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Chapter Twelve: Port and Madeira Flashcards

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1
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What are the 5 preferred red varieties for Port?

A

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Franca

Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo)

TInta Barroca

Tinto Cão

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What are the two leading varieties for white Port?

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Gouveio

Malvasia Fina

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What is the system used to rank the Port wine vineyards of the Douro?

A

Cadastro

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What are the three subregions of the Duoro?

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Baixo Corgo

Cima Corgo

Douro Superior

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What is the westernmost and most fertile section of the Duoro?

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Baixo Corgo

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What is the central core of the Duoro?

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Cima Corgo

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What is the terroir/climate of the Cima Corgo?

A

Steep, rocky slopes

Schist and granite soils

Hot summers and cold winters

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What is the upriver, eastern portion of the Douro?

A

Douro Superior

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9
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What is the subregion of the Douro with the greatest concentration of high-quality Port vineyards?

A

Cima Corgo

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10
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What is the annual authorization determining the amount of wine allowed to be used in the production of Port?

A

Beneficio

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What are the low, open troughs traditionally used in the production (foot-trodding) of Port?

A

Lagares

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12
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What are the traditional barrels used to transport Port?

A

Pipes

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13
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What are the boats traditionally used to transport barrels of Port along the river?

A

Barcos Rabelos

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What is the town on the Douro where many Port Lodges are located?

A

Vila Nova de Gaia

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What is Port aged for about two years in large casks before begin bottled and ready-to-drink?

A

Ruby Port

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16
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What is a blend of premium Ruby Ports, bottled after four to six years of aging?

A

Reserve Port

17
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What is Port from a single year’s harvest, produced only in the best years?

A

Vintage Port

18
Q

What is the aging/bottling date required for Vintage Port?

A

Must be aged in cask; must be bottled by July 30 of the third year following harvest (considered very age-worthy and may improve in the bottle for many years)

19
Q

What is Port from a single year, matured in large oak vats for 4 to 6 years before bottling?

A

Late-Bottled Vintage Port

20
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What is the Port produced from the grapes of a single estate and a single year?

A

Single Quinta Vintage Port

21
Q

What is the minimum oak aging for Reserve Tawny Port?

A

7 tears

22
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What is single-vintage tawny Port called?

A

Colheita Port

23
Q

What is the style of Port introduced by Croft in 2008?

A

Rose Port

24
Q

What is the location of the island of Madeira?

A

In the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles/644km off the coast of Morocco

25
Q

What is the island located 27 miles/43 km northeast of Madeira?

A

Porto Santo

26
Q

What is the most widely-grown grape on the island of Maderia?

A

TInta Negra

27
Q

What are the 4 noble grapes of Madeira?

A

Secial

Verdelho

Boal (Bual)

Malvasia (Malmsey)

28
Q

What is the style of Sercial Madeira?

A

Extra dry or dry, highly acidic

29
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What is the style of Verdelho Madeira?

A

Off-dry or medium-dry, honeyed, somewhat smokey

30
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What is the style of Boal Madeira?

A

Sweet, raisiny, medium-rich, highly aromatic

31
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What is the style of Malmsey Madeira?

A

Very sweet, somewhat soft, very rich

32
Q

What is the Madeira production method involving storing barrels “in the rafters”?

A

Canteiro

33
Q

What is the Madeira production method involving a heated vat?

A

Estufagem (cuba de calor)

34
Q

What is the Madeira production method involving steam-heated rooms?

A

Armazem de calor (used mainly by the Madeira Wine Company)

35
Q

What is the traditional name for off-dry, blended Madeira?

A

Rainwater Madeira

36
Q

What are the requirements for Colheita Madeira?

A

Single vintage (min. 85%), at least 5 years of aging

37
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What is the minimum age of Frasqueira/vintage Madeira?

A

20 years

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