Color of berry skin White Wine color White wine Rank Cultivar | Sweetness of resulting wine Dry Scientific name Vitis vinifera 'Arinto' | |
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Also called Arinto de Bucelas and other synonyms Notable regions Bucelas DOC, Tejo VR, Minho VR Similar Fernão Pires, Tinta Amarela, Touriga Nacional, Loureira, Castelão | ||
Planting an arinto vineyard vinho verde portugal
Arinto or Arinto de Bucelas is a white Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Bucelas, Tejo and Vinho Verde regions. It can produce high acid wines with lemon notes.
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Synonyms
Arinto is also known under the synonyms Arintho, Arintho du Dao, Arinto Cachudo, Arinto Cercial, Arinto d'Anadia, Arinto de Bucelas, Arinto do Douro, Arinto Galego, Asal Espanhol, Asal Galego, Assario branco, Boal Cachudo, Branco Espanhol, Cerceal, Chapeludo, Malvasia Fina, Pe de Perdiz branco, Pederna, and Pedernao.
Arinto (or Arintho) is also part of the name of, or a synonym of other varieties. Notably, Arinto is a synonym of Malvasia Fina and Loureiro blanco, and Arinto tinto is a synonym of Tempranillo.
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