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
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Italia grows
- OriginItaly
- AreaMorocco
- AreaPeru
- AreaTunisia
- AreaMoldova
- AreaFrance
- AreaArgentina
- AreaSerbia
- AreaUruguay
- AreaSpain
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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
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 5582. 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