Duriense: Douro and Porto Flashcards

1
Q

Duriense IGP

2 DOPs

A
  • Douro
  • Porto
    • Douro and Porto were once included in the Transmontano region, prior to the creation of the Duriense IGP
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2
Q

Port

Preferred Soil Type

A

Schist (Douro)

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3
Q

Douro Valley

Climate

A

Continental

  • Hot summers and cold winters, temp drops below freezing
  • Becomes progressively drier toward Spanish border
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4
Q

Douro

2 Granite Mountains

A
  • Marão
  • Montemuro Mountains
    • Barriers to humid Atlantic winds
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5
Q

Douro

3 subzones

A
  • Baixo Corgo - west, highest desnsity of plantings
  • Cima Corgo - highest total vineyard acreage
  • Douro Superior - stretches to Spanish border, the largest, most arid, an most sparsely planted region in Douro
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6
Q

Douro

Westernmost subzone with the highest density of plantings

A

Baixo Corgo

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7
Q

Douro

Subzone with highest total vineyard acreage

A

Cima Corgo

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8
Q

Douro

Largest, most arid, and most sparsely planted subzone that stretches to Spanish border

A

Douro Superior

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9
Q

licoroso

A

fortified

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10
Q

Fortified Port from the Douro region is released as what?

A

Porto DOP

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11
Q

% of the Douro region’s wine is released as Porto

A

50%

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12
Q

Douro

Five varietals for higher quality reds

A
  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Francesca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Cão
  • Tinta Barroca

  • equally suited for Port production and table wines
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13
Q

Douro

Four major white varietals

A
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Viosinho
  • Rabigato
  • Gouveio
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14
Q

Grape used for fortified Moscatel wines in Douro

A

Moscatel Galego

  • May carry an age designation in the manner of tawney Port
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15
Q

Douro

reserva - min alcohol

A

11.5% - white (vs standard 10.5% white and rosado)

12% - rosado or red (vs standard 11% red)

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16
Q

Douro

reserva - aging requirements

A
  • 6 months - white reserva
  • 1 year - red reserva
17
Q

Colheita Tardia

A

Late harvest wines

  • May be produced as Douro DOP
18
Q

Three Port houses at the forefront of the table wine revolution

A
  • Niepoort
  • Quinta do Crasto
  • Ramos Pinto