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    Borraçal

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Borraçal is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 526 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 349 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Spain: 363 ha (69% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 80%.2

    VIVC records 29 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    526 ha2
    World rank
    349 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 15641

    Area by country

    1. Spain363 ha
    2. Portugal163 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,6546835125262000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Borraçal grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaSpain
    3. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    Borracal · Caino Tinto · Caíño Tinto · Azedo · Bagalhal · Bogalhal · Borraco · Borrasao · Bougalhal · Bovvaco · Cachino · Cainho Gardo · Cainho Gordo · Cainho Grande · Cainho Grosso

    Offspring (VIVC)

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1564. 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