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    Sercial

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Sercial is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 85 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 587 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 72%.2

    VIVC records 30 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
    85 ha2
    World rank
    587 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 114971

    Area by country

    1. Portugal85 ha

    Area, 2023

    30610685852000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Sercial grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    Esganoso · Arintho · Arinto · Arinto Dos Acores · Cachorrinho · Cerceal · Cerceal De Jaes · Escanoso · Esgana · Esgana Cao · Esgana De Castelo De Paiva · Esganacao Bianco · Esganinho

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 11497. 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