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    Tinta da Melra

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Tinta da Melra is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 0.6 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1292 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

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

    VIVC lists its parents as Marufo × Touriga Nacional, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 2 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
    <1 ha2
    World rank
    1292 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 124741
    parentMarufo
    parentTouriga Nacional
    Tinta da Melra

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal0.6 ha

    Area, 2023

    0.60.60.62000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Tinta da Melra grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    Melra · Tinta Da Melra · Tinta Melra

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 12474. 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