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‖ verdelho|vəˈdɛʎuː|
[Pg.]
A prolific vine yielding a white grape orig. grown in Madeira and now found in Portugal, Sicily, Australia, and South Africa; also, a medium white Madeira wine made from this grape.
1824A. Henderson Hist. Anc. & Mod. Wines viii. 249 Among the various species of grapes cultivated, those called verdelho, negra..and sercial, yield the best wines. 1883Encycl. Brit. XV. 178/1 The wine usually termed Madeira..is made from a mixture of black and white grapes, which are also made separately into wines called Tinto and Verdelho. 1926P. M. Shand Bk. Wine iii. 41 Two thirds of the vines grown on the island are of the celebrated Verdelho species. 1935A. L. Simon Dict. Wine 249 Verdelho, one of the white fortified wines of Madeira, which used to be made with the Verdelho grape, now all but extinct. 1959W. James Word-bk. Wine 195 Verdelho, a white grape which gives its name to a sweet dessert type of madeira, though the vine is not grown on the island to any great extent. 1980Times 27 Nov. 20/4 The two drier styles of wine, Sercial and Verdelho. |