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    Müller-Thurgau

    Müller-Thurgau is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 18,353 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 43 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 11,449 ha (62% of the world total), across 19 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 50%.2

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

    The Adelaide database lists 14 synonyms.2

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    18,353 ha2
    World rank
    43 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 81411
    parentRiesling
    parentMadeleine Royale
    Müller-Thurgau

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany11,449 ha
    2. Italy1,636 ha
    3. Czechia1,281 ha
    4. Austria1,233 ha
    5. Hungary1,048 ha
    6. Slovakia779 ha
    7. Switzerland424 ha
    8. Luxembourg304 ha
    9. Slovenia137 ha
    10. Japan26 ha
    11. Belgium13 ha
    12. the Netherlands5 ha

    Area, 2023

    36,86222,84119,50118,3532000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Müller-Thurgau grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany
    3. AreaItaly
    4. AreaCzechia
    5. AreaAustria
    6. AreaHungary
    7. AreaSlovakia
    8. AreaSwitzerland
    9. AreaLuxembourg
    10. AreaSlovenia
    11. AreaJapan

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

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    Other names

    Findling · Mueller Thurgau · Muller Thurgau · Muller Thurgau Weiss · Muller Thurgau Weiss (W) · Muller-Thurgau · Müller Thurgau · Müller Thurgau Rivaner · Müller-Thurgau (Rivaner) · Müllerthurgau / Rieslingsilvaner · Rivaner · Rizlingszilváni · Rizvanac · Rizvanec

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8141. 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