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    Dolcetto

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Dolcetto is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 4,265 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 121 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Italy: 4,144 ha (97% of the world total), across 8 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 41%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Dolcetto Bianco × Moissan, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 89 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
    4,265 ha2
    World rank
    121 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 36261
    parentDolcetto Bianco
    parentMoissan
    Dolcetto

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy4,144 ha
    2. Australia100 ha
    3. the United States14 ha
    4. Argentina2.4 ha
    5. Canada1.7 ha
    6. New Zealand1.6 ha
    7. Chile0.9 ha
    8. Croatia0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    7,1976,3314,5424,2652000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Dolcetto grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly
    3. AreaAustralia
    4. Areathe United States
    5. AreaArgentina
    6. AreaCanada
    7. AreaNew Zealand
    8. AreaChile
    9. AreaCroatia

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Dolcetto (R) · Acqui · Barbirono · Beina · Bignogna · Bignognina · Bignola · Bignona · Bignonia · Bignonina · Biguegna · Bonarda · Cassolo

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 3626. 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