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    Solaris

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Solaris is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 767 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 298 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Czechia: 178 ha (23% of the world total), across 14 countries.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 857%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Merzling × Geisenheim 6493, as given by the breeder or the literature.1

    Crossed in 1975 by Becker, Norbert.1

    VIVC records 2 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
    767 ha2
    World rank
    298 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 203401
    parentMerzling
    parentGeisenheim 6493
    Solaris

    Area by country

    1. Czechia178 ha
    2. Sweden136 ha
    3. Poland136 ha
    4. Germany91 ha
    5. the United Kingdom66 ha
    6. Switzerland34 ha
    7. Belgium32 ha
    8. Norway21 ha
    9. Slovenia20 ha
    10. Denmark19 ha
    11. Lithuania16 ha
    12. the Netherlands12 ha

    Area, 2023

    801387672000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Solaris grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaCzechia
    3. AreaSweden
    4. AreaPoland
    5. AreaGermany
    6. Areathe United Kingdom
    7. AreaSwitzerland
    8. AreaBelgium
    9. AreaNorway
    10. AreaSlovenia
    11. AreaDenmark

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    Other names

    Solaris (FR 240-75) · Fr 240-75 · Freiburg 240-75

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 20340. 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