Arinto

{{Short description|Variety of grape}} {{Infobox grape variety | name = Arinto | color = Blanc | color_alt = White | image =  | caption =  | species = ''Vitis vinifera'' | also_called = Arinto de Bucelas and other synonyms | origin = Portugal | hazards =  | regions = | wines = }}

'''Arinto''' or '''Arinto de Bucelas''' is a white Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Bucelas, Tejo and Vinho Verde regions. It can produce high acid wines with lemon notes.<ref name="Robinson p 100">{{cite book |first=Jancis |last=Robinson |author-link=Jancis Robinson |title=Jancis Robinson's Wine Course |edition=3rd |page=100 |publisher=Abbeville Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-7892-0883-0}}</ref>

==Synonyms== Arinto is also known by the synonyms Arintho, Arintho du Dao, Arinto Cachudo, Arinto Cercial, Arinto d'Anadia, Arinto de Bucelas, Arinto do Douro, Arinto Galego, Asal Espanhol, Asal Galego, Assario branco, Boal Cachudo, Branco Espanhol, Cerceal, Chapeludo, Malvasia Fina, Pe de Perdiz branco, Pederna, and Pedernao.<ref name="VIVC">[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=602 Arinto de Bucelas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719113438/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=602 |date=2011-07-19}}, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 26, 2010.</ref>

Arinto (or Arintho) is also part of the name of, or a synonym of other varieties. Notably, Arinto is a synonym of Malvasia Fina and Loureira, and Arinto tinto is a synonym of Tempranillo. Arinto dos Açores, the most common grape variety in the Azores, is a distinct variety, and may be related to verdelho.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/the-volcanic-wines-of-the-azores |title=The Volcanic Wines of the Azores |author=Jancis Robinson |date=25 Jan 2018 |access-date=4 Oct 2020}}</ref>

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Category:White wine grape varieties Category:Portuguese wine