Lisboa, Peninsula de Setúbal

Question 1

Where is Lisboa IGP?

Answer 1

Coastal

• from Beiras to the Capital Lisboa
• where Tagus (Tejo) River meets Atlantic

Question 2

9 DOPs of Lisboa IGP?

Answer 2

Encostas d'Aire DOP
Óbidos DOP
Lourinhã DOP
Torres Vedras DOP
Alenquer DOP
Arruda DOP
Bucelas DOP
Colares DOP
Carcavelos DOP

North to South

Question 3

What region producers the most wine in Portugal? What is quality?

Answer 3

-Lisboa

• Reputation for low quality
• dominated by co-op and Vinhos de Mesa production

Question 4

What DOP in Lisboa is known for making aguardente, not wine?

Answer 4

Lourinhã DOP

Question 5

Which three DOPs near capital are disappearing due to urban sprawl?

Answer 5

• Buceles
• Colares
• Carcavelos

Question 6

Which DOPs in Lisboa IGP can make higher quality wine?

Answer 6

• Southern DOPs near capital

- Northern DOPs of Alenquer and Encostas de Aire showing promise

Question 7

What wines are made in Bucelas DOP

Answer 7

• Dry white wines

- min 75% Arinto

Question 8

What wines are made in Colares DOP? Grapes?

Answer 8

Red or white wines

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

Question 9

What soils of Colares DOP helped stave off phylloxera?

Answer 9

sandy soils - chão de areia

Question 10

What are the harder soils of Colares DOP known as

Answer 10

chão rija (hard soil) - Castelão grape planted here for red production further inland

Question 11

What DOP has suffered the most from suburban sprawl near capital Lisboa?

Answer 11

Carcavelos DOP

-only 25 ha of vineyards remain

Question 12

Grapes and styles of Carcavelos DOP

Answer 12

• 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

Question 13

What is vinho abafado? Where is it used?

Answer 13

• partially fermented must preserved with alcohol

- used to fortify and sweeten dry wine from Carcavelos DOP

Question 14

Where is the Península de Setúbal IGP?

Answer 14

• across Tagus (Tejo) estuary from Lisboa

- Sado estuary to the south

Question 15

Climate of Península de Setúbal IGP

Answer 15

Mediterranean

Question 16

Two DOPs of Península de Setúbal IGP

Answer 16

• Setúbal DOP

- Palmela DOP

Question 17

Two areas of Palmela DOP

Answer 17

• low lying sandy plains - best for Castelão

- clay-limestone lower slopes of Arrabida Mountains

Question 18

What is dominant component of Palmela DOP red and white wines?

Answer 18

red - Castelão - min 66.7%

white - blended from mostly Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes and Arinto

Question 19

Are international grapes featured in Palmela DOP production?

Answer 19

Yes, liberal encépagement includes red and white international grapes
-cab sauv, chard, semillon, syrah, sauv blanc, merlot, tannat

Question 20

styles authorized in Palmela DOP

Answer 20

red, white, rosado, licoroso, espumante

Question 21

When did vinhos licoroso of Setúbal gain popularity?

Answer 21

• in heydey of Portugal’s fortified wine trade
• benefited from torna viagem
• one of first demarcated regions in Portugal (1907/8? - Região Demarcada status)

Question 22

Styles produced in Setúbal DOP? Main grapes?

Answer 22

• 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)

Question 23

Largest and most storied producer of Setúbal DOP

Answer 23

J.M. da Fonseca

-stocks of wine back to 1800s, some have crossed equator at sea!