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Torrontés is a white Argentine wine grape variety, producing fresh, aromatic wines with moderate acidity, smooth texture and mouthfeel as well as distinctive peach and apricot aromas on the nose.〔Robinson, Jancis ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 47, 246 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1-85732-999-6〕 Three Torrontés varieties exist in Argentina: Torrontés Riojano, the most common, Torrontés Sanjuanino, and Torrontés Mendocino. It is primarily Torrontés Riojano that has received attention for the quality of its wines, and is the variety used for most Argentine wines simply labeled Torrontés.〔J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 187-188 Oxford University Press 1996 ISBN 0-19-860098-4〕 The three grapes are relatively similar but do have some noticeable differences. Torrontés Riojano and Torrontés Sanjuanino both tend to have large loose bunches of pale grapes while Torrontés Mendocino, however, has smaller, tighter bunches of darker yellow grapes. Torrontés Riojano is the most aromatic of the three, with aromas reminiscent of Muscat and Gewürtztraminer wines. The least aromatic, and least widely planted, is Torrontés Mendocino with the aromatics and plantings of Torrontés Sanjuanino falling in between.〔Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 267 Harcourt Books 2001 ISBN 0-15-100714-4〕 All three Argentine Torrontés varieties belong to the ''Criollas'' group of grape varieties, which is a term used for presumably American-born cultivars of the European grapevine ''Vitis vinifera''.〔J. Robinson (ed) ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'' Third Edition, Oxford University Press 2006, pg. 703, ISBN 0-19-860990-6〕 Around in Argentina have been planted with Torrontés Riojano, and with Torrontés Sanjuanino. Plantings in the very high altitudes (1700m+) of the Calchaquíes Valleys in the far north of Argentina have recently met with success. The vine is highly productive and is just under ten percent of all white grape plantings, however as a varietal, it made up almost 20 percent of all white wine sold in Argentina in 2008. The Salta region in northwest Argentina is particularly noted for its Torrontés as the grape thrives in cold dry, windswept conditions. ==History and relation to other grapes== Recent research using DNA profiling has shown that the different Torrontés are genetically closely related but distinct grape varieties, and that Torrontés Riojano, Torrontés Sanjuanino, and Torontel (also known as Moscatel Amarillo) are all separate crossings of Mission (originally reported as Criolla Chica) and Muscat of Alexandria.〔(Torrontes Riojano ), Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14〕〔(Torrontes Sanjuanino ), Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14〕〔(Torontel ), Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14〕 Torrontés Mendocino was found to probably be a crossing of Muscat of Alexandria and another, so far unidentified grape variety.〔(Torrontes Mendocino ), Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14〕 While the Muscat-like qualities of the Torrontés varieties meant that a relationship to Muscat of Alexandria had been expected, the presence of Mission or Criolla Chica in the pedigree was unexpected to the researchers.〔(Identity and Parentage of Torrontés Cultivars in Argentina ), Cecilia B. Agüero, José G. Rodríguez, Liliana E. Martínez, Gerald S. Dangl, and Carole P. Meredith, Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 54:4:318-321 (2003)〕 For many years it was believed that the Torrontés of South America was the same variety as the Torrontés grape from Galicia in Spain, also known as Albillo Mayor. This widespread belief was due, in part, to the frequent migration waves of Galician workers that have immigrated to Argentina throughout its history.〔 Indeed, even wine expert Jancis Robinson, noted as much in her 1986 book on the world's grape varieties.〔 However, recent DNA evidence shows that there is probably no direct relationship between the Argentine and Spanish Torrontés varieties〔(Albillo Mayor ), Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14〕 and more recent editions of Robinson's wine books acknowledge the new findings.〔 There is also a less common red wine grape called Torrontés, which is also known under the synonyms Tarrantes and Turrundos.〔(Torrontes ), Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Torrontés」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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