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    Plavec Žuti

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Plavec Žuti is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Croatia.2

    In 2023 it covered 83 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 591 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Slovenia: 72 ha (87% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 536%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Heunisch Weiss × Vulpea, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 15 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Croatia2
    Area, 2023
    83 ha2
    World rank
    591 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 245391
    parentHeunisch Weiss
    parentVulpea
    Plavec Žuti

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Slovenia72 ha
    2. Croatia11 ha

    Area, 2023

    1382832000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Plavec Žuti grows

    1. OriginCroatia
    2. AreaSlovenia
    3. AreaCroatia

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    Other names

    Plavac Zuti · Plavac Žuti · Plavec Zuti · Rumeni Plavec · Debeli Klesec · Debeli Kleshiz · Debeli Klesic · Gelber Plavez · Plavaj · Plavec · Plavec Rumeni · Plavec Sarga · Plavez Gelber · Plavez Giallo · Plavez Jaune

    Parents

    Other varieties from Croatia

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 24539. 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