viura

See also: viurà

English

Noun

viura (uncountable)

1. A variety of wine grape, grown in northeastern Spain.
   • 2008 March 5, Eric Asimov, “Emerging, in Spain, to Warm Applause”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Those with more sauvignon blanc can take on a brash grassiness, while those that are entirely verdejo or have more viura, the traditional grape of white Rioja, tend to be more mineral-y and floral with a richer texture.

Synonyms

• alcañol
• alcañón
• blanca de daroca
• charas blanc
• forcalla
• gredelín
• lardot
• macabeo
• macabeu
• maccabeo
• perpignan
• rossan
• viuna