Editing Tarrango

{{for|a small settlement in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia|Tarrango, Victoria}}
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'''Tarrango''' is a red [[grape variety]] used in [[Australian wine]] production. This slow-ripening grape was created in 1965 by the [[CSIRO]] Horticultural Research Station at [[Merbein]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], as a hybrid of [[Touriga Nacional]] and [[Sultana (grape)|Sultana]] in order to create wines of good [[acidity (wine)|acidity]], but low in [[grape tannins|tannin]]. Its wines are often similar to [[Beaujolais]] in style. Requiring an unusually warm climate, it is principally grown in the wine-producing areas of northern [[Victoria (wine)|Victoria]].

[[Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard|Brown Brothers]] has been the most prominent producer since the 1980s,<ref>[https://www.wineaustralia.com/whats-happening/stories-of-australian-wine/june-2017/brown-brothers "Brown Brothers. A storied history of Australian wine innovation"], Wine Australia, 13 June 2017.  Accessed 2021-02-07.</ref><ref>[https://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-477-tarrango "Tarrango Wine"], Wine-Searcher, ''circa'' 2021.  Accessed 2021-02-07.</ref> selling ''Tarrango'' as a [[rosé]].

==See also==
*[[Cienna]], another Australian wine grape variety bred by CSIRO and notably commercialised by [[Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard|Brown Brothers]]
*[[Mystique (grape and wine)|Mystique]], another Australian wine grape variety bred by CSIRO and notably commercialised by [[Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard|Brown Brothers]]
*[[Taminga]], another Australian wine grape variety bred by CSIRO to maintain acidity in the warm Australian climate

==References==
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[[Category:Red wine grape varieties]]
[[Category:CSIRO]]


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