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    Tempranillo

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Spain's great red grape and, in 2015, the world's fifth most planted variety.

    VIVC
    № 123501
    Berry skin
    black (noir)1
    Origin
    Spain1
    Synonyms in VIVC
    961
    central lobepetiolar sinuslobes: 7cluster
    parentAlbillo Mayor
    parentBenedicto
    Tempranillo

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    vinoluma engraving: schematic leaf after the description (7 lobes).

    Where Tempranillo comes from and grows

    1. Origin (VIVC)Spain
    2. Atlas regionDouro
    3. Atlas regionRioja

    Country of origin as given by VIVC. Regions are those where the atlas sources mention the variety; not a complete list of where it grows.

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    Parents found in 2012

    A 2012 genotyping study identified Albillo Mayor and Benedicto as the parents of Tempranillo.2 VIVC lists the same pair as confirmed by markers.1

    Collection records describe its adult leaf as pentagonal with seven lobes,3 which is why our engraving has more lobes than most.

    Where it grows

    In 2015 Tempranillo was the world's fifth most cultivated variety, on 231,000 hectares,4 and 88% of that area is in Spain.4 It is one of the authorised red grapes of Rioja.5

    Other names

    Examples of synonyms recorded in VIVC: Aragonez, Aldepenas, Aragones, Albillo Negro, Aragonez De Elvas.1

    Around the world

    In 2023 it covered 226,805 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 3 of 1497 varieties in the database.6

    The largest area is in Spain: 199,090 ha (88% of the world total), across 23 countries.6

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 143%.6

    1. Spain199,090 ha
    2. Portugal20,090 ha
    3. Argentina5,193 ha
    4. Australia840 ha
    5. France658 ha
    6. the United States314 ha
    7. Mexico286 ha
    8. Chile132 ha
    9. Israel72 ha
    10. Brazil35 ha
    11. Romania31 ha
    12. New Zealand18 ha

    Area, 2023

    93,356232,874219,413226,8052000201020162023

    Regions

    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 12350. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI), accessed 2026-10-13. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    2. Genetic Origin of the Grapevine Cultivar Tempranillo (Ibáñez et al., Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 63(4):549-553). Universidad de La Rioja / ICVV research portal (record of AJEV article), 2012. level 3 · checked 2026-10-13
    3. Colección de vid ESP080-BGVCAM2294 (Tempranillo). Comunidad de Madrid / IMIDRA, El Encín grapevine collection, accessed 2026-10-13. level 4 · checked 2026-10-13
    4. Focus OIV 2017: Distribution of the world's grapevine varieties. OIV, 2017. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    5. Grape varieties. Consejo Regulador DOCa Rioja. level 1 · checked 2026-10-13
    6. 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 · checked 2026-10-13