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1
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What do the follow acronyms stand for in Portugal, DOP, DOC, IGP

A

Denominação de Origem Protegida -EU equivalent to AOP Denomicacao de Origem Controlada- Equivalent to France’s AOC Indicação Geogràfica Protegida -EU denomination that is replacing Vinho REgional (VR)

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2
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Name the Spanish synonym for Jaen

A

Mencia

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3
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What is Portugal’s flagship red grape varietal?

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Touriga Nacional

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4
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Name the Portugal synonym for Tempranillo

A

Tinta Roriz in Northern Portugal Aragonez in the Southern Portugal

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5
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Which red grape variety in Bairrada makes the most distinguished red wine?

A

Baga

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6
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Name the 2 producers known for branding Portuguese wine in awkward shaped bottles the 1940’s.

A

Lancer’s and Mateus

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7
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Translate: adega

A

winery

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8
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Translate: amarzem or cave

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cellar

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9
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Translate: branco

A

white

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10
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Translate: colheita

A

vintage

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11
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Translate: doce

A

sweet

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12
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Translate: engarrafado (na origem)

A

bottled (estate bottled)

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13
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Translate: garrafeira

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merchant’s special reserve

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14
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Translate: maduro

A

old or mature

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15
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Translate: quinta

A

farm or estate

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16
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Translate: rosado

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rose, pink

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17
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Translate: seco

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dry

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18
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Translate: tinto

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red

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19
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Translate: verde

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young

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20
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Translate: vinha

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vineyard

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21
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List Vinho Verde subregions north to south

A

-9-

1-Monção e Melgaço 2-Lima 3-Cávado 4-Basto 5-Ave 6-Sousa 7-Amarante 8-Baião 9-Paiva

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22
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Where is Vinho Verde located?

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Northernmost province of Mihno bordering Galicia, Spain.

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23
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What is the dominant stone in Vinho Verde?

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Granite

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24
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What are the main grape varietals for white wine production in Vinho Verde?

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Azal, Loureiro, Trajadura, Avesso, Arinto and Alvarinho

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25
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Which white grape varietal is the regional celebrity in the northernmost subregions of Vinho Verde, Moncao and Melgaco?

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Alvarinho

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26
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What bordering subregion lies just north of the Minho river?

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Rias Baixas, Galicia Spain

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27
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What white variety is bottled by itself in Lima?

A

Loureiro

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28
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List 3 great producers of table wine in the Douro?

A

Quinta de Crasto

Casa Ferreirinha

Quinta do Vale Meao

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29
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Name 5 great port producers

A

Taylor Fladgate

Croft

Graham’s

Fonseca

Quinta do Noval

Warres

Smith Woodhouse

Kopke

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30
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Where is port traditionally shipped in the spring following harvest to finish its aging process?

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Vila Nova de Gaia

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31
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What is the traditional aging vessels for port? How much do they hold?

A

Pipes

550-600 Litres 534 as commercial measurement

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32
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What is the Factory House?

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A Georgian building located in Oporto where the English met weekly with the port shippers for over 200 years and how worked a plan to monopolize the port wine industry. It was built in 1790.

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33
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What is LBV?

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Port kept in barrel for four to six years, and bottled once it has rid itself of its crust.

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34
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Define a Garrafeira style of port.

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Ports that start off like Colheitas but are taken out of wood at between three and six years old and kept for a minimum of 8 years in large glass demijohns, resulting in particularly elegant ports

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35
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What is a Colheita style port?

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Wood aged ports from a single year, expressive tawnies which may be drunk at any point after the bottling date, which should appear on the label.

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36
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Name the recognized white grape varietal within Bairradas.

A

Bical

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37
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What is the Spanish synonym for Fernao Pires?

A

Maria Gomez

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38
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What is vinho abafado?

A

Partially fermented must preserved with alcohol. This is added to fermented dry wines of Carcavelos in Lisboa.

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39
Q

How is vinhos licoroso produced in Peninsula de Setubal?

A

Wine is fermented and fortified then receives extended maceration on skins (up to six months).

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40
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In which DOP zone are the Alvarinho, Trajadura, and Loureiro grapes commonly encountered?

A

Vinho Verdo

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41
Q

What does Madeira mean?

A

Isle of woods

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42
Q

What is aguardente?

A

Portuguese word for brandy

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43
Q

What government run body manages appellations in Portugal?

A

Douro Port Wine Institute (IVDP)

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44
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What are Vinhos ao Roda?

A

Madeira wines that had undergone the torna viagem (round trip) across the Atlantic, or to the East Indies and back

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45
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What are Vinhos Canteiro?

A

Madeira wines that matured on the island

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46
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When did the estufagem process replace the ship voyage of Vinhos ao Roda?

A

Early 1800’s

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47
Q

What was George Washington drinking during the signing of the Declaration of Independence?

A

Madeira

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48
Q

What Portuguese DOP was spared from the root louse, phylloxera?

A

Colares, Lisboa

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49
Q

When did Portugal join the European Union?

A

1986

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50
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What organization was in charge of the consolidation of smaller vineyards into large co-ops in Portugal starting in 1937?

A

Junta Nacional do Vinhos

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51
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In what year did Portugal become classified DOP with the European Union for protection?

A

2009

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52
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In Portugal IGP is the equivalent to ?

A

Vihnos Regional (VR)

53
Q

In Portugal DOC is equivalent to what in the EU?

A

DOP

54
Q

IGP/VR must come from what percentage of a stated region?

A

85%

55
Q

What are the IGPs of Portugal?

A

-14-

Minho

Transmontano

Duriense

Terras do Dao

Terras de Cister

Terras de Biera

Beira Atlantico

Tejo

Lisboa

Alentejano

Peninsula de Setubal

Algarve

Terras Madeirenses

Acores

56
Q

What are the aging requirements for tinto, branco, and rosado garrafeiras?

A

Tinto- 30 months minimum aging (min 12 months in bottle)

Branco & Rosado- 12 months minimum aging (min 6 months in bottle)

57
Q

Who pioneered the garrafeira port style?

A

Niepoort

58
Q

What does Reserva mean on a Portuguese wine bottle?

A

.5% higher in alcohol than the legal minimum required for the respective DOP or IGP

(note some DOPs or IGPs may require stricter guidelines for Reserva labeling)

59
Q

What does Reserva on a sparkling wine bottle indicate in Portugal?

A

12 months minimum on lees

60
Q

What does Colheita Seleccionada indicate?

A

1% higher alcohol

61
Q

What is a casta?

A

Portuguese term for grape variety

62
Q

What is the most widely planted casta in Portugal?

A

Castelao

63
Q

What are 2 synonyms for Touriga Nacional?

A

Bical Tinto

Mortagua Preto

64
Q

What is the most planted white casta in Portugal?

A

Fernao Pires

aka- Maria Gomez

65
Q

In what Portuguese DOP would you find the Encruzado grape?

A

Dao, Terras do Dao

66
Q

In what DOP does the Arinto grape variety shine in Portugal?

A

Bucelas,

67
Q

What is a synonym for Sercial?

A

Esgana Cao

used on the mainland of Portugal

68
Q

The Minho IGP shares exact geographic boundaries with what DOP?

A

Vinho Verde

69
Q

What is enforcado?

A

Vines are trained high off the ground creating a canopy- similar to Pergolas

70
Q

Which Rias Baixas subzone is directly across the Minho river from Moncao in Portugal?

A

Condado de Tea

71
Q

What causes light white wine from Vinho Verde to be slightly fizzy?

A

A carbon dioxide injection prior to bottling

72
Q

Red wines from Vinho Verde are fizzy due to what?

A

Malolactic fermentation in the bottle

73
Q

What are the three non-contiguous subregions of the Tras-Os-Montes DOP?

A

Chaves

Valpacos

Planalto Mirandes

74
Q

What is the french name for Bastardo?

A

Trousseau

75
Q

What was Portugal’s first demarcated wine region?

A

Douro

76
Q

Which mountain ranges run through the Duriense?

A

Marao

Montemuro

77
Q

What is the preferred soil type for Port?

A

Schist

78
Q

What are the subzones of the Douro DOP?

A

Baixo Corgo- west

Cima Corgo- highest acreage

Douro Superior- spanish border

79
Q

What wine is labeled as Douro DOP?

A

Table wines

Moscatel do Douro (licoroso-fortified)

80
Q

Fortified Port from the Douro region is released as what?

A

Porto DOP

81
Q

What percentage of Douro’s production is labeled as Porto?

A

50%

82
Q

Name the top five castas used for table red wine in Douro?

A

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Franca

Tinta Roriz

Tinta Cao

Tinta Barroca

83
Q

Which Moscatel clone is used in making fortified versions in the Douro?

A

Moscatel Galego

muscat a petits grains

(they carry an age designation similar to tawny port)

84
Q

Reserva table wines in Douro indicate what?

A

1% high alcohol

85
Q

How does a wine attain Grande Reserva on a label in Douro?

A

Certification form the IVDP and blind tasting panel

86
Q

Douro DOP makes sparkling wines and late harvest wines. How are they labeled?

A

Espumanto do Douro

Colheita Tardia

87
Q

What is a barco rabelo?

A

a ship used to transport barrels of port from Cima Corga to Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto

88
Q

Who makes Barca Velha? What was the first vintage?

A

Casa Ferreirinha- 1952

89
Q

What are the two DOPs of Terras do Dao?

A

Lafoes

Dao

90
Q

Bairrada DOP is located within which IGP?

A

Beira Atlantico

91
Q

What is the subzone of Bairrada?

A

Terras do Sicó

92
Q

Where is Távora-Varosa DOP located and what is it’s specialty?

A

Located in the Terras de Cister IGP, just south of Duriense. It is known for it’s sparkling wine production.

93
Q

Beira Interior DOP is located within which IGP?

A

Terras de Beira

94
Q

What are the subzones of the Beira Interior?

A

Beira Castelo Rodrigo

Cova de Beira

Pinhel

95
Q

Tinto, Tinto Reserva, Tinto Garrafeira have what minimum alcohols in Dao?

A

11%, 11.5%, 11.5%

96
Q

Explain the requirements needed to meet the “nobre” designation on a bottle of dry red wine in the Dao.

A

Minimum 15% Touriga Nacional

Maximum 85%- Jaen, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, and Aragonez

Minimumm 3 years aging

12% minimum alcohol

97
Q

What does Nobre Reserva and Nobre Garrafeira mean in Dao for red wines?

A

42 / 48 (18months in bottle) months of aging

Varietal components are same as Nobre

12.5% alcohol

98
Q

What are the minimum alcohol and aging requirements on the following wines in the Dao?

Branco, Branco reserva, Branco garrafeira

Branco nobre, Branco nobre reserva, Branco nobre garrafeira

A

Branco- 11% no aging requirements

Branco reserva- 11.5% 6 mos aging

Branco garrafeira- 11.5% 12 mos aging (6mos in bottle)

Branco nobre- 11.5% 12 mos aging

Branco nobre reserva- 12% 12 mos aging

Branco nobre garrafeira- 12% 18mos aging (9 mos in bottle)

99
Q

What are the varietal components of Branco nobre wines in the Dao?

A

Minimum 15% Encruzado

Maximum 85% Cercial, Bical, Malvasia Fina, Verdelho

100
Q

Which soil does the casta, Baga, thrive in?

A

Clay

101
Q

What is the minimum percentage of Baga in reds from Bairrada?

A

50%

102
Q

What does Bairrada Classico stand for?

A

Minimum 12.5% alcohol

Use of native varieties only.

Baga, Alfrocheiro, Camarate, Castelao, Jaen, Touriga Nacional

103
Q

What are the DOPs of Lisboa IGP?

A

-9-

Bucelas

Colares

Carcavelos

Arruda

Torres Vedras

Alenquer

Obidos

Lourinha

Encostas de Aire

104
Q

Encostas de Aire DOP overlaps what 2 subzones of Lisboa IGP?

A

Alta Estremadura

Estremadura

105
Q

What is Lisboa IGP known for with quality?

A

It is the highest volume output region in Portugal, known for cheap Vinhos de Mesa.

106
Q

What is produced in the Lourinha DOP?

A

Aguardente

107
Q

What are the aging requirements of Carcavelos DOP?

A

24 months in barrel

6 months in bottle

108
Q

What styles of wine are made in Bucelas DOP?

What is the dominant casta?

A

Vinho Branco

Arinto

109
Q

What are the most planted red and white grape varietals in Colares?

A

Ramisco

Malvasia

110
Q

What is chao rija?

A

Harder soil found in the interior of Colares DOP

111
Q

What is vinho abafado?

A

a partially fermented must preserved with alcohol

112
Q

What style of wine is produced in Carcavelos?

A

Vinho liquoroso

113
Q

What are the DOPs of Peninsula de Setubal IGP?

A

Setubal

Palmela

114
Q

Peninsula de Setubal’s climate is ?

A

Mediterranean

115
Q

What mountains lies in the Palmela DOP?

A

Arrabida Mountains

116
Q

What is the main red casta for Palmela DOP?

A

Castelao

117
Q

What style of wine is produced in Setubal?

A

Vinhos licoroso

118
Q

What producer is most well known in the Setubal DOP?

A

J.M. da Fonseca

119
Q

What is the DOP of Tejo IGP?

What is the DOP of Alentejo IGP?

A

Do Tejo

Alentejo

120
Q

How many subzones exist within the Alentejo DOP?

A

-8-

Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Évora, Vidigueira, Reguengos, Redondo, Borba, and Portalegre

121
Q

The Sao Mamede mountains are found in what DOP?

A

Alentejo

Portalegre subzone

122
Q

In what DOP would you find abundant plantations of Quercus suber?

A

Alentejo

123
Q

What are the DOPs of Algarve?

A

Lagos

Lagoa

Portimao

Tavira

124
Q

What is the southernmost IGP on the Portuguese mainland?

A

Algarve

125
Q

What are the DOPs of Azores?

A

Biscoitos

Graciosa

Pico

126
Q

What are the most highly regarded wines of the Azores IGP?

A

Vinho licoroso branco

Pico DOP

127
Q

What are the DOPs of Terras Madeirenses IGP?

A

Madeira- fortified

Madeirense- unfortified

128
Q

Define: Torna viagem

A

round trip

references the trip that madeiran wines made across the ocean

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