Margot
interspecific hybrid
Margot is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Brazil.2
In 2023 it covered 2.5 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1093 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: Brazil.2
Between 2016 and 2023 its area grew by 56%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Merlot × Villard Noir, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1977 by Brazilian Agricultural Research Agency EMBRAPA.1
VIVC records 1 other name for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Margot grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
BRS Margot · Brs Margot
Parents
Other varieties from Brazil
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 23338. 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