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    Beta

    interspecific hybrid

    Beta is a grape variety recorded in the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), passport no. 1291.1

    Its berries are black.1

    VIVC gives its country or region of origin as United States.1

    VIVC lists its parents as Carver × Concord, confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1881 by Snelter, Louis.1

    It is not in the University of Adelaide area database: no vineyard area is recorded for it in 2000–2023.2

    In the atlas it is a parent of 4 varieties.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    VIVC
    № 12911
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    United States1
    Offspring in the atlas
    4
    parentCarver
    parentConcord
    Beta

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Other names

    Germanica · John Viola

    Offspring

    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1291. 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