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    Shesh i Zi

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Shesh i Zi is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Albania.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,720 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 156 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    VIVC records 7 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Albania2
    Area, 2023
    2,720 ha2
    World rank
    156 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 115331

    Area by country

    1. Albania2,720 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Shesh i Zi grows

    1. OriginAlbania
    2. AreaAlbania

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    Other names

    Shesh i Zi (Black Shesh) · Black Shesh · Serini Zi · Seshi Zi · Seski Zi · Shesh · Sheshi I Zi · Sheshi Zi

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 11533. 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