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    Ciliegiolo

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Ciliegiolo is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,466 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 212 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Italy: 1,465 ha (>99% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 42%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Muscat Rouge De Madere × Sangiovese, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 26 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, 2023
    1,466 ha2
    World rank
    212 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 26601
    parentMuscat Rouge De Madere
    parentSangiovese
    Ciliegiolo

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy1,465 ha
    2. Chile0.6 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,5271,8308961,4662000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Ciliegiolo grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly
    3. AreaChile

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    Other names

    Ciliegiolo (R) · Aglianicone · Albana Nera · Aleatico Di Spagna · Brunellone · Canaiolo Romano · Ciliegino · Ciliegiolo Di Spagna · Ciliegiolo Nero · Ciliegiona Nera · Ciliegioulo Nero · Ciliegiulo · Ciliegiuolo

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 2660. 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