🍇 Loureira
A fragrant white grape from north-western Iberia, used in Vinho Verde.
Loureira is a white aromatic grape from the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. The name comes from the Portuguese word for "laurel": the aroma of the wine recalls laurel leaves and flowers. In Portugal the grape is called Loureiro, in Spain Loureira.
It grows in Portugal, in the Vinho Verde zone, and in Spain, in Galicia, in the Rías Baixas area. These are damp, cool places beside the Atlantic. The vine likes such a climate and gives berries of bright acidity.
Wine from Loureira is light, fresh and very aromatic: flowers, laurel, citrus, peach. It is often blended with other local grapes, for example Albariño, and then the wine turns out fuller. In Vinho Verde it enters many white wines, adding floral notes.
Loureira belongs to Spanish and Portuguese wine and to the general list of grapes. It shows how in one cool region different grapes complement each other.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Loureira → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Vinho Verde, 📍 Rías Baixas
- Parents
- 🍇 Azal Tinto, 🍇 Branco Escola
Frequently asked questions
Where does Loureira come from?
From the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula: Portugal and Galicia in Spain.
What does the name Loureira mean?
It comes from the Portuguese word for "laurel": the aroma recalls bay leaf and flowers.
What wine is made from Loureira?
A light, fresh, aromatic white, often blended with other grapes such as Albariño.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Spanish wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍇 Azal Tinto — A red grape of the Vinho Verde region in Portugal.
- 🍇 Branco Escola — A white wine grape from Portugal.
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