Viosinho

It is produced with white berried grapes, generally Códega, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Rabigato and Viosinho. White Ports are usually sweet and shortly aged in casks.

White Ports are produced the same way as red Ports, except that they use white grapes—Esgana-Cão, Folgasão, Malvasia, Rabigato, Verdelho, and Viosinho.

The white grape types (all of which are in fact included in the blend for our Delaforce White.) are mind boggling in their variety: Malvasia, Viosinho, Arinto, Boal, Codega, Esgana Cão, (literal translation is dog strangler!), Folgosão, Gouveio, ...

See also: Character, Vineyard, Complex, Fruit, Grape