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    Espadeiro

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Espadeiro is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 460 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 369 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Portugal: 341 ha (74% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 73%.2

    VIVC records 3 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    460 ha2
    World rank
    369 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 245521

    Area by country

    1. Portugal341 ha
    2. Spain119 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,6824683574602000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Espadeiro grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal
    3. AreaSpain

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    Other names

    Espadeiro, Torneiro · Espadeiro · Espadeiro Da Terra · Padeiro Tinto

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 24552. 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