Portan

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Portan is a red wine variety . It is a new breed of INRA Montpellier ( Institut National de la Recherche en Agronomie ) between the grape varieties Grenache x Blauer Portugieser. The variety received plant variety protection in 1976 and was added to the list of recommended grape varieties in 1982. In France it is approved in all wine-growing regions except the Alsace region. The crossing was made by the French ampelographer Paul Truel on the grounds of the Domaine de Vassal, the test winery of the INRA Montpellier. The aim of the new breed was to create a variety similar to Grenache, which is suitable for a continental climate at high altitudes in the Mediterranean region. Since the variety ripens very early, the risk of frosts in autumn and raw rot is minimized. However, the variety is sensitive to powdery mildew and eutypiosis .

In France , about 341 hectares of vineyards were planted with Portan in 2007 (source ONIVINS). The largest share is in the Aude department .

See also the article Viticulture in France and the list of grape varieties .

Synonyms: Breeding number INRA 1508-25

Parentage: Grenache × Blue Portuguese

Individual evidence

  1. Les Cepages Noirs dans le Vignoble (PDF) ( Memento of January 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), statistics on red grape varieties per Greater Region, Part 1, publication by the Office National Interprofessionnel des Fruits, des Legumes, des Vins et de l'Horticulture - ONIVINS, as of 2008
  2. Les Cepages Noirs dans le Vignoble (PDF) ( Memento from March 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), statistics on red grape varieties per greater region, part 2, publication by the Office National Interprofessionnel des Fruits, des Legumes, des Vins et de l'Horticulture - ONIVINS, as of 2008

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