Loureira

Loureira, Loureiro or Loureiro Blanco is a white wine grape cultivated in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. This includes Galicia, Spain and Minho, Portugal. In the latter, it is notably cultivated along the Lima River, a sub-region of Vinho Verde (wines produced in Minho).[1]

Loureira
Grape (Vitis)
Loureira: grape and leaf
Color of berry skinBlanc
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledsee list of synonyms
OriginSpain
Notable regionsGalicia
VIVC number6912

Synonyms

Loureira is also known under the synonyms Branco Redondo, Branco Redondos, Dorado, Dourada, Dourado, False Pedro, Gallego Dourado, Loeireiro Blanco, Loureiro, Loureiro Blanco, Marques, Marquez, and Rutherglen Pedro.[2]

See also

  • List of Portuguese grape varieties

References

  1. J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 112 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
  2. Loureiro Blanco Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-12-03


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