Minho, Transmontano

Question 1

What IGP and DOP share the exact geographical boundaries?

Answer 1

• Minho IGP

-Vinho Verde IGP

Question 2

What is the climate of Vinho Verde?

Answer 2

• Cool, rainy, Atlantic influenced

- Grey rot can be a problem during the damp growing season

Question 3

What river flows through Vinho Verde?

Answer 3

North: The Minho River
South: Douro River

Question 4

What is the traditional training method in the Minho?

Answer 4

Enforcado: training vines up trees/stakes/telephone poles to prevent rot and mold; today, used for less than 10% of acreage.

Question 5

What is Portugal’s largest DOP?

Answer 5

Vinho Verde (15% of the total vineyard acreage)

Question 6

What is the most planted white variety of Vinho Verde?

Answer 6

Loureiro

Question 7

What town of Vinho Verde is directly across the Minho river from Rias Baixas’ Condado do Tea?

Answer 7

Monção

Question 8

What subregion of Vinho Verde is known for high quality Alvarinho?

Answer 8

Monção e Melgaço

Question 9

What styles are authorized in Vinho Verde?

Answer 9

Branco, Tinto, Rosado
Espumante (9mos on the lees)

“Still” wines may contain 1-3 bars of pressure.

Question 10

What are the predominant soils of Vinho Verde?

Answer 10

Granite

Question 11

What grapes other than Loureiro are grown in Vinho Verde?

Answer 11

Trajadura (Treixadura)
Avesso
Arinto (Pederna)
Alvarinho

Question 12

How do the whites and reds from Vinho Verde become pétillant?

Answer 12

• Whites - generally a carbon dioxide injection prior to bottling
• Reds - from a malo-fermentation in the bottle

Question 13

What are the subregions of Vinho Verde?

Answer 13

(North to South)
- Monçao e Melgaço
- Lima
- Cávado
- Basto
- Ave
- Sousa
- Amarante
- Baião
- Paiva

Question 14

What variety is highly regarded by the producers of Vinho Verde?

Answer 14

Alvarinho

Question 15

What red grapes are grown in Vinho Verde?

Answer 15

• Vinhão (a teinturier grape)
• Espadeiro
• Borraçal
• Alvarelhão

Question 16

Where is the Transmontano IGP located?

Answer 16

• East of Minho

-North of Duriense

Question 17

What DOP lies in Transmontano IGP?

Answer 17

Trás-os-Montes DOP

Question 18

What are the three non-contiguous subregions of the Trás-os-Montes DOP?

Answer 18

Chaves
Valpaços
Planalto Mirandês

Question 19

What is the climate of Transmontano?

Answer 19

Dry, hot, mountainous

Question 20

What are important red grapes of Transmontano?

Answer 20

-Touriga Nacional
-Tinta Roriz
-Bastardo (Trousseau)
-Touriga Francesa
-Trincadeira

Question 21

What are important red grapes of Trás-os-Montes DOP?

Answer 21

-Touriga Nacional
-Tinta Roriz
-Bastardo (Trousseau)
-Touriga Francesa
-Trincadeira

Question 22

What are the white grapes of Transmontano?

Answer 22

• Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes)
• Síria
• Viosinho
• Gouveio
• Malvasia Fina
• Rabigato

Question 23

What are the white grapes of Trás-os-Montes DOP?

Answer 23

• Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes)
• Síria
• Viosinho
• Gouveio
• Malvasia Fina
• Rabigato

Question 24

What styles are authorized in Trás-os-Montes?

Answer 24

Tinto, Branco, Rosado
Espumante
Licoroso

Question 25

Trás-os-Montes: Geology and Greography

Answer 25

Mountainous, with granite soils
Chaves is focused around the valleys created by the river Tâmega
Valpaços is on an elevated plateau
Planalto Mirandes is on the Spanish border and irrigated by the Douro.

Question 26

What two major DOP’s were formerly part of Transmontano?

Answer 26

Douro and Porto