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    Lacrima Christi

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Lacrima Christi is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 262 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 444 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Chile.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 206%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Aleatico × Nera Rada, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 9 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, 2023
    262 ha2
    World rank
    444 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 66181
    parentAleatico
    parentNera Rada
    Lacrima Christi

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Chile262 ha

    Area, 2023

    862262622000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Lacrima Christi grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaChile

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    Other names

    Lachryma · Lachryma Christi · Lacrima Christi · Lacrima Cristi · Lacrima Di Morro D'alba · Lacrima Di Napoli · Lagrima · Lagrima Dolce · Serofegno

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 6618. 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