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    Malvazija Istarska

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Malvazija Istarska is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Croatia.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,540 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 162 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Croatia: 1,551 ha (61% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 66%.2

    VIVC records 33 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Croatia2
    Area, 2023
    2,540 ha2
    World rank
    162 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 72691

    Area by country

    1. Croatia1,551 ha
    2. Slovenia989 ha

    Area, 2023

    7,5582,7102,7882,5402000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Malvazija Istarska grows

    1. OriginCroatia
    2. AreaCroatia
    3. AreaSlovenia

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    Other names

    Malvasia Istriana · Malvazija · Poljšakica · Bela Malvazija · Casasola · Istarska Malvazija · Malvasia · Malvasia Bianca · Malvasia Comune · Malvasia D'istria · Malvasia D'istria Bianca · Malvasia Del Carso · Malvasia Del Lazio · Malvasia Di Casorzo · Malvasia Di Ronchi

    Offspring (VIVC)

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 7269. 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