BONVEDRO: Minor grape grown in Italy and Australia. In the latter country it is also known under the alias name of False Carignan. BONVINO NERO: (See Cesanese below). BORDO: Synonym name for the Cabernet Franc grape when grown in NE. Italy.
In Australia the grape was often confused with the Bonvedro vine, which is similarly prone to diseases, but in recent years Australian winemakers have been able to identify true Carignan.
also known as Carignane noire, Crignare or Plant d'Espagne. In Spain it is also known as Tinto or Cariñena, and in Italy as Carignano. In Australia the variety known as Carignan is in fact usually the Portuguese variety Bomvedro or Bonvedro.
See also: Vine, Grape, Style, Grape variety, Variety
 
|