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    Kadarka

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Kadarka is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Hungary.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,615 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 200 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Bulgaria: 1,176 ha (73% of the world total), across 6 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 39%.2

    VIVC records 153 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Hungary2
    Area, 2023
    1,615 ha2
    World rank
    200 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 58981

    Area by country

    1. Bulgaria1,176 ha
    2. Hungary232 ha
    3. Albania111 ha
    4. Romania81 ha
    5. Serbia12 ha
    6. Croatia3.5 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,6301,0871,6251,6152000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Kadarka grows

    1. OriginHungary
    2. AreaBulgaria
    3. AreaHungary
    4. AreaAlbania
    5. AreaRomania
    6. AreaSerbia
    7. AreaCroatia

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    Other names

    Bela Skadarka · Cadarcă · Gamza · Kadarka Kek · Kadarka kek (R) · Kallmet (also Kardarka) · Backator-szoelloe · Black Kadarka · Blaue Kadarka · Blaue Ungarische · Blauer Kadarka · Bleu De Hongrie · Blue Kadarka · Branicevka · Branicevka Mekis · Budai Fekete · Cadarca · Cadarca De Minis

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Other varieties from Hungary

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 5898. 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