Monica Nera
Vitis vinifera L.
Monica Nera is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Italy.2
In 2023 it covered 1,759 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 194 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: Italy.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 38%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Gibi × unknown, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 41 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Monica Nera grows
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Other names
Monica nera (R) · Gros Pascal · Jacobin Violet · Manzesu · Monaca · Monaca Nera · Monaka · Monica · Monica Di Sardegna · Monica Di Spagna · Monica Sarda · Monicle · Monika Nera
Parents
Other varieties from Italy
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 7928. 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