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Gouveio Douro

Origin

North-west of the Iberian Peninsula. Mainly associated with the Douro region in Portugal. Probably very ancient, present for centuries in the Douro and in Spanish Galicia.

Growing regions

Mainly in Portugal (Douro, Dão) and Spain (Galicia: Valdeorras, Bierzo, Monterrei, Ribeiro)

Also known as

Godello (Spain/Galicia), Gouveio Real, Gouveio Estimado — Note: Godello and Gouveio are considered by many ampelographers to be the same grape variety.

Gouveio — called Verdelho in Portugal and Godello in Galicia — is an important white variety of the Portuguese Douro, used in the blends of dry Douro whites and Porto blanc. On the steep schists of the Douro, it produces whites of good acidic structure and marked mineral character. The colour is pale, clear gold.