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    Cesar

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Cesar is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 21 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 789 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Chile: 11 ha (50% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 155%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Gänsfüsser × Pinot Noir, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 17 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
    21 ha2
    World rank
    789 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 24001
    parentGänsfüsser
    parentPinot Noir
    Cesar

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Chile11 ha
    2. France11 ha

    Area, 2023

    8.31015212000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Cesar grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaChile
    3. AreaFrance

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    Other names

    Cesar N · Romano - Cesar - Cesar Noir · Ceear · Ceelar · Celar · Gros Monsieur · Gros Noir · Lombard · Picargneau · Picargniol · Picargniot · Picarneau · Picarniau · Picorneau

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 2400. 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