Boal (grape)
Boal | |
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Grape (Vitis) | |
![]() Boal in Viala & Vermorel | |
Color of berry skin | Blanc |
Also called | Bual |
Notable regions | Portugal, Spain |
Notable wines | Madeira wine |
VIVC number | 1478 |
Boal is a name given to several
Spain, where the fruit
is used in the same way for fortified wines.
Madeira Boal
Most of the Boal grown on Madeira is more fully known as
Douro valley.[1]
Notable Boal
Buckingham Palace holds 25,000 bottles of wine, the oldest being a bottle of bual from 1815.
See also
- List of Port wine grapes
- List of Portuguese grape varieties
References
- ^ ISBN 0-19-860990-6.