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    Pinot Gris

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Pinot Noir with grey skins, a mutation that became a variety of its own.

    VIVC
    № 92751
    Berry skin
    grey (gris)1
    Origin
    France1
    Synonyms in VIVC
    2491
    central lobepetiolar sinuslobes: 5cluster
    a mutation ofPinot Noir
    Pinot Gris

    VIVC

    vinoluma engraving: schematic leaf after the description (5 lobes).

    Where Pinot Gris comes from and grows

    1. Origin (VIVC)France
    2. Atlas regionAlsace
    3. Atlas regionMarlborough

    Country of origin as given by VIVC. Regions are those where the atlas sources mention the variety; not a complete list of where it grows.

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    A grey Pinot

    VIVC records Pinot Gris as a mutation of Pinot Noir, confirmed by markers, with grey (gris) berries and 249 synonyms.1 plantGrape calls it the grey mutation of Pinot noir.2

    It is a little sensitive to grey rot and downy mildew.2

    Where it grows

    In France it grew from 492 hectares in 1958 to 3,073 hectares in 2018.2 In Italy it covered 25,000 hectares in the OIV's 2017 survey and was one of only two of Italy's main varieties whose area grew, by 34%.3 In Alsace it is one of the varieties allowed for Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles.4

    Other names

    Examples of synonyms recorded in VIVC: Affume, Anche Cendree, Arnaison Gris, Auvergnas Gris, Aserat.1

    Around the world

    In 2023 it covered 67,930 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 12 of 1497 varieties in the database.5

    The largest area is in Italy: 30,283 ha (45% of the world total), across 29 countries.5

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 256%.5

    1. Italy30,283 ha
    2. the United States9,467 ha
    3. Germany7,347 ha
    4. Australia4,918 ha
    5. France2,869 ha
    6. New Zealand2,787 ha
    7. Hungary1,640 ha
    8. Romania1,458 ha
    9. Moldova1,208 ha
    10. Czechia1,053 ha
    11. Chile778 ha
    12. Canada726 ha

    Area, 2023

    19,07943,49548,93267,9302000201020162023

    Regions

    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9275. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI), accessed 2026-10-14. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    2. Pinot gris G. plantGrape (IFV / INRAE / Institut Agro), accessed 2026-10-14. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    3. Focus OIV 2017: Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties. OIV, 2017. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    4. Cahier des charges de l'AOC « Alsace » ou « Vin d'Alsace » (draft modification, CNAOV 11-12 June 2025; national opposition procedure). INAO, 2025. level 1 · checked 2026-10-13
    5. 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 · checked 2026-10-13