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    Kerner

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Kerner is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,501 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 165 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 2,220 ha (89% of the world total), across 12 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 65%.2

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

    Crossed in 1929 by Herold, August.1

    VIVC records 8 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    2,501 ha2
    World rank
    165 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 61231
    parentSchiava Grossa
    parentRiesling
    Kerner

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany2,220 ha
    2. Slovenia87 ha
    3. Czechia73 ha
    4. Japan65 ha
    5. Switzerland25 ha
    6. Canada13 ha
    7. Croatia8.8 ha
    8. Belgium4.1 ha
    9. Slovakia2 ha
    10. the Netherlands1.5 ha
    11. Poland0.9 ha
    12. Hungary0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    7,1294,0912,8912,5012000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Kerner grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany
    3. AreaSlovenia
    4. AreaCzechia
    5. AreaJapan
    6. AreaSwitzerland
    7. AreaCanada
    8. AreaCroatia
    9. AreaBelgium
    10. AreaSlovakia
    11. Areathe Netherlands

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Kerner (W) · Kerner Bijeli · Kernling · Riesling Trollinger · Herold Triumpf · Herold Weiss · Trollinger X Riesling · Trollinger X Riesling Renano We S 25/30 · We S 2530 · Weinsberg S 25-30 · Weinsberg S 2530

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 6123. 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