Avesso

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Avesso is a white grape grown in the north of the Portuguese district of Porto , where it is used in Vinho Verde . It is also approved in the Trás-os-Montes region . In Portugal, 471 hectares of vineyards were collected at the end of the 1990s  . In the local dialect, Avesso means something like contrast and thus alludes to the better quality compared to other grape varieties in the region. It produces fragrant, full-bodied wines with a rather neutral taste. The variety is very likely identical to the Spanish grape variety Jaén Blanco .

See also the article Viticulture in Portugal and the list of grape varieties .

Synonyms

The Avesso grape variety is also known under the names Bornal, Bornao, Borracal Branco and Borral.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is only hairy like a cobweb. The bronze-colored young leaves are almost hairless (anthocyanin spots).
  • The leaves are five-lobed and only slightly curved (see also the article leaf shape ). The stem bay is open in a U-shape. The sheet is serrated to a point. The teeth are medium-sized compared to the grape varieties.
  • The cone-shaped grape is medium in size. The round or slightly oval berries are yellow-green in color.

Avesso ripens about 30 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen late. In the north of Portugal it is harvested from the end of September. The vigorous variety is sensitive to downy mildew ; the yield is rather mediocre. Avesso is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphroditic flowers and is therefore self-fruiting. In viticulture , the economic disadvantage of not having to grow male plants that produce yield is avoided.

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