Vitis vinifera
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![Grape harvest on Etruscan terracotta from the 6th century BC](/Images/godic/202502/20/Cup_vintage_Cdm_Paris_320_n43518.jpg")
![Vineyard in Burgundy](/Images/godic/202502/20/Vergy-vignes3518.jpg")
![A cultivated Common Grape Vine, Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera](/Images/godic/202502/20/Edle_Weinrebe,_'Vitis_vinifera'_subsp._'vinifera3518.jpg")
Vitis vinifera (common grape vine) is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are currently between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes though only a few are of commercial significance for wine and table grape production.