Portan is a red French wine grape planted primarily in the Languedoc. The grape is a crossing of Grenache and Portugais, being bred with the aim of ripening more reliably than Grenache. J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 148 Abbeville Press 2003
Synonyms The only synonym of Portan is its breeding code E.M. 1508-25.
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