Greco Nero
Vitis vinifera L.
Greco Nero is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Italy.2
In 2023 it covered 286 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 435 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 91%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Terrano × Garnacha, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 13 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Greco Nero grows
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Other names
Grecau Noir · Grecau Noir De Riposto · Greco Nero Calabrese · Greco Nero Della Toscana · Greco Nero Delle Marche · Greco Nero Di Avellino · Greco Nero Di Teramo · Greco Nero Di Terni · Greco Nero Di Velletri · Grecu Niuru · Sambiase · Sambiase Eufemia Lametia
Parents
Other varieties from Italy
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 4971. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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