Bical (grape)
{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
|name=Bical
|color=Blanc
|image=Bical.jpg
|caption=
|species=Vitis vinifera
|also_called=See list of synonyms
|origin=Portugal
|hazards=
|regions=Bairrada
|notable_wines=
}}
Bical is a white Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Bairrada region. It can produce high acid wines and is often used in sparkling wine production.J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 100 Abbeville Press 2003 {{ISBN|0-7892-0883-0}}
Synonyms
Bical is also known under the synonyms Arinto de Alcobaça, Barrado das Moscas, Bical de Bairrada, Borrado das Moscas (in the Dao), Pintado das Moscas, and Pintado dos Pardais.{{cite web |url=http://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fview&id=1568 |title=BICAL |author= |date=August 2017 |website=Vitis International Variety Catalogue VIVC |publisher=Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Grapevine Breeding - Geilweilerhof (ZR) |access-date=2017-09-23}} Bical and Bical Tinto are also used as synonyms for Touriga Nacional.{{cite web |url=http://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fview&id=12594 |title=TOURIGA NACIONAL |author= |date=August 2017 |website=Vitis International Variety Catalogue VIVC |publisher=Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Grapevine Breeding - Geilweilerhof (ZR) |access-date=2017-09-23}}
See also
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