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    Negroamaro

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Negroamaro is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 10,852 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 67 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Italy: 10,850 ha (>99% of the world total), across 3 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 35%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Sanforte, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 31 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, 2023
    10,852 ha2
    World rank
    67 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 84561
    parentunknown
    parentSanforte
    Negroamaro

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy10,850 ha
    2. the United States1.9 ha
    3. Argentina0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    16,61911,49211,43110,8522000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Negroamaro grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly
    3. Areathe United States
    4. AreaArgentina

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    Other names

    Negro Amaro · Negro amaro (R) · Abbruzzese · Abruzzese · Aglianico · Albese · Amaro Nero · Amaronero · Arbese · Arbise · Don Ambrosio · Jonico · Lacrima · Lacrimo

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8456. 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