Optima
Vitis vinifera L.
Optima is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Germany.2
In 2023 it covered 37 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 704 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Germany: 32 ha (87% of the world total), across 5 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 85%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Silvaner X Riesling × Müller-Thurgau, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1930 by Morio, Peter.1
VIVC records 4 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Optima grows
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Other names
Optima 113 · Geilweilerhof 33- 13-113 · GF.33-013-113 · GF.33-13-113
Parents
Other varieties from Germany
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 8791. 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