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    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

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    the United States2
    Area, 2023
    2 ha2
    World rank
    1130 / 14972
    parentFredonia
    parentSouth Dakota 62- 8- 58
    Valiant

    Area by country

    1. the United States2 ha

    Area, 2023

    111122000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Valiant grows

    1. Originthe United States
    2. Areathe United States

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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

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 14500. 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