Silcher
Vitis vinifera L.
Silcher is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Germany.2
In 2023 it covered 1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1232 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 88%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Kerner × Silvaner, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1951 by Herold, August.1
VIVC records 2 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Silcher grows
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Other names
We S 377 · Weinsberg S 377
Parents
Other varieties from Germany
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 11796. 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