Arinto

Arinto
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skin	White
Species	Vitis vinifera
Also called	Arinto de Bucelas and other synonyms
Origin	Portugal
VIVC number	602

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.^[1]

Synonyms

Arinto is also known by 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.^[2]

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 Loureira, and Arinto tinto is a synonym of Tempranillo. Arinto dos Açores, the most common grape variety in the Azores, is a distinct variety, and may be related to verdelho.^[3]

See also

• List of Portuguese wine grape varieties

References

1. Robinson, Jancis (2003). Jancis Robinson's Wine Course (3rd ed.). Abbeville Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-7892-0883-0.
2. Arinto de Bucelas Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 26, 2010.
3. Jancis Robinson (25 Jan 2018). "The Volcanic Wines of the Azores". Retrieved 4 Oct 2020.