Imperial Napoleon
Vitis vinifera L.
Imperial Napoleon is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Spain.2
In 2023 it covered 0.1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1457 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: Serbia.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 99%.2
VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Achladi, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 20 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Imperial Napoleon grows
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Other names
Don Mariano · Aledo Negra · Aledo Negro · Alicante Imperial · Alicante Negro · Almeria Negra · Almeria Negre · Almeria Nera · Imperial · Imperiales · Marianas · Marianas Imperiales
Parents
Other varieties from Spain
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 5517. 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