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    Nerello Mascalese

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Nerello Mascalese is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,990 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 146 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 28%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Sangiovese × Mantonico Bianco, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 27 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
    2,990 ha2
    World rank
    146 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 84801
    parentSangiovese
    parentMantonico Bianco
    Nerello Mascalese

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy2,990 ha

    Area, 2023

    4,1672,8831,8052,9902000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Nerello Mascalese grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly

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    Other names

    Nerello Mascalese (R) · Mascalese Nera · Mascali · Mascalisi · Mascoli · Negrello · Negrello 39 · Nerello · Nerello Amaro · Nerello Calabrese · Nerello Campano · Nerello Carbunaru · Nerello Di Mascali

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8480. 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