The white grape variety originates from Portugal. It is one of the many mostly unrelated varieties with the Malvasia part of the name. Synonyms grouped alphabetically by country are Boal de Graciosa, Terrantez do Pico (Azores, Portugal); Boal, Boal da Madeira (Madeira, Portugal); Arinto Cachudo, Arinto do Dão, Arinto du Dão, Arinto Galego, Assario, Assario Branco, Boal, Boal Branco, Boal Cachudo, Boal Cachudo do Ribatejo, Boal Comun, Boal da Graciosa, Boal de Madere, Boal Natura, Bual, Cachudo, Cercial de Madere, False Clairette, Galego, Lagrima Blanc, Malvasia Galega, Olho de Lebre (Portugal); Gual (Canary Islands - Spain); Terrantes do Pico, Torrontés (Spain).

This is a very old grape variety with many names. The current main name Malvasia Fina was only established in 2000 in order to avoid the many confusions with other varieties. The synonym Boal, which is also used for many other varieties, is the...
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