Fortified wines Flashcards
Three points of the Sherry triangle?
Sanlucar de Barremeda, Jerez de la Frontera and El Puerto de Santa Maria
Two DOs in Sherry?
Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda and Jerez-Xeres-Sherry
What does VOS stand for?
Vinum Optimum Signatum or Very Old Sherry. Average age over 20 years, for every litre drawn from the solera, 20L must remain
What does VORS stand for?
Vinum OPtimum Rare Signatum or Very Old Rare Sherry. average age over 30 years, for every litre drawn, 30L must remain
Three different pressings of sherry grapes?
Primera yema, segunda yema, and mosto prensa
What is the name of the casks used in the solera system?
Criaderas or scales
Final blend of Sherry from the solera system is known as?
Cabeceo
Special cup used to taste from barrel and the glass used to consumer Sherry?
Venencia and copita
Vino de color is made by boiling undermented grape juice. What are the two terms used to describe the different levels?
Arrope for must boiled to 1/5 of the original weight, sancocho for 1/3
Red grapes used in Port
Touriga National
Tinta Baroca
Tinta Cao
Tinta Rorris
Touriga Franca
Trincadera
Bastardo
White grapes used in Port
Rabigato
Arinto
Donzelinio Branca
Gouveio (Verdelho)
Malvasia Fino
Viosinho
Grapes used in Sherry?
Palomino (Listan) [sub varieties, Palomino Fino and Palomino de Jerez], Pedro Ximinez, Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
Three sub regions of Port?
Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior
Three soil types found in Sherry region?
Albariza (chalky), Barros (clay dominant), Arenas (sandy, worst quality)
Liquid used to fortify port?
Aguardente (fiery water), 77% neutral spirit
What is rainwater Madeira?
Popular style in the US, a lighter, drier style of Madeira
What is seleccionado Madeira?
Between 3-5 years old, dominated by Tinta Negra. Heated by Estufagem
What is Reserve Madeira?
Between 5 and 10 years old
What is Special Reserve Madeira?
Multi vintage blend between 10 and 15 years old. Often single variety and heated via canteiro
What is solera Madeira?
Made via Canteiro, solera system. Maximum 10% taken from the stock
What is colheita Madeira?
Taken from a single harvest and aged 5 years. Unlike Colheita Port, this is not the most prestigous Madeira.
What is Frasquiera Madeira?
Aged for minimu 20 years in cask and produced from a single variety. Produced via Canteiro. Most prestigous Madeira
What is Vinho da Roda Madeira?
A rarity, Madeira that has made the journey across the equator.
What are the styles of single variety Madeira?
Sercial (lightest and driest), Verdelho, Boal (medium sweet), and Malvasia (Malmsey, sweet and luscious)
