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    Vital

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Vital is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 457 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 371 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 80%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Malvasia Fina × Rabo de Ovelha, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 8 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
    457 ha2
    World rank
    371 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 131221
    parentMalvasia Fina
    parentRabo de Ovelha
    Vital

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal457 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,2461,1826594572000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Vital grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPortugal

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    Other names

    Boal Bonifacio · Cagado Dos Pardais · Malvasia Corada · Malvasia Fina · Malvasia Fina De Douro · Malvasia Fina Do Douro · Malvasia Ou Malvazia · Malvazia Corada

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Portugal

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 13122. 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