Fernão Pires
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(Redirected from Maria Gomes (grape))
Fernão Pires | |
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Grape (Vitis) | |
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Color of berry skin | Blanc |
Species | Vitis vinifera |
Also called | See list of synonyms |
Origin | Portugal |
Notable regions | Tejo, Bairrada |
Formation of seeds | Complete |
Sex of flowers | Hermaphrodite |
VIVC number | 4100 |
Fernão Pires is a white Portuguese wine grape grown throughout Portugal, especially in the Tejo and Bairrada, where it is also known as "Maria Gomes". This variety is known to produce wines with a spicy aromatic character,[1] 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.[2]
Synonyms
[edit]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.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [1] Wine-Searcher.com
- ^ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 109 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
- ^ "FERNAO PIRES". Vitis International Variety Catalogue VIVC. Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Grapevine Breeding - Geilweilerhof (ZR). August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-23.