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    Ganson

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Ganson is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 3.1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1065 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 89%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Grenache (Garnacha) × Jurançon Noir, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1958 by Truel, Paul.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    3.1 ha2
    World rank
    1065 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 43921
    parentGrenache (Garnacha)
    parentJurançon Noir
    Ganson

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. France3.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    283.23.13.12000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Ganson grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance

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    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 4392. 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