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    Moldova

    interspecific hybrid

    Moldova is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Moldova.2

    In 2023 it covered 12,431 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 61 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Moldova: 12,374 ha (>99% of the world total), across 3 countries.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Guzal Kara × Villard Blanc, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1961 by Zhuravel, M.S.; Gavrilov, I.P.; Borzikova, G.M.; Guzun, N. I.1

    VIVC records 3 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Moldova2
    Area, 2023
    12,431 ha2
    World rank
    61 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 78961
    parentGuzal Kara
    parentVillard Blanc
    Moldova

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Moldova12,374 ha
    2. Serbia49 ha
    3. Georgia8 ha

    Area, 2023

    12,37412,4312000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Moldova grows

    1. OriginMoldova
    2. AreaMoldova
    3. AreaSerbia
    4. AreaGeorgia

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    Other names

    Km 126 · Moldowa · Reka

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Moldova

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 7896. 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