Madeira

Question 1

What is “Torna Viagem?”

Answer 1

Round-trip

Question 2

On what two islands can Madeira be produced?

Answer 2

Madeira

Porto Santo

Question 3

What are Poios?

Answer 3

Basalt stone terraces on the island of Madeira

Question 4

What is the common vine-training system in Madeira?

Answer 4

Pergola system on low trellises known as Latadas

Question 5

What is the capital of Madeira?

Answer 5

Funchal

Most of Madeira’s production companies are based out of here.

Question 6

Are Sercial and Verdelho harvested before or after Boal and Malmsey?

Answer 6

After

Question 7

What are the 3 different ways to maderize Madeira?

Answer 7

Estufagem - (most common) Stainless steel vat with coils inside warming the wine to 45-50* C (113-122*F) and holding it for at least 3 months.

Armazens de Calor - Rooms warmed by nearby tanks or steam pipes. Less direct heat, utilizing lower temperatures over a longer period of time - often up to a year.

Canteiro - (producers only do this for their best wines) Cask aged for at least 2 years in attics being exposed to gentler, natural warmth of the sun.

Question 8

What is Solera Madeira?

Answer 8

Produced by the canteiro method.

Bottled with the starting date of the solera.

A maximum of 10% of a solera’s wine may be drawn each year.

Question 9

What is Colheita Madeira?

Answer 9

(harvest)

A baby Frasqueira

Vintage Madeira without the extended aging.

5 years in cask

Question 10

What is Frasqueira Madeira?

Answer 10

Vintage Madeira

Aged for 20 years in cask