Touriga Nacional: Back to Winemaking – Back to Grapes – Back to Countries
Top thirteen grapes:
Reds – Cabernet Franc – Cabernet Sauvignon – Malbec – Merlot –
Whites – Chardonnay – Gewürztraminer – Muscat –
Pinot blanc – Pinot gris – Riesling – Sauvignon blanc
Next twenty-five grapes:
Reds – Barbera – Carignan – Gamay – Grenache – Mourvèdre – Petit Verdot –
Sangiovese – Tannat – Tempranillo – Touriga Nacional – Zweigelt
Whites – Albariño – Aligoté – Arinto – Chenin blanc – Malvasia –
Müller-Thurgau – Muscat-Ottonel – Sémillon – Tămâioasă Românească –
Traminer – Ugni-blanc – Viognier – Welschriesling
– and Cava
| Touriga Nacional: A grape that is said to have originated in Portugal, it is best known as a Port variety and for other fortified blends. It is also used to make table wine. This variety must be trained, and it should not be planted in soils that are too superficial. it is a very low-yielding vine.  Image source: sommelierschoiceawards.com |
Taste/smell: Described as blueberry and dark berry tones, with a violet fragrance, sometimes described as leathery and minty.  Image source: sommelierschoiceawards.com Varieties/Mutations There is one certified clone. Itis the parent grape of another popular grape: Touriga Franca/Francesca | Description: It produces small bunches of small-to-medium sized ellipsoid berries  Image source: plantgrape.fr The tip of the young shoots have a high density of prostrate hairs, young leaves are green, adult leaves are circular or kidney-shaped, with five lobes.  Image source: plantgrape.fr |
| Producing countries: Big Five Producers: (overall 42% of vineyards, 64% of wine production and 41% of wine consumption – OIV 2022) Spain: Extremadura France: Bordeaux Italy: not detected USA: California, Chile: some Next Ten Largest Producers: (with big five, responsible overall for 75% of vineyards, 88% of wine production, 64% of wine consumption – OIV 2022) Argentina: Mendoza Australia: Rutherglen, South Australia China: imported Germany: not detected India: not detected New Zealand: not detected Portugal: Açores, Alentejo, Algarve, Centro, Dão, Douro, Lisboa, Norte, Porto, Távora-Varosa, Tejo, Trás-os-Montes, Romania: Muntenia South Africa: Klein Karoo Turkey: not detected Others countries: Brazil (Campanha), | Grape is also known as: Bical Tinto, Mortágua, Mortágua Preto, Preto Mortágua, Touriga, Touriga Fina, Tourigao, Tourigo Antigo, Tourigo do Dão, and Turiga |
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Touriga Nacional: Back to Winemaking – Back to Grapes – Back to Countries
Top thirteen grapes:
Reds – Cabernet Franc – Cabernet Sauvignon – Malbec – Merlot –
Whites – Chardonnay – Gewürztraminer – Muscat –
Pinot blanc – Pinot gris – Riesling – Sauvignon blanc
Next twenty-five grapes:
Reds – Barbera – Carignan – Gamay – Grenache – Mourvèdre – Petit Verdot –
Sangiovese – Tannat – Tempranillo – Touriga Nacional – Zweigelt
Whites – Albariño – Aligoté – Arinto – Chenin blanc – Malvasia –
Müller-Thurgau – Muscat-Ottonel – Sémillon – Tămâioasă Românească –
Traminer – Ugni-blanc – Viognier – Welschriesling
– and Cava
