GR 7
interspecific hybrid
GR 7 is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is United States.2
In 2023 it covered 26 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 769 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: the United States.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 20%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Buffalo × Baco Noir, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 1947 by Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science.1
VIVC records 3 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where GR 7 grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
Geneva Red/ Gr7 · Geneva Red/Gr7 · Geneva Red 7 · Gr 7 · Ny 34791
Parents
Other varieties from United States
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 15782. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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