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    Lefkada

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Lefkada is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Greece.2

    In 2023 it covered 84 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 590 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    VIVC records 28 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Greece2
    Area, 2023
    84 ha2
    World rank
    590 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 130111

    Area by country

    1. Cyprus84 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Lefkada grows

    1. OriginGreece
    2. AreaCyprus

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    Other names

    Leukada · Balsamina Nera · Barsami · Barzami · Bertzami · Deykaditiko · Guadurea · Lefcas · Lefkada · Lefkaditiko · Lefkas · Leukaditiko · Leukas

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 13011. 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