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Austrian Wine Grapes

Below is a list of some native Austrian wine grapes.


Austrian Grape Plantings

Grüner Veltliner is the most famous and widely planted white grape.

Other notable white grapes are Riesling and Welschriesling.

Upcoming whites are Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

Zweigelt and Blaufränkisch are the most prominent reds.


Grüner Veltliner
14 500 hectares
Zweigelt
6 000
Welschriesling
2 800
Blaufränkisch
2 600
Riesling
2 000
Chardonnay
1 900
Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)
1 850
Sauvignon Blanc
1 700
Muskateller
1 500
Müller-Thurgau
1 250
Merlot
800
St. Laurent
600
Blauburgunder (Pinot Noir)
600

Calculated by Austrian Wine based on figures from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture/IACS 2023


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