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What is Ratafia

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Mistelle from Champagne

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Name the single quinta port from Calem

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  • Quinta da Foz

- Qunta do Sagrado

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Name the single quinta port from Champalimaud

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Quinta do Cotto

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Name the single quinta port from Churchill

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  • Quinta do Agua Alta

- Quinta do Gricha

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Name the single quinta port from Cockburn

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  • Quinta dos Canais

- Quinta do Tua

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Name the single quinta port from Dow

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  • Quinta do Bomfim

- Quinta Senhora de Ribeira

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Name the single quinta port from Ferreira

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  • Quinta do Porto

- Quinta do Seixo

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Name the single quinta port from Fonseca

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Quinta do Panascal

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Name the single quinta port from Graham

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Quinta dos Malvedos

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Name the single quinta port from Niepoort

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Quinta do Passaduoro

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Name the single quinta port from Quinta do Noval

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  • Quinta do Sival
  • Quinta do Noval
  • Quinta do Noval Nacional
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Name the single quinta port from Ramos Pinto

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  • Quinta do Bom Retiro

- Quinta do Ervamoira

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Name the single quinta port from Sandeman

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Quinta do Vau

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Name the single quinta port from Smith Woodhouse

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Quinta da Madalena

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Name the single quinta port from Taylor-Fladgate

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  • Quinta de Vargellas
  • Quinta de Terra Feita
  • Quinta do Junco
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Name the single quinta port from Warre

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Quinta da Cavadinha

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17
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Classified Port vintages of the 50’s

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  • 50
  • 55
  • 58
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Classified Port vintages of the 60’s

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  • 60
  • 63
  • 66
  • 67
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Classified Port vintages of the 70’s

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  • 70
  • 75
  • 77
  • 78
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Classified Port vintages of the 80’s

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  • 80
  • 82
  • 83
  • 85
  • 87
  • 89
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Classified Port vintages of the 90’s

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  • 91
  • 92
  • 94
  • 97
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Classified Port vintages of the 2000’s

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  • 2000
  • 03
  • 07
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23
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What is a Patamares

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Wide terraces in Porto that can be navigated with tractors

24
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What is Vinhos ao Alta

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Vine planting system in Porto in which vines are planted in vertical rows leading directly up the slopes

25
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What is Mutage known as in Portugal

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Beneficio

26
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What is the set size of a Pipe for shipping Port

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534.24 L

27
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How long must Colheita Tawny Port remain in cask before bottling

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7 years

28
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What are Poios

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Stone terraces on the island of Madeira

29
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What are Latadas

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Low trellises in a pergola-style training used in Madeira

30
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What are Lavadas

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Canal systems in Madeira channeling water from higher altitudes on the mountain down into the vineyards

31
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What is the largest production company of Madeira

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Vinhos Justino Henriques

Henriques & Henriques is the largest independent producer

32
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What is a Partidista

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Purchaser of Madeira who stores wine and sells it at maturity for a profit. Similar to the Almacenistas of Sherry

33
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What grape is Gouveio a synonym for

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Verdelho

34
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What is the grape of Boal

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Malvasia Fina, AKA Bual

35
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What is the grape of Malmsey

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Originally, Malvasia Fina but now more commonly Malvasia Branca de Sao Jorge

36
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Name 2 grapes that cannot be varietally bottled as Madeira

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Bastardo and Tinta Negra

37
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What are the % requirements for varietally bottled Madeira

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85% if non vintage

100% if vintage dated

38
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How long must madeira remain in Canteiro before bottling

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2 years in wood, but it may not be bottled until 36 months after final fortification

39
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Minimum age for Madeira Estufagem

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May not be released before 2 years after the harvest. The wines must spend at least 3 months in the estufa, then rest for a minimum 90 days before being transferred to cask for aging.

40
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Minimum age for Madeira Colheita

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5 years

41
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Minimum age for Frasqueira Madeira

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20 years

42
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Minimum age for Solera Madeira

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5 years and only 10% may be drawn off each year.

43
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Describe Rainwater Madeira

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Usually 100% Tinta Negra, youngest wine is a minimum 3 years old and the wine is medium dry and light in style

44
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Why is Palomino Fino the desired grape for Sherry production

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Higher yields and better disease resistance

45
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What is Sifone

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Mistelle produces on Sicily used to adjust color and sweetness

46
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What is Concia

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Addition of Mosto Cotto to Marsala. This is a lower quality method of production and is only allowed for Ambra style of Marsala

47
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What are the sweetness ranges for Marsala

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Secco: Max 40 g/L
Semisecco: 40-100 g/L
Dolce: Min. 100 g/L

48
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Name the white and red grapes of Marsala

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White: Grillo, Ansonica (Inzolia), Cataratto, Damachino

Red: Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), Nerello Mascalese (Plus Max 30% white grapes)

49
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What is the term for Marsala that has spent a minimum 5 years in cask… 10 Years?

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5 years: Vergine
10 years: Vergine Stravecchio

Both of these styles are fortified after fermentation, are secco in style and do not allow Mosto Cotto or Sifone to be added

50
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On vintage Marsala, what does the vintage refer to

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The year of Fortification

51
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What is the term for syrup used to sweeten sherry that has been reduced down to 1/3 of its volume

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Sancocho

52
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What is the term for syrup used to sweeten sherry that has been reduced down to 1/5 of its volume

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Arrope

53
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What is Cabeceo

A

Sweetening process of sherry

54
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What sweetening agents are permissible for sweetening sherry

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  • Dulce Pasa: A mistela produced from sunned palomino
  • Dulce de Almibar: A blend of invert sugar and fino
  • Mistela: Produced from the must of sunned moscatel or PX
  • Vino de Color: Boiled reduced syrup blended with fresh must coming in the forms of Sancohco (1/3 reduction) and Arrope (1/5 reduction)
55
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What is the RS of Vino Dulce Natural Sherry

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180-500 g/L

56
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What is the minimum age of Solera Marsala

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5 years

57
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What is Desfangado

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Spanish term for racking, particularly used in Sherry production

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