🍇 Abondant

Abondant is a white grape variety (Vitis vinifera subsp. sativa) from France, used for wine and as a table grape. VIVC passport number 24 records the prime name ABONDANT, white berry skin colour, hermaphrodite flowers and France as the country of origin.

According to VIVC the parents are Koevidinka (Kövidinka) and Madeleine Royale, and the parentage is confirmed by markers. The breeder is recorded as A. G. Wanner; no year of crossing is given. The passport lists six synonyms: Abondant Blanc, Abundante, Riedlingen, Treffeisen, Wanner and Wannerrebe. VIVC also marks the variety as registered in the European Catalogue of grapevine varieties and gives 13 holding institutions in several countries.

In France, Abondant (colour of the berry: white) appears in the official list of wine-grape varieties classified for planting, annexed to the ministerial order of 7 July 2015 in the version updated by the order of 2 February 2021. The list allows it to be planted, replanted or grafted for wine production throughout metropolitan France.

The same list carries a labelling restriction for the name: it may not be used on wines without a geographical indication if it could be perceived as a geographical indication, as provided by Article 55(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33.

On an EU wine label the name of a variety may be used if at least 85 % of the wine comes from it (Article 50 of the same regulation).