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    Prosecco

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Prosecco is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 41,990 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 22 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Italy: 41,336 ha (98% of the world total), across 7 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 459%.2

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

    VIVC records 25 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
    41,990 ha2
    World rank
    22 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 97411
    parentVulpea
    parentunknown
    Prosecco

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Italy41,336 ha
    2. Australia320 ha
    3. Brazil311 ha
    4. Argentina15 ha
    5. Croatia3.8 ha
    6. Slovenia3.7 ha
    7. New Zealand0.6 ha

    Area, 2023

    7,50718,43720,13941,9902000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Prosecco grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaItaly
    3. AreaAustralia
    4. AreaBrazil
    5. AreaArgentina
    6. AreaCroatia
    7. AreaSlovenia
    8. AreaNew Zealand

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    Other names

    Glera · Glera (W) · Prosecco-Glera · Beli Teran · Bresanka · Brichka Glera · Briska Glera · Gargana · Ghera · Glere · Gljera · Grappolo Spargolo · Prosecco · Prosecco Balbi · Prosecco Bianco

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Italy

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9741. 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