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Duriense Flashcards

1
Q

What IGP encompasses Douro and Porto DOP’s?

A

Duriense IGP

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What was Portugal’s first demarcated wine region?

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Douro DOP

-DOC Established: 1998 (Douro was established as a Região Demarcada in 1982)
-one of first such appellations recognized in Europe
-Unesco World Heritage Site

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3
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What are the mountain ranges of Duriense IGP? What river cuts through these?

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Marão and Montemuro
-Douro River

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4
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What is the major soil type of the Marão and Montemuro Mountains?

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Granite

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5
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What is the climate of Duriense IGP?

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Continental - hot summers and freezing winters

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6
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How long must espumanto DO Douro wines be on their lees? What is the min abv?

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  • 9 mos on lees

min 11% abv

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7
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Foritifed Port from the Douro DOP is released as what DOP?

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Porto DOP

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8
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What % of the Douro’s wines are released as Porto?

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50%

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9
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What does “garrafeira” mean on a port wine label? Who pioneered it?

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  • Following a few years in barrel, it is aged for a min of 8 years in glass demijohns
  • Niepoort
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10
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What are Colheita Tardia?

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Late harvest wines of Portugal

-Produced as Douro DOP

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11
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What is the historical nexus of commercial trade for Port?

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Oporto

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12
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What are the best 5 red grapes for the Douro and Porto?

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  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Franca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Cão
  • Tinta Barroca
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13
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What 4 white grapes are the best for production in the Douro & Porto?

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  • Malvasia Fina
  • Vosinho
  • Rabigato
  • Gouveio
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14
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What wines are produced under the Douro DOP vs Porto DOP?

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Vinho: Branco, Rosado, Tinto
Vinho Espumante (sparkling)
Colheita tardia (late harvest)
Vinho Licoroso: Moscatel do Douro (fortified)

Porto DOP - fortified Port

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15
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What is required of Douro wines to be labeled “Reserva”?

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Normal white: 10.5%
White/Rosada - min 11.5% abv - 6 mos aging

Normal red - 11% abv
Red - min 12% abv - 1 year of aging

- Normal Moscatel do Douro - 16.5%

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16
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What grape is used for Moscatel do Douro?

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Mocsatel Galego (Muscat à Petits Grains)
formally, Moscatel Galego Branco
- may have age designation like tawny Port

17
Q

What is the preferred soil type for Port?

A

Schist

18
Q

Who pioneered the style of dry Douro table wines?

A

Ferreira - in 1952, with the launch of Barca Velha

19
Q

What region were Douro and Porto part of, prior to the creation of the Duriense IGP?

A

Transmontano

20
Q

What is Companhia Geral dos Vinhos do Alto Douro?

A

Douro Wine Co

21
Q

What is important about Quinta do Vale Meão?

A
  • A 270 ha Douro Superior estate formerly the primary source of Barca Velha (the first table wine of the Douro)
  • Has established itself as one of the region’s young cult stars
22
Q

How long must Moscatel do Douro be aged?

A

18 months

23
Q

What is required for Douro wines to be labeled as “Grande Reserva”?

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They must meet the “reserva” criteria and they must score exceptionally well when being certified in the mandatory IVDP blind tasting

24
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What are the 3 sub-zones of the Douro?

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  • Baixo Corgo
  • Cima Corgo
  • Douro Superior
25
Q

What subzone of the Douro has the highest density of plantings?

A

Baixo Corgo

26
Q

What subzone of the Douro has the highest acreage overall?

A

Cima Corgo

27
Q

What subzone of the Douro is driest and most sparsely planted?

A

Douro Superior

28
Q

When was the requirement to mature all Port wines in Vila Nova de Gaia lifted? Why?

A

1986, when Portugal joined the EU.

29
Q

Name four port houses at the forefront of table wine production

A

Ferreira’s Barca Velha
Niepoort
Quinta do Crasto
Ramos Pino

30
Q

What is Trincadeira known as in the Douro?

A

Tinta Amarela

31
Q

What is the spanish synonym for Gouveio?

A

Godello

32
Q

What estate formerly provided fruit for Ferreira’s Barca Velha and has recently emerged as a young cult star of the region?

A

Quinta do Vale Meão

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