Tarrango

Tarrango is a red wine variety . The new breed was presented in 1965 by the Horticultural Research Station of the CSRI in Merbein in the state of Victoria , Australia. It is a cross between the Touriga Nacional and Sultana varieties. The breeder of the strain was Alan J. Antcliff. In 2005, 201 hectares of vineyards were planted with this variety in Australia.

The Tarrango ripens very late and therefore rarely comes to full maturity. It is therefore only suitable for very warm climates, as are common in Victoria, Australia. There, Beaujolais - similar red wines that should be drunk young - are made from it . It is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ).

See also : Viticulture in Australia  and List of Grape Varieties

Synonyms: none known. The officially approved clone is called MH47-40

Parentage: Touriga Nacional × Sultana

Web links

• Tarrango in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .