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Bical

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Color of berry skin
  
Blanc

Notable regions
  
Bairrada

Sweetness of resulting wine
  
Dry

Species
  
Common Grape Vine

Also called
  
See list of synonyms

Origin
  
Portugal

Wine color
  
White wine

Notable region
  
Bairrada

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Similar
  
Encruzado, Baga, Common Grape Vine, Arinto, Fernão Pires

Bical is a white Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Bairrada region. It can produce high acid wines and is often used in sparkling wine production.

Synonyms

Bical is also known under the synonyms Arinto de Alcobaça, Barrado das Moscas, Bical de Bairrada, Borrado das Moscas (in the Dao), Pintado das Moscas, and Pintado dos Pardais. Bical and Bical Tinto are also used as synonyms for Touriga Nacional.

References

Bical Wikipedia