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Fernão Pires
Fernão Pires, also called Maria Gomes, is an aromatic Portuguese white grape. The Wines of Portugal account highlights Tejo, Lisboa and Bairrada.
Identity and growing conditions
The source describes a productive vine that favours fertile soils and warm conditions. Frost sensitivity matters when choosing sites. It also records cultivation outside Portugal, including South Africa and Australia.
Wine styles and uses
Citrus and floral aromas are characteristic of the source description. The grape can be bottled alone, blended, used for sparkling base wine or picked late for sweet wine, so sweetness is not inherent in its name.