Valiant
interspecific hybrid
Valiant is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is United States.2
In 2023 it covered 2 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1130 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: the United States.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 81%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Fredonia × South Dakota 62- 8- 58, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 1967 by Peterson, Ron.1
VIVC records 4 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Valiant grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
Sd 7121 · South Dakota 72S15 · South Dakota NF7-121 · South Dakota SD7-121
Parents
Other varieties from United States
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 14500. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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