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    Kolor

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Kolor is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 2.4 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1099 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: New Zealand.2

    Between 2016 and 2023 its area shrank by 64%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Pinot Noir × Teinturier, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1939 by Zimmermann, Johannes.1

    VIVC records 2 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    2.4 ha2
    World rank
    1099 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 63881
    parentPinot Noir
    parentTeinturier
    Kolor

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. New Zealand2.4 ha

    Area, 2023

    6.72.42000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Kolor grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaNew Zealand

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    Other names

    Fr 71-39 · Freiburg 71-39

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 6388. 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