🍇 Tinta Negra Mole
The main red grape for Madeira wine on the island of Madeira.
Tinta Negra Mole is the main red grape for Madeira on the island of Madeira. It is the most widely planted variety on the island, and most Madeira rests on it. The name can be translated as "soft black".
The variety copes well with the humid climate of the island. It gives steady yields and is used for wines of many styles, from dry to sweet. Most of the basic Madeira is made from Tinta Negra Mole, while finer types are made from white grapes: Sercial, Verdelho, Boal and Malvasia.
The variety is tied to Madeira and to fortified wines: the wine is fortified with spirit and then aged with heating. Tinta Negra Mole has relatives: it is thought to be related to Listán Negro from the Canary Islands, which grows in the Tacoronte-Acentejo area. Tinta Negra Mole is in the list of grape varieties. It stands next to Madeira as its base and shows that a plain variety can still be the foundation of a famous wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Tinta Negra Mole → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Madeira
- Main grape in
- 📜 Tacoronte-Acentejo
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Fortified wine
- Parents
- 🍇 Hebén
- Offspring
- 🍇 Listán Negro, 🍇 Quebranta, 🍇 Manteudo
Frequently asked questions
What is Tinta Negra Mole?
The main red grape of Madeira on the island of Madeira.
What Madeira is Tinta Negra Mole used for?
Mainly for basic types of Madeira; finer ones are made from white grapes.
Is it related to other varieties?
It is thought to be related to Listán Negro of the Canary Islands.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Spanish wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍇 Hebén — An old white grape of Spain, ancestor of many Iberian varieties, including Airén.
- 🍇 Quebranta — A Peruvian grape, the main variety for pisco brandy.
- 🍇 Manteudo — A white Portuguese grape from Alentejo.
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