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    Merseguera

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Merseguera is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Spain.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,871 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 191 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 75%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Gibi × Folha de Figueira, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 41 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Spain2
    Area, 2023
    1,871 ha2
    World rank
    191 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 76601
    parentGibi
    parentFolha de Figueira
    Merseguera

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Spain1,871 ha

    Area, 2023

    7,4603,9462,3731,8712000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Merseguera grows

    1. OriginSpain
    2. AreaSpain

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    Other names

    Merseguera, Exquitsagos, Sumoll Blanco, Verdosilla · Blanqueta · Blanquilla · Canavella · Escanavella · Escanaveya · Escanyagos · Escanyavella · Escaveya · Exquitsagos · Exquitxagos · Gayata · Gayata Blanca

    Parents

    Other varieties from Spain

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 7660. 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