50 Most Planted Wine Grape Varieties

Ranked by vineyard area, based on 2016 data from: Anderson, K. and S. Nelgen, Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 1960 to 2016, Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide, September 2020 (slightly revised May 2021).

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Rank	Grape Variety	Vineyard Area (ha)
1	Cabernet Sauvignon	310,671
2	Merlot	266,440
3	Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz	219,379
4	Airén	203,801
5	Chardonnay	201,649
6	Syrah / Shiraz	181,185
7	Garnacha Tinta / Grenache Noir	150,096
8	Sauvignon Blanc	124,700
9	Trebbiano Toscano / Ugni Blanc	120,343
10	Pinot Noir / Blauer Burgunder / Spätburgunder	105,480
11	Sangiovese / Brunello / Nielluccio	73,464
12	Bobal	59,189
13	Riesling	54,106
14	Malbec / Côt	52,233
15	Mourvèdre / Monastrell / Mataro	51,930
16	Rkatsiteli	51,374
17	Cabernet Franc	49,309
18	Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris / Grauburgunder	48,570
19	Carignan / Mazuelo / Cariñena	47,312
20	Macabeo / Viura	38,625
21	Cayetana Blanca / Jaén	36,401
22	Alicante Henri Bouschet	36,031
23	Muscat of Alexandria	34,805
24	Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains	33,739
25	Zinfandel / Primitivo / Tribidrag	33,649
26	Montepulciano	32,935
27	Chenin Blanc	32,221
28	Welschriesling / Graševina	30,083
29	Colombard	29,996
30	Cereza	28,887
31	Catarratto Bianco	28,613
32	Aligoté	26,929
33	Gamay Noir	26,221
34	Palomino Fino	23,190
35	Cinsault	22,926
36	Carmenère	22,486
37	Prosecco / Glera	20,109
38	Douce Noir / Bonarda / Charbono	19,733
39	Müller-Thurgau	19,501
40	Grüner Veltliner	19,118
41	Trebbiano Romagnolo	19,059
42	Sémillon	18,693
43	Verdejo	17,931
44	Barbera	17,824
45	Isabella	17,813
46	Blaufränkisch	17,180
47	Viognier	16,063
48	Criolla Grande	15,596
49	Pedro Giménez	15,576
50	Pinot Meunier	14,695