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Lisboa, Peninsula de Setúbal Flashcards

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What are the subzones of Northern Lisboa IGP? What DOP do they overlap?

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Alta Estremadura & Estremadura

Encostas da Aire DOP

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What is Lisboa historically known for?

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Huge production of co-op and Vinhos de Mesa wines. Higher quality production is starting to increase in the DOP zones.

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What are the 9 DOPs of Lisboa?

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(N to s)
Encostas d’Aire DOP
Óbidos DOP
Lourinhã DOP
Torres Vedras DOP
Alenquer DOP
Arruda DOP
Bucelas DOP
Colares DOP
Carcavelos DOP

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Major Grapes of Lisboa (Encostas da Aire to Arruda)

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Tinto: Aragonez, Baga, Castelão, Tinta Miúda, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, plus
Branco: Arinto, Fernão Pires, Ratinho, Rabo de Ovelha, Seara Nova, Tamarez, Vital, plus

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Styles Authorized in Encostas da Aire

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Branco, Rosado, Tinto, Medieval de Ourém

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What are the subregions of Encostas da Aire?

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Ourém
Alcobaça

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What is Medieval de Ourém?

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A style authorized in Encostas da Aire, historic to Ourém:
80% Fernão Pires + 20% Trincadeira. The musts are fermented separately for the first 4-10 days of fermentation, after which the red must (including solids) is added to the white must. The resulting wine is red.

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Authorized styles in Óbidos

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Tinto, Branco, Rosado, Espumante

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What is the product of Lourinhã?

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Aguardente, min 38% abv, aged for 24mos

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Authorized styles in Alenquer, Torres Vedras, Arruda

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Tinto, Branco Only

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What are the three DOPs around Lisbon and are slowly disappearing due to the expanding urban population??

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Bucelas (north)
Colares (west, Atlantic Coast)
Carcavelos (west, Tejo estuary)

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What is the product of Bucelas?

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Dry and sparkling white

min. 75% Arinto, plus Sercial, Rabo de Ovelha

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What is unique about the soils of Colares?

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Mostly sand until you get further inland; therefore, most of the vines in Colares are ungrafted.
chão de areia = sand

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What is the harder soil type further inland in the Colares DOP? What is grown there?

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Chão rija - Castelão

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What was the only Portuguese region spared from phylloxera?

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Colares

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What region of Portugal has ungrafted Ramisco? What is the name of the soil here?

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  • Colares - sandy soils protected against phylloxera

chão de areia

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What wines are made in Colares DOP? Grapes?

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Red or white wines

red - ungrafted Ramisco (or Castelão further inland)
white - ungrafted Malvasia

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What is the other major soil type of Colares, other than sand? What grape varietal is grown there?

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Chao Rija, a harder soil type; vineyards planted on Chao Rija may be planted to up to min. 80% Castelão (but to label as Colares DOP, Ramisco must make up 90% of the blend).

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What grapes are used for Colares reds and whites?

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Reds:
-“chão de areia” - min 80% Ramisco
-“chão rija” - min 80% Castelão
White - min 80% Malvasia

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What is the smallest DOP in Lisboa (due largely to urban sprawl)?

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Carcavelos

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Grapes and styles of Carcavelos DOP

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reds - min 75% Castelão and Preto Martinho
whites - blend Arinto, Galego Dourado, Ratinho
fermented dry, then fortified and sweetened with vinho abafado
aged in barrel 2 years, then 6 months in bottle

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What is the min and max abv of Carcavelos DOP?

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min 15% - max 22%

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Where are the finest examples of Arinto produced?

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Bucelas (Lisboa)

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What is vinho abafado?

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Essentially mistelle: Partially fermented must preserved with alcohol used for fortification in Carcavelos DOP?

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What style are the wines of Carcavelos?
Fortified. Wines are fermented dry, fortified with vinho abafado, and aged for at least two years, plus six months in bottle. Max RS 150g/L
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What is the climate of Península de Setúbal IGP? What areas does it include?
Mediterranean; framed by the Tagus and Sado estuaries, and the Atlantic.
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What are the two DOPs of Península de Setúbal IGP?
Palmela Setúbal
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Palmela DOP encompasses two main soil types: what are they?
Sand on the plains Clay-limestone on the foothills of the Arrabida Mountains
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What is dominant component of Palmela DOP red and white wines?
red - Castelão - min 66.7% white - blended from mostly Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes and Arinto
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Styles produced in Setúbal DOP? Main grapes?
Fortified whites (Licoroso branco) - min 67% Moscatel de Setúbal (d’Alexandria) Fortified reds (Licoroso tinto)- min 67% Moscatel Roxo May be labeled varietally if min 85% (EU standard) lengthy skin contact and usually mature in large wooden cask up to 5 years (some over 20)
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What two wines benefited from the "torna viagem" (round trip) maturation process, in the heyday of Portugal's fortified wine trade?
Madeira and Setúbal
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When was Setúbal demarcated?
1907 - one of Portugal's first
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What styles of wine are permitted under the Palmela DOP?
White, red, rosado, frisante, espumante, and licoroso
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The liberal encepagement of Palmela allows for what international white and red varieties?
Cab Sauv, Chard, Sémillon, Syrah, Sauv Blanc, Merlot and Tannat
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Who is the largest producer of Setúbal?
J.M. Fonseca
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What style are the wines of Setúbal DOP?
Vinhos Licoroso; like Madeira, some barrels historically underwent the torna viagem process.
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What colors/grapes are produced in Setúbal DOP?
Red and White, of min. 67% Moscatel de Setúbal or Moscatel Roxo. If one variety comprises min. 85% of the blend, it may be varietally labeled.
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What is the Península de Setúbal IGP formerly known as?
Terras do Sado
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What is the minimum RS for Setúbal wine?
Wines under or equal to 20 years old: 280 g/l Wines over 20 years old: 340 g/l
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What labeling designations are permitted for Moscatel de Setúbal?
10, 20, 30, 40+ years old Superior: 5+ years old
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What is Moscatel de Setúbal?
Muscat of Alexandria

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