Vertzami
Vitis vinifera L.
Vertzami is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Greece.2
The latest figure in the database is for 2016: 150 hectares; no area is listed for 2023.2
The largest area is in Cyprus: 90 ha (60% of the world total), across 2 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2016 its area shrank by 69%.2
VIVC records 28 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2016
Where Vertzami grows
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
Lefkada · Balsamina Nera · Barsami · Barzami · Bertzami · Deykaditiko · Guadurea · Lefcas · Lefkaditiko · Lefkas · Leukaditiko · Leukas
Other varieties from Greece
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 13011. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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