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    Babica

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Babica is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Croatia.2

    In 2023 it covered 10 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 907 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Croatia.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 44%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Plavac Mali Crni, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 3 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Croatia2
    Area, 2023
    10 ha2
    World rank
    907 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 231101
    parentunknown
    parentPlavac Mali Crni
    Babica

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Croatia10 ha

    Area, 2023

    18102000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Babica grows

    1. OriginCroatia
    2. AreaCroatia

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    Other names

    Babica Crna · Babica Crni · Kastelanka

    Parents

    Other varieties from Croatia

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 23110. 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