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    Chelva

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Chelva is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Spain.2

    In 2023 it covered 4,361 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 118 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 60%.2

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

    VIVC records 198 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Spain2
    Area, 2023
    4,361 ha2
    World rank
    118 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 227101
    parentGibi
    parentunknown
    Chelva

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Spain4,361 ha

    Area, 2023

    10,8776,1685,0294,3612000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Chelva grows

    1. OriginSpain
    2. AreaSpain

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    Other names

    Forastera Blanca · Montúa, Chelva · Abeaci · Abeaci Blanca · Abeacin Blanca · Abeacin Blanco · Abuqui Verdal · Agaloppo Di Jerzu · Ain El Kelb · Ain Kelb · Albacanna · Alloppu · Angiola · Apesorgia Bianca

    Parents

    Other varieties from Spain

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 22710. 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