General

Question 1

garrafeira

Answer 1

“private wine cellar” - min aging

• Tinto
  
  • min 30 mo, 12 mon bottle
• Branco and Rosado
  
  • min 12 mo, 6 mon bottle

Question 2

Vintage garrafeira

Pioneer

Answer 2

Niepoort

• After a few years in barrels, aged min 8 years in glass demijohns

Question 3

Still Portuguese table wines

reserva

Answer 3

min. 0.5% higher alcohol than the legal min. est. by respective DOP or IGP

Question 4

Traditional method sparkling wines

reserva

Answer 4

min 12 mo lees

Question 5

Colheita Seleccionada

Answer 5

1% higher alcohol than est. by the regional appellation

Question 6

Most planted red casta (grape variety) in Portugal

Answer 6

• Aragonez (Tinta Roriz, Tempranillo)
  
  • Highest acreage under vine, 2017
• Followed by Touriga Franca
• Alfrocheiro, Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela), Baga are also widely cultivated
• Until recently, Castelão was most planted

Question 7

Who brought the Castelão grape from Tejo to Terras do Sado (now Península de Sétubal), where they began bottling the grape under the “Periquita” brand?

Answer 7

J.M. da Fonseca

• The “Perequita” brand was a great success, leading other producers to adopt the “Perequita” moniker as a synonym for the grape
• A convention J.M. da Fonseca successfully contested in court

Question 8

Portugal’s finest red costa

Answer 8

Touriga Nacional

Question 9

Touriga Nacional

% of Portugal’s vineyard acreage

Answer 9

10%

• Inky, full-bodied, structured
• Cherished for Port blends
• Low-yielding vines produces extemely small berries, valued for their extraction potential and concentration in red table blends

Question 10

Dão

Most planted red casta

Answer 10

Jaen (Mencia)

• Despite originating in the Dão, Touriga Nacional has been supplanted by Jaen

Question 11

Touriga Nacional

Two synonyms

Answer 11

• Bical Tinto
• Mortágua Preto

Question 12

Besides Castelão and Touriga Nacional, four other widely cultivated red grape varietals in Portugal

Answer 12

• Alfrocheiro
• Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)
• Baga
• Aragonez (Tinta Roriz, aka Tempranillo in Spain)

Question 13

Portugal

Most planted white casta

Answer 13

Fernão Pires

• Known as Maria Gomes in Bairrada
• Early-ripening, aromatic grape found throughout Portugal, but concentrated in Bairrada and the southern plains of Tejo

Question 14

Fernão Pires

Synonym in Bairrada

Answer 14

Maria Gomes

• Workhorse, producing fairly simple, honeyed wines that are often prone to oxidation and low acidity

Question 15

Dão

Common white grape for higher quality wines

Answer 15

Encruzado - Dão

• Elegant, balanced, floral, citrus; gains complex nutty, resinous aromas with age
• Oak sometimes used in fermentation

Question 16

Arinto

Answer 16

Arinto

• 1 of Portugal’s oldest indigenous varietals
• Best from coastal regions, Bucelas in particular
• Lively, mineral-tinged whites grown throughout the country​

Question 17

Alentejano

Most important white grape

Answer 17

Antão Vaz

• Aromatic, tropical

Question 18

Major region for Alvarinho (Spain’s Albarino)

Answer 18

Vinho Verde

Question 19

Varietal also known as Esgana Cao - the “dog strangler”

Answer 19

Sercial

• Highly acidic grape prized for dry Madeira
• Often confused with its homophone Cercial, which is used in the Dão, Douro and Bairrada blends, but genetically distinct

Question 20

Portugal

1st demarcated wine region

Answer 20

Douro

• One of the 1st appellations recognized in Europe
• UNESCO World Heritage Site

Question 21

Portugal

Largest DOP

Answer 21

Vinho Verde DOP“green wine”

• 15% of nation’s total vineyard acreage
• Red, white, rosado
• Assortment of grapes

Question 22

Douro Valley

Subregions

Answer 22

• Baixo Corgo
• Cima Corgo
• Douro Superior

Question 24

Best Port vintage of the 1950s

Answer 24

1955

Question 25

Pico

Answer 25

• DOP for fortified wines from the Azores islands