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    Xinomavro

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Xinomavro is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Greece.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,167 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 172 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Greece: 2,167 ha (>99% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 19%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Heunisch Weiss, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 40 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Greece2
    Area, 2023
    2,167 ha2
    World rank
    172 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 132841
    parentunknown
    parentHeunisch Weiss
    Xinomavro

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Greece2,167 ha
    2. Cyprus0.2 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,8161,9712,1342,1672000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Xinomavro grows

    1. OriginGreece
    2. AreaGreece
    3. AreaCyprus

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    Other names

    Xynomavro · Xynomavro (R) · Black Naousa · Csinomavro · Karolowska · Ksinomavro · Mavro · Mavro Goumenissas · Mavro Naoussis · Mavro Naoustino · Mavro Xino · Mavro Xyno · Naouses Mavro · Naoussa

    Parents

    Other varieties from Greece

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 13284. 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