Wine Grape Varieties

Mueller Thurgau Weiss

Mueller Thurgau Weiss is a white grape variety originating in Germany. It was created in 1882 by crossing Riesling and Madeleine Royale in Germany. From the 1970s to the early 1990s, it was the most widely cultivated variety in Germany. The breeder, Hermann Müller, believed it was a cross between Riesling and Silvaner, which is why it also has the synonym Riesling Silvaner.

Variety names and synonyms registered in the variety list

Austria
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Rivaner
Belgium
  • Müller Thurgau
Croatia
  • Rizvanac
Cyprus
  • Mueller Thurgau
  • Muller Thurgau
Czechia
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Rivaner
Denmark
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Rivaner
France
  • Müller-Thurgau
Germany
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Rivaner
Hungary
  • Rizlingszilváni
  • Müller thurgau
  • Rizvanac
  • Müller thurgau blanc
  • Müller thurgau bijeli
  • Rivaner
Italy
  • Müller thurgau
  • Riesling x Sylvaner
Luxembourg
  • Rivaner
Netherlands
  • Müller Thurgau
Portugal
  • Müller-Thurgau
Romania
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Rivaner
Slovakia
  • Müller Thurgau
  • Rivaner
  • Rizvanac
  • Rizling szilváni
Slovenia
  • Rizvanec

Vineyard area by country and region (ha)

Main vine varieties by age group - Eurostat
20152020
Germany 12,73611,453
Italia 6131,635
Austria 1,7771,591
Czechia 1,5551,409
Hungary 1,310
Slovakia 876770

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Mueller Thurgau Weiss - Full plant
source : Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY