Wine Regions
In the late 1990s there were 2,760 hectares of Touriga Nacional in Portugal. Its poor yields mean that it represents a tiny part of the wine production in the Douro, but it plays a major part in the blends of the best ports.
Traditionally a lot of US wine was fortified, and many of the producers of such 'port' have experimented with using Portuguese grapes as a way to improve their product. 553 tons of Touriga were crushed in 2006, up 26% on the previous year. In the Texas Hill Country AVA, winery Torre di Pietra produces a Touriga Nacional varietal on a limited basis. Keswick Vineyards in Keswick, Virginia, also produces a Touriga red wine.
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