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    Italia

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Italia is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 3,604 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 129 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Morocco: 1,267 ha (35% of the world total), across 9 countries.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Bicane × Muscat of Hamburg, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1911 by Pirovano, Alberto.1

    VIVC records 30 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, 2023
    3,604 ha2
    World rank
    129 / 14972
    parentBicane
    Italia

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Morocco1,267 ha
    2. Peru1,011 ha
    3. Tunisia992 ha
    4. Moldova118 ha
    5. France75 ha
    6. Argentina66 ha
    7. Serbia55 ha
    8. Uruguay17 ha
    9. Spain3.8 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,0761,4635,1883,6042000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Italia grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaMorocco
    3. AreaPeru
    4. AreaTunisia
    5. AreaMoldova
    6. AreaFrance
    7. AreaArgentina
    8. AreaSerbia
    9. AreaUruguay
    10. AreaSpain

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

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    Other names

    Italia (Pirovano 65) (PE) · Italian, Portugese whites · Baptise Ideal · Dona Sofia · I.p. 65 · Ideal · Iri Daneli Ak Uezuem · Iri Taneli Ak Uezuem · Italia Bianca · Italia Blanche · Italia Muskotaly · Italia Pirovano 65 · Italia Weisse · Italia White

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 5582. 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