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    Romeiko

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Romeiko is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Greece.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,141 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 247 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 198%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Ladikino × Lagorthi, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 10 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Greece2
    Area, 2023
    1,141 ha2
    World rank
    247 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 101821
    parentLadikino
    parentLagorthi
    Romeiko

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Greece1,141 ha

    Area, 2023

    3821,5971,1311,1412000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Romeiko grows

    1. OriginGreece
    2. AreaGreece

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    Other names

    Romeiko (R) · Loissima · Mavro Kritis · Mavroromaiko · Mavroromeiko · Mavroromeiko Loissima · Romaico · Romaiico · Romeico · Romeiko Mavro · Tsardana

    Parents

    Other varieties from Greece

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10182. 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