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Madeira Flashcards

1
Q

What are the recommended castas for Branco Madeira Production?

A

Malvasia Fina (Boal)

Malvasia Cândida (Malvasia di Lipari)

Sercial

Verdelho

Terrantez (once thought to be identical to Folgasão, but now known as a distinct grape)

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2
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What are the Municipal Districts in Madeira South Side?

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Funchal

Santa Cruz

Calheta

Câmara de Lobos

Ponta do Sol

Ribeira Brava

Machico

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3
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What are the Concelhos of Madeira DOP?

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Madeira South Side

Madeira North Side

Porto Santo

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4
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What is the most common trellising method on Madeira?

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Pergola System

vines suspended on low trellises known as latadas, in order to combat the dangers of fungal disease in the damp subtropical environment.

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5
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What is the Minimum aging for Frasqueira Madeira?

A

20 years in wood

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What are the recommended castas for Tinto Madeira Production?

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Bastardo

Malvasia Cândida Roxa (Malvasia Roxa)

Tinta (Tinta da Madeira)

Tinta Negra (Tinta Negra Mole)

Verdelho Tinto

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7
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What are the aging requirements for Solera Madeira?

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Min. 5 years in the solera (only 10% may be drawn off each year)

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8
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Who regulates the production of Madeira?

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Wine, Embroidery and Handicraft Institute of Madeira (IVBAM)

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9
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What are the Municipal Districts in Madeira North Side?

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Porto Moniz

São Vicente

Santana

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10
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What is the Minimum aging for Colheita Madeira?

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May be bottled from Oct. 31 of the fifth year following the harvest

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11
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What is Massapes?

A

clay resulting from the decomposition of dark tufa

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12
Q

What are the current production companies in Madeira? (8)

A

H.M. Borges

Henriques & Henriques

Madeira Wine Company (originally formed in 1913 as the Madeira Wine Association, the MWC formally changed its title in 1981)

Pereira D’Oliveira

Vinhos Barbeito

Vinhos Justino Henriques

Faria & Filhos

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13
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What is the name and length of the required period of rest at the culmination of the Estufagem process?

A

Estágio

minimum 90 days before being transferred to cask for aging

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14
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What is Cascalho?

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stony soil

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15
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What are poios?

A

walls of basalt stone sustain terraces known as poios; they ring the island’s perimeter like steps on the nearly vertical mountainside, and support viticulture on the vertiginous incline.

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16
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What are the three types of companies involved in the Madeira trade?

A

Production Companies (8), usually based out of Funchal

Shipping companies usually based out of London

Partidistas - store wine and sell it at maturity to other traders for a profit, similar to Almacenistas in Jeres

17
Q

What is the Minimum aging for Vinho de Estufagem?

A

May be bottled after 12 months from the conclusion of the estufagem process

18
Q

What are the different methods of production for Madeira?

A
  • Estufagem*
  • Armazens de Calor*
  • Canteiro*
  • Torno Viagem*
19
Q

What is Saibro?

A

decomposed red tufa

20
Q

What is Pedra Molle?

A

an arenaceous soil, of decomposed yellow tufa

21
Q

What is the Minimum aging for Vinho de Canteiro?

A

2 years in wood, and may not be bottled for 36 months after the final fortification

22
Q

What are the names used for a Madeira that was produced using the Torno Viagem method?

A

  • Vinho da Roda*
  • Vinho da Torno*
  • Vinho da Volta*
23
Q

What sweetness levels are permitted for Sercial?

A

Dry or Extra Dry

24
Q

What sweetness levels are permitted for Verdelho?

A

Medium Dry only

25
Q

What sweetness levels are permitted for Boal?

A

Medium Sweet only

26
Q

What sweetness levels are permitted for Malvasia?

A

Sweet only

27
Q

What sweetness levels are permitted for Terrantez?

A

Medium Dry or Medium Sweet

28
Q

What are the sweetness levels for Madeira?

A

Extra Seco / Extra Dry

0-15 g/l RS (0-1° Baumé)

Seco / Dry

20-50 g/L RS (1-1.5° Baumé)

Meio Seco / Medium Dry

50-75 g/L RS (1.5-2.5° Baumé)

Meio Dôce / Medium Sweet / Medium Rich

75-100 g/l RS (2.5-3.5° Baumé)

Dôce / Sweet / Rich

>100 g/L RS (>3.5° Baumé)

29
Q

What is “Rainwater” Madeira?

A

Dry to Medium-Dry Madeira in a lighter style (typically around 18% ABV)

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