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    Durif

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Durif is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 5,998 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 105 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in the United States: 4,627 ha (77% of the world total), across 9 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 401%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Syrah × Peloursin, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 34 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
    5,998 ha2
    World rank
    105 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 37381
    parentSyrah
    parentPeloursin
    Durif

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. the United States4,627 ha
    2. Australia840 ha
    3. Chile215 ha
    4. Mexico166 ha
    5. Israel143 ha
    6. Brazil4.1 ha
    7. Canada1.2 ha
    8. Thailand0.5 ha
    9. New Zealand0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,1973,5264,8335,9982000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Durif grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. Areathe United States
    3. AreaAustralia
    4. AreaChile
    5. AreaMexico
    6. AreaIsrael
    7. AreaBrazil
    8. AreaCanada
    9. AreaThailand
    10. AreaNew Zealand

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    Other names

    Petit Sirah · Petit Syrah · Petite Sirah · Petite Syrah · Petite Syrah - Durif · Bas Plant · Diurif · Dure · Duret · Dureza · Durezza · Durif Noir · Dyurif · Gros Beclan · Gros Noir · Kek Durif · Mondet

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 3738. 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