Fortified Flashcards
White Port ABV range and call
range 20% ABV, 20% call
White Port RS Range and call
Range 60 - 100 g/L, call 100 g/L
White Port sugar term
sweet
Grapes in white port
Gouveio, Vsinho, Malvasia
Chip Dry White Port ABV Range and call
Range 20%, call 20% call
Chip dry white port RS range and call
range 35 g/L, call 35 g/L
Chip dry white port sugar term
medium dry
Grapes in chip dry white port
Gouveio, Vsinho, Malvasia
Pink Port ABV range and call
range 19%, call 19%
Pink port RS range and call
Range 100g/L, call 100 g/L
Pink port sugar term
sweet
Grapes in Pink Port
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz
Fine Ruby & Fine Tawny Port ABV range and call
range 20%, call20% call
Fine Ruby and Fine Tawny Port RS range and call
Range 100g/L, call 100 g/L
Fine Ruby and Fine Tawny port sugar term
sweet
Grapes in Fine Ruby and Fine Tawny port
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz
LBV Port ABV Range and call
Range 20%, call 20%
Bottling age requirement for LBV port
Must be bottled between the 4th and 5th year.
LBV Port RS Range and call
Range 100 g/L, Call 100 g/L
LBV Port sugar term
sweet
Grapes in LBV port
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz
Crusted Port ABV range and call
range 20%, call 20%
Crusted Port RS Range and call
Range 100 g/L, Call 100 g/L
Crusted port sugar term
Sweet
What is a crusted port?
multi-vintage imitation of Vintage port
grapes in crusted port
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz
10, 20 YO Tawny ABV range and call
range 20%. call 20%
10 & 20 year Tawny Port RS Range and call
range 100 g/L, call 100 g/L
10 & 20 year Tawny port sugar term
sweet
10 and 20 year Tawny port grapes
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz
30 YO Tawny - ABV, ABV call, min RS, RS, RS call, sugar term, fortified (y/n), Botrytis (y/n), primary grape(s)
20% ABV, 20% call, - min RS, 110g/L, 110g/L call, sweet, fortified, No BOTR, [Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz]
30 year tawny port RS range and call
range 110 g/L, call 100 g/L
40 YO Tawny RS range and call
range 120g/L, call 120g/L call
Colheita Port ABV Range and call
Range 20%, call 20%
Colheita Port RS range and call
range 100g/L, call 100g/L
What is Colheita port
single vintage tawny
When can single Quinta and Vintage ports be bottled?
After 2 years in barrel
Manzanilla ABV range and call
range 15-15.5%, call 15%
Manzanilla Pasada ABV Range and call
Range 15-15.5%, call 15%
What is Manzanilla Pasada
manzanilla with a short oxidative period prior to solera, will be at least a couple of years more aged than a manzanilla
Fino ABV Range and call
Range 15-15.5%, call15%
Amontillado ABV Range and call
Range 18-18.5%, Call 18%
Palo Cortado ABV Range and call
range 18.5 - 20%, call 19%
Palo Cortada RS range, call, and sugar term
range 6g/L, call 6g/L, dry
Oloroso ABV Range and call
range 20%, call 20% call
Oloroso RS Range, call, sugar term
6 g/L, 6 g/L. dry
Pale Cream ABV range and call
range 17.5 - 18%, call 18%
Pale Cream Sherry RS Range, call, sugar term
Range 100 - 110 g/L, call 100 g/L, sweet
How is pale cream sherry sweetened
addition of RCGM
Harvey’s Bristol Cream ABV range and call
range 18%, call 18% call
Harvey’s Bristol Cream RS Range, call, sugar term
Range 135 - 140g/L, call 140 g/L, luscious
What is the grape make up of Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry
Palomino 80%, Pedro Ximenez 20%
Moscatel ABV range and call
range 17%, call 17%
Moscatel RS range, call, sugar term
range 180 -210 g/L, call 200 g/L, luscious
Pedro Ximenez ABV range and call
range 15 - 17%, call 17%
Pedro Ximenez RS range, call, sugar term
range 330 - 450 g/L, call 400 g/L, luscious
VOS Amontillado ABV Range and call
Range 18.5-20%, call 20%
VOS Amontillado RS range, call, sugar term
range 6-8 g/L, 8 g/L, dry
What is VOS Amontillado?
aged 20 years plus
VOS Palo Cortado ABV range and call
range 20 - 21%, call 20%
VOS Palo Cortado RS range, call, sugar term
range 6-8 g/L, call 8 g/L, dry
What is VOS Palo Cortado
aged 20 years plus
VOS Oloroso ABV range and call
range 18.5 - 20%, call 20%
VOS Oloroso RS range, call, sugar term
range 6 -8 g/L, call 8 g/L, dry
VORS Cream sherry ABV range and call
range 20.5 - 21%, call 21%
VORS Cream sherry RS range, call, sugar term
range 110 - 130 g/L, call 130 g/L, sweet
Grape make up of VORS Cream sherry
Palomino 75%, PX 25%
What is VORS Cream Sherry?
aged 30 years plus
VORS Amontillado ABV range and call
range 20 - 21%, call 21%
VORS Amontillado RS Range, call, sugar term
Range 2 g/L, call 2 g/L, dry
What is VORS Amontillado
aged 30 years plus
VORS Palo Cortado ABV Range and Call
range 20%, call 20%
VORS Palo Cortado RS Range, call, sugar term
range 50 g/L, call 50 g/L, medium sweet
Sercial ABV range and call
range 19%, call 19%
Sercial RS range, call, sugar term
range 15 - 50 g/L, call 35 g/L, dry
Verdelho ABV range and call
range 19%, call 19%
Verdelho RS range, call, sugar term
range 60-80 g/L, call 70 g/L, medium dry
Bual ABV range and call
range 19%, call 19%
Bual RS range, call, sugar term
range 80 - 100 g/L, call 90 g/L, medium sweet
Malmsey ABV range and call
Range 19%, call 19%
Malmsey RS range, call, sugar term
range 100-120 g/L, call 105g/L, sweet
Full Rich Madeira ABV range and call
range 19%, call 19%
Full rich Madeira RS range, call, sugar term
range 90 -100 g/L, call 100 g/L, Full-rich
Grape in Full Rich Madeira
Tinta Negra
All Muscat Vins Doux Naturels ABV minimum and call
minimum 15%, call 15.5%
All Muscat Vins Doux Naturels RS Range, call, sugar term
range 125 g/L, call 125 g/L, sweet
All Rivesaltes Grenache VDNs ABV minimum and call
minimum 15%, call 16%
All Rivesaltes Grenache VDNs RS range, call, sugar term
range 100 g/L, call 100 g/L, sweet
Banyuls ABV range and call
range 16-17%, call 16.5%
Banyul RS Range, call, sugar term
range 100g/L, call 100 g/L, sweet
Maury ABV range and call
range 16-17%, call 16.5%
Maury RS range, call, sugar term
range 100 g/L, call 100 g/L, sweet
Fortified Rasteau VDN ABV range and call
range 16 - 17%, call 16.5%
Fortified Rasteau VDN RS range and call
range 110 g/L, call 110 g/L, sweet
South Australian Fortified Shiraz ABV range and call
range 18%, call 18%
All Rutherglen Muscat and Topaque categories ABV range and call
range 18%, call 18%
Rutherglen Muscat or Topaque RS range, call, sugar term
Range 180 - 240g/L, call 230 g/L, luscious
Classic Rutherglen Muscat or Topaque RS range, call, sugar term
Range 230-280 g/L, call 260 g/L, luscious
Grand Rutherglen Muscat or Topaque RS range, call, sugar term
range 270-400 g/L, call 300 g/L, luscious
Rare Rutherglen Muscat or Topaque RS range, call, sugar term
range 270-400 g/L, call 300 g/L, luscious
what’s the difference between Grand Rutherglen and Rare Rutherglen?
Grand Rutherglen aged 11-19 years, Rare is over 20 years aging
Moscatel de Setubal ABV range and call
range 18%, call 18%
Moscatel de Setubal RS range, call, sugar term
range 140 - 180 g/L, call 150 g/L, luscious
Muscat de Valencia ABV range and call
range 15%, call 15%
Muscat de Valencia RS range, call, sugar term
range 180 g/L, call 180 g/L, luscious
Marsala Secco ABV range and call
range 18%, call 18%
Marsala Secco RS range, call, sugar term
range 0 to 40g/L, call 35 g/L, medium dry
Marsala Semi-Secco ABV range and call
range 18%, call 18%
Marsala Semi-Secco RS range, call, sugar term
range 40-100 g/L, call 60 g/L, sweet
Marsala Dolce ABV range and call
range 18%, call 18%
Marsala Dolce RS range, call, sugar term
range 100-120 g/L, call 110 g/L, luscious
Commanderia ABV range and call
range <20%, call 15%
Commanderia RS range, call, sugar term
range 250 g/L, call 250 g/L, luscious
Commanderia style
dried fruit, fortified
Grapes in Commanderia
Xynisteri (white), Mavro (red)
Compare Muscat de Frontignan (Languedoc) to Muscat de St. -Jean-de-Minervois
Muscat de Frontignan produced lower elevation, so riper, fuller wines