete · Balatoni Kek · Blaustaengler · Blaustiel Blauer · Blaustingl · Caillioche · Fekete Balatoni · Kek Balatoni · Kek Keknyelue · Kek Nyelii

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Hungary

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 16421. 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