Grüner Veltliner

Veltliner Gruen · VIVC 12930

Grüner Veltliner is a white Austrian variety, listed in VIVC as Veltliner Gruen (number 12930), with Savagnin as its one known parent confirmed by DNA markers.1

Identity and pedigree

The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) lists Grüner Veltliner under number 12930, prime name VELTLINER GRUEN, with white berries and Austria as country of origin.1 VIVC records 79 synonyms, among them Gruener Veltliner, Green Veltliner, Feldlinger and Cimaverde.1

The pedigree confirmed by DNA markers is written as unknown × Savagnin = Traminer; the parent field points to the passport Savagnin Blanc.1 See Savagnin.

In sparkling wine

Austrian Sekt with a protected origin is regulated by the Sektbezeichnungsverordnung. The basic tier, Sekt Austria, may use only varieties approved for Qualitätswein, from a single federal state, made by bottle or tank fermentation.2

Sekt Austria ruleValue
Varietiesapproved for Qualitätswein
Originone Bundesland
On lees, bottle fermentationat least 9 months
On lees, tank fermentationat least 6 months

Source: Sektbezeichnungsverordnung.2

The official Qualitätswein variety list was not fetched during research, so this page does not yet confirm Grüner Veltliner's place on it or give any share rule.

See also

Sekt AustriaRegionsAustriaRegionsSavagninGrapesSekt Austria ReserveRegionsAgeing on leesMethods

Sources

  1. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI Geilweilerhof). VIVC passport data: VELTLINER GRUEN (variety number 12930)
  2. Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS). Sektbezeichnungsverordnung, BGBl. II Nr. 30/2022 idF BGBl. II Nr. 191/2023 (consolidated) (2023-06-24)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19