Žilavka
Vitis vinifera L.
Žilavka is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Bosnia and Herzegovina.2
In 2023 it covered 221 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 462 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in North Macedonia: 212 ha (96% of the world total), across 3 countries.2
Between 2016 and 2023 its area grew by 20%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Alba Imputotato × unknown, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 13 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Žilavka grows
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Other names
Zilavka · Jilavka · Mostarska · Mostarska Zilavka · Zhelavka Biella · Zilava Hercegovacka · Zilavka Bianca · Zilavka Bijela · Zilavka Blanche · Zilavka Hercegovacka · Zilavka Mostarska · Zilavka Mostarska Bijela · Zilavka Weisse
Parents
Other varieties from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 13446. 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