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    Odessky Cherny

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Odessky Cherny is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Ukraine.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,104 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 174 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Russia: 1,316 ha (63% of the world total), across 5 countries.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Alicante Henri Bouschet × Petit Bouschet, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1948 by Ukrainskii Nauchno- Issledovadelskii, Odessa.1

    VIVC records 9 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Ukraine2
    Area, 2023
    2,104 ha2
    World rank
    174 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 86891
    parentAlicante Henri Bouschet
    parentPetit Bouschet
    Odessky Cherny

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Russia1,316 ha
    2. Ukraine750 ha
    3. Czechia26 ha
    4. Hungary11 ha
    5. Poland0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,6942,6862,5082,1042000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Odessky Cherny grows

    1. OriginUkraine
    2. AreaRussia
    3. AreaUkraine
    4. AreaCzechia
    5. AreaHungary
    6. AreaPoland

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    Other names

    Alibernet · Odessa Black · Odessky Chernyi · Odes'kii Chornii · Odeskij Cornyj · Odesky Tcherny · Odessky Cherniy · Odessky Cherny · Odessky Tcheurny · Semenac 1-17-4

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Ukraine

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8689. 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