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    Catawba

    interspecific hybrid

    Catawba is a grape variety with red berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 167 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 493 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in the United States: 166 ha (>99% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 74%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Vitis Labrusca Linne × Sémillon, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 41 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
    167 ha2
    World rank
    493 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 23461
    parentVitis Labrusca Linne
    parentSémillon
    Catawba

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. the United States166 ha
    2. Switzerland0.4 ha

    Area, 2023

    6356346261672000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Catawba grows

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

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    Other names

    Katawaba · Arkansas · Captraube Rot · Catalan · Catalan Rojo · Catalan Roxo · Catawba Grape · Catawba Rosa · Catawba Tokay · Catowba Tokay · Cherokee · Fanches · Francher

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from United States

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 2346. 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