Mariensteiner
Vitis vinifera L.
Mariensteiner is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Germany.2
In 2023 it covered 2 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1120 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 78%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Silvaner × Müller-Thurgau, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1951 by Breider, Hans.1
VIVC records 2 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Mariensteiner grows
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Other names
Wue B 51-7-3 · Wuerzburg B 51- 7- 3
Parents
Other varieties from Germany
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 7409. 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