Chapter Twelve: Port and Madeira Flashcards
What are the 5 preferred red varieties for Port?
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo)
TInta Barroca
Tinto Cão
What are the two leading varieties for white Port?
Gouveio
Malvasia Fina
What is the system used to rank the Port wine vineyards of the Douro?
Cadastro
What are the three subregions of the Duoro?
Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior
What is the westernmost and most fertile section of the Duoro?
Baixo Corgo
What is the central core of the Duoro?
Cima Corgo
What is the terroir/climate of the Cima Corgo?
Steep, rocky slopes
Schist and granite soils
Hot summers and cold winters
What is the upriver, eastern portion of the Douro?
Douro Superior
What is the subregion of the Douro with the greatest concentration of high-quality Port vineyards?
Cima Corgo
What is the annual authorization determining the amount of wine allowed to be used in the production of Port?
Beneficio
What are the low, open troughs traditionally used in the production (foot-trodding) of Port?
Lagares
What are the traditional barrels used to transport Port?
Pipes
What are the boats traditionally used to transport barrels of Port along the river?
Barcos Rabelos
What is the town on the Douro where many Port Lodges are located?
Vila Nova de Gaia
What is Port aged for about two years in large casks before begin bottled and ready-to-drink?
Ruby Port
What is a blend of premium Ruby Ports, bottled after four to six years of aging?
Reserve Port
What is Port from a single year’s harvest, produced only in the best years?
Vintage Port
What is the aging/bottling date required for Vintage Port?
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)
What is Port from a single year, matured in large oak vats for 4 to 6 years before bottling?
Late-Bottled Vintage Port
What is the Port produced from the grapes of a single estate and a single year?
Single Quinta Vintage Port
What is the minimum oak aging for Reserve Tawny Port?
7 tears
What is single-vintage tawny Port called?
Colheita Port
What is the style of Port introduced by Croft in 2008?
Rose Port
What is the location of the island of Madeira?
In the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles/644km off the coast of Morocco
What is the island located 27 miles/43 km northeast of Madeira?
Porto Santo
What is the most widely-grown grape on the island of Maderia?
TInta Negra
What are the 4 noble grapes of Madeira?
Secial
Verdelho
Boal (Bual)
Malvasia (Malmsey)
What is the style of Sercial Madeira?
Extra dry or dry, highly acidic
What is the style of Verdelho Madeira?
Off-dry or medium-dry, honeyed, somewhat smokey
What is the style of Boal Madeira?
Sweet, raisiny, medium-rich, highly aromatic
What is the style of Malmsey Madeira?
Very sweet, somewhat soft, very rich
What is the Madeira production method involving storing barrels “in the rafters”?
Canteiro
What is the Madeira production method involving a heated vat?
Estufagem (cuba de calor)
What is the Madeira production method involving steam-heated rooms?
Armazem de calor (used mainly by the Madeira Wine Company)
What is the traditional name for off-dry, blended Madeira?
Rainwater Madeira
What are the requirements for Colheita Madeira?
Single vintage (min. 85%), at least 5 years of aging
What is the minimum age of Frasqueira/vintage Madeira?
20 years
