Grape Varieties

Quality Portuguese variety grown throughout Portugal but especially in Ribatejo and Bairrada where it is known as Maria Gomes.

Another light Piedmontese variety with a slight raspberryish tang produced as a still or sparkling red.

Susceptible to raisining and noble rot (known as aszú in Hungary's Tokaji), this full-bodied, high acid quality grape is the major partner in the blend with Hárslevelú which makes up Tokaji, the rich, long-lived wines of the Tokaj region in Hungary, now undergoing a revival thanks to western investments.