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    Kai Noir

    interspecific hybrid

    Kai Noir is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Japan.2

    In 2023 it covered 1.1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1203 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    VIVC lists its parents as Black Queen × Petit Bouschet, as given by the breeder or the literature.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Japan2
    Area, 2023
    1.1 ha2
    World rank
    1203 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 200961
    parentBlack Queen
    parentPetit Bouschet
    Kai Noir

    Area by country

    1. Japan1.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Kai Noir grows

    1. OriginJapan
    2. AreaJapan

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    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 20096. 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