white grape · regional specialty
Avesso
Baião, Portugal
Say it
uh·vay·soo
The name means inside out or reverse in Portuguese.
On the palate
peachorangepineapplealmondfloral
How you spot it blind: full body and an almond note in a Vinho Verde white
The story
First written down · 1900, Baião and Resende, Portugal
Avesso is native to the inland edge of the Vinho Verde region, with Baião and adjoining subregions named as its birthplace. It was classified in Baião and Resende by Menezes in 1900. After a period of lesser use, recent years have seen renewed planting and more varietal bottlings in Amarante, Paiva and Sousa.
Where it lives
Baião, Portugal · Amarante, Portugal · Sousa, Portugal · Paiva, Portugal
Shows up as
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