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    Rabo de Ovelha

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Rabo de Ovelha is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 563 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 338 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 76%.2

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

    VIVC records 7 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    563 ha2
    World rank
    338 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 169561
    parentCayetana Blanca
    parentunknown
    Rabo de Ovelha

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal563 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,3309085635632000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Rabo de Ovelha grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    Fernan Piriz · Laemmerschwanz · Medoc · Medock · Rabigato · Rabigato Dos Vinhos Verdes · Rabo De Ovella

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 16956. 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