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    Cardinal

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Cardinal is a grape variety with red berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,975 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 187 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Moldova: 473 ha (24% of the world total), across 11 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 49%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Alphonse Lavallée × Koenigin Der Weingaerten, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1939 by Snyder, Elmer; Harmon, Frank N.1

    VIVC records 11 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    red1
    Origin
    the United States2
    Area, 2023
    1,975 ha2
    World rank
    187 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 20911
    parentAlphonse Lavallée
    parentKoenigin Der Weingaerten
    Cardinal

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Moldova473 ha
    2. Argentina417 ha
    3. Morocco237 ha
    4. Mexico210 ha
    5. France202 ha
    6. Tunisia186 ha
    7. Croatia80 ha
    8. Serbia64 ha
    9. Peru53 ha
    10. Uruguay39 ha
    11. Spain14 ha

    Area, 2023

    3,8705361,6601,9752000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Cardinal grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. AreaMoldova
    3. AreaArgentina
    4. AreaMorocco
    5. AreaMexico
    6. AreaFrance
    7. AreaTunisia
    8. AreaCroatia
    9. AreaSerbia
    10. AreaPeru
    11. AreaUruguay

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

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    Other names

    Cardenal · Kardinal Crveni · Apostoliatiko · Cardinal Crveni · Cardinal Felanitx · Francesa · G 10-30 · Karaburnu Rannii · Karaburnu Rannii Y Rannii Carabournu · Kardinal · Marokkoban · Olaszorszagban · Rannii Carabournu

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from United States

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 2091. 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