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    Criolla Grande

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Criolla Grande is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Argentina.2

    In 2023 it covered 12,531 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 60 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 48%.2

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

    VIVC records 8 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Argentina2
    Area, 2023
    12,531 ha2
    World rank
    60 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 32411
    parentListán Prieto
    parentMuscat of Alexandria
    Criolla Grande

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Argentina12,531 ha

    Area, 2023

    24,26420,74515,59612,5312000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Criolla Grande grows

    1. OriginArgentina
    2. AreaArgentina

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    Other names

    Criolla Grande · Criolla Mesa · Criolla San Juanina · Criolla San Juanino · Criolla Sanjuanina · Criollina San Juanina · Sanjuanina Rosada · Uva Tierna

    Parents

    Other varieties from Argentina

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 3241. 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