List of grape varieties

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This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana).

The term grape variety actually refers to cultivars rather than botanical varieties according to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, because they are propagated by cuttings and may have unstable reproductive properties. However, the term variety has become so entrenched in viticulture that any change to usage of the term cultivar is unlikely.

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Single species grapes [edit]

While some of the grapes in this section are hybrids, they are hybridized within a single species (for example, Niagara). For those grapes hybridized across species, see the section on multispecies hybrid grapes below.

Vitis vinifera grapes (wine) [edit]

Red grapes [edit]

Name Country/region of origin Hectares under cultivation (year) Year of introduction
Abbuoto Italy, Lazio region 717 (2000)
Abouriou France, Southwest
Abrusco Italy, Tuscany 6 (2000)
Acolon Germany 135 1971
Agiorgitiko/Aghiorghitiko Greece
Aglianico Greece/Italy, Basilicata and Campania
Aladasturi
Albaranzeuli nero Italy, Sardinia
Albarossa Italy, Veneto region 10 (2000) 1938
Aleatico/Agliano Italy
Alexandrouli Georgia
Alfrocheiro Preto Portugal
Alicante Bouschet France 1866
Alicante Ganzin France 1886
Alvarelhão / Brancelho Portugal 470
Amorghiano
Ancellotta Italy, Emilia-Romagna 19 (Switzerland 2009)
André
Aragónez see Tempranillo Spain 170,000 (2004)
Aramon France, Languedoc 9,100 (France 2000)
Areni
Aspiran France, Languedoc 7 (1988)
Aubun France, Rhone valley 1,400 (2000)
Avana
Avarengo
Băbească Neagră Romania 6,300 (2005)
Baco noir France, Canada, USA hybrid
Baga Portugal
Barbarossa Italy
Barbaroux France
Barbera Italy 28,000 (2000)
Barsalinga
Bastardo/ Trousseau Portugal
Bellone Italy 3,000 (1990)
Béquignol noir France, Argentina
Black Muscat Germany
Blatina Bosnia
Blauburger Austria 1923
Blauer Portugieser / Blauer Portuguiser / Oporto / Kékoportó / Portugais/ Kékoporto/ |Portugieser Austria 4,551 (Germany 2007)
Blaufränkisch / Lemberger / Franconia / Kékfrankos / Gamé Austria 3,340 (Austria), 1,729 (Germany), 1,742 (Slovakia), 8,000 (Hungary), 891 (Romania), 880 (Croatia), 127 (Italia), 30 (USA)
Bobal Spain, Utiel-Requena 90,000
Boğazkere Turkey, Elazığ Province
Bombino nero Italy
Bonarda Piemontese Italy, Piedmont
Bondola Switzerland, Ticino
Bordo/Ives noir
Bouchalès see Grapput France, Gironde
Bouteillan noir France, Provence
Bovale Italy, Sardinia
Borgonja Crna
Bracciola nera Italy, Liguria
Brachetto or Braquet Italy, Piedmont
Brancellao
Brun Fourca France, Palette AOC
Cabernet Cubin
Cabernet Franc France, Loire Valley 36,000 (France), 7,000 (Italy), 1,400 (USA), 210 (New Zealand), 1,000 (South Africa), 1,180 (Chile), 300 (Argentina)
Cabernet Mitos Germany, Württemberg (wine region) 317 (Germany 2006) 1970
Cabernet Sauvignon France, Bordeaux, Tuscany, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Australia 262,000 (2004) 17th century
Cabernet Severny Russia
Caddiu
Cagnulari see Graciano Spain, Rioja (wine) 395
Caiño tinto Spain, Galician wine
Caladoc France, Languedoc 1958
Calitor France, Provence wine
Callet
Caloria
Camaraou noir Southwest France, Galicia
Canaiolo Italy, Tuscan wine 3,000 (2006)
Canari noir France
Canina nera
Catanese nero Italy, Sicily
Caricagiola
Carignan / Carignane / Cariñena / Carignano /Mazuelo Spain, Province of Zaragoza 95,700 (EU 2006)
Carménère France, Médoc 8,800 (Chile 2009)
Carmine
Carnelian USA, Califrnia 1972
Castelão / Periquita Portugal
Castets France, Aveyron nearly extinct
Castiglione
Catanese
Centurian USA, California 1975
Cesanese Italy, Lazio 1,000 (2006)
César France, Burgundy wine
Cienna Australia 2000
Ciliegiolo Italy 5,000 (2006)
Cinsaut / Cinsault/ Ottavianello France, Languedoc-Roussillon
Colombana nera Italy, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna
Colorino Italy, Tuscany
Complexa Portugal 1960s
Cornalin see Rouge du Pays Switzerland, Valais 116 (2009)
Cornifesto Portugal
Corvina / Corvinone Italy, Veneto wine
Counoise France, Rhône wine 638 (2006)
Croatina Italy, Lombardia (wine)
Darkenuša
Dobričić Croatia, Šolta
Dolcetto Italy, Piedmont
Domina Germany, Palatinate (wine region) 1927
Dornfelder Germany, Württemberg (wine region) 8,231 (2006) 1955
Douce noir/Charbono/Bonarda France, Savoy wine, California, Argentina
Dunkelfelder Germany 372 (2006) 1930s
Duras France, Tarn (river)
Dureza France, Ardèche
Durif / Petite Sirah France, Montpellier 300 (Australia),
Ederena
Enfariné noir France, Jura
Espadeiro Portugal, Minho VR
Étraire France, Rhone, Savoy
Fer France, South West France (wine region)
Ferrón
Fetească Neagră Romania
Forcayat/Forcallat
Fortana Italy, Emilia-Romagna
Frappato Italy, Sicily
Freisa Italy, Piedmont
Frühroter Veltliner Austria, Weinviertel
Fumin Italy, Valle d'Aosta DOC
Gaglioppo Italy, Calabria
Gamashara
Gamay / Gamay noir France, Loire valley
Gamaret Switzerland 1970
Garanoir Switzerland 203 (2009) 1970
Garnatxa / Grenache / Garnacha / Cannonau /Lladoner Pelut / Lledoner Pelut Spain 82,300 (Spain), 95,700 (France),
Garrut
Girò Italy, Sardinia 552
Gouget noir France
Graciano/ Moristel/ Juan Ibáñez / Miguel del Arco Spain, Rioja 395 (Spain)
Grand noir de la Calmette France
Gran negro / Grão negro
Greco nero Italy 3,200
Grignolino Italy, Piedmont
Gropello Italy, Lombardia (wine)
Grolleau / Groslot France, Loire valley 5,500
Gros Verdot France, Gironde
Guarnaccia
Gueuche noir France, Franche-Comté
Helfensteiner Germany 20 1931
Heroldrebe Germany 155 (2008) 1929
Hondarrabi Beltza
Hron
Humagne Rouge / Cornalin d'Aoste Italy, Aosta 128 (Switzerland 2009)
Joubertin / Jaubertin France, Savoy wine
Juan Garcia Spain, Galicia (Spain)
Jurancon noir France, Southwest
Kadarka Hungary
Kakhet
Kalecik Karasi Turkey, Ankara Province
Kindzmarauli/ Saperavi Georgia
Kotsifali Greek, Crete
Kratosija Macedonia
Lacrima di Morro / Lacrima nera Italy, Marche
Lagrein Italy, South Tyrol
Lambrusco Italy, Emilia-Romagna
Liatiko Greece, Crete
Limnio Greece, Lemnos
Listan negro Spain, Canary Islands
Madrasa/ Matrassa Azerbaijani wine
Magaratch Bastardo
Magaratch Ruby / Magarach Ruby Ukraine 1928
Magliocco / Magliocco Canino Italy, Calabrian wine 1,500
Maiolica
Malbec / Auxerrois / Cot France 1,400 (France), 20,000 (Argentina), 7,000 (USA), 1,235 (Australia)
Malvasia di Schierano/Malvasia nera Greece
Mammolo Italy, Tuscany
Mandelaria / Mandelari Greece
Mandolari
Manseng noir France, Basque Country (greater region)
Mantonegro
Mara
Maratheftiko Cyprus 125
Marselan France, Languedoc 1961
Marsigliana
Marzemino Italy, South Tyrol
Mauzac noir Southwest France
Mavro Cyprus
Mavrodafni/ Mavrodaphne Greece, Achaea
Mavrud / Mavroudi Bulgaria, Thrace
Magyarfrankos
Mayorquin
Meghrabujr
Melnik Bulgaria
Mencia/ Jaen Spain, Galicia
Merenzao
Merille France, South West France (wine region)
Merlot France 260,000 (2004)
Milgranet France, South West France (wine region)
Millot
Mission Spain 400
Molinara Italy, Veneto wine
Mondeuse France, Savoy wine 200 (2000)
Monica Spain
Montepulciano Italy, Abruzzo (wine)
Montù / Montuni Italy, Emilia (region of Italy)
Moravia
Moreto Portugal, Alentejo wine
Moristel Spain, Aragon
Mornen noir France, Rhone
Morrastel Bouschet France, Aude
Mourisco tinto Portugal
Mourvèdre / Monastrell / Mataro/ Rossola nera Spain 260 (France), 1000 (Australia)
Mouyssaguès
Mschali
Mujuretuli Georgia
Muscardin France, Southern Rhone
Muscat Bouschet
Muscat Hamburg Germany
Nebbiolo Italy, Piedmont 5,100 (Italy), 1,100 (USA), 81 (Argentina)
Negoska Greece, Central Macedonia
Negrara Italy, Veneto wine
Négrette/ Pinot St. George France, South West France (wine region)
Negroamaro Italy, Puglia
Negru de Dragasani
Nerkarat
Nero Buono di Cori
Nero d'Avola Italy, Sicily
Nerello Mascalese/ Nerello Cappuccio Italy, Sicily
Neretto di Bairo
Neyret Italy, Valle d'Aosta DOC
Nielluccio France, Corsica 1,500 (Corsica)
Nincusa
Nocera
Notardomenico
Oeillade noire France, Languedoc and Provence
Ojaleshi
Öküzgözü Turkey, Elâzığ Province
Olivella nera
Oseleta
Ojaleshi
Pais Spain
Pamid Bulgaria
Parana
Pascale di Cagliari
Pelaverga Italy, Piedmont
Peloursin France, Rhône-Alpes
Perdal
Perricone Italy, Sicily 1,000
Persan France, Savoy wine
Petit Rouge Italy, Valle d'Aosta DOC
Petit Verdot France, South West 1,600 (Australia 2000), 137 (Chile 2009), 360 (USA 2000)
Picpoul noir
Piedirosso Italy, Campania
Pignerol
Pignola Valtellinese
Pignolo Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine
Pineau d'Aunis France, Loire Valley (wine)
Pinot Meunier / Schwarzriesling / Müllerebe France 2,424 (Germany 2006)
Pinot noir / Spätburgunder / Blauburgunder / Pinot nero France
Pinotage South Africa 1925
Plassa
Plavac Mali Croatia, Dalmatia
Plavina
Pollera nera Italy, Liguria wine
Portan France, Languedoc-Roussillon wine
Poulsard/ Plousard France, Jura wine
Prieto Picudo Spain, Province of León
Prokupac Serbia
Provechon
Raboso Italy, Veneto
Ramisco Portugal, Colares DOC
Reberger
Refosco / Refošk Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine
Rimava Slovakia
Roesler Austria 1970
Rondinella Italy, Veneto
Rossese Italy, Liguria wine
Rossignola
Rotberger Germany 1928
Rouchet/ Ruché / Roche Italy, Piedmont
Rubintos
Ruby Cabernet USA, California 1936
Rufete / Tinta Pinheira / Tinta Carvalha / Rufeta Portugal, Douro DOC
Sagrantino Italy, Umbria
Sangiovese Italy, Tuscany 63,000 (Italy), 2,800 (Argentina), 1,700 (Romania), 1,600 (France), 1,400 (California), 440 (Australia)
Saperavi Georgia
Schiava / Trollinger Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol wine 2,300 (Germany)
Schioppettino Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine
Schönburger Germany 1979
Sciacarello Italy
Sciascinoso Italy, Campania 440 (1999)
Segalin / Ségalin France 1957
Servanin France, Isère
Sgaretta
Shiraz / Syrah France, South West 142,600 (2004)
Shiroka Melnishka Losa / Melnik Bulgaria
Sousão Portugal, Minho Province
Sousón
St. Laurent / Svatovavrinecke France 1,730 (Czech Republic), 800 (Austria)
St-Macaire
Sumoll
Susumaiello
Tannat France, South West France (wine region) 150 (California)
Tarrango Australia 1965
Tazzelenghe
Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz / Ull de Llebre / Cencibel / Tinta del Pais Spain, Rioja (wine)
Teroldego / Teroldego Rotaliano Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol wine 390 (Italy)
Terret noir
Thiniatiko
Tibouren France, Provence
Tinta Amarela Portugal
Tinta Barroca Portugal, Douro
Tinta Caiada
Tinta Carvalha Portugal, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province
Tinta Francisca Portugal, Douro DOC
Tinta Madeira
Tinta Miuda Portugal, Oeste Subregion
Tinta Negra Mole / Preto Martinho Portugal, Madeira
Tinto Cão Portugal, Douro
Touriga Franca / Touriga Francesa Portugal, Dão DOC 7,440 (Portugal)
Touriga Nacional / Azal Espanhol / Preto de Mortágua Portugal, Douro 2,760 (Portugal 1990)
Trepat Spain, Conca de Barberà (DO)
Trevisana nera
Trincadeira/ Castelão / Torneiro Portugal, Alentejo wine
Troia / Uva di Troia Italy, Apulia
Turca
Usakhelauri Georgia, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Uva di Troia Italy, Apulia
Uva Rara Italy, Piedmont and Lombardy
Vaccarese / Vaccarèse/ Brun Argenté France, Rhone
Valdiguié France, Languedoc-Roussillon 1874
Vermentino nero Italy, Tuscany
Vespolina Italy, Piedmont
Vien de Nus Italy, Valle d'Aosta DOC
Volidza
Vranac Macedonia
Wildbacher/Blauer Wildbacher Austria
Wrothham Pinot France
Xynomavro Greece, Imathia
Žametovka Slovenia
Zinfandel / Crljenak Kaštelanski / Primitivo Croatia
Zweigelt / Zweigeltrebe / Rotburger Austria 6,512 (Austria 2008) 1922

White grapes [edit]

Vitis vinifera (wine and table) [edit]

Red table grapes [edit]

White table grapes [edit]

Vitis labrusca (wine and table) [edit]

Many commercial varieties commonly called labrusca are actually complex interspecies hybrids.

Wine grapes [edit]

Red table grapes [edit]

Purple/Blue table grapes [edit]

Varied/Other [edit]

Vitis riparia (wine grape rootstock and hybridization source) [edit]

Vitis rotundifolia (table and wine) [edit]

Vitis rupestris [edit]

Vitis aestivalis (wine) [edit]

Vitis mustangensis (wine) [edit]

Multispecies hybrid grapes [edit]

Vinifera hybrids (wine) [edit]

Hybrid grape varieties (see Hybrid grapes) or "hybrids" is, in fact, the popular term for a subset of what are properly known as hybrids, specifically crossings between one species of the genus vitis and another. The scientific definition of a hybrid grape is any crossing (intra- or inter-specific) of two grape varieties. In keeping with the popular definition, however, the ones listed below are inter-specific hybrids where one parent is a European grape. Most of these are complex mixtures of three or more species and all parents are not always clearly known.

Vinifera hybrids (table) [edit]

Non-vinifera hybrids (table and wine) [edit]

Non-vinifera hybrids (rootstock) [edit]

See also [edit]

Further reading [edit]

External links [edit]