Fortified Wines Flashcards
“Vergine Marsala” aging requirements and style
5 years in cask
Secco in style
“Vergine Stravecchio Marsala” aging requirements and style
Minimum of 10 years in cask
Secco in style
“Marsala Superiore Riserva” aging requirements
4 years in cask
“Marsala Superiore” aging requirements
2 years in cask
“Fine Marsala” aging requirements
1 year in cask
Marsala - sweetness designations
Secco - max 40 g/L
Semi-secco - 40-100g/L
Dolce - 100g/L +
Marsala - color designations
Ambra
Oro
Rubino
Sherry “VROS” indicates
Very Rare Old Sherry
-solera that’s minimum 30 years old
Sherry “VOS” indicates
Very Old Sherry
-solera that’s minimum 20 years old
Sherry Grape Varietals
Palomino Fino
Pedro Ximénez
Moscatel
Sherry - soil types
Albariza - white, chalky clay
Barros - brown clay
Arenas - sand
Sherry - DO zones
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Madeira - Malvasia (Malmsey)
-describe & suggest pairing-
Sweetest & softest Madeira
Flavors of toffee, vanilla & marmalade
Pair with a cheese course or dessert
Madeira - Boal
-describe-
Medium-sweet
Rich & high in acidity
Highly aromatic
Chocolate, roasted nut & coffee notes
Madeira - Verdelho
-describe-
Medium-dry
High acid
Smoky, honeyed character
Madeira - Sercial
-describe-
Driest varietal Madeira
“searing acidity”
Serve as an aperitif
Madeira - Heating Processes
Estufagem (tank)
Armazens de Calor (rooms warmed)
Canteiro (2 years in casks in attics - best wines)
Madeira DOP - principle red grapes
Tinta Negra (85% of DOP’s production)
Madeira DOP - principle white grapes
Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malmsey
Colheita Tawny requirements
vintage dated
minimum of 7 years in cask
Aged Tawny Port with an indication of age
Aged entirely in cask
High quality of fruit
Blend of vintages (age is an approximation)
Reserve Tawny Port
7 years aging before bottling
Blended from several vintages
Does not improve in the bottle
Single Quinta Vintage Port
Ruby Style
Product from one estate’s harvest
Late Bottled Vintage Port
Ruby Style
Aged 4-6 years in cask before bottling
Does not improve with bottle age
Vintage Port
Ruby Style
Cask aged & bottled by July 30th the 3rd year after harvest
Will continue to develop in the bottle
**Should be decanted
Lesser known Portugese fortified wines
Setúbal
Carcavelos
Pico
