Tamarez
Tamarez is an autochthonous white wine variety in Portugal. Their cultivation is recommended in the regions of Beira Litoral, Beira Interior Norte , Beira Interior Sul , Ribatejo and Oeste . It is also approved in the Trás-os-Montes and Algarve regions . The forested area was 1318 hectares in 1999 . The variety was mentioned in writing by Vincencio Alarte as early as 1712.
The late ripening variety produces acidic wines . It is therefore also used to produce base wines for distillation .
In the Alentejo region and near Setúbal , Tamarez is a synonym for the Trincadeira das Pratas grape variety . However, both varieties are not related to each other.
See also the article Viticulture in Portugal and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
Synonyms: 21; Arinto Gordo, Boal Da Figueira, Boal Before, Camarate, Crato Branco, Dona Branca, Folha De Figueira, Malvasia, Molinha, Molinho Do Vau, Mollinha, Roupeiro, Santo Estevao, Drums, Tamares De Ribatejo, Tamarez, Tamarez D'Azeitao, Tamarez Portalegre, Trincadeira, Trincadeira Das Pratas, Trincadeira do Douro.
Web links
- Tamarez in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon. 3rd, completely revised edition. Hallwag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ retrieved on March 18, 2017 Tamarez in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)