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Synonym for the grape variety Blue Portuguese; look there.
Blue Portuguese
The red grape variety comes from Lower Styria (Austria-Hungary) in today's northeastern Slovenia, although the name incorrectly suggests Portugal. There are over a hundred Synonyms; the main alphabetically grouped by country are Autrichien, Portugais Bleu ( France ); Porthogese, Porthogese Nero, Porthogeze, Portoghese ( Italy ); Early Burgundy California ); Portugizac Crni ( Croatia ); Badner, Badener, Portugieser, Portugieser Blau, Vöslaner, Vöslauer ( Austria ); Português Azul ( Portugal ); Modrý Portugal, Portugalkja, Portugalské Modré ( Slovakia. Czech Republic ); Modra Portugalka, Portugal ( Slovenia ); Kékoportó ( Hungary ).
The hypothesis of origin Portugal relies on a document in the community Gumpoldskirchen (NE). In this it is announced that the Vöslauer castle baron of Fries 1772 the sort of postage to Bad Vöslau brought. The Ampelograph Hermann Goethe (1837-1911) also stated in 1887 the thesis that the Portuguese variety Moreto do Alentejo identical. Against...
