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    Knipperlé

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Knipperlé is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 1.4 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1165 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Croatia: 1.2 ha (86% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 30%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Pinot × Heunisch Weiss, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 96 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    1.4 ha2
    World rank
    1165 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 63121
    parentPinot
    parentHeunisch Weiss
    Knipperlé

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Croatia1.2 ha
    2. France0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    20.10.21.42000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Knipperlé grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaCroatia
    3. AreaFrance

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    Other names

    Knipperle · Ortlieber Gelber · Bela Kavka · Beli Kleschiz · Belina Drobna · Bockenauer Riesling · Breisgauer Riesling · Burgogne Blanc · Colmer · Drobni Kleshiz · Elsaesser · Elsasser · Eltinger · Elze

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 6312. 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