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    Isa

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Isa is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 4.6 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1012 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 52%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Gloria Hungariae × Cardinal, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1964 by Truel, Paul.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    4.6 ha2
    World rank
    1012 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 172921
    parentGloria Hungariae
    parentCardinal
    Isa

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. France4.6 ha

    Area, 2023

    9.54.64.62000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Isa grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance

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    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 17292. 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