Orpheus
interspecific hybrid
Orpheus is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Hungary.2
In 2023 it covered 1.1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1206 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: Hungary.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 267%.2
VIVC lists its parents as (vitis Amurensis X Vitis Vinifera) F2 × Irsai Olivér, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 1965 by University of Horticulture and Food Industry.1
VIVC records 1 other name for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Orpheus grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
A.122
Parents
Other varieties from Hungary
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 17641. 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