It is made by drying the grapes under the hot sun, concentrating the sweetness similar to straw wine production , which are then used to create a thick, black liquid with a strong taste of raisins and molasses that is fortified and aged in solera. It is often used for blending and to make botrytised dessert wines and still lends itself in the Swan Valley to the making of dessert wine today.
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This grape variety has thrived in Western Australia's Swan Valley since its introduction there due to the hot climate growing conditions. The vine requires a rich soil and short pruning. Some were imported from Jerez and planted at Clarendon; a transfer from the Sydney Botanic Garden is recorded in around There have been several apocryphal legends about the grape's origins. In , the German ampelographer F.
The vine can be very vigorous and productive, producing large clusters of berries of irregular sizes occasionally the result of millerandage. The vine has some resistance to the fungal disease powdery mildew but is also very prone to damage caused by termite infection. The vast majority of these plantings are found in the Spanish wine region of Montilla-Moriles where the grapes are used to make fortified Sherry -style wines labelled as PX.
The high sugar and low acid wine made from these pressings may be fortified or not, depending on winemaker style, but will usually be very sweet and have a strong aroma and flavor of raisins. The wine may also be aged in a solera , similar to Sherry, with the age of the solera often stated on the wine label. Here it is most widely planted in the Portuguese wine region of Evora and Borba in the Alentejo region with some limited plantings in the Vinho Regional VR zone of the Algarve in southern Portugal.
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While some varietal examples do exist, the grape is most commonly used as a blending varietal in Portugal. While the grape was once widely planted in the irrigated vineyards of New South Wales near the town of Griffith , in recent years plantings have declined.
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