Malvasia Nera di Basilicata is an aromatic red native Italian grape variety found in both of Basilicata’s two provinces, Matera (MT) and Potenza (PZ).

Not to be confused with: Malvasia Nera di Basilicata differs from both Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and Malvasia Nera di Lecce by having stringer resistance to parasites and bad weather (ID: 2014, p.97). Whereas Malvasia Nera di Basilicata and Malvasia Nera di Brindisi are both are aromatic varieties Malvasia Nera di Lecce is  not (ID: 2014, p.97). Malvasia Nera di Basilicata ripens before Malvasia Nera di Lecce, and with higher sugars, but ripens later than Malvasia Nera di Brindisi (ID: 2014, p.97). Malvasia Nera di Basilicata also has a higher acid strength (lower pH) compared to the two other Malvasia Neras which are known low acid varieties (ID: 2014, p.97). Basilicata vines locally called ‘Malvasia Nera’ have been identified as Tempranillo–similar misidentifications have also occurred in Tuscany (ID: 2014, p.97).