Treixadura or Trajadura is white

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grown primarily in the

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wine region of northeast Portugal and the Galician wine regions of Ribeiro and

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where the variety is known as ''Treixadura''. The grape is primarily a blending variety that adds

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and light lemony

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to wines. It is most commonly blended with Loureiro and Alvarinho in Rías Baixas while in Ribeiro it is often blended with

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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

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(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,

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, Azal Branco and

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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'' (DO)s, it is also found in other Galician wines such as the Monterrei DO where it is blended with Dona Blanca,

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and Palomino. In Rías Baixas the grape is often blended with Albariño (Alvarinho), Loureira,

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, Torrontes and Godello. In Ribeiro it is often blended with Albariño, Albilla, Godello, Palomino, Loureira,

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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.

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(VIVC)
Trajadura
'' Accessed: July 7th, 2012 The synonym ''Trincadeira'' is shared with red Portuguese grape variety

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with most references to ''Trincadeira'' usually pertaining to the red grape instead of Trajadura.

References

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