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    Bical

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Bical is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,233 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 236 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 35%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Malvasia Fina × unknown, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 12 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    1,233 ha2
    World rank
    236 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 15681
    parentMalvasia Fina
    parentunknown
    Bical

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal1,233 ha

    Area, 2023

    9129241,0761,2332000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Bical grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    Bical / Borrado Das Moscas · Arinto · Arinto De Alcobaca · Barrado Das Moscas · Barrados Das Moscas · Bical De Bairrada · Borrado Das Moscas · Fernao Pires Do Galengo · Fernao Pires Galego · Pedro · Pintado Das Moscas · Pintado Dos Pardais · Torrontes

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1568. 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