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    Plavina

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Plavina is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Croatia.2

    In 2023 it covered 509 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 353 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Croatia.2

    Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 21%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Zinfandel (Primitivo, Tribidrag) × Lagorthi, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 34 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Croatia2
    Area, 2023
    509 ha2
    World rank
    353 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 95571
    parentZinfandel (Primitivo, Tribidrag)
    parentLagorthi
    Plavina

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Croatia509 ha

    Area, 2023

    6436835092000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Plavina grows

    1. OriginCroatia
    2. AreaCroatia

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    Other names

    Brajda Bijela · Brajdica Bijela · Plavina Crna · Plavinacrna · Blatina · Brajda · Brajda Mala · Brajdica · Brajdica Crna · Brajdica Mala · Bratkovina · Jurkovica Sime · Lun · Malva · Malvasia · Malvasia Nera

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Croatia

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9557. 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