Avesso

Avesso is a white wine grape that is grown in the northern part of the Portuguese district of Porto, where it is used in the Vinho Verde. Admitted she is also in the region of Trás -os- Montes. In Portugal, the end of the 1990s were collected 471 hectares of vineyards. In the local dialect Avesso means as much as contrast and plays with it on compared to other grape varieties better quality. It provides fragrant, full-bodied wines with a more neutral taste. The variety is very probably identical with the Spanish grape variety Jaén Blanco.

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

Synonyms

The grape Avesso is also known by the name Bornal, Bornao, Borracal Branco and Borral.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is hairy only spinnwebig. The bronze-colored young leaves are almost glabrous ( Anthocyanflecken ).
• The leaves are five-lobed and slightly sinuate ( see also the article sheet form). The petiole is U-shaped open. The sheet is cut sharply. The teeth are medium in size compared to the varieties.
• The cone-shaped bunch is medium. The roundish or slightly oval berries are of a yellow-green color.

Avesso matures about 30 days after Chasselas and is thus regarded as late maturing. In northern Portugal, it is harvested from the end of September. The grew powerfully built strain is sensitive to downy mildew; the yield is rather mediocre. Avesso is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic drawback is avoided, no return delivered to male plants need to grow.