Bical

VIVC 1568 · Bairrada

Bical is a white Portuguese variety (VIVC 1568) whose one known parent, per VIVC marker data, is Arinto do Dão, filed under Malvasia Fina; its synonyms include Bical de Bairrada.1

Identity and pedigree

The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) lists Bical under number 1568, with white berries and Portugal as country of origin.1 It records 12 synonyms, among them Borrado das Moscas, Bical de Bairrada, Arinto de Alcobaça and Pintado das Moscas.1 The synonym Bical de Bairrada carries the name of the region discussed below.

VIVC writes the pedigree confirmed by DNA markers as Arinto do Dão × unknown; the parent field points to the passport Malvasia Fina.1 VIVC holds the same record for Baga and Fernão Pires.2,3

In sparkling wine

Bairrada sparkling wine is made by bottle fermentation and must stay at least 9 months at the producer's premises from bottling before sale.4 The current Bairrada rules include a list of permitted varieties,5 but that list could not be opened during research, so this page does not confirm the variety's place on it or give any share rule.

See also

BairradaRegionsPortugalRegionsBagaGrapesFernão PiresGrapes

Sources

  1. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI Geilweilerhof). VIVC passport data: BICAL (variety number 1568)
  2. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI Geilweilerhof). VIVC passport data: BAGA (variety number 885)
  3. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI Geilweilerhof). VIVC passport data: FERNAO PIRES (variety number 4100)
  4. Diário da República (via informador.pt). Portaria n.º 212/2014, de 14 de outubro - DO Bairrada (2014-10-14)
  5. Diário da República (via informador.pt). Portaria n.º 335/2015, de 6 de outubro - 1st amendment to Portaria 212/2014 (2015-10-06)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19