🍇 Loureira
A white wine grape of north-western Iberia, used in Vinho Verde and Rías Baixas wines.
Loureira is a white wine grape grown in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. The VIVC catalogue gives Spain as its country of origin and records its official names: Loureira in Spain and Loureiro in Portugal; the rules of the Rías Baixas appellation also call it Loureiro blanco or Marqués.
In Portugal the grape is permitted for Vinho Verde: the rules of this appellation list Loureiro among the white grapes of the Ave, Cávado, Lima, Monção, Paiva and Sousa sub-regions. In Spain, in Galicia, it is one of the authorised white grapes of the Rías Baixas appellation, an area with a markedly Atlantic climate, mild temperatures and plenty of rain.
In Rías Baixas, Albariño dominates, while Loureira, Treixadura and Caíño blanco accompany it in shares of no more than 30% and bring out the features of individual sub-zones. According to the appellation's specification, Caíño blanco, Loureira, Godello and Treixadura together account for about 2.6% of the harvested grapes.
According to VIVC, the parents of Loureira are Amaral and Branco Escola.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Loureira → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- What is made from it
- 🥃 Aguardente de Vinho da Região dos Vinhos Verdes
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Vinho Verde, 📍 Rías Baixas
- Parents
- 🍇 Azal Tinto, 🍇 Branco Escola
Frequently asked questions
Where does Loureira come from?
VIVC gives Spain as its country of origin; it is grown in Galicia and in northern Portugal, in the Vinho Verde region.
What is Loureira called in Portugal?
Loureiro: that is its official name in Portugal, while in Spain the official name is Loureira.
Which wines is Loureira used in?
In Vinho Verde and in the Rías Baixas wines of Galicia, where it accompanies Albariño.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Spanish wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🥃 Aguardente de Vinho da Região dos Vinhos Verdes — Portuguese wine spirit with a protected EU name, from Vinho Verde region wines in north-western Portugal: from 37.5% ABV, sold in containers up to 1 L with a seal.
- 🍇 Azal Tinto — A red grape of the Vinho Verde region in Portugal.
- 🍇 Branco Escola — A white wine grape from Portugal.
Similar
🍇 Caíño Blanco · 🍇 Caiño Tinto · 🍇 Pichita de Gato · 🍇 Pardillo · 🍇 Forcallat Tinta · 🍇 Robal
Sources
- VIVC passport
- Wikidata
- Pliego de condiciones DOP Rías Baixas (AGACAL, 2024)
- Portaria n.º 28/2001 — Vinho Verde (FAOLEX)