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    Băbească Neagră

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Băbească Neagră is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Romania.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,526 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 164 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Romania: 2,525 ha (>99% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 32%.2

    VIVC records 110 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Romania2
    Area, 2023
    2,526 ha2
    World rank
    164 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 8431

    Area by country

    1. Romania2,525 ha
    2. the United States0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    3,7223,1222,6962,5262000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Băbească Neagră grows

    1. OriginRomania
    2. AreaRomania
    3. Areathe United States

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    Other names

    Babeasca Neagra · Rara Neagra · Sereksiy Charni · Aldarusa · Asil Kara · Babeasca · Babiasca Niagra · Babiaska Niagra · Bobiaska Niagra · Bobyaksa Nigra · Bobyaska Nyagra · Bobyaska Nyaqra · Caldarusa · Cerekalia Noir · Cerniy Redkiy

    Offspring (VIVC)

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 843. 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