🍇 André
Dark-skinned wine grape from Czechia; 2 synonyms in VIVC.
André is a dark-skinned wine grape from Czechia.
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Blaufraenkisch × ST.LAURENT; VIVC does not mark it as confirmed by DNA markers. VIVC names Jaroslav Horak as the breeder; the cross was made in 1960.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 801, admitted on 22 April 2011. 3 clones of it are registered.
According to VIVC, it covered 265 ha in Czechia (2009) and 4 ha in Germany (2004). Samples of the variety are kept in 13 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 André → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Czech wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Moravia
- Offspring
- 🍇 Rubinet, 🍇 Agni
- Parents
- 🍇 Blaufränkisch, 🍇 St. Laurent
Frequently asked questions
Where does André come from?
According to VIVC, from Czechia. VIVC names Jaroslav Horak as the breeder; the cross was made in 1960.
What are the parents of André?
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Blaufraenkisch × ST.LAURENT; VIVC does not mark it as confirmed by DNA markers.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Czech wine — The wine of Czechia: 16,945 ha of vineyards in two regions, Moravia and Čechy (Bohemia); its own rules for burčák and predicate wines.
- 🍇 Blaufränkisch — A red grape of Central Europe giving dense, spicy wines; in Hungary it is called Kékfrankos.
- 📍 Moravia — The larger of Czechia's two wine regions: 16,241 ha, about 96% of the country's vineyards (2025).
- 🍇 St. Laurent — A red grape, an offspring of Pinot Noir; 687 ha in Austria (2020), also grown in Czechia and Slovakia; one parent of Zweigelt.
- 🍇 Agni — A Czech red grape: André × Irsai Olivér.
Similar
🍇 Sevar · 🍇 LE-K/1 · 🍇 Vidoc · 🍇 Erilon · 🍇 Savilon · 🍇 Neronet
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Andre
- VIVC: area statistics ANDRE
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Andre' N., codice 801
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata