Tinta Negra Mole

Tinta Negra Mole is a red Portuguese wine grape commonly used in the production of Madeira. It is the most widely planted variety on the Madeira islands and is considered the industry's "workhorse grape".

Tinta Negra Mole
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skin	Noir
Species	Vitis vinifera
Also called	See list of synonyms
Pedigree parent 1	Hebén
Formation of seeds	Complete
Sex of flowers	Hermaphrodite
VIVC number	7901

The grape produces very high yields of sweet, pale red wine,^[1] but is also often fermented without skin contact to produce white wine when making drier varieties of Madeira.