Treixadura or Trajadura is white
Portuguese wine
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grape variety grown primarily in the
Vinho Verde wine region of northeast Portugal and the
Galician wine regions of
Ribeiro and
Rías Baixas in
Spain
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where the variety is known as ''Treixadura''. The grape is primarily a blending variety that adds
body and light lemony
aromatics to wines. It is most commonly blended with
Loureiro and
Alvarinho in Rías Baixas while in Ribeiro it is often blended with
Torrontés and
Lado.
[J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' p. 189 Oxford University Press 1996 ][Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' p. 270 Harcourt Books 2001 ]
Wine regions
In Portugal, Treixadura is primarily found in the
Minho wines of Vinho Verde which includes 58,000
hectares (143,300 acres) of DOC plantings near the Spanish border and another 12,000 ha (29,650) outside the DOC boundaries. While Alvarinho is the most widely planted white grape in this region, Treixadura is grown and blended with Alvarinho as well as Loureiro,
Paderna,
Azal Branco and
Avesso.
[P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 233–237, 258 Firefly Books 2004 ]
In Spain, while Treixadura is most commonly found in the Rías Baixas and Ribeiro ''
Denominación de Origen
In Spain and Latin America, the (; )In other languages of Spain:
* Catalan: ().
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'' (DO)s, it is also found in other Galician wines such as the
Monterrei DO where it is blended with
Dona Blanca,
Godello and
Palomino. In Rías Baixas the grape is often blended with Albariño (Alvarinho), Loureira,
Caíño blanco, Torrontes and Godello. In Ribeiro it is often blended with Albariño,
Albilla, Godello, Palomino, Loureira,
Macabeo and Torrontes.
Synonyms
In addition to its Spanish synonym Trajadura it has also been known as Treixadura blanca, Teixadura blanca, Tragadura, Trinca dente, Trincadente, Trincadeira and Verdello Rubio.
[ Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) ]
Trajadura
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The synonym ''Trincadeira'' is shared with red
Portuguese grape variety Tinta Amarela with most references to ''Trincadeira'' usually pertaining to the red grape instead of Trajadura.
References
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