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    Sovereign Opal

    interspecific hybrid

    Sovereign Opal is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Canada.2

    In 2023 it covered 5 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1001 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Canada.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 79%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Golden Muscat × Maréchal Foch, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1966 by Fisher, Donald V.1

    VIVC records 2 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Canada2
    Area, 2023
    5 ha2
    World rank
    1001 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 119531
    parentGolden Muscat
    parentMaréchal Foch
    Sovereign Opal

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Canada5 ha

    Area, 2023

    2.8352000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Sovereign Opal grows

    1. OriginCanada
    2. AreaCanada

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    Other names

    Selection 166 · Summerland 166

    Parents

    Other varieties from Canada

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 11953. 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