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    Pecorino

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Pecorino is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,996 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 145 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Italy: 2,881 ha (96% of the world total), across 3 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 1,703%.2

    VIVC records 48 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, 2023
    2,996 ha2
    World rank
    145 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 90721

    Area by country

    1. Italy2,881 ha
    2. Peru114 ha
    3. Argentina0.6 ha

    Area, 2023

    1661,2281,7422,9962000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Pecorino grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly
    3. AreaPeru
    4. AreaArgentina

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Pecorino (W) · Uvina · Arquitano · Biancuccia · Bifolchetta · Bifolco · Bifolvo · Dolcipappola · Dolcipappolo · Forcese · Forconese · Iuvino · Juvino · Lanzesa

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9072. 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