Kobrand Port Flashcards
what port house has been family run for over 300 years?
Taylor Fladgate
How long has the Taylor Fladgate family been making wine?
6 generations
who is David Guimareans?
He is the winemaker for Taylor Fladgate and the Partnership.
Name 4 Quintas for Taylor Fladgate
Quinta de Vargellas - best
Casa dos Alambiques - oldest holding
Quinta de Terre Feita - helped round out style
Quinta do Junco
how would you describe Taylor Fladgate
innovators and pioneers
- Chip Dry white Port
- LDV bottling in 1970
- Organic port in 2002
-Chip Dry & Tonic cans
describe ‘Golden Age’ Port
- Taylor Fladgate
- released in 2022
- possible because of the incredible library of Tawny port
- collection of generations of winemaking
‘4XX’ Logo
Taylor Fladgate
- original woolmark
when was Taylor Fladgate officially founded?
in 1692
LBV Port was first released as what?
VIntage Reserve in 1955
when was the first LBV Port released?
in 1969 with the 1965 vintage
who was the first to create a Single Quinta port?
Taylor Fladgate
- revived the style in 1958
-Quinta de Vargellas Port released in 1968
how are port sales at the moment?
people are buying port right now more than ever
Name some top vintages from the 1960’s in port for for Taylor Fladgate
1961
1964-1969
Taylor Fladgate 1896 Tawny Port
-127 years now
-incredibly unique
-magnificent vintage post pylloxera
what are two top vintages in the 1970’s for Taylor Fladgate
1970 and 1971
VVO Port
Very Very Old Port
- it was allowed in 2022
- for port that have been aged for over 80 years
-pre WWII port in the blend
Scion Port
- one of the world’s rarest tawny ports
- made in 1855 vintage before phylloxera
Quinta de Vargellas Vinha Velha Vintage Port
2009/2007/2011
largest concentration of oldest vines
60% of them being over 75 years old
when was the Fonseca House founded?
in 1815 with Manuel Pedro Guimareans
what is one unique fact about David Guimareans
on his first vintage he created 2 100 point vintage ports in the same year
what did the Fonseca family do in the 1970’s to help the house maintain quality
the Fonseca house saw port getting more popular and instead of buying from growers decided to try and buy and own land.
what are 3 top Quintas in Fonseca
- Quinta de Cruziero
- Quinta do Panascal
- Quinta de Santo Antonio
Quinta do Panascal
- reputation goes back to the 18th century
- In Cima Corgo
- Can be made into Single - Quinta Vintage Porto
Fonseca Guimaraeans Vintage Port
- made in certain years when classic fonseca vintage is not declared
- usually more approachable and young
- 2018/2019/2015/2013
- made from all 3 quintas
Bin 27 Porto
- produced from fonseca own quintas in cima corgo
- ‘port toes’ technology to maximize fruitiness
- Ruby Port
- aged for 4 years before release
Fonseca Siroco
- Dry White Port
- Siroco - name for the dry wind that comes up from the south
- 1/4 of the sugar of white port
- matured for 4 years
Who is Natasha Bridge?
- Chief blender for Fonseca
- Leading lady in port
Who is Adrian Bridge?
CEO
- credited w/expanding the Fladgate Partnership’s holdings and distribution
when was Croft founded?
- in 1588
- it is the oldest firm still active today as a port producer
When did Croft become part of the Fladgate Partnership?
2001
Quinta da Roeda
- belongs to the Croft Estate
- described as the jewel of Port Wine Estates
Pink Port
A category that was created by Croft
Primary soil in the Duoro?
Schist
Serra do Marao
is it a mountain that helps to create a rain shadow effect
Croft Serikos
- named after silk-like texture
- also reference of estate’s involvement in the production of silk
- 2017
430th Anniversary Reserve Ruby Croft
- celebrate the house’s 430th Anniversary
- 3-4 year blend
Croft Pink
- style of Ruby Port
- new category
- 7 day ferment to preserve freshness
Krohn
firm was founded in 1865
fladgate partnership of brands in 2013
what is a Colheita
Single vintage tawny port
Quinta do Retiro Novo
Krohn vintage port
2000/2004/2007
describe port wine?
- a fortified wine
- clear grape spirit is added during fermentation
- this stops fermentation and preserves the natural sugars giving it it’s sweet profile
- then port is aged for 18 months
what are the two different styles of port?
Ruby and Tawny
describe ruby port
deep ruby red and exhibits fruit forward notes
minimal contact with oak and oxygen
describe tawny port
has a brown tawny hue
tends to throw nutty and caramel notes
it sees a bit more oxygen so toerant to being open for longer and a longer shelf life
describe rose port
it was established in 2008 by croft
unaged unlike other ports
describe white port
made with white grapes and fermented in wood tanks
styles of white port?
Standard
Reserve = aged for 7 years
what are the styles of Tawny Port?
Tawny
Colheita
10yr
20yr
30yr
40yr
Tawny Port aging?
2yrs
what is Colheita?
Special style of Tawny port from a single vintage
typically released after 10 years
what are the styles of Ruby Port?
Ruby
Reserve
Late Bottled Vintage LBV
Vintage
Vintage Crusted
Vintage Single Quinta
LBV Port aging
aged for 4-6 years in barrel but meant to be consumed young
Vintage Port aging
single vintage port aged for 2-3 years in barrel before being bottled and aged for more time
Should be consumed from 20-40 years of age
Crusted Port
a blend of more than 1 vintage of port in a drink now style
Single Quinta Port
special style of vintage port that comes from a single estate vineyard
white port grapes
Rabigato Viosinho, Malvasia, Gouveio
