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    Ruby Cabernet

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Ruby Cabernet is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is United States.2

    In 2023 it covered 4,042 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 124 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in South Africa: 1,826 ha (45% of the world total), across 8 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 45%.2

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

    Crossed in 1936 by Olmo, Harold P.1

    VIVC records 5 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    the United States2
    Area, 2023
    4,042 ha2
    World rank
    124 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 103131
    parentMazuelo
    parentPetit Bouschet
    Ruby Cabernet

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. South Africa1,826 ha
    2. the United States1,422 ha
    3. Australia708 ha
    4. Spain46 ha
    5. Brazil36 ha
    6. Uruguay2.6 ha
    7. Croatia0.3 ha
    8. Argentina0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    7,3515,7295,2944,0422000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Ruby Cabernet grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. AreaSouth Africa
    3. Areathe United States
    4. AreaAustralia
    5. AreaSpain
    6. AreaBrazil
    7. AreaUruguay
    8. AreaCroatia
    9. AreaArgentina

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    Other names

    Rubi Cabernet · Ruby Caber · Cabernet Ruby · California 234 F 2 · Iac 588-12 · Roubi Cabernet · Rubi Kaberne

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from United States

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10313. 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