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This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana).

Single species grapes

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

Vitis vinifera grapes (wine)

Red grapes

White grapes

  • Airén / Valdepeñas
  • Alarije
  • Albalonga
  • Albana
  • Albariño / Alvarinho = Cainho Branco
  • Aligoté
  • Altesse
  • Amigne
  • Ansonica
  • Arinto
  • Arneis
  • Arvine
  • Assyrtiko
  • Athiri
  • Auxerrois Blanc
  • Barcelos
  • Bogdanuša
  • Bacchus
  • Bical
  • Bouvier
  • Bual
  • Burger = Monbadon
  • Catarratto
  • Chardonnay
  • Chasselas = Fendant = Gutedel -- oldest known grape variety
  • Chenin Blanc = Pineau de la Loire
  • Clairette
  • Colombard
  • 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
  • Ferral
  • Fetească Albă / Fetiaska = Leànyka
  • 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
  • Gouais blanc
  • 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
  • Jacquère
  • Juhfark
  • Kerner
  • Knipperle = Klein Rauschling
  • Krstač
  • Ladikino
  • Len de l'El
  • Loureira
  • Macabeo / Macabeu = Alcañón = Viura
  • Madeleine Angevine
  • Malagousia
  • Malvar
  • Malvasia, includes several sub-varieties
  • Mantonico Bianco
  • Petit Manseng = Izkiriota Ttipi
  • Gros Manseng = Izkiriota Handi
  • Maria Gomes = Fernão Pires
  • Marsanne
  • Mauzac
  • Melon de Bourgogne = Muscadet de Bourgogne
  • Merseguera = Escanyavella
  • Morio-Muskat
  • Moschofilero
  • Mtsvane
  • Müller-Thurgau = Rivaner
  • Muscadet de Bourgogne / Melon de Bourgogne
  • Muscat / Moscato
  • Neuberger
  • Nuragus
  • Ondenc
  • Optima
  • Ortega
  • Parč
  • Palomino / Palomino Fino
  • Parellada
  • Pecorello
  • Pecorino
  • Pedro Ximénez = Alamís
  • Perle
  • Petit Meslier
  • Pinot Blanc / Pinot Bianco = Klevner = Weissburgunder
  • Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris
  • Prosecco
  • Rabigato
  • Reichensteiner
  • Rhoditis
  • Riesling = Johannisberg Riesling = Rheinriesling = Klingelberger
  • Rieslaner
  • Rkatsiteli
  • Rotgipfler
  • Roussanne
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sauvignon Vert, other name for Muscadelle
  • Savagnin / Savagnin Blanc
  • Savatiano
  • Scheurebe
  • Schönburger
  • Sémillon
  • Septiner
  • Sercial / Cerceal
  • Sereksia
  • 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 /Alcañón =
  • Welschriesling = Riesling Italico = Olaszrizling = Lazki Rizling
  • Würzer
  • Xarel·lo / Xarello
  • Xynisteri
  • Zéta
  • Zeusz
  • Vitis vinifera (wine and table)

    Red table grapes
  • Black Corinth
  • Black Rose
  • Muscat
  • Red Globe
  • Sultana / Thompson Seedless
  • Valencia
    Green table grapes
  • Calmeria
  • Perlette
  • Sugarone
  • Superior Seedless (Menindee Seedless)

    Vitis labrusca (wine and table)

    Wine grapes

  • Catawba
  • Concord
  • Delaware
  • Isabella
  • Ivy
  • Niagara
  • Noah

    Table grapes

    Red table grapes
  • Canadice
  • Christmas Rose
  • Crimson Seedless
  • Emperor
  • Flame Seedless
  • Rouge
  • Ruby Seedless
  • Swenson Red
  • Tudor Premium Red
    Purple table grapes
  • Autumn Royal
  • Beauty Seedless
  • Bluebell
  • Concord
  • Fantasy Seedless
  • Marroo
  • Niabell
  • Ribier
    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)

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