Alvarelhão is a red grape from northern Portugal, traditionally grown in the Douro and Dão for blending. California's CDFA crush data track it from 2000 through 2014, after which it drops out of the reports entirely, spanning ten districts and topping out near 35 tons crushed in a single year, with prices reaching about $2,200 a ton. The atlas finds no Foundation Plant Services registry entry for it, meaning no certified planting stock is currently listed in California — a sign the grape has essentially fallen out of commercial use here after a brief run in the state's records.
What kind of grape this is
- Species
- VITIS VINIFERA LINNÉ SUBSP. SATIVA (DE CANDOLLE) HEGI
- Berry color
- NOIR
- Country of origin
- PORTUGAL
- Synonyms
- 32
names this grape is known by elsewhere, per VIVC
Registries
What is published
Counts describe what this atlas holds for Alvarelhao, not what California grows. A zero is a published answer: it means the source names the grape and reports nothing under it, or does not name it at all.
- 0
county-years of acreage
the Grape Acreage Report has never named it in a county table
- 65
district-years of crush
10 of 17 crush districts, 15 crop years
- 65
district-years of Brix
tonnage-weighted at the crusher, Crush Report Table 3
- 0
producers in this atlas
producers whose curated wine list names it — a curated roster of 2,772 producers, not a census of California
- —
regions with a maturity date
not one of the eight cultivars with a
Tonnage and price by district
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
All 10 districts on one axis →
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Brix at the crusher
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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