Grape Varieties
Common grape varieties in Luxembourg, and the vineyard surface they covered in 2006, are:
- Müller-Thurgau, usually under the name Rivaner: 377.1 ha (29.0%)
- Auxerrois Blanc: 184.2 ha (14.2%)
- Pinot Gris: 177.5 ha (13.7%)
- Riesling: 165.8 ha (12.8%)
- Pinot Blanc: 143.1 ha (11.0%)
- Elbling: 122.9 ha (9.5%)
- Pinot Noir, the only red wine grape above 1%: 88.2 ha (6.8%)
- Gewürztraminer: 18.8 ha (1.4%)
- Chardonnay: 14.8 ha (1.1%)
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