Fortified Wine & Spirits Flashcards
What is Aguardente?
Grape spirit use for Port wine making, not stronger than 77% Abv.
Grapes permitted for Red Port Wine??
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Cao
Grapes for White port wine?
Rabigato
Boal/Malvasia Fina
Gouveio
Grapes used for Madeira?
Sercial
Verdelho
Boal/Malvasia Fina
Malmsey/Malvasia Candida
Grapes used for Cognac
Ugni Blanc
Colombard
Folle Blanche
Sherry Solera levels
(From bottom to top)
Solera
First Criadera
Second Criadera
Anada
Three towns of Sherry making?
Sanlucar de Barrameda
Jerez de La Frontera
El Puerto de Santa Maria
Which town produces Manzanilla Sherry?
Sanlucar de Barrameda
Which AOC has the highest Pedro Ximenez planting?
Montilla-Moriles
Which type of port is Late Bottle Vontage Port?
Minimum aging requirements?
Ruby Port
Min. 4 years in oak
Minimum aging requirement for Reserve Tawny Port?
6 years in oak
What are the requirement of Colheita Port?
Single vintage
Min. 7 years aging
Aging requirement for Cognac?
VS: 2 years
VSOP: 4 years
XO or Napoleon : 10 years
Tequila aging requirement
Blanco: up to 60 days
Joven: caramel addition
Reposado: 60days to 1 year
Anejo: 3 years+
Name all 3 distilleries in Campbeltown
Glen Scotia Distillery
Glengyle Distillery
Springbank Distillery