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    Regent

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Regent is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,874 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 190 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 1,718 ha (92% of the world total), across 14 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 450%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Diana × Chambourcin, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1967 by Alleweldt, Gerhardt.1

    VIVC records 2 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    1,874 ha2
    World rank
    190 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 45721
    parentDiana
    parentChambourcin
    Regent

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany1,718 ha
    2. Poland74 ha
    3. Switzerland28 ha
    4. Czechia16 ha
    5. Belgium13 ha
    6. Japan6 ha
    7. Denmark5.6 ha
    8. the Netherlands4.8 ha
    9. the United States3.6 ha
    10. Serbia2.7 ha
    11. Croatia1 ha
    12. Hungary0.8 ha

    Area, 2023

    3402,1861,9801,8742000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Regent grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany
    3. AreaPoland
    4. AreaSwitzerland
    5. AreaCzechia
    6. AreaBelgium
    7. AreaJapan
    8. AreaDenmark
    9. Areathe Netherlands
    10. Areathe United States
    11. AreaSerbia

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Regent (R) · Geilweilerhof 67-198-3 · GF.67-198-3

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 4572. 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