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    Reichensteiner

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Reichensteiner is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 138 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 529 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in the United Kingdom: 73 ha (53% of the world total), across 7 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 56%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Müller-Thurgau × Madeleine Angevine X Calabre, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 4 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    138 ha2
    World rank
    529 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 100041
    parentMüller-Thurgau
    parentMadeleine Angevine X Calabre
    Reichensteiner

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. the United Kingdom73 ha
    2. Germany58 ha
    3. Japan4.6 ha
    4. Canada2 ha
    5. Switzerland0.3 ha
    6. Belgium0.2 ha
    7. the Netherlands0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    3141751201382000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Reichensteiner grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. Areathe United Kingdom
    3. AreaGermany
    4. AreaJapan
    5. AreaCanada
    6. AreaSwitzerland
    7. AreaBelgium
    8. Areathe Netherlands

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    Other names

    Geisenheim 18-92 · Geisenheim Cd 18- 92 · Gm 18-92 · Gm Cd 18-92

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10004. 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