Dessert wine/Fortified wine Flashcards
Main grape for rose port wine?
Touriga Franca
Torres and Cono Sur wine houses make good dessert wine in Chile. name the wines and used Grapes?
1) Torres Chile Nectaria Vendemia Tardia
2) Cono Sur Cocheha Noble
Both made from Riesling grape
How do you call Vin Santo style wine in Croatia?
Prošek
Define SUHI JAGODNI ISBOR?
TBA in Slovenia
Define WRHUNSKO VINO POZNA TRGATEV?
WRHUNSKO VINO POZNA TRGATEV = QUALITY WINE LATE HARVEST IN SLOVENIA
Peller Estate winery makes a special type sparkling wine. Why is it special?
The Liqueur de tirage is made with Icewine from Vidal Grape
Shalvino Kardenakhi from Georgia. Name the grapes used.
Shalvino Kardenakhi is made from Rkatsiteli, Khikhvi and Kakhuri Mtsvane grapes. Fortified wine 100g sugar per litre
Define Amabile?
Slightly sweet in Italian
Most famous dessert wine from South Africa is what? Name the grapes used aswell?
Constantia from Muscat de Frontingnan
Name the oldest port wine house and the street where is it located.
Kopke 1638, Villa Nova de Gaia
1756 this guy was the biggest influencer of making Port wine borders and classification.
Marques de Pompal
What means IVDP?
The Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto
Give ingridients for these coctails?
1) Rob Roy
2) Manhattan
3) Negroni Spaglito
1) Rob Roy - 4cl Scoths, 2cl Vermouth, angostura bitter
2) Manhattan - 5cl Rye whisky, 2cl vermouth, angostura bitter
3) Negroni Spaglito - 2,5cl Campari, 2,5cl Vermouth, Prosecco
White Port wine grapes are?
Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Rabigato and Viosinho
Alcohol proof common for fortified wines is?
17-20 ABV
Difference between Marsala and Maderia?
These two wines are both considered “fortified” wines, meaning they are strengthened with distilled spirits.
Madeira is from the island of Madeira, off the coast of Portugal.
Tinta Negra, Sercial, Verdellho, Bual and Malvasia
Marsala is made from indigenous grapes of Sicily called Grillo, Catarratto, Inzolia and Damaschino.
Marsala is classified by color. Name them?
Amber
Oro
Rubino
Name the grapes used for Maderia?
Tinta Negra, Malmsey, Bual, Verdelho, Sercial
Two main types of Madeira have several unique styles ranging in quality?
Name the two types?
Blended Madeira: Inexpensive wines of average quality with a few exceptional aged styles.
Single-Varietal Madeira: The highest quality Madeira wines made primarily of 4 different varieties.
If you see wine bottles that has names like:
Marco de Bartoli
Vito Curatolo
Cantine Pellegrino
What type of wine are going to get?
The best Marsala in the world
Where was created Vermouth and when?
1786 in Italy by Antonio Benedetto Carpano
What means Lacrima?
Not pressing the grapes. Free run juice
Name the producer for Oloroso Dulce Matusalem?
Gonzales Byass
Name all the Sherry styles?
Fino Manzanilla Amontillado Palo Cortado Oloroso Pedro Ximénez Moscatel Medium / Pale Cream / Cream