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    Nigra

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Nigra is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    The latest figure in the database is for 2016: 1.1 hectares; no area is listed for 2023.2

    It was grown in one country only: Italy.2

    Between 2000 and 2016 its area shrank by 85%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Merlot × Barbera, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1950 by Cosmo, Italo.1

    VIVC records 4 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, latest data: 2016
    1.1 ha2
    VIVC
    № 85541
    parentMerlot
    parentBarbera
    Nigra

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy1.1 ha

    Area, 2016

    7.22.51.12000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Nigra grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly

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    Other names

    (m X N) 96 · Cosmo 96 · Incrocio Cosmo 96 · Merlot X Barbera N. 96

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8554. 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