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    Alvarelhão

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Alvarelhão is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 52 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 655 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Spain: 49 ha (95% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 67%.2

    VIVC records 32 other names for it.1

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    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    52 ha2
    World rank
    655 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 16501

    Area by country

    1. Spain49 ha
    2. Brazil2.7 ha

    Area, 2023

    15918048522000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Alvarelhão grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaSpain
    3. AreaBrazil

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Alvarelhao · Brancellao · Pilongo · Albarello · Alvaralhao · Alvarelhao De Pe Branco · Alvarelhao De Vara Branca · Alvarelho · Alvarellao · Alvarello · Alvarello Gallego · Alvarelo · Alvarelyo · Avarilhao · Brancelhao

    Offspring (VIVC)

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1650. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3