Fortified Wine

Question 1

What does the vintage refer to on a bottle of Vintage Marsala?

Answer 1

Year of fortification

Question 2

What are the aging classifications for Marsala?

Answer 2

Fine- One year in cask
Superiore- Two years
Superiore Riserva- Four years
Vergine- Five years
Vergine Stravecchio- Ten years

Question 3

What colors of Marsala wine are available?

Answer 3

Ambra
Oro
Rubino

Question 4

What are Vinho da Roda/Vinho da Torno/Vinho da Volta in Madeira?

Answer 4

Wines that underwent an ocean journey across the Atlantic. Very rare.

Question 5

What is Frasqueira Madeira?

Answer 5

Vintage Madeira (Minimum 85% vintage)
Minimum 20 years in cask
Produced by the Canteiro Method, may spend additional time in glass demijohns

Question 6

What is Colheita Madeira?

Answer 6

Single Vintage (85% minimum)
Aged minimum 5 years before bottling
May say "Harvest" on the label, but may not say "Vintage"

Question 7

What do Seleccionado, Reserve, Reserva Especial, and Extra Reserve mean on a bottle of Madeira?

Answer 7

Seleccionado- At least 3 years old, less than 5
Reserva- At least 5 years, less than 10
Special Reserve- At least 10 years, less than 15
Extra Reserve- At least 15 years, less than 20

Question 8

What are the four main grapes of Madeira, in order of dry to sweet?

Answer 8

Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malmsey

Question 9

May Tinta Negra be included on labels in Madeira?

Answer 9

Yes, as of 2015

Question 10

What is the second largest company in Madeira?

Answer 10

Madeira Wine Company

Question 11

What is the largest company in Madeira?

Answer 11

Vinhos Justino Henriques

Question 12

What is the capital of Madeira, where most production companies are based?

Answer 12

Funchal

Question 13

What agency regulates harvesting and production methods in Madeira?

Answer 13

The Wine, Embroidery and Handicraft Institute of Madeira (IVBAM)

Question 14

What ages may be used on a Tawny Port label?

Answer 14

10, 20, 30, 40

Question 15

What is the traditional barrel used for aging and shipping a Port wine?

Answer 15

Pipe

Question 16

What IGP includes both Douro DOP and Porto DOP?

Answer 16

Duriense IGP

Question 17

What company pioneered Rose Port

Answer 17

Croft

Question 18

What company created the Garrafeira style of Port, what is it?

Answer 18

Niepoort- Following barrel age, the Port spends an additional 8 years in glass demijohns

Question 19

What is sercial known as on mainland Portugal?

Answer 19

Esgana Cao (Dog strangler)

Question 20

What is the minimum aging time of sherry in a solera before release?

Answer 20

Two years (decreased from 3 in 2010)

Question 21

What type of wind provides the humid air helpful for aging Sherry?

Answer 21

Poniente

Question 22

What is Mitad y Mitad in Sherry production?

Answer 22

A mixture of grape spirit and neutral sherry used to fortify the wine

Question 23

What are the two classifications of wine post fermentation in Sherry? What do they signify?

Answer 23

Palo- Destined to become Fino or Manzanilla

Gordura- Will become Oloroso

Question 24

What is the traditional vine training method in Jerez?

Answer 24

Vara y pulgar

Question 25

What is the soleo process in Sherry production?

Answer 25

A period of one to three weeks in which whole grape bunches are dried on esparto grass mats prior to pressing. (Mainly for PX and Moscatel)

Question 26

What is the largest vineyard (Pago) in Jerez?

Answer 26

Macharnudo

Question 27

What are the three soil types in the Jerez region?

Answer 27

Albariza Barros Arenas

Question 28

What hot, dry wind intensifies the heat in Sherry?

Answer 28

Levante

Question 29

What three towns form the Sherry Triangle?

Answer 29

Jerez de la Frontera Sanlucar de Barrameda Puerto de Santa Maria

Question 30

What is used to fortify Port?

Answer 30

Aguardente- 77% Neutral grape spirit

Question 31

What does an age statement signify on a bottle of Tawny Port?

Answer 31

Deemed by the IVDP to taste like a Port of that age. Does not need to be the same as the actual age

Question 32

What is the dry wine DOP of Madeira?

Answer 32

Madeirense DOP

Question 33

What year was Kopke founded?

Answer 33

1638

Question 34

What is a Colheita Tawny Port?

Answer 34

A vintage dated Port that spends a minimum of 7 years in cask

Question 35

What are the two processes to produce Madeira? Which is better?

Answer 35

Estufagem | Canteiro*

Question 36

What grape accounts for 80-85% of Madeira production?

Answer 36

Tinta Negra

Question 37

What islands are authorized to produce Madeira?

Answer 37

Madeira | Porto Santo

Question 38

What year were D'Olivera and Henriques and Henriques founded?

Answer 38

1850

Question 39

What are the two broad styles of Port?

Answer 39

Ruby | Tawny

Question 40

What organization oversees the production of Port?

Answer 40

Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)

Question 41

If a variety is listed on a Madeira label, what percentage must be that grape?

Answer 41

85%+

Question 42

What is the predominant vine training system in Madeira?

Answer 42

Pergola

Question 43

What is a mistelle?

Answer 43

A wine in which grape must is fortified prior to fermentation

Question 44

What is a partidista in Madeira?

Answer 44

They store wine and sell it to other traders

Question 45

What is the Lei do Terço in Port production?

Answer 45

A decree restricting sales of Port to 1/3 a house's total inventory annually

Question 46

What were grapes traditionally fermented in to make Port?

Answer 46

Lagares- Low, open granite troughs

Question 47

What is mutage called in port production?

Answer 47

Beneficio

Question 48

What is the minimum amount of time a wine will undergo the estufagem process?

Answer 48

3 months

Question 49

What is the minimum residual sugar level for all Port wines?

Answer 49

17.5 g/L

Question 50

What does the term Envelhecido em Garrafa mean on a bottle of LBV Port?

Answer 50

Aged for at least 3 additional years in barrel before bottling

Question 51

What is the minimum alcohol level for a base wine to be sweetened by the cabaceo process?

Answer 51

17.5%

Question 52

True or false, aguardiente used to fortify Port must be produced in Portugal?

Answer 52

False

Question 53

Who owns Valdespino? Since when?

Answer 53

Grupo Estevez | 1999

Question 54

What year was Alvear established in?

Answer 54

1729

Question 55

What town is Alvear based in?

Answer 55

Montilla