Maria Gomes

Maria Gomes is the same as Fernão Pires.
Marsanne, white wine grape widely grown in the northern Rhône. Marsanne is the principal grape in the white wines of Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Saint Joseph and Saint Péray.

MARIA GOMES: Synonym name for the Fernão Pires white wine variety where found in the Bairrada region of Portugal. There it is used to make an agreeable white wine with apple and apricot fruit flavor reminders.

Quality Portuguese variety grown throughout Portugal but especially in Ribatejo and Bairrada where it is known as Maria Gomes.
Freisa (red)
Another light Piedmontese variety with a slight raspberryish tang produced as a still or sparkling red.

See also: Blend, Acid, Zinfandel, Red, Variety