Fortified Wine Flashcards
What are the traditional fermentation vessels of port called?
Lagares
What is beneficio?
The fortification of port wine
(Mutage in French)
What is the name of the neutral spirit used to fortify port?
Aguardente
What is the name for the traditional barrel used to age and ship port?
Pipe: 550-620L
How long must vintage port be aged?
3 years
Is vintage port tawny or ruby?
ruby
Name the styles of Ruby port: (5)
Ruby
Ruby Reserve
LBV
Vintage
Single Quinta Vintage
Name the styles of tawny port (4):
Tawny
Tawny with age designation
Tawny reserve
Colheita Tawny
How long must reserve tawny be aged before release?
7 years
Describe Colheita Tawny:
VIntage tawny aged 7 years in cask before release
What is Torna Viagem?
“Round Trip” refers to sea voyages of Madeira
Name the two islands allowed to produce Madeira DOP?
Madeira
Porto Santo
How many registered production companies are on Madeira currently?
8
If a grape is stated on NV Madeira how much of the grape must that bottle contain?
85%
Vintage Madeira must contain how much of a stated grape?
100%
Name the Madeira styles sweetest to driest:
Malvasia (Malmsey)
Boal
Verdelho
Sercial
Name the styles of Madeira driest to sweetest:
Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malvasia (Malmsey)
What is the name of the tank used to heat Madeira?
Estufagem
Estufagem wines must be aged how long?
2 years
What is estagio?
90 day resting period after estufagem
What is canteiro method?
a more gentle form of heating wines where they are place in the attic and exposed to gentle natural heat
Canteiro wines must be aged how long?
3 years
Rainwater madeira is usually made from what grape?
100% Tinta Negra
Selecciando Madeira must be aged how long?
3-5 years max
Reserve Madeira wines must be aged how long?
5-10 years max
Special reserve Madeira must be aged how long?
10-15 years max
Extra Reserve Madeira must be aged how long?
15-20 years max
What are the two DO’s of Sherry production?
Jérèz-Xeres-Sherry DO
Sanlucar de Barrameda DO
Name the two winds of Sherry:
Hot and Dry Llevante
Cool Humid Poniente