Ederena

The grape was created in 1952 at the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) center in Bordeaux.

In the United States, Ederena is being cultivated by E & J Gallo Winery and the University of California, Davis in the San Joaquin Valley.

[1] Though it originated in France, there are very few plantings of Ederena in the country with less than 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of the grape cultivated in 2008.

[1] In Switzerland, Ederena is being grown in the town of Chardonne in the Vaud canton where it is blended with Arinarnoa, Caladoc, Carminoir, Egiodola, Malbec and Marselan.

[1] Ederena has no known synonyms recognized by Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC)[2] however in some wine texts the grape's name is spelled as Édéréna.

Merlot (pictured) is one of the parent varieties of Ederena.