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Single species grapes

While some of the grapes in this section are hybrids, they are hybridized within a single species (for example, Niagara). For those grapes hybridized

Vitis vinifera grapes (wine)

Red grapes

Abouriou
Acolon

Agiorgitiko

Aglianico
Alexandrouli
Alicante Bouschet
Alvarelhăo
Ancellotta
Băbească Neagră
Barbarossa
Barbera
Bastardo / Trousseau
Blatina
Blauer Portugieser / Kékoportó
Blaufränkisch / Lemberger / Kékfrankos / Gamé
Bobal
Bonarda
Bondola
Bovale Sardo
Brachetto or Braquet
Bual / Boal
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Calitor
Canaiolo
Carignan / Carignane / Carińena / Carignano /Mazuelo
Carménčre
Carnelian
Castiglione
Charbono
Cinsaut /Cinsault
Corvina
Croatina
Darkenuša
Dobričić
Dolcetto
Dornfelder
Durif / Petite Syrah
Fetească Neagră
Freisa
Gaglioppo
Gamay / Gamay Noir
Garnatxa / Grenache / Garnacha / Cannonau
Graciano
Greco Nero
Gropello
Grignolino
Kadarka
Kalecik Karasi
Kratosija
Lagrein
Lambrusco
Magliocco
Malbec / Auxerrois / Cot
Malvasia di Schierano
Malvasia Nera
Mammolino
Mandolari
Maratheftiko
Marsigliana
Marzemino
Mavro
Mavrodafni
Mavrud
Mayorquin
Mencia
Merlot
Millot
Mission
Molinara
Monica
Montepulciano
Mourvčdre / Monastrell / Mataro
Mujuretuli
Nebbiolo
Négrette
Negroamaro
Nero d'Avola
Nerello Cappuccio
Nerello Mascalese
Nocera
Nielluccio
Okuzgozu
Ojaleshi
Oseleta
Pais
Petit Verdot
Pignerol
Pinot Meunier / Schwarzriesling / Müllerebe
Pinot Noir / Spätburgunder / Blauburgunder / Pinot Nero
Pinotage
Plavac Mali
Poulsard
Refosco / Refošk
Rondinella
Roriz
Rotberger
Ruby Cabernet
Rubired
Ruché
Rufete / Tinta Pinheira / Tinta Carvalha / Rufeta
Sagrantino
Sangiovese / Brunello
Saperavi
Sciacarello
Schiava / Trollinger
Shiraz / Syrah
Sousăo
St. Laurent
Taminga
Tannat
Tarrango
Tempranillo / Tinta Roriz / Ull de Llebre / Cencibel / Tinta del Pais
Teroldego
Terret Noir
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Căo
Touriga Franca / Touriga Francesa
Touriga Nacional / Azal Espanhol / Preto de Mortágua
Troia
Valdiguié
Vranac
Wildbacher/Blauer Wildbacher
Xynomavro
Zinfandel / Crljenak Kaštelanski / Primitivo
Zweigelt / Zweigeltrebe / Rotburger

Old or more marginal grapes:

White grapes
Airén / Valdepeńas
Alarije
Albalonga
Albana
Albarińo / Alvarinho = Cainho Branco
Aligoté
Altesse
Ansonica
Arinto
Arneis
Arvine
Assyrtiko
Athiri
Auxerrois Blanc
Barcelos
Bogdanuša
Bacchus
Bical
Bouvier
Bual
Catarratto
Chardonnay
Chasselas = Fendant = Gutedel -- oldest known grape variety
Chenin Blanc = Pineau de la Loire
Clairette
Cortese
Courbu = Xuri Zerratua = Bordelesa Zuri
Criolla Grande
Crouchen = Clare Riesling = Cape Riesling
Cserszegi Fűszeres
Doradillo
Drupeggio
Erbaluce
Ehrenfelser
Emir Karasi
Ezerjó
Faber
Favorita
Falanghina
Fetească Albă / Fetiaska = Leŕnyka
Fetească Regală
Fiano
Flora
Folle Blanche = Gros Plant = Piquepoult
Francusa
Friulano (ex Tocai Friulano)
Freisamer
Fromenteau
Furmint = Mosler = Sipon
Garganega Bianca
Gellewza
Gewürztraminer = Tramini
Gloria
Goldriesling
Grasă de Cotnari
Grecanico
Grechetto
Greco
Greco Bianco
Grenache Blanc
Grenache Gris
Grillo
Grüner Veltliner
Guardavalle
Guarnaccia Bianca
Hárslevelű
Hondarribi Zuri
Huxelrebe = Weisser Gutedel = Courtillier Musqué
Incrocio Manzoni
Irsai Oliver
Izsáki Sarfehér
Jacqučre
Juhfark
Kerner
Krstač
Ladikino
Len de l'El
Loureira
Macabeo / Macabeu = Alcańón = Viura
Madeleine Angevine
Malagousia
Malvar
Malvasia, includes several sub-varieties
Mantonico Bianco
Petit Manseng = Izkiriota Ttipi
Gros Manseng = Izkiriota Handi
Maria Gomes = Fernăo Pires
Marsanne
Mauzac
Melon de Bourgogne = Muscadet de Bourgogne
Merseguera = Escanyavella
Moschofilero
Mtsvane
Müller-Thurgau = Rivaner
Muscadet de Bourgogne / Melon de Bourgogne
Muscat / Moscato
Muscat of Alexandria = Moscatell / Moscatel de Málaga, de Setúbal
Muscat Blanc = Muscat Frontignan = Muskateller = Moscatel Branco
Muscadelle (Tokay in Australia)
Muscat Ottonel
Neuberger
Nuragus
Ondenc
Ortega
Parč
Palomino / Palomino Fino
Parellada
Pecorello
Pecorino
Pedro Ximénez = Alamís
Pinot Blanc / Pinot Bianco = Klevner = Weissburgunder
Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris
variant: Szürkebarát
Prosecco
Rabigato
Reichensteiner
Rhoditis
Riesling = Johannisberg Riesling = Rheinriesling = Klingelberger
Rieslaner
Rkatsiteli
Rotgipfler
Roussanne
Sauvignon Blanc
variant: Sauvignon Gris
Sauvignon Vert, other name for Muscadelle
Savagnin / Savagnin Blanc
variant: Traminer = Klevener de Heiligenstein = Savagnin Rosé
Savatiano
Scheurebe
Schönburger
Sémillon
Septiner
Sercial / Cerceal
Siegerrebe
Silvaner / Sylvaner = Österreicher
Smederevka
Spätrot = Zierfandler
Sultana
Symphony
Tamîioasa
Torrontés
Trebbiano = Ugni Blanc
Treixadura / Trajadura
Trousseau Gris = Grey Riesling
Verdelho = Gouveio = Godello
Verdiso / Verdia
Verdicchio
Verduzzo Friulano
Verduzzo Trevigiano
Vermentino = Rolle
Vernaccia
Vilana
Viognier
Vitovska
Viura / Macabeo / Macabeu /Alcańón =
Welschriesling = Riesling Italico = Olaszrizling = Lazki Rizling
Würzer
Xarelˇlo / Xarello
Xynisteri
Zéta
Zeusz
Old or more marginal grapes: Amigne, Burger = Monbadon, Colombard, Ferral, Gouais blanc, Knipperle = Klein Rauschling, Morio-Muskat, Optima, Perle, Petit Meslier, Sereksia

Vitis vinifera (wine and table)

Red table grapes
Black Corinth
Black Rose
Muscat
Sultana / Thompson Seedless
Valencia
Red Globe

Green table grapes

Perlette
Sugarone
Calmeria
Superior Seedless (Menindee Seedless)

Vitis labrusca (wine and table)

Wine grapes
Catawba
Concord
Delaware
Niagara
Noah
Isabella
Ivy

Table grapes

Red table grapes
Flame Seedless
Ruby Seedless
Christmas Rose
Emperor
Rouge
Crimson Seedless
Tudor Premium Red
Swenson Red
Canadice

Purple table grapes
Beauty Seedless
Autumn Royal
Ribier
Fantasy Seedless
Marroo
Niabell
Bluebell
Concord

Varied/Other

Himrod (white)

Vitis riparia (wine grape rootstock and hybridization source)

Riparia Gloire
Riparia Grand Glabre
Riparia Scribner
Riparia Martin

Vitis rotundifolia (table and wine)
Muscadine
Scuppernong

Vitis aestivalis (wine)
Norton / Cynthiana

Vitis mustangensis (wine)
Mustang Grape

Multispecies hybrid grapes

Vinifera hybrids (wine)

Hybrid grape varieties (see Hybrid grapes) or "hybrids" is, in fact, the popular term for a subset of what are properly known as hybrids, specifically crossings between one species of the genus vitis and another. The scientific definition of a hybrid grape is any crossing (intra- or inter-specific) of two grape varieties. In keeping with the popular definition, however, the ones listed below are inter-specific hybrids where one parent is a European grape.

Agawam, Vitis labrusca x Vitis vinifera
Aurora
Aurore
Baco 22A (Baco blanc)
Baco noir (Baco 1)
Cayuga White
Chambourcin
Chancellor
Chardonel
Chelois
Couderc Noir
De Chaunac
Edelweiss
Elvira
Esprit
Kay Gray
L'Ambertille
La Crosse
Léon Millot
Marechal Foch
Melody
Ravat
Rayon d'Or
Regent
Rondo
Rougeon
Solaris
St. Croix
St. Pepin
Seyval Blanc
Traminette
Vidal Blanc
Vignoles / Ravat 51
Villard Blanc

Vinifera hybrids (table)
Kyoho, Vitis vinifera x Vitis labrusca
Honey Red

Non-vinifera hybrids (table)
Beta, Vitis labrusca X Vitis riparia

Non-vinifera hybrids (rootstock)
110R

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