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    Chilar

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Chilar is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Armenia.2

    In 2023 it covered 47 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 668 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Armenia.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Hadisi × Kapuyt Horhor, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 25 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Armenia2
    Area, 2023
    47 ha2
    World rank
    668 / 14972
    parentHadisi
    Chilar

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Armenia47 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Chilar grows

    1. OriginArmenia
    2. AreaArmenia

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    Other names

    Bidaneh Ghelmez · Chil · Chilal · Chilal Ili Chilali · Chilali · Chilaly · Cilal · Cilali · Cilar · Kourougi · Skhtochik · Skhtorouk

    Parents

    Other varieties from Armenia

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 2558. 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