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    Sirius

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Sirius is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 0.5 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1309 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Belgium: 0.3 ha (60% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 75%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Bacchus × Villard Blanc, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1964 by Alleweldt, Gerhardt.1

    VIVC records 3 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
    <1 ha2
    World rank
    1309 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 118331
    parentBacchus
    parentVillard Blanc
    Sirius

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Belgium0.3 ha
    2. the Netherlands0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    20.52000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Sirius grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaBelgium
    3. Areathe Netherlands

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Geilweilerhof Ga- 51- 27 · GF.GA-051-027 · GF.GA-51-27

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 11833. 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