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Encyclopedia > Blauer Portugieser

Blauer Portugieser is a German name of the old, red wine grape varietal known also as: Autrichien, Badener, Blaue Feslauertraube, Feslauer, Kékoporto (Hungary), Portugizac Plavi(Croatia), Modra Porotugalka (Slovenia), Oporto, Portugais Bleu (France), Portugieser and Vöslauer. A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis lincecumii Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis... Varietal describes wines made from a single named grape variety. ...


The grape probably arrived in 1772 from Porto into the Austrian Bad Vöslau. From there it spread throughout Germany, particularly into the Rheinhessen and Pfalz appellations. Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Location    - Country Portugal    - Region Norte  - Subregion Grande Porto  - District or A.R. Porto Mayor Rui Rio  - Party PSD Area 41. ... Bad Voeslau is a spa town the Lower Austria federal state of Austria. ... Rheinhessen (in English: Rhenish Hesse) refers to the part of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt located west of the Rhine river and now part of Rhineland-Palatinate. ... A palatinate is an area administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ...


The cultivated area in Germany (as of 1 March 2004) covers 4,980 hectares (4.8% of the total cultivated area). March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Wine cellars usually vinify a simple light red wine, which is characterised by a fresh, tart and light body. It is also frequently vinified as a rosé. Blauer Portugieser is also very well suited as table grapes, however it is not sold as such because the selling of wine grapes as table grapes is not permitted in the European Union. A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... Rosé is a type of wine that is neither purely red wine nor purely white wine. ... Missing image Image:Ripe grapes thumbnail. ...



 
 

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