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    Bobal

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Bobal is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Spain.2

    In 2023 it covered 53,452 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 16 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 47%.2

    VIVC records 46 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Spain2
    Area, 2023
    53,452 ha2
    World rank
    16 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 14931

    Area by country

    1. Spain53,452 ha

    Area, 2023

    100,12880,12059,18953,4522000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Bobal grows

    1. OriginSpain
    2. AreaSpain

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    Other names

    Bobal, Provechon · Aprovechon · Balau · Balauro · Benicarlo · Boal · Bobal Blau · Bobal Negro · Bobal Noir · Bobos · Boval De Requena · Carignan D'espagne · Carignan Espagnol

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1493. 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