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    Akhtanak

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Akhtanak is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Armenia.2

    In 2023 it covered 148 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 513 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Armenia.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Semenac 1-17-1 × Saperavi, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1977 by Aivazyan, P.K.; Aivazyan, G.P.1

    VIVC records 5 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Armenia2
    Area, 2023
    148 ha2
    World rank
    513 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 57591
    parentSemenac 1-17-1
    parentSaperavi
    Akhtanak

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Armenia148 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Akhtanak grows

    1. OriginArmenia
    2. AreaArmenia

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    Other names

    Haghtanak · 2-18-23 · Akchtanak · Akhtanac · Akhtanak · Hakhtanak

    Parents

    Other varieties from Armenia

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 5759. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3