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    Chardonel

    interspecific hybrid

    Chardonel is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 9.1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 918 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: the United States.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 94%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Seyval Blanc × Chardonnay, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1953 by Reisch, Bruce; Pool, Robert; Einset, John.1

    VIVC records 4 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    the United States2
    Area, 2023
    9.1 ha2
    World rank
    918 / 14972
    parentChardonnay
    Chardonel

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. the United States9.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    144909.12000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Chardonel grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. Areathe United States

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

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 16072. 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