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    Frontenac

    interspecific hybrid

    Frontenac is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 91 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 578 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Canada: 67 ha (74% of the world total), across 3 countries.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 33%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Riparia 89 × Landot Noir, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1978 by Hemstad, Peter; Luby, James; Pierquet, Patrick.1

    VIVC records 2 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    the United States2
    Area, 2023
    91 ha2
    World rank
    578 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 159041
    parentRiparia 89
    parentLandot Noir
    Frontenac

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Canada67 ha
    2. the United States22 ha
    3. Poland1.9 ha

    Area, 2023

    135212912000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Frontenac grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. AreaCanada
    3. Areathe United States
    4. AreaPoland

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    Other names

    Frontenac Noir · Frontenac Rouge · Minnesota 1047 · Mn 1047

    Parents

    Other varieties from United States

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 15904. 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