Top 5 Varieties of Grapes in India
- Sultana. Sultana is commonly known as “Thompson Seedless” in the United States. ...
- Anab-e-Shahi. Anab-e-Shahi was introduced by Abdul Baquer Khan in the early 1900's. ...
- Dilkhush. ...
- Sharad Seedless. ...
- Perlette.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) is grown from temperate to warm regions; however, hot and dry climate is ideal. Indian grapes come in varied characteristics namely coloured, white, seeded, unseeded, large and small berries. Indian grapes are successfully grown at and above 250 mean sea level.

Modern packhouse facility with automatic forced air system for precooling is available in all the commercial production areas.Traceability system is maintained for the product tracking. Extensive Residue Monitoring plan for monitoring the pesticide residues in grapes is implemented for consumer safety.
Areas of Cultivation :
Major grape-growing states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana,Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the north-western region covering Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Maharashta ranks first in terms of production accounting for more than 81.22 % of total production and highest productivity in the country.
India Facts and Figures :
Grape is one of the important fruit covering an area of 123 thousand hectares occupying 2.01 % of the total area. The country is also a major exporter of fresh Grapes to the world. The country has exported 2,46,107.38 MT of Grapes to the world for the worth of Rs.2,298.47 crores/ 313.57 USD Millions during the year 2020-21 .
Major Export Destinations (2020-21): Netherland, U K, Bangladesh Pr, Russia, U Arab Emts.