Loureiro_(grape)

Loureiro (grape)

Loureiro (grape)

Variety of grape

Loureiro 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]

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Viticulture

Its bud break is early-medium and its ripening period is medium-late. Its vigor is medium-strong. It is suitable for somewhat humid or medium-dry soils. It has a medium sensitivity to mildew, is sensitive to powdery mildew and is very sensitive to botrytis.[2]

Synonyms

Loureiro 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 112 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
  2. [2]
    "Loureira" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente de España. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. [3]
    Loureiro Blanco Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-12-03
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