Wines made from Touriga franca grapes of Australia
Discover the best wines made with Touriga franca as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Touriga franca
Most certainly Portuguese. It is said to be the result of a cross between the mourisco de semente and the touriga nacional, which should not be confused with it. It can be found in Australia, South Africa, the United States (California), etc. and is virtually unknown in France.
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Touriga franca grape variety?
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Touriga franca
- OakPresent in 5% of Touriga franca
- Black fruitPresent in 5% of Touriga franca
- Dried fruitPresent in 4% of Touriga franca
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Touriga franca
- ChocolatePresent in 3% of Touriga franca
- CaramelPresent in 3% of Touriga franca
- RaisinPresent in 3% of Touriga franca
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Touriga franca
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- EarthPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- WalnutPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- HoneyPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- NuttyPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- Citrus fruitPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- ToffeePresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- PrunePresent in 2% of Touriga franca
- Maple syrupPresent in 2% of Touriga franca
News about the grape variety Touriga franca
Demand high for Burgundy 2021 wines, say merchants
There have been reports of good demand for Burgundy 2021 wines released during this year’s en primeur campaign, even if the vintage was unusually small. Production of some Côte de Beaune white wines was down by 70% or more, as previously reported. Jason Haynes, director of UK-based Flint Wines, told Decanter that ‘overall demand from collectors (private customers) feels very strong’. The small size of the 2021 crop makes it difficult to directly compare en primeur interest to the cam ...
Hitting the right note
Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...
Drought and heat drive early wine harvests in Europe
Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...