Wine Grape Varieties

Pinot Gris

Pinot Gris is a white grape variety with grey berry skin that originated in France as a mutation of Pinot Noir. In Germany, it is also known as Ruländer, named after Johann Seger Ruland, who helped introduce Pinot Gris to the region.

In Italy, the primary growing areas are Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where the grape is cultivated across more than 20,000 hectares in total.

Variety names and synonyms registered in the variety list

Austria
  • Grauer Burgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Pinor Gris
  • Ruländer
Belgium
  • Pinot Gris
Bulgaria
  • Пино гри (Pinot gris)
Croatia
  • Pinot sivi
  • Burgundac sivi
Czechia
  • Rulandské šedé
  • Pinot gris
Denmark
  • Pinot Gris
  • Ruländer 3081
France
  • Pinot gris
Germany
  • Ruländer
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Grauburgunder
  • Grauer Burgunder
  • Pino Gris
Hungary
  • Szürkebarát
  • Ruländer
  • Auvergans gris
  • Pinot grigio
  • Grauburgunder
  • Graumönch
Italy
  • Pinot grigio
  • Grauer Burgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Ruländer
  • Pinot gris
  • Pinot
Luxembourg
  • Pinot gris
Malta
  • Pinot grigio
Netherlands
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Ruländer
Portugal
  • Pinot-Gris
  • Pinot-Grigio
Romania
  • Pinot Gris
  • Affumé
  • Grau Burgunder
  • Grauburgunder
  • Grauer Mönch
  • Pinot cendré
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Ruländer
Slovakia
  • Rulandské šedé
  • Pinot gris
  • Rulandské sivé
  • Klevner
  • Szürkebarát
Slovenia
  • Sivi pinot

Vineyard area by country and region (ha)

Main vine varieties by age group - Eurostat
20152020
Italy 19,58930,285
Germany 5,9477,356
France 3,0012,940
Hungary 1,6291,740
Romania 1,585
Czechia 9071,022
Slovenia 511
Slovakia 460

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Pinot Gris cluster in the field
source : Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI) Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen Institut für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen - GERMANY