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    Xynisteri

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Xynisteri is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Cyprus.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,964 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 188 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Cyprus: 1,958 ha (>99% of the world total), across 2 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 28%.2

    VIVC records 23 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Cyprus2
    Area, 2023
    1,964 ha2
    World rank
    188 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 7041

    Area by country

    1. Cyprus1,958 ha
    2. Slovenia6.7 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,7422,0921,9461,9642000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Xynisteri grows

    1. OriginCyprus
    2. AreaCyprus
    3. AreaSlovenia

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    Other names

    Cipro · Aspro · Aspro Ampelissimo · Aspro Kyprou · Cipro Bianco · Cyprus White · Dopio Aspro · Halili · Halili Blanc · Hebron · Hebron Blanc · Hebron White · Hibron Blanc

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 704. 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