Malvasia Fina
Vitis vinifera L.
Malvasia Fina is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Portugal.2
In 2023 it covered 2,542 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 161 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Portugal: 2,526 ha (>99% of the world total), across 4 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 64%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Gibi × Alfrocheiro, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 32 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Malvasia Fina grows
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Other names
Boal · Boal Branco · Boal Espinho · Gual · Malvasia Fina / Boal · Ratinho · Torrontes · Arinto · Arinto Cachudo · Arinto Do Dao · Arinto Du Dao · Arinto Galego · Arinto-arinto · Assario · Assario Branco · Boa Esfarrapado · Boal Cachudo
Offspring (VIVC)
Parents
Other varieties from Portugal
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 715. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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