Fortified - Madeira

Question 1

Name the 8 production companies in Madeira

Answer 1

Vinhos Justino Henriques
The Madeira Wine Company: Blandy’s & Cossart Gordon
Henriques & Henriques
H.M Borges
Pereira D’Oliveira
Vinhos Barbeito
Faria & Filhos
Madeira Vintners “Cooperativa Agricola do Funchal”

Question 2

Partidistas

Answer 2

Store Madeira and sell it at maturity to other traders

Question 3

Frasqueiras

Answer 3

These premium ranges represent the maximum exponent that Madeira
wines can achieve thanks to careful ageing in oak casks over many years.

These wines indicate the year of harvest and the grape varietal.
They age for a period no less than 20 years in oak casks

Question 4

Estufagem vs Canteiro

Answer 4

stainless steel vat that warms the tank with serpentine coi v cask-aged for at least 2 years in lodge attics

Question 5

Rainwater

Answer 5

Cossart brand name for light, medium-dry style.

Question 6

Seleccionado

Answer 6

Labeled: ”Finest” “Choice” “Select”
Blended wine; 3-5 years old
Dominated by Tinta Negra grape; heated in Estufagem and aged in tank rather than cask

Question 7

Reserve (Reserva)

Answer 7

5-10 years

Question 8

Special Reserve (Reserva Especial)

Answer 8

10-15 years
Single noble variety; heated in Canteiro

Question 9

Extra Reserve

Answer 9

15-20 years

Question 10

Madeira Solera

Answer 10

Fractional blending; Canteiro method
10% of stock max drawn off each year; 10 total additions per year

Question 11

Colheita (Harvest)

Answer 11

Single vintage (85% min)
min 5 years in oak plus 1 in bottle
Blend of single varietal

Question 12

Frasqueira

Answer 12

Aged min 20 years in wood cask and 2 in bottle
Single vintage 85%; 100% single varietal;Topped up with younger wines throughtout aging process
Canterio; sometimes with extended aging in glass demijohns after cask aging
Epitome of Madeira, legendary, long-lived

Question 13

Vinho de Roda/Vinho da Torno/Vinho da Volta

Answer 13

Rarity
These wines undergo ocean journey across the equator
Shortridge Lawton, a brand of Madeira Wine Company, produced in this traditional style into early 1900s

Question 14

Marsala sweetness levels

Answer 14

Secco: 40 g/L RS
Semisecco: 40-100 g/L RS
Dolce: min 100 g/L RS

Question 15

Marsala red and white grapes

Answer 15

RUBBINO: Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), Nerello Mascalese. (30% white grapes allowed)
AMBRA & ORO: white grapes Grillo, Inzolia (Ansonica) prefered. Catarratto, Damaschino high-yield, less interest.

Question 16

Marsala aging classifications

Answer 16

Fine: 1 year
Marsala Superiore – dry or sweet; high quality; aged for 2 years
Marsala Superiore Riserva – 4 years in wood
Marsala Vergnie – dry or very dry; 5 years; no sweetening permitted – secco. Fortified after fermentation.
Solera – dry or very dry; 5 years;
Stravecchio or Riserva – 10 years in wood

Question 17

3 colours of Marsala

Answer 17

Ambra, oro (golden), rubino