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Madeira COPY Flashcards

1
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How far away from Portugal is Madeira?

A

625 miles

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2
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What is “round trip”?

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Torna viagem

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3
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What are the two inhabited islands?

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Madeira

Porto Santo

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What are Madeira’s terraces and what are they made of?

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Poios

Walls of basal stone

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5
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What also grows on Madeira?

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Banans, sugarcane, passionfruit

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6
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How are most vines trained?

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pergola

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7
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What is the name for canals?

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Levadas

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8
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How large is the average growers estate?

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0.3 hectare

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9
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What organization regulates harvesting and production methods?

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The Wine, Embroidery and Handicraft Institute of Madeira (IVBAM)

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10
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How many Madeira production companies are there, and where are most of them based?

A

8

Funchal

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11
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How many Madeira production companies export wine?

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6

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12
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What is the largest production company in Madeira? How much export are they responsible for?

A

Vinhos Justino Henriques

Half

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13
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When was the Madeira Wine Company formed?

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1913

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14
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What are two famous brands of the Madeira Wine Company?

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Blandy’s

Cossart Gordon

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15
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Who is Madeira’s largest independent producer?

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Henriques & Henriques

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16
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Where are shipping companies usually based?

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London

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17
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A shipper will select ____ from a ____, who will then _____ the wine under the shipper’s ____

A

wines, producer

wine, brand

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18
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Who stores Madeira and sells it at maturity?

A

Partidistas

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19
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Name the Madeira production companies

A 
H.M. Borges
Henriques & Henriques
Madeira Wine Company
Pereira D'Oliveira
Vinhos Barbeito
Vinhos Justino Henriques
Faria & Filhos
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20
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What are the principal grapes of Madeira

A

Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malmsey

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21
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What is a synonym for Sercial?

A

Esgana Cao

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22
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What is a synonym for Boal

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Bual

Malvasia Fina

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23
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What is a synonym for Verdelho?

24
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What is a synonym for Malmsey?

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Malvasia Candida

Malvasia Branca de Sao Jorge

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What is Madeira's "workhorse"? How much of the island's production is it?
Tinta Negra Mole 85%
26
What is the minimum stated variety for Madeira if it's not Tinta Negra
85%
27
When did phylloxera hit Madeira
1872
28
What grape was the most planted, before phylloxera?
Verdelho
29
Which American hybrid grapes were introduced to Madeira during this time of phylloxera? Which grapes were not replanted?
Cunningham Jacquet Isabella Bastardo Terrantez
30
What is the order of sweet-to-dry with Madeira grapes?
Malmsey Bual Verdelho Sercial
31
Terrantez has similar sweetness to what?
Verdelho
32
Which two grapes are harvested last?
Sercial | Verdelho
33
Which grapes are fermented on skins?
Boal | Malmsey
34
How long does Malvasia ferment prior to fortification?
a few hours
35
What is the estufa and what does it do?
A stainless steel vat that warms the wine by circulating hot water through serpentine coils inside the tank.
36
What temperature is the wine heated to in the estufa and for how long?
113-122 (or 45-50) at least 3 months
37
What is estagio, and for how long does it take place?
rest, 90 days
38
How long are Madeira usually cask aged?
At least 2 years
39
How long will Frasquieras Vinhos de Canteiro remain in cask?
20+ years
40
What does Sercial often taste like?
youthful citrus into almond
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What is the usual RS of Sercial
40-45 g/l
42
What is the grape of Rainwater?
Tinta Negra
43
What is the youngest a Rainwater wine can be?
3 years
44
What is the sugar profile of Rainwater?
Medium dry
45
How are Seleccionado wines aged?
In tank
46
What is the primary grape of Selccianado?
Tinta Negra
47
What is the minimum age for Reserve?
5 years
48
What is the minimum age for Special Reserve?
10 years (but below 15)
49
How is Special Reserve heated?
By Canteiro
50
What is Canteiro?
Aging in casks for at least 2 years in lodge attics.
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What is the age range of Extra Reserve?
15-20 years
52
What is solera?
Just as it sounds, fractional blending.
53
What is the maximum % of stock allowed to be used per year in the solera?
10%
54
What is the date of the solera bottled?
The starting date of the actual Solera
55
What is the min % requirement of Madeira Colheita? How long is minimum aging?
85% 5 years
56
What are aging requirements for Frasqueira?
Vintage minimum 20 years in cask
57
What rare Madeira undertook an actual ocean journey across the equator?
Vinho da Roda/Vinho da Torno/Vinho da Volta

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