Graciano is a Spanish variety, a minor but valued component of Rioja blends for its acidity and color. California's bearing acreage has grown, from 60 acres five years ago to 81 in 2025, spread across 12 counties led by San Luis Obispo and Sacramento. It is a low-yielding, late-ripening grape. In California it remains a small but slowly expanding specialty planting rather than a mainstream Spanish variety.
What kind of grape this is
- Species
- VITIS VINIFERA LINNÉ SUBSP. SATIVA (DE CANDOLLE) HEGI
- Berry color
- NOIR
- Country of origin
- SPAIN
- Synonyms
- 115
- Approved on a US label
- Graciano
- FPS selections
- 6
names this grape is known by elsewhere, per VIVC
the names TTB permits on a bottle
distinct clones and selections held at UC Davis
Registries
What is published
Counts describe what this atlas holds for Graciano, not what California grows. A zero is a published answer: it means the source names the grape and reports nothing under it, or does not name it at all.
- 102
county-years of acreage
12 counties, 81 bearing acres in 2025
- 209
district-years of crush
15 of 17 crush districts, 26 crop years
- 209
district-years of Brix
tonnage-weighted at the crusher, Crush Report Table 3
- 0
producers in this atlas
producers whose curated wine list names it — a curated roster of 2,772 producers, not a census of California
- —
regions with a maturity date
not one of the eight cultivars with a
Acreage in California
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Counties and concentration
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Where it is planted
Reported by county — never by AVA
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Share of each county's vineyard
Reported by county — never by AVA
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The counties
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Tonnage and price by district
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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Brix at the crusher
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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