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    Melon

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Melon is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 8,594 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 86 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in France: 8,593 ha (>99% of the world total), across 3 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 35%.2

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

    VIVC records 42 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    8,594 ha2
    World rank
    86 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 76151
    parentHeunisch Weiss
    parentPinot
    Melon

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. France8,593 ha
    2. Argentina1 ha
    3. Switzerland0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    13,25312,3069,5518,5942000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Melon grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance
    3. AreaArgentina
    4. AreaSwitzerland

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    Other names

    Melon B · Melón · Muscadet · Auxerrois Gros · Biaune · Blanc De Nantes · Bourgogne Blanche · Bourgogne Verde · Bourgogne Verte · Bourguignon Blanc · Clozier · Feher Nagyburgundi · Feuille Ronde · Gamay Blanc · Gamay Blanc A Feuilles Rondes

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 7615. 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