Tinta Negra Mole is a red Portuguese wine grape commonly used in the production of Madeira. It is the most widely planted variety on the Madeira islands and is considered the industry's "workhorse grape".
| Tinta Negra Mole | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
 | |
| Color of berry skin | Noir |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called | See list of synonyms |
| Pedigree parent 1 | Hebén |
| Formation of seeds | Complete |
| Sex of flowers | Hermaphrodite |
| VIVC number | 7901 |
The grape produces very high yields of sweet, pale red wine,[1] but is also often fermented without skin contact to produce white wine when making drier varieties of Madeira.
Synonyms
editBoxo, Duhamelii, Listan Morado, Listan Negro, Listan Prieto, Molar, Mollar, Mollar De Cadiz, Mollar De Granada, Mollar De Huelva, Mollar Morado, Mollar Negro, Mollar Prieto, Mollar Sevillano, Mollar Zucari, Mollis, Mollissima, Morisca, Negra Mole, Negra Mole Tinta, Negramoll, Pascoal Gomes, Sabra Molle, Tinta Mole, Tinta Molle, Tinta Negra, Tinta Negra Mole, Tinta Sabreirinha, Tinta Sobreirinha[2]
References
edit- ^ J. Robinson (ed) "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 698 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6
- ^ "MOLLAR CANO". Vitis International Variety Catalogue VIVC. Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Grapevine Breeding - Geilweilerhof (ZR). August 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
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