Color of berry skin Blanc Notable regions Bairrada, Tejo VR Sweetness of resulting wine Dry Species Common Grape Vine | Also called See list of synonyms Origin Portugal Wine color White wine Notable regions Tejo VR, Bairrada | |
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Similar Arinto, Castelão, Common Grape Vine, Tinta Amarela, Alfrocheiro Preto | ||
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Fernão Pires is a white Portuguese wine grape grown throughout Portugal but most notable in the Tejo (just north-east of Lisbon) and Bairrada (about 50miles south of Porto) where it is also known as "Maria Gomes". This variety is known to produce wines with a spicy aromatic character, though often with delicate exotic fruity notes. Generally not expected to be a long-living wine, this wine is best drunk in its infancy or matured for up to 2 or 3 years. Outside of Portugal there are some significant plantings in South Africa.
Fernão Pires is also known under the synonyms Camarate, Fernam Pires, Fernan Piriz, Fernão Pirão, Fernao Pires, Fernão Pires do Beco, Gaeiro, Gaieiro, Maria Gomes, and Molinha.
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