Uva Caiño
También conocida como: Borraçal, amaral, azal tinto, cainho bravo y caiño longo.
The Caiño wine grape is a variety of white and burgundy wine grape, that comes from the region of Galicia.
It is mainly cultivated in the north of Galicia and Portugal, besides being one of the wine grapes from wich the D.O. Rías Baixas and Ribeiro are made of.
The Caiño grape is mostly used in mixtures, providing the wines a great complexity and aromatic intensity.
One if its many characteristics is that it is highly resistant to droughts and insects.
The wines elaborated with Caiño are characteristic for being herbaceuos and vegetal, and also for having intense aromas.
