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    Pálava

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Pálava is a grape variety with pink berries.1

    Its country of origin is Czechia.2

    In 2023 it covered 839 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 282 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Czechia: 838 ha (>99% of the world total), across 3 countries.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 266%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Savagnin (Traminer) × Müller-Thurgau, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1953 by Veverka, Josef.1

    VIVC records 2 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    pink1
    Origin
    Czechia2
    Area, 2023
    839 ha2
    World rank
    282 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 88751
    parentSavagnin (Traminer)
    parentMüller-Thurgau
    Pálava

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Czechia838 ha
    2. Serbia1 ha
    3. Poland0.9 ha

    Area, 2023

    2308392000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Pálava grows

    1. OriginCzechia
    2. AreaCzechia
    3. AreaSerbia
    4. AreaPoland

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    Other names

    Nema · Veverka

    Parents

    Other varieties from Czechia

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8875. 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