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    Reliance

    interspecific hybrid

    Reliance is a grape variety with red berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 0.9 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1242 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Canada: 0.5 ha (56% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 75%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Ontario × Suffolk Red, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1964 by Moore, James N.1

    VIVC records 3 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    red1
    Origin
    the United States2
    Area, 2023
    <1 ha2
    World rank
    1242 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 100091
    parentOntario
    parentSuffolk Red
    Reliance

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Canada0.5 ha
    2. the United States0.4 ha

    Area, 2023

    3.63.90.92000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Reliance grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. AreaCanada
    3. Areathe United States

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    Other names

    Reliance Seedless · A 1163 · Arkansas 1163

    Parents

    Other varieties from United States

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10009. 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