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    Verdelho

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Verdelho is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,566 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 205 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Australia: 1,056 ha (67% of the world total), across 5 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 5%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Castellana Blanca × Savagnin (Traminer), a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 33 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
    1,566 ha2
    World rank
    205 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 129531
    parentCastellana Blanca
    parentSavagnin (Traminer)
    Verdelho

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Australia1,056 ha
    2. Portugal495 ha
    3. Argentina13 ha
    4. New Zealand1.3 ha
    5. Thailand1.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,6401,9791,5641,5662000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Verdelho grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaAustralia
    3. AreaPortugal
    4. AreaArgentina
    5. AreaNew Zealand
    6. AreaThailand

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    Other names

    Agodello · Agodenho · Agudanho · Agudelha · Agudelho · Agudello · Agudelo · Agudenho · Berdello · Cumbrao · Gamarelha Branca · Godelho

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 12953. 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