Tinta Carvalha is a red Portuguese wine grape variety that is widely planted throughout Portugal, most notably in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province, due to its easy maintenance and high yield potential. It is primarily a blending grape that on its own tends to produce light bodied, undistinguished wines.J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 186 Oxford University Press 1996 It is an approved grape variety used in Port wine production as well as the non-fortified wines of the Chaves and Valpaços wine region. T. Stevenson "The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia" pg 331-335 Dorling Kindersley 2005
Synonyms Over the years Tinta Carvalha has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Carvalha, Lobão, Tinta Carvalha do Douro, Tinta Carvalha do Tras-os-Montes and Preto Gordo.Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Tinta Carvalha Accessed: July 9th, 2012
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