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    Fer

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Fer is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,346 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 224 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in France: 1,208 ha (90% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 17%.2

    VIVC records 65 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
    1,346 ha2
    World rank
    224 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 40851

    Area by country

    1. France1,208 ha
    2. Argentina138 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,6261,8541,6851,3462000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Fer grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance
    3. AreaArgentina

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    Other names

    Fer N · Arech · Arrouya · Bequignaou · Bequignol · Bois Droit · Bordelais · Bordeleza · Bourdales · Braucol · Brocol · Caillaba · Camerouge

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 4085. 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