Star parents
Which varieties keep showing up behind the hybrids people plant. Popularity counts the winegrowers we list.
No winegrower here grows it, but 399 grow its children, like Vidal
5 hybrid children in vineyards here, more than any other parent, like Cayuga White
Its children start ripening about 11 days before the average variety
89% of winegrowers with hybrids grow one of its descendants
Whose children get planted
Winegrowers growing at least one hybrid child of this parent. The small number after each child is its own count.
| Parent | Winegrowers growing its children | Hybrid children grown | Growing the parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayon d'Or | 399 | Vidal 298 · Seyval Blanc 195 · Seyval Noir 10 | none |
| MN 1094 | 369 | Marquette 345 · Petite Pearl 124 · Crimson Pearl 15 · Skandia 1 | none |
| Landot Noir | 352 | Frontenac Noir (+2 colour variants) 352 | 7 |
| Riparia 89 | 352 | Frontenac Noir (+2 colour variants) 352 | none |
| Ravat Noir | 345 | Marquette 345 | none |
| Trebbiano | 298 | Vidal 298 | 4 |
| Seyval Blanc | 293 | Cayuga White 172 · St. Pépin 83 · Chardonel 36 · La Crosse 25 · Melody 8 | 195 |
| Catawba | 263 | Concord 262 · Diana 1 · Iona 1 | 161 |
| Concord | 262 | Niagara 232 · Diamond 60 | 262 |
| Cassady | 232 | Niagara 232 | none |
| Seibel 5656 | 198 | Seyval Blanc 195 · Seyval Noir 10 | none |
| Goldriesling | 193 | Maréchal Foch 161 · Léon Millot 51 · Lucie Kuhlmann 18 | none |
Favourite viniferas
The European wine grapes whose hybrid children get planted most. Winegrowers growing at least one of those children.
| Vinifera | Winegrowers growing its children | Hybrid children grown | Growing the parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trebbiano | 298 | Vidal 298 | 4 |
| Goldriesling | 193 | Maréchal Foch 161 · Léon Millot 51 · Lucie Kuhlmann 18 | none |
| Gewürztraminer | 170 | Traminette 170 | 207 |
| Sémillon | 162 | Catawba 161 · Meynieu-6 1 | 18 |
| Pinot Noir | 103 | Vignoles 103 | 664 |
| Folle Blanche | 68 | Baco Noir 68 | none |
| Chardonnay | 36 | Chardonel 36 | 744 |
| Meslier Petit | 21 | Isabella 21 | none |
Best-loved crosses
The same two parents. Winegrowers growing at least one of the children.
- Frontenac Noir (+2 colour variants) 352352
- Marquette 345345
- Vidal 298298
- Concord 262262
- 232
- Seyval Blanc 195 · Seyval Noir 10198
- 193
- Chambourcin 173173
Hidden ancestors
Share of the 1,065 winegrowers with hybrids who grow a descendant, at any distance in the family tree.
- Munson89%
- Aramon89%
- Sémillon88%
- Ganzin 187%
- Catawba87%
- Chasselas Blanc87%
- Noah87%
- Seibel 1487%
- Seibel 40587%
- Taylor87%
Does timing run in families?
Days between a child and its parents' average, against a random child and parents. A much smaller gap means timing is inherited.
| Stage | Own parents (days) | Random parents (days) | What this means | Varieties compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budbreak | 2.6 | 2.7 | No clear family link | 25 |
| Bloom | 1.3 | 1.6 | A slight family link | 25 |
| Ripening starts | 3.9 | 7.8 | Runs in families | 24 |
Early and late families
When a parent's children start ripening on average, compared with the average variety.
Earliest
- MN 10944 children11 days earlier
- Millardet 101-14 / Goldriesling3 children10 days earlier
- Fredonia3 children10 days earlier
- Ontario10 children6 days earlier
Latest
- Catawba3 children13 days later
- Muscat Hamburg5 children9 days later
- Villard Blanc4 children7 days later
- Concord8 children5 days later
Failed crosses are rarely recorded, so this shows who got planted, not who breeds best: breeders' reach and fashion count too. Parents are the most probable from our sources, and some are disputed. Colour variants count as one variety. Whole species such as Vitis labrusca are left out of the lists, and wild vines out of Hidden ancestors.