Grand Noir
Vitis vinifera L.
Grand Noir is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is France.2
In 2023 it covered 678 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 321 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Spain: 511 ha (75% of the world total), across 3 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 29%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Graciano × Bouschet Petit, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1855 by Bouschet, Henri.1
VIVC records 33 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Grand Noir grows
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Other names
Gran Negro · Grand Noir de la Calmette · Alicante Di Sardegna · Baga · Bojanka · Bojanka Mak · Galliko · Garnacho · Gkiobrek Kara · Gkranoba · Gran Noar · Gran Nuar · Gran Nuar De Lia Kalmet
Offspring (VIVC)
Parents
Other varieties from France
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 5012. 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