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    Juan García

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Juan García is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Spain.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,419 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 218 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Portugal: 786 ha (55% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 32%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Cayetana Blanca × Alfrocheiro, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 19 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Spain2
    Area, 2023
    1,419 ha2
    World rank
    218 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 80821
    parentCayetana Blanca
    parentAlfrocheiro
    Juan García

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal786 ha
    2. Spain633 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,0761,7071,5451,4192000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Juan García grows

    1. OriginSpain
    2. AreaPortugal
    3. AreaSpain

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    Other names

    Gorda · Juan Garcia · Juan García, Mouratón · Mouraton · Tinta Gorda · Bastardinho · Cojon De Gato · Collon De Galo · Collon De Gato · Malvasia Negra · Mencia Gorda · Mourisco · Negrada Tinta · Negreda · Negreda Preta

    Parents

    Other varieties from Spain

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8082. 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