Vranac
Vitis vinifera L.
Vranac is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Montenegro.2
In 2023 it covered 11,052 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 65 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in North Macedonia: 10,800 ha (98% of the world total), across 3 countries.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area grew by 7,338%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Duljenga × Zinfandel (Primitivo, Tribidrag), a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 20 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Vranac grows
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Other names
Vranec · Kratosija · Ninska Crvena · Prhljavac · Semperinka · Varjuszoeloe · Vranac Crmnichki · Vranac Crmnicki · Vranac Crni · Vranac Crnogorski · Vranac Krstac · Vranac Prhljavac · Vranac Rehuljavi
Parents
Other varieties from Montenegro
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 13179. 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