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    Tinta Carvalha

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Tinta Carvalha is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 266 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 442 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 86%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Cainho Da Terra × Cayetana Blanca, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 4 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
    266 ha2
    World rank
    442 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 124671
    parentCainho Da Terra
    parentCayetana Blanca
    Tinta Carvalha

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal266 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,9201,3111,1132662000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Tinta Carvalha grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    Carvalha · Lobao · Preto Gordo · Tinta Carvalha Du Douro

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 12467. 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