Touriga Francesca

Touriga Francesca is a Portuguese red used in the Douro and Dão, often as a supporting blending grape alongside Touriga Nacional. CDFA tracked it from 2001 through 2020, after which it drops from the state's reports; bearing acreage peaked at 53 acres in 2020, spread thinly across eight counties running from the Sierra foothills (Amador, Calaveras, Placer) down to the Central Coast (San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sonoma). Crush volumes stayed small throughout, never exceeding about 20 tons in a year, with prices topping out near $2,500 a ton — consistent with its role as a minor component rather than a standalone wine.