Macabeo

Macabeo
Grape (Vitis)
Macabeo in Viala & Vermorel
Color of berry skin	White
Species	Vitis vinifera
Also called	Viura, Macabeu and other synonyms
Origin	Spain
Pedigree parent 1	Hebén
Pedigree parent 2	Brustiano faux
Notable regions	Rioja, Catalonia
Notable wines	Cava, white Rioja
VIVC number	13127

Macabeo, also called Viura or Macabeu (Catalan: [məkəˈβew], French: [makabø]), is a white variety of wine grape.

It is widely grown in the Rioja region of northeastern Spain, the Cava producing areas south of Barcelona, and the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. Spanish plantations stood at nearly 45,000 hectares (110,000 acres) in 2015, making it the second most grown white grape variety in Spain. In France, plantations accounted for 2,800 hectares (6,900 acres) in 2007.^[1] Since 2009, some Macabeo is grown in Israel.^{[citation needed]}