Fortified wines

Question 1

Three points of the Sherry triangle?

Answer 1

Sanlucar de Barremeda, Jerez de la Frontera and El Puerto de Santa Maria

Question 2

Two DOs in Sherry?

Answer 2

Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda and Jerez-Xeres-Sherry

Question 3

What does VOS stand for?

Answer 3

Vinum Optimum Signatum or Very Old Sherry. Average age over 20 years, for every litre drawn from the solera, 20L must remain

Question 4

What does VORS stand for?

Answer 4

Vinum OPtimum Rare Signatum or Very Old Rare Sherry. average age over 30 years, for every litre drawn, 30L must remain

Question 5

Three different pressings of sherry grapes?

Answer 5

Primera yema, segunda yema, and mosto prensa

Question 6

What is the name of the casks used in the solera system?

Answer 6

Criaderas or scales

Question 7

Final blend of Sherry from the solera system is known as?

Answer 7

Cabeceo

Question 8

Special cup used to taste from barrel and the glass used to consumer Sherry?

Answer 8

Venencia and copita

Question 9

Vino de color is made by boiling undermented grape juice. What are the two terms used to describe the different levels?

Answer 9

Arrope for must boiled to 1/5 of the original weight, sancocho for 1/3

Question 10

Red grapes used in Port

Answer 10

Touriga National
Tinta Baroca
Tinta Cao
Tinta Rorris
Touriga Franca
Trincadera
Bastardo

Question 11

White grapes used in Port

Answer 11

Rabigato
Arinto
Donzelinio Branca
Gouveio (Verdelho)
Malvasia Fino
Viosinho

Question 12

Grapes used in Sherry?

Answer 12

Palomino (Listan) [sub varieties, Palomino Fino and Palomino de Jerez], Pedro Ximinez, Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)

Question 13

Three sub regions of Port?

Answer 13

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

Question 14

Three soil types found in Sherry region?

Answer 14

Albariza (chalky), Barros (clay dominant), Arenas (sandy, worst quality)

Question 15

Liquid used to fortify port?

Answer 15

Aguardente (fiery water), 77% neutral spirit

Question 16

What is rainwater Madeira?

Answer 16

Popular style in the US, a lighter, drier style of Madeira

Question 17

What is seleccionado Madeira?

Answer 17

Between 3-5 years old, dominated by Tinta Negra. Heated by Estufagem

Question 18

What is Reserve Madeira?

Answer 18

Between 5 and 10 years old

Question 19

What is Special Reserve Madeira?

Answer 19

Multi vintage blend between 10 and 15 years old. Often single variety and heated via canteiro

Question 20

What is solera Madeira?

Answer 20

Made via Canteiro, solera system. Maximum 10% taken from the stock

Question 21

What is colheita Madeira?

Answer 21

Taken from a single harvest and aged 5 years. Unlike Colheita Port, this is not the most prestigous Madeira.

Question 22

What is Frasquiera Madeira?

Answer 22

Aged for minimu 20 years in cask and produced from a single variety. Produced via Canteiro. Most prestigous Madeira

Question 23

What is Vinho da Roda Madeira?

Answer 23

A rarity, Madeira that has made the journey across the equator.

Question 24

What are the styles of single variety Madeira?

Answer 24

Sercial (lightest and driest), Verdelho, Boal (medium sweet), and Malvasia (Malmsey, sweet and luscious)