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    Muscat Bailey A

    interspecific hybrid

    Muscat Bailey A is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Japan.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,197 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 240 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in South Korea: 975 ha (81% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 13%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Bailey × Muscat of Hamburg, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1927 by Kawakami, Zenbei.1

    VIVC records 1 other name for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Japan2
    Area, 2023
    1,197 ha2
    World rank
    240 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 81891
    parentBailey
    parentMuscat of Hamburg
    Muscat Bailey A

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. South Korea975 ha
    2. Japan222 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,3721,4221,8211,1972000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Muscat Bailey A grows

    1. OriginJapan
    2. AreaSouth Korea
    3. AreaJapan

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    Other names

    Muscat Bailey

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Japan

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8189. 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