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    Bianca

    interspecific hybrid

    Bianca is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Hungary.2

    In 2023 it covered 8,941 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 83 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Hungary: 5,473 ha (61% of the world total), across 10 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 310%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Villard Blanc × Bouvier, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1963 by Csizmazia, Jozsef; Bereznai, Laszlo.1

    VIVC records 5 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Hungary2
    Area, 2023
    8,941 ha2
    World rank
    83 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 13211
    parentVillard Blanc
    parentBouvier
    Bianca

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Hungary5,473 ha
    2. Russia2,118 ha
    3. Moldova1,340 ha
    4. Poland5.7 ha
    5. Switzerland2.9 ha
    6. Belgium0.6 ha
    7. the United States0.4 ha
    8. Croatia0.3 ha
    9. the Netherlands0.2 ha
    10. Serbia0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,1806,4509,7668,9412000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Bianca grows

    1. OriginHungary
    2. AreaHungary
    3. AreaRussia
    4. AreaMoldova
    5. AreaPoland
    6. AreaSwitzerland
    7. AreaBelgium
    8. Areathe United States
    9. AreaCroatia
    10. Areathe Netherlands
    11. AreaSerbia

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

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    Other names

    Bianca (W) · Bianka · Ec 40 · Ecs 40 · Egri Csillagok 40 · May Rot

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Hungary

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1321. 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