🍇 Girò
Dark-skinned wine grape from Spain; 34 synonyms in VIVC.
Girò is a dark-skinned wine grape from Spain. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Giro Nero, and the name Girò is among its synonyms.
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 93, admitted on 25 May 1970. The register lists the variety as permitted in 1 DOC and 15 IGT wines, among them Giro' di Cagliari.
According to VIVC, it covered 552 ha in Italy (2000). Samples of the variety are kept in 8 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 34 synonyms for it, among them Aghina Barja, Chances de Capdell and Gea, 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
🍇 Girò → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Sardinia
- Main grape in
- 📜 Girò di Cagliari
- Related to
- 🍷 Fortified wine
- Offspring
- 🍇 Fogoneu
Frequently asked questions
Where does Girò come from?
According to VIVC, from Spain.
What are the parents of Girò?
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Under what other names is Girò known?
VIVC lists 34 synonyms for it, among them Aghina Barja, Chances de Capdell and Gea, 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.
- 📜 Girò di Cagliari — Sweet red wines from the old Girò grape in southern Sardinia.
- 📍 Sardinia — An Italian island region: 18 designations of origin, with Vermentino di Gallura as its only DOCG.
- 🍇 Fogoneu — A red grape from the island of Mallorca.
- 🍷 Fortified wine — Liqueur wines under EU law: 15–22 % actual alcohol, grape spirit added; port, sherry, Madeira, vins doux naturels and mistelles.
Similar
🍇 Garrido Fino · 🍇 Malvasia di Sardegna Rosada · 🍇 Escursac · 🍇 Listán de Huelva · 🍇 Zalema · 🍇 Pichita de Gato
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Giro Nero
- VIVC: area statistics GIRO NERO
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Giro' N., codice 93
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata