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    Perle

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Perle is a grape variety with pink berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 18 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 811 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 85%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Gewürztraminer × Müller-Thurgau, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1927 by Scheu, Georg; Breider Hans.1

    VIVC records 6 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    pink1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    18 ha2
    World rank
    811 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 91591
    parentGewürztraminer
    parentMüller-Thurgau
    Perle

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany18 ha

    Area, 2023

    1223418182000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Perle grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany

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    Other names

    Az 3951 · Perle Von Alzey · S. 3951 · Scheu 3951 · Wue S 3951 · Wuerzburg S 3951

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9159. 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