Müller-thurgau is a white grape variety (sp. vitis vinifera) which was created by hermann müller from the swiss canton of thurgau in 1882 at the geisenheim grape breeding institute in germany. it is a crossing of riesling with madeleine royale. it is used to make white wine in germany, austria, northern italy, hungary, england, australia, the czech republic, slovakia, slovenia, new zealand, canada, the united states, belgium and japan. there are around 22,201 hectares (54,860 acres)) cultivated worldwide, which makes müller-thurgau the most widely planted of the so-called "new breeds" of grape varieties created since the late 19th century. although plantings have decreased significantly s...

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