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    Forastera

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Forastera is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    The latest figure in the database is for 2016: 8.4 hectares; no area is listed for 2023.2

    It was grown in one country only: Italy.2

    Between 2000 and 2016 its area shrank by 98%.2

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

    VIVC records 12 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, latest data: 2016
    8.4 ha2
    VIVC
    № 41891
    parentBiancolella
    parentunknown
    Forastera

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy8.4 ha

    Area, 2016

    5432088.42000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Forastera grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly

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    Other names

    Albillo Forastero · Ferestiera · Forastera Blanca · Forastiera · Forestera · Forestiera · Forestiero · Frastera · Furastera · Furastiera · Gomera · Uva Dell'isola

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 4189. 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