Verdelho

Question 1

Where does it grow

Answer 1

Also on cooler slopes on the North side of the island

Question 2

What are its yields like

Answer 2

It is vigorous and high yielding

Question 3

What about ripening

Answer 3

It ripens more easily than sercial

Question 4

And sugar

Answer 4

it has higher sugar levels than sercial

Question 5

What are its wines like

Answer 5

It has Baume readings of 1.5-2.5 after fortification it therefore lends itself to producing a medium dry wine
It has 27-45g/l RS
With age the wines develop an extraordinary smoky complexity while retaining their characteristic tang of acidity

Question 6

So

Answer 6

It is a style between Sercial and Bual