Alçores

Question 1

Açores

Soil

Answer 1

Black volcanic rock

Question 2

Açores

3 DOPs

Answer 2

• Biscoitos DOP
• Graciosa DOP
• Pico DOP

Question 3

Açores (Azores) volcanic islands

Number of miles from the coast of Portugal

Answer 3

1,000 miles

• Located in the middle of the Atlantic

Question 4

Açores

Number of islands with DOP zones

Answer 4

3 out of 9 islands have DOP zones

• Pico
• Graciosa
• Terceira (Bicoitos DOP: licoroso branco (fortified) / Verdelho, Arinto (Pederña), Terrantez / 36 mo wood)

Question 5

Açores

Most highly regarded wines

Answer 5

Fortified white wines of Pico DOP

• Generally consumed locally
• Viticulture occupies only a sliver of the island
• Island’s appex is its volcano—the highest point in Portugal at 7,500 feet above sea level

Question 6

Pico DOP

• Min abv
• Min age
• Grapes

Answer 6

Pico DOP

• Min. 16% abv post fermentation
• Aged min. 3 years in barrel
• Verdehlho, Arinto, Terrantez
• Most highly regarded wines of Açores
• Vineyards sheltered from sea winds by walls of black volcanic stone
• World Heritage Site

Question 7

Island of Biscoitos DOP

Answer 7

Terceira

Question 8

Graciosa DOP

Style

Answer 8

Unfortified, dry white table wines