Vinistory Encyclopedia

The grapes, wines, places and eras of the world's vineyards — a visual encyclopedia.

The family tree of the world's grapes

Every genetic tie documented between the grapes in this encyclopedia — the crosses proven by DNA and the mutations that gave us Pinot's siblings — drawn as one tree: forebears above, their offspring below.

Zoom and drag to explore, or open the full tree in its own tab ⤢

After J. Robinson, J. Harding & J. Vouillamoz, Wine Grapes (2012), and the founding DNA studies — Bowers & Meredith (1997) on Cabernet Sauvignon, Bowers et al. (1999) on the Pinot × Gouais Blanc family, and others cited on each grape's page.