Fernão Pires vs Loureira

Fernão Pires is fuller, Loureira is more acidic.

Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.

Fernão Pires grape clusterFernão Pires

White · Portugal

floral, muscat-like, soft, aromatic

vs
Loureira

White · Portugal

laurel, citrus, light, aromatic

Bone dry
Sweetness
Bone dry
Medium
Body
Light
Very low
Tannin
Very low
Medium
Acidity
High
11.5 to 13%
Alcohol
11 to 12.5%
8 to 10 °C
Serve at
7 to 9 °C
Tejo, Bairrada
Regions
Minho, Galicia

Only Fernão Pires

Both pair with

Only Loureira

Sources

Style profiles, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment. Regions and origins: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); see the Fernão Pires and Loureira pages.