🍇 Bobal
Dark-skinned wine grape from Spain; 46 synonyms in VIVC.
Bobal is a dark-skinned wine grape from Spain.
VIVC gives no parents for it.
According to VIVC, it covered 85,124 ha in Spain (2007). Samples of the variety are kept in 11 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 46 synonyms for it, among them Aprovechon, Balau and Benicarlo, so the same grape can turn up under other names. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Bobal → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Utiel-Requena, 📍 Manchuela, 📍 Valencian Community
- Main grape in
- 📍 Utiel-Requena, 📜 Vera de Estenas, 📜 El Terrerazo, 📍 Manchuela
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Rosé
Frequently asked questions
Where does Bobal come from?
According to VIVC, from Spain.
What are the parents of Bobal?
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Under what other names is Bobal known?
VIVC lists 46 synonyms for it, among them Aprovechon, Balau and Benicarlo, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Spanish wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 📍 Utiel-Requena — A high plateau, home of Bobal.
- 📍 Valencian Community — A Mediterranean coast with Bobal and Muscat.
- 🍷 Rosé — Wine from dark grapes kept briefly with their skins, so the colour is pale pink.
- 📍 Manchuela — An eastern zone known for the Bobal grape.
Similar
🍇 Criolla Chica · 🍇 Hondarribi Beltza · 🍇 Garnacha Roja · 🍇 Pichita de Gato · 🍇 Pardillo · 🍇 Rochester
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Bobal
- VIVC: area statistics BOBAL
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata