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    Emperor

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Emperor is a grape variety with red berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 27 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 762 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Lairen, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 5 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
    27 ha2
    World rank
    762 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 39041
    parentunknown
    parentLairen
    Emperor

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Argentina27 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Emperor grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. AreaArgentina

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    Other names

    Emperador · Genova · Genova Rosa · Red Emperador · Red Emperor

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from United States

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 3904. 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