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    Rufete

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Rufete is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 3,178 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 140 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Portugal: 2,609 ha (82% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 6%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Perepinhao Portalegre × Molar, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 16 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    3,178 ha2
    World rank
    140 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 103311
    parentPerepinhao Portalegre
    parentMolar
    Rufete

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal2,609 ha
    2. Spain569 ha

    Area, 2023

    3,3974,8331,8583,1782000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Rufete grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal
    3. AreaSpain

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    Other names

    Castellana · Castellana Negra · Rufete / Tinta Pinheira · Penamacor · Pennamaior · Pinot Aigret · Preto Rifete · Rifete · Riffete · Rofete · Rosete · Rosette · Ruceta · Rufeta

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 10331. 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