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    Buffalo

    interspecific hybrid

    Buffalo is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 4.1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1029 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Japan: 3.7 ha (90% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Herbert × Watkins, as given by the breeder or the literature.1

    Crossed in 1921 by Wellington, Richard.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
    the United States2
    Area, 2023
    4.1 ha2
    World rank
    1029 / 14972
    parentHerbert
    parentWatkins
    Buffalo

    Area by country

    1. Japan3.7 ha
    2. the United States0.4 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Buffalo grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. AreaJapan
    3. Areathe United States

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Buffalo Muskat · Early Steuben · Fiorito · New York 10830 · Ny 10830

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1796. 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