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    Castalia

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Castalia is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 0.1 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1443 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 50%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Muscat of Alexandria × Montua, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1949 by Ferreira de Almeida, Jose Leao.1

    VIVC records 1 other name for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    <1 ha2
    World rank
    1443 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 21531
    parentMuscat of Alexandria
    parentMontua
    Castalia

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    0.20.10.12000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Castalia grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    H 23-49-18

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 2153. 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