Vital (grape)

Vital is a white Portuguese wine grape variety that is grown primarily in Western Portugal.

Sometimes known under the synonym Malvasia Corado, the variety tends to produce rather neutral flavor wine with low acidity unless the grape is grown in vineyards of high altitude.

Even in the Douro DOC there is a Malvasia Fina used in Port wine production that may or may not be the same variety as Vital.

[2] Vital is a permitted variety in several Portuguese wine regions including the following Denominação de Origem Controlada (DOC)s:[3] In addition to growing Vital in higher altitude vineyards to maintain acidity, winemakers will often complement Vital's somewhat bland flavors with blending with other varieties or with a little bit of oak aging.

According to wine expert Oz Clarke, well made examples of Vital can exhibit an interesting minerality.