Torrontés Riojano
Vitis vinifera L.
Torrontés Riojano is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Argentina.2
In 2023 it covered 7,914 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 88 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Argentina: 7,288 ha (92% of the world total), across 3 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 3%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Listán Prieto × Muscat of Alexandria, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 4 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Torrontés Riojano grows
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Other names
Torontel · Torrontes Riojano · Malvasia · Malvoisie Musquee · Torrontel · Torrontel Riojano
Parents
Other varieties from Argentina
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 15162. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3