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    Refosco

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Refosco is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Italy.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,316 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 226 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Slovenia: 1,234 ha (94% of the world total), across 6 countries.2

    Between 2016 and 2023 its area shrank by 2%.2

    VIVC records 18 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Italy2
    Area, 2023
    1,316 ha2
    World rank
    226 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 99871

    Area by country

    1. Slovenia1,234 ha
    2. Croatia81 ha
    3. Brazil0.5 ha
    4. Chile0.4 ha
    5. Canada0.2 ha
    6. Switzerland0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,3411,3162000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Refosco grows

    1. OriginItaly
    2. AreaSlovenia
    3. AreaCroatia
    4. AreaBrazil
    5. AreaChile
    6. AreaCanada
    7. AreaSwitzerland

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    Other names

    Refosk · Refošk · Malvoise · Mercouri · Peteljcice · Refosc Dal Pecol Rosso · Refoschin · Refosco · Refosco Degli Ucelli · Refosco Nostrano · Refosco Penduncolo Rosso · Refosko · Refosko (peleponnes/arkadien)

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9987. 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