Sercial
[Esgana]
Also known as, Esgana, Esganinho, Esganiso.
Sercial: A grape variety used in the production of Maderia. Also refers to a particular style of Maderia made from that variety.
Sercial or Cerceal in Portuguese is the driest style of Madeira (and must contain a minimum of 85% of the Cerceal grape). The variety retains its fresh, acidic character even when ripe.
SERCIAL: Corrupted english name of the portuguese Cerceal grape when grown on the island of Madeira. Mainly used in fortified wines. Other synonyms include Esgana Cão on the Portuguese mainland.
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Tinta Negra Mole, Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, Malvasia
The most widely planted variety is Tinta Negra Mole but it is the other four 'noble' varieties that are most highly prized for ageworthy, quality wines.
Grapes used for the production of Madeira are white and include Bual, Malmsey, Sercial and Verdelho. In the least valued Madeira is usually used the Tinta Negra Mole grape, a red berried grape.
The island of Madeira is a small outpost of Portugal off the west coast of Africa, which produces a fortified wine based on the Sercial, Verdelho, Bual and Malmsey grapes.
The very best Madeiras are made from four white grapes: sercial, verdelho, bual, and malmsey, which give the four styles of Madeira their names.
There are four major types of Madeira: Malvasia (also known as Malmsey or Malvazia), Bual (or Boal), Verdelho, and Sercial, the latter two being drier.
Sercial is the driest style, and is usually served before a meal. Verdelho is a bit sweeter, and a great accompaniment with cream soups. Boal, or Bual is noticeably sweet, and Malmsey is the sweetest and is usually served after a meal.
It comes in several styles, including dry (sercial), medium-dry (bual), medium-sweet (verdelho) and sweet (malmsey).
ESGANA (CÃO): Synonym for the Sercial grape widely grown on the island of Madeira and known as Cerceal where grown in Portugal.
The four classic grapes, in order from driest to sweetest, are Sercial, Verdelho, Bual and Malmsey. Since Madeira can age so long and so effortlessly, producers don't release the better vintage wines until they're very old.
CERCEAL: Variety, used in white wine production, grown in Portugal. The Sercial grape grown on the island of Madeira is identical and is the corrupted english synonym name.
Historically famous, the wine drunk by the founding fathers of the United States to toast the signing of the Declaration of Independence is reported to have been Madeira. The very best Madeiras are made from four white grapes: sercial, verdelho, ...
 See also: Grape, Wine, White, Region, Madeira
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