Frontenac Noir

Interspecific crossing grape variety with NOIR berries

Frontenac Noir - Cluster in fieldPhoto credit
SpeciesInterspecific crossing
ColorNOIR
Bred1978
OriginUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
View on VIVC #15904

Sensory Profile

Based on 223 single-varietal wines

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275North American Winegrowers
Quebec
76
Minnesota
49
Wisconsin
40
New York
29
Ohio
19

🗺️ Where It Grows

Wineries and vineyards growing Frontenac Noir across North America

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🌳 Family Tree

Genetic origins and parentage of Frontenac Noir

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Production & Usage Statistics

Based on 557 wines from our database of North American producers.

🔗 Variety Relationships

Varieties commonly associated with Frontenac Noir

🔀 Blend Partners

Co-occurrence in wines (not actual blend ratios)

Marquette
162 (29.1%)
Petite Pearl
59 (10.6%)
Sabrevois
54 (9.7%)
La Crescent
19 (3.4%)
Radisson
18 (3.2%)

🌱 Planted Neighbors

Grown at same winegrowers

Marquette
190 (69.1%)
Frontenac Gris
129 (46.9%)
La Crescent
104 (37.8%)
Frontenac Blanc
95 (34.5%)
Petite Pearl
75 (27.3%)
Vidal
63 (22.9%)
Riesling
62 (22.5%)
Maréchal Foch
59 (21.5%)
Sabrevois
55 (20%)
Chardonnay
55 (20%)

🍷 Top Winegrowers

Winegrowers with highest usage of Frontenac Noir (minimum 3 wines)

WinegrowerLocationWinesUsage %
DOMAINE MONT-VÉZEAUQuebec, CA6/6100%
CAMPO DI BELLA LLCWisconsin, US5/5100%
KECK WINE ENTERPRISES, LLCVermont, US6/785.7%
WILLOW BROOKE FARM, LLCMinnesota, US4/580%
LA BULLERIEQuebec, CA6/875%
VIGNOBLE LA VALLÉE DES NUAGESQuebec, CA3/475%
VIGNOBLE PETIT CHARIOT ROUGEQuebec, CA5/771.4%
AUTUMN MOUNTAIN WINERY & CABINS LLCVermont, US5/771.4%
VIGNOBLE LES CÔTES DU GAVETQuebec, CA7/1163.6%
VIGNOBLE LES ARTISANS DU TERROIRQuebec, CA5/862.5%
VIGNOBLE LES PETITS CAILLOUXQuebec, CA3/560%
VIGNOBLE MONDORQuebec, CA3/560%
FOUR MAPLES VINEYARD & WINERY INC.New York, US3/560%
RIVER VIEW WINERY LLCMinnesota, US3/560%
AU VIGNOBLE D'ORFORDQuebec, CA4/757.1%

📚 Technical Research

Comprehensive grape variety analysis

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Photo Credits: Cluster in the field - Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY Source: VIVC