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    Pinot Noir

    Vitis vinifera L.

    The grape of Burgundy, with 447 recorded synonyms.

    VIVC
    № 92791
    Berry skin
    black (noir)1
    Origin
    France1
    Synonyms in VIVC
    4471
    central lobepetiolar sinuslobes: 3cluster
    parentunknown
    parentSavagnin Blanc
    Pinot Noir

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    vinoluma engraving: schematic leaf after the description (3 lobes).

    Where Pinot Noir comes from and grows

    1. Origin (VIVC)France
    2. Atlas regionNapa Valley
    3. Atlas regionSancerre
    4. Atlas regionChampagne
    5. Atlas regionCôte de Nuits
    6. Atlas regionMosel
    7. Atlas regionAlsace
    8. Atlas regionRheingau
    9. Atlas regionMarlborough

    Country of origin as given by VIVC. Regions are those where the atlas sources mention the variety; not a complete list of where it grows.

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    A grape with many names

    Pinot Noir comes from Burgundy.2 The Vitis International Variety Catalogue lists 447 synonyms for it, more than for any other variety in this atlas.1

    VIVC records only one parent as confirmed by DNA markers: Savagnin Blanc. The other is unknown.1 A 2006 DNA study found a third-degree genetic relationship between Pinot and Syrah.3

    Where it grows

    In 2015 Pinot Noir covered about 112,000 hectares worldwide.4 In Champagne it is the most planted grape, on 38% of the vineyard area.5 The hard Bajocian and Bathonian limestones of the Côte de Nuits suit Pinot Noir.6

    Pinot is also a parent of Chardonnay.7

    Other names

    Examples of synonyms recorded in VIVC: Arbst, Augustiner, Affenthaler, Assmannshaeuser, Aprofekete.1

    Around the world

    In 2023 it covered 131,983 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 10 of 1497 varieties in the database.8

    The largest area is in France: 43,896 ha (33% of the world total), across 44 countries.8

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 91%.8

    1. France43,896 ha
    2. the United States29,216 ha
    3. Germany11,637 ha
    4. Italy10,568 ha
    5. Australia6,042 ha
    6. New Zealand5,615 ha
    7. Chile3,870 ha
    8. Switzerland3,764 ha
    9. Moldova2,366 ha
    10. Romania2,031 ha
    11. Argentina1,944 ha
    12. Russia1,767 ha

    Area, 2023

    69,18798,622105,885131,9832000201020162023

    Regions

    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9279. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI), accessed 2026-10-13. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    2. Pinot noir N. plantGrape (IFV / INRAE / Institut Agro), accessed 2026-10-13. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    3. Genealogy of wine grape cultivars: 'Pinot' is related to 'Syrah' (Vouillamoz & Grando, Heredity 97:102-110). Heredity (Nature Publishing Group), 2006. level 3 · checked 2026-10-13
    4. Focus OIV 2017: Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties. OIV, 2017. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    5. Champagne and its grape varieties. Comité Champagne. level 4 · checked 2026-10-13
    6. Approche pédologique de la distinction des AOC : étude de deux toposéquences en Côte viticole bourguignonne. Leveque J., Toulemonde E., Andreux F. VIth International Terroir Congress, 2006. level 3 · checked 2026-10-13
    7. DNA Fingerprinting Reveals Surprise in Wine-grape Family Tree (on Bowers et al., Science, 3 Sept 1999). University of California, Davis, 1999. level 4 · checked 2026-10-13
    8. 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 · checked 2026-10-13