Mainly Portugal - MA Questions 23.01.21 Flashcards
Which DOC in Lisboa is highly regarded for sparkling wine production?
Óbidos DOC.
What are the minimum ageing requirements for Colares DOP wines?
Branco: 6 months in wood and 3 months in bottle; Tinto: 18 months in wood and 6 months in bottle.
What does “reserva” indicate on a traditional method sparkling wine in Portugal?
Minimium 12 months on lees prior to disgorgement.
What is the most important white grape in Alentejano?
Antão Vaz.
Who owns Quinta do Roêda?
Croft. *Fladgate’s (parent company)
Name 3 white grapes used in Douro.
Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Guveio.
What is the synonym for Arinto in Vinho Verde?
Pedernã.
Where is Beira Interior? What are its sub-regions?
Terras da Beira IGP. Beira Castelo Rodrigo, Cova da Beira and Pinhel.
Which DOC in Lisboa is known to produce grapes used for aguardente?
Lourinhã DOC, being located right on the coast is very cool and windy making fully ripening the grapes difficult.
Who owns the single quintas Quinta do Agua Alta and Quinta do Gricha?
Churchill’s.
What does the term “garrafeira” mean?
Private cellar label indicating a minimum period of ageing before release. Tinto Garrafeira - min 30 months (12 in bottle); Branco and Rosado Garrafeira - min 12 months (6 in bottle).
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Biscoitos Licoroso?
24 months.
Which mountain range protects Alenquer from the coastal strong winds, making it a little warmer and less windy than the rest of DOCs in Lisboa?
Serra de Montejunto.
Name 3 grapes used for rosado and red wines in Vinho Verde.
Vinhao, Espadeiro, Boraccal, Alvarelhao.
What is Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio?
A limited production, premium Vintage Port Bottling from Quinta do Vesuvio produced only in exceptional vintages. As of now only 2007 and 2011 have been produced.
What are the sub-regions of Dão?
Serra da Estrella, Alva, Besteiros, Castendo, Silgueiros, Terras de Azurara, Terras de Senhorim.
What is the ageing requirement for Dao nobre reserva white?
12 months.
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Colheita Tawny?
Min 7 years.
What is the minimum alcohol for “Bairrada Branco Classico”?
12%.
What is the grape used in Bucelas DOP?
Min 75% Arinto.
What is the minimum ageing requirement for Moscatel do Douro?
18 months.
What is the ageing requirement for LBV Port?
Minimum 4 years in cask; it must be bottled before 31st December of the 6th year following the harvest.
What are the aging requirements for Trás-os-Montes espumante Grande Reserva or Reserva Velha?
Min 3 years on lees.
Where can you find Santarem and Tomar?
Sub-regions of DoTejo.
Where can you find Borba?
Sub-region in Alentejo.
What is Herdade?
A designation which is used for an estate in the Southern regions of Portugal.
What does the term “reserva” indicate on still Portuguese wines?
min 0.5% abv higher than the DOP stipulates.
Which designation may be used additionally for an estate in Alentejo?
Monte.
What are the DOPs of Acores? What style of wine do they produce?
Pico, Biscoitos and Graciosa. All three produce Branco, Espumante and Licoroso styles from min 80% combined Verdelho, Arinto dos Açores, Terrantez do Pico.
What are the main white grapes of Algarve DOP?
Arinto and Siria.
Name 2 VDN appellations in Southern Rhone.
Rasteau and Muscat Beaumes de Venise.
Which producer introduced the traditional method for sparkling wine in Spain?
Jose Raventos of Codorniu.
When did Brunello di Montalcino become a DOCG?
1980.
Where is Coteaux de Die AOP? What style of wine does it produce?
Northern Rhone. White from 100% Clairette.
What is the grape in Anjou-Coteaux de la Loire AOP?
100% Chenin Blanc.
How much of Marsanne/Roussanne is allowed in Saint-Joseph red?
max 10% combined.
Which variety thrives in Medio-Penedes?
Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo).
What is Bardolino Chiaretto?
Rose wine produced from same grapes as Bardolino DOC. (Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara etc.)
Who is producing the wine called Blancaneaux, where and from which grapes?
Inglenook in Rutherford, Napa Valley. Made from Viognier, Roussanne, and Marsanne.
What are the sub-regions of Adelaide Hills?
Lenswood, Picadilly Valley.
