Fortified Wines Study Guide Flashcards
Fortifying base wines with a neutral grape spirit strengthens them for what 4 purposes?
Added body, warmth, durability, and age worthiness.
What are the three great archetypes of fortified wine?
Sherry, Port, and Madeira
What is Sicily’s star fortified wine appellation?
Marsala
What are Portugal’s four star fortified wines?
Port, Setúbal, Carcavelos, and Pico
What are Sherries 3 close Spanish cousins? What are two other traditional but fading Spanish fortified wines?
Málaga, Montilla-Moriles, and Condado de Huelva
Tarragona Clásico and Rueda Dorado are traditional but fading
What are aromatized wines?
Fortified wines flavored by maceration with additional herbs and spices
What are the three general methods of fortification?
Fortification that arrests fermentation through addition of spirit while sugars remain (Port, VDN)
Fortification following the conclusion of fermentation (Sherry)
Fortification prior to fermentation (mistelle/VDL)
What are the vin de liqueur for the following: Champagne, Cognac, Armagnac, and Jura?
Ratafia (Champagne)
Pineau des Charentes (Cognac)
Floc de Gascogne (Armagnac)
Macvin du Jura (Jura)
When was the Douro first demarcated for Port production?
1756
Who oversees and enforces regulation regarding production of Port?
Douro Port Wine Institute
a.k.a
Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)
The Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto absorbed the regulatory powers of what precursor organization in 2003?
Commissão Interprofessional da Região Demarcada do Douro
What is the lei do terço?
Law of the Third
A decree restricting sales of Port to one-third of a house’s total inventory annually
What does the IVDP supervise?
The promotion, production, and trade of all Porto and Douro DOP wines while enforcing the lei do terço. Additionally, the IVDP guarantees label integrity and age designations, and samples all appellation wines for authenticity.
What is a grower’s “authorized benefico”?
Authorized beneficio is the maximum amount of wine that may be fortified in a given year-based on a matrix of 12 factors.
What 7 soil and climate factors are scored for a grower’s beneficio?
location altitude slope shelter exposure bedrock rough matter
What 5 vine factors are scored and contribute to the score for a port producer’s benefico?
type of vine planting density yield training system vine age
What are the maximum yields for Douro red and white grapes respectively?
55hl/ha (red) and 65hl/ha (white)
What are the 9 red grapes that must combine for a min 60% of the blend for Porto DOP wines?
Touriga Nacional Touriga Francesa Tinta Roriz Tinta Cão Tinta Barroca Tinta Amarela Tinta Francisca Bastardo Mourisco Tinto
What are the 6 preferred white grapes for Porto DOP wines?
Rabigato Esgana Cão Folgasão Viosinho Malvasia Fina Gouveio
What are the two methods in which vines are planted in the Douro?
Vertical rows planted up the slope (Vinhos ao Alta)
Terraces (Patamares)
What are lagares?
Traditional open granite troughs used for foot-crushing and fermentation in Port production.
What modern fermentation vessel from Algeria is used in Port production introduced in the 1960s and 70s? How does it work?
Autovinifiers
Fermenting wine is pumped over the cap by virtue of its own buildup of gas.
How many days is a Port fermentation typically?
2-3 days
Beneficio, or the fortification of wine with spirit occurs when what fraction of the fermentable sugars has been fermented?
Approximately 1/3