Espadeiro

{{Short description|Variety of grape}}

{{For|the French wine grape that is known as Espadeiro in Galicia, Spain|Camaraou noir}}

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| name = Espadeiro

| image = Portuguese red Vinho Verde wine made from Espadeiro.jpg

| caption = Red Vinho Verde made from Espadeiro

| color = Noir

| species = Vitis vinifera

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| origin = Portugal

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Espadeiro is a red Portuguese wine grape planted primarily in the Minho region for making Vinho Verde. It is also grown across the border, in Galicia (Spain) where it is used to make light bodied wines.J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 138 Abbeville Press 2003 {{ISBN|0-7892-0883-0}}

Rather than being a single grape variety, there are several variants in the Espadeiro family of grapes, including Espadeiro tinto{{cite web |url=http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3965 |title=Espadeiro Tinto |work=Vitis International Variety Catalogue |accessdate=2010-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422105440/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3965 |archive-date=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead }} and Espadeiro Mole,{{cite web |url=http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3963 |title=Espadeiro Mole |work=Vitis International Variety Catalogue |accessdate=2010-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422105445/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3963 |archive-date=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead }} with partially overlapping synonyms.