Riesling Forte
Vitis vinifera L.
Riesling Forte is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Japan.2
In 2023 it covered 1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1226 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: Japan.2
Between 2016 and 2023 its area shrank by 60%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Koshu Sanjaku × Riesling, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Riesling Forte grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Parents
Other varieties from Japan
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 17621. 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