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    Roussanne

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Roussanne is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,367 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 169 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in France: 2,238 ha (95% of the world total), across 9 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 171%.2

    VIVC records 27 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    2,367 ha2
    World rank
    169 / 14972

    Area by country

    1. France2,238 ha
    2. Australia46 ha
    3. the United States30 ha
    4. Chile30 ha
    5. Canada11 ha
    6. Switzerland4.3 ha
    7. Argentina3.7 ha
    8. Uruguay3 ha
    9. New Zealand0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    8741,8042,1202,3672000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Roussanne grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance
    3. AreaAustralia
    4. Areathe United States
    5. AreaChile
    6. AreaCanada
    7. AreaSwitzerland
    8. AreaArgentina
    9. AreaUruguay
    10. AreaNew Zealand

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

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    Other names

    Rousanne · Roussanne B · Barbin · Barbin De Villardery · Bergeron · Courtoisie · Fromental · Fromental Jaune · Fromenteal · Fromenteau · Greffon · Greffou · Martin Cot · Martin Rot

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10258. 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