Minho, Vinho Verde, Transmontano Flashcards
encorcado
- Training system where vines would grow up trees, telephone poles, and stakes, creating an overhead canopy
- Lessens probability of fungal disease in wet climate
- Fewer than 10% of vines are today trained in this fashion
Vinho Verde
% of Portugal’s vineyard acreage
15%
- Portugal’s largest DOP
- Red, white, rosado wines from an assortment of grapes
Vinho Verde
ha planted
60,000 ha
- Largest DOP in Portugal
- From city of Oporto to Spanish border (Minho River)
Vinho Verde
most planted white grape
Loureiro
- Primary component of traditional Vinho Verde blends
Besides Loureiro, four other white grapes of Vinho Verde
- Alvarinho
- Avesso
- Pedernã (Arinto)
- Trajadura (Treixadura)
Four grapes used to produce red and rosato wines in Vinho Verde
- Alvarelhão
- Borraçal
- Espadeiro
- Vinhão (teinturier grape)
*Represent minority of exports
How pétillant red wines of Vinho Verde gain their sparkle
malolactic fermentaion in the bottle
- Process usually avoided for white wines
Vinho Verde DOP
9 subzones
N to S
- Monção e Melgaço
- Lima
- Cávado
- Ave
- Basto
- Sousa
- Amarante
- Paiva
- Baião
Minho IGP
1 DOP
Vinho Verde DOP
9 subzones
- Monção e Melgaço
- Lima
- Cávado
- Ave
- Basto
- Sousa
- Amarante
- Paiva
- Baião
Vinho Verde DOP
Styles
- Vinho: Tinto, Branco, Rosado
- Vindima tardia
- Vinho Espumante (sparkling, aged min. 9 mo on lees)
-
Monção e Melgaço Subregion:
- Varietal Alvarinho (still and sparkling)
Vinho Verde DOP
Vindimia tardia min rs
Vinho Verde Vindima tardia: min 45 g/l rs
Vinho Verde DOP
Tinto Grapes
- Alvarelhão (Brancelho)
- Amaral
- Borraçal
- Espadeiro
- Padeiro
- Pedral
- Rabo-de-Anho
- Vinhão
Vinho Verde DOP
Branco Grapes
- Alvarinho
- Arinto (Pederña)
- Avesso
- Azal
- Batoca
- Loureiro
- Trajadura
Pederña
a.k.a.
Arinto = Pederña
Brancelho
a.k.a.
Alvarelhão = Brancelho
Vinho Verde DOP
3 northern subzones
M-L-C, A-B-S,-A-P-B
- Monção e Melgaço
- Lima
- Cávado
- Ave
- Basto
- Sousa
- Amarante
- Paiva
- Baião
Vinho Verde DOP
3 central subzones
M-L-C, A-B-S, A-P-B
- Monção e Melgaço
- Lima
- Cávado
- Ave
- Basto
- Sousa
- Amarante
- Paiva
- Baião
Vinho Verde DOP
3 southern subzone
M-L-C, A-B-S, A-P-B
- Monção e Melgaço
- Lima
- Cávado
- Ave
- Basto
- Sousa
- Amaronte
- Paiva
- Baião
Trás-os-Montes DOP
Climate
Dry, Hot, Mountainous
- Typically ripe and full-bodied
Trás-os-Montes is within what IGP?
Transmontano IGP
- East of Minho along the Spanish border to the north of Duriense
Trás-os-Montes DOP
3 noncontiguous subregions
- Chaves
- Valpaços
- Planalto Mirandés
Trás-os-Montes DOP
Five important red grapes
- Touriga Nacional
- Tinta Roriz
- Bastardo (Trousseau)
- Touriga Franceso
- Trincadeira
Trás-os-Montes DOP
Six most planted white grapes
- Fernão Pires
- Siria
- Viosinho
- Gouveio
- Malvasia Fina
- Rabigato
What IGP overlaps with Vinho Verde DOP?
Minho IGP
What is the traditional training method in the Minho?
Enforcado: training vines up trees/stakes/telephone poles to prevent rot and mold; today, used for less than 10% of acreage.
What is the largest DOP in Portugal?
Vinho Verde DOP (15% of Portugal’s total acreage)
What styles are authorized in Vinho Verde?
Branco, Tinto, Rosado
Espumante (9mos on the lees)
“Still” wines may contain 1-3 bars of pressure.