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    Loureiro

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Loureiro is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 7,537 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 92 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Portugal: 7,214 ha (96% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 72%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Amaral × Branco Escola, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 20 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    7,537 ha2
    World rank
    92 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 69121
    parentAmaral
    parentBranco Escola
    Loureiro

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal7,214 ha
    2. Spain323 ha

    Area, 2023

    4,3924,0544,6967,5372000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Loureiro grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal
    3. AreaSpain

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    Other names

    Loureira, Loureiro Blanco, Marqués · Loureiro Blanca · Loureiro Blanco · Amarnate · Arinto · Arinto Branco · Baiao · Basto · Branco Redondo · Branco Redondos · Cheiro · Donrada · Dorado · Dourada · Dourado

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 6912. 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