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    Alicante Henri Bouschet

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Alicante Henri Bouschet is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 68,972 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 11 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Spain: 42,321 ha (61% of the world total), across 21 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 86%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Bouschet Petit × Grenache (Garnacha), a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1855 by Bouschet, Henri.1

    VIVC records 69 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    68,972 ha2
    World rank
    11 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 3041
    parentBouschet Petit
    parentGrenache (Garnacha)
    Alicante Henri Bouschet

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Spain42,321 ha
    2. Chile7,750 ha
    3. Portugal7,655 ha
    4. Italy7,066 ha
    5. France2,607 ha
    6. Türkiye532 ha
    7. Morocco349 ha
    8. Tunisia274 ha
    9. Brazil151 ha
    10. Argentina131 ha
    11. Romania36 ha
    12. Cyprus24 ha

    Area, 2023

    37,14938,43236,01268,9722000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Alicante Henri Bouschet grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaSpain
    3. AreaChile
    4. AreaPortugal
    5. AreaItaly
    6. AreaFrance
    7. AreaTürkiye
    8. AreaMorocco
    9. AreaTunisia
    10. AreaBrazil
    11. AreaArgentina

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    Other names

    Alicante · Alicante Bouchet · Alicante Bouscehet · Alicante Bouschet · Alicante H Bouschet Tintor · Alicante H. Bouschet/Tintorera · Alicante boushet · Alikante Mouse · Garnacha Tintorera · Garnacha Tintorera, Negral · Garnacha tinta (R) · Tintoreras · Alicant De Pays · Alicante Bouschet 2 · Alicante Bouschet Crni · Alicante Enrico Bouschet · Alicante Extra Fertile · Alicante Femminello · Alicante H. Bouschet · Alicante Nero · Alicante Noir

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 304. 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