Grape Variety: Loureiro

Variety Name	Loureiro
Common Synonyms	Loureira, Loureiro blanco
All Synonyms	Arinto, Branco Redondo, Branco Redondos, Dorado, Dourada, Dourado, False Pedro, Gallego Dourado, Loeireiro blanco, Loureira, Loureiro blanco, Marques, Marquez, Rutherglen Pedro
Countries of Origin	Spain
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 2 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary.
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine
Comments	This grape is grown in northwest Spain (Rías Baixas) and northern Portugal (Vinho Verde).

Loureiro Selections

	Loureiro [666]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel, S.A., Portugal
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2005 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal. The material was JPB clone 666. The original material successfully completed testing for the Classic Foundation Vineyard and was planted there in 2009 as Loureiro PLANSEL 666. After several years as a proprietary selection, Loureiro 666 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019.