Kangun
Vitis vinifera L.
Kangun is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Armenia.2
In 2023 it covered 3,803 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 126 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: Armenia.2
VIVC lists its parents as Sukholimansky Bely × Rkatsiteli, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 1979 by Aivazyan, P.K.1
VIVC records 4 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Kangun grows
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Other names
Cangoune · Kangoon · Kangoun · N 2-17-22
Parents
Other varieties from Armenia
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 5959. 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