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Grape guides

The grapes behind our wines

Portugal has hundreds of native grape varieties. These are the main ones in our drop — and what they are called in Spain or elsewhere.

  • Red

    Touriga Nacional

    Portugal’s best-known red grape: deep in colour, floral in scent and highly structured. The backbone of Port and of the finest dry red Douro wines.

    2 wines in the drop

  • Red

    Tinta Roriz / Aragonez

    The same grape as Spanish Tempranillo. In the Douro it is Tinta Roriz, in the Alentejo Aragonez: red fruit, body and a natural partner for oak.

    2 wines in the drop

  • Red

    Touriga Franca

    The most widely planted grape in the Douro, formerly called Touriga Francesa. Fragrant and fine: the grape that gives a Douro blend its elegance.

    1 wine in the drop

  • Red

    Trincadeira

    A spicy, fresh red grape most at home in the hot, dry Alentejo. In the Douro it is called Tinta Amarela.

    1 wine in the drop

  • White

    Alvarinho

    Northern Portugal’s best-known white grape, called Albariño in Spain. Fragrant, fresh and saline-mineral: the classic with fish and seafood.

    1 wine in the drop

  • White

    Moscatel Galego

    The Douro name for Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains: the most fragrant Muscat. Usually sweet, as Moscatel do Douro — but made dry, a surprise.

    2 wines in the drop