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    Zweigelt

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Zweigelt is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Austria.2

    In 2023 it covered 8,483 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 87 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Austria: 6,095 ha (72% of the world total), across 17 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 27%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Sankt Laurent × Blaufränkisch, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1922 by Zweigelt, Fritz.1

    VIVC records 19 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Austria2
    Area, 2023
    8,483 ha2
    World rank
    87 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 134841
    parentSankt Laurent
    parentBlaufränkisch
    Zweigelt

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Austria6,095 ha
    2. Hungary1,186 ha
    3. Czechia669 ha
    4. Slovakia122 ha
    5. Germany108 ha
    6. Romania76 ha
    7. Croatia69 ha
    8. Japan49 ha
    9. Slovenia42 ha
    10. Switzerland21 ha
    11. Canada18 ha
    12. Poland18 ha

    Area, 2023

    11,6189,9499,0678,4832000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Zweigelt grows

    1. OriginAustria
    2. AreaAustria
    3. AreaHungary
    4. AreaCzechia
    5. AreaSlovakia
    6. AreaGermany
    7. AreaRomania
    8. AreaCroatia
    9. AreaJapan
    10. AreaSlovenia
    11. AreaSwitzerland

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

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    Other names

    Zweigelt, Blauer · Zweigeltrebe · Zweigeltrebe Blau (R) · Blaue Zweigeltrebe · Blauer Zweigelt · Blauerzweigelt · Cvaigelt · Cvajgeltrebe · Cveigelt · Kek Zweigelt Szoeloe · Klosterneuburg 181-2-71 · Klosterneuburg 71 · Negru Lui Zweigelt · Rotburger · Semenac Cerni 71

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 13484. 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