Ortega

Vitis vinifera grape variety with BLANC berries

Ortega - Cluster in field

SpeciesVitis vinifera

ColorBLANC

ParentsMUELLER THURGAU WEISS × SIEGERREBE

Bred1948

OriginGERMANY

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7North American Winegrowers

Nova Scotia

5

Quebec

1

Prince Edward Island

1

🗺️ Where It Grows

Wineries and vineyards growing Ortega across North America

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🌳 Family Tree

Genetic origins and parentage of Ortega

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Production & Usage Statistics

Based on 11 wines from our database of North American producers.

🔗 Variety Relationships

Varieties commonly associated with Ortega

🔀 Blend Partners

Co-occurrence in wines (not actual blend ratios)

7 (63.6%)

5 (45.5%)

New York Muscat

4 (36.4%)

Geisenheim (GM-31857)

3 (27.3%)

2 (18.2%)

1 (9.1%)

1 (9.1%)

1 (9.1%)

1 (9.1%)

Müller-Thurgau

1 (9.1%)

🌱 Planted Neighbors

Grown at same winegrowers

6 (85.7%)

6 (85.7%)

4 (57.1%)

New York Muscat

4 (57.1%)

4 (57.1%)

4 (57.1%)

3 (42.9%)

3 (42.9%)

3 (42.9%)

3 (42.9%)

📚 Technical Research

Comprehensive grape variety analysis

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Photo Credits: Cluster in the field - Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY Source: VIVC