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Minho, Vinho Verde, Transmontano Flashcards

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encorcado

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  • 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
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Vinho Verde

% of Portugal’s vineyard acreage

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15%

  • Portugal’s largest DOP
  • Red, white, rosado wines from an assortment of grapes
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Vinho Verde

ha planted

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60,000 ha

  • Largest DOP in Portugal
  • From city of Oporto to Spanish border (Minho River)
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Vinho Verde

most planted white grape

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Loureiro

  • Primary component of traditional Vinho Verde blends
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Besides Loureiro, four other white grapes of Vinho Verde

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  • Alvarinho
  • Avesso
  • Pedernã (Arinto)
  • Trajadura (Treixadura)
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Four grapes used to produce red and rosato wines in Vinho Verde

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

*Represent minority of exports

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How pétillant red wines of Vinho Verde gain their sparkle

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malolactic fermentaion in the bottle

  • Process usually avoided for white wines
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Vinho Verde DOP

9 subzones

N to S

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  • Monção e Melgaço
  • Lima
  • Cávado
  • Ave
  • Basto
  • Sousa
  • Amarante
  • Paiva
  • Baião
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Minho IGP

1 DOP

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Vinho Verde DOP

9 subzones

  • Monção e Melgaço
  • Lima
  • Cávado
  • Ave
  • Basto
  • Sousa
  • Amarante
  • Paiva
  • Baião
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Vinho Verde DOP
Styles

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  • Vinho: Tinto, Branco, Rosado
  • Vindima tardia
  • Vinho Espumante (sparkling, aged min. 9 mo on lees)
  • Monção e Melgaço Subregion:
    • Varietal Alvarinho (still and sparkling)
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Vinho Verde DOP

Vindimia tardia min rs

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Vinho Verde Vindima tardia: min 45 g/l rs

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Vinho Verde DOP

Tinto Grapes

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  • Alvarelhão (Brancelho)
  • Amaral
  • Borraçal
  • Espadeiro
  • Padeiro
  • Pedral
  • Rabo-de-Anho
  • Vinhão
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Vinho Verde DOP

Branco Grapes

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  • Alvarinho
  • Arinto (Pederña)
  • Avesso
  • Azal
  • Batoca
  • Loureiro
  • Trajadura
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Pederña

a.k.a.

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Arinto = Pederña

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Brancelho

a.k.a.

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Alvarelhão = Brancelho

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Vinho Verde DOP

3 northern subzones

M-L-C, A-B-S,-A-P-B

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  • Monção e Melgaço
  • Lima
  • Cávado
  • Ave
  • Basto
  • Sousa
  • Amarante
  • Paiva
  • Baião
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Vinho Verde DOP

3 central subzones

M-L-C, A-B-S, A-P-B

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  • Monção e Melgaço
  • Lima
  • Cávado
  • Ave
  • Basto
  • Sousa
  • Amarante
  • Paiva
  • Baião
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Vinho Verde DOP

3 southern subzone

M-L-C, A-B-S, A-P-B

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  • Monção e Melgaço
  • Lima
  • Cávado
  • Ave
  • Basto
  • Sousa
  • Amaronte
  • Paiva
  • Baião
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Trás-os-Montes DOP

Climate

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Dry, Hot, Mountainous

  • Typically ripe and full-bodied
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Trás-os-Montes is within what IGP?

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Transmontano IGP

  • East of Minho along the Spanish border to the north of Duriense
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Trás-os-Montes DOP

3 noncontiguous subregions

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  • Chaves
  • Valpaços
  • Planalto Mirandés
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Trás-os-Montes DOP

Five important red grapes

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  • Touriga Nacional
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Bastardo (Trousseau)
  • Touriga Franceso
  • Trincadeira
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Trás-os-Montes DOP

Six most planted white grapes

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  • Fernão Pires
  • Siria
  • Viosinho
  • Gouveio
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Rabigato
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What IGP overlaps with Vinho Verde DOP?

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Minho IGP

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What is the traditional training method in the Minho?

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

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What is the largest DOP in Portugal?

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Vinho Verde DOP (15% of Portugal’s total acreage)

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What styles are authorized in Vinho Verde?

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

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

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What are the traditional white grapes of Vinho Verde?

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Loureiro, Trajadura, Avesso, Pedernã (Arinto), Alvarinho, Azal, Batoca

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

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Monção e Melgaço

30
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What is the most planted white grape in Vinho Verde?

31
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How do the white wines of Vinho Verde gain their slight effervescence? Is the process the same for reds?

A

For whites: carbon dioxide injection

For reds: malolactic fermentation in bottle

32
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What are the red grapes of Vinho Verde?

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Vinhão (teinturier), Espadeiro, Padeiro, Borraçal, Alvarelhão, Amaral, Pedral, Rabo-de-Anho

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What are the 9 subregions of Vinho Verde?

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Monção e Melgaço
Lima
Cávado
Basto
Ave
Sousa
Amarante
Baião
Paiva
34
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What are the three non-contiguous subzones of Trás-os-Montes DOP?

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Chaves
Valpaços
Planalto Mirandés

35
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What styles are authorized in Trás-os-Montes?

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Tinto, Branco, Rosado
Espumante
Licoroso

36
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Trás-os-Montes: Geology and Greography

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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.

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What is the general climate of Transmontano IGP?

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Dry and hot, very mountainous, producing ripe, full-bodied wines.

38
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What is the Portuguese synonym for Trousseau?

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

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Douro and Porto

39
Q

How long must espumanto DO Douro wines be on their lees? Min % ABV?

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9 months on the lees
min 11% ABV

40
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What is the purpose of “enforcado”? How many vines of Vinho Verde are trained this way?

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  • Reducing the risk of fungal disease
  • Allowing crops to be cultivated below vines
  • Creating a dense farming region
  • Less than 10% of vines are still trained this way
41
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What is the most-planted variety in Vinho Verde?

42
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What grape is used for Moscatel do Douro?

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Moscatel Galego
(Muscat a Petits Grains)

43
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What Vinho Verde town is directly across the Minho River from Rias Baixas Condado do Tea?

44
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What important sub-region of Vinho Verde produces quality Alvarinho?

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Moncao e Melgaco

45
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What red grapes are grown in Vinho Verde:

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Vinhao (teinturier grape)
Espadeiro
Borracal
Alvarelhao

46
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Climate of Vinho Verde:

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Cool, maritime

47
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What is Portugal’s largest DOP?

A

Vinho Verde
15% total vineyard acreage

48
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What is the largest DOP in Portugal?

A

Vinho Verde

49
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Most-planted white grape in Vinho Verde?

50
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In what region is Vinho Verde located:

51
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Subzones of Vinho Verde DOP:

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Monção el Melgaco
Lima
Cavada
Basto
Ave
Amarante
Sousa
Bairo
Paiva

52
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What are the major white grapes permitted in the Vinho Verde:

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Alvarinho
Avesso
Azal
Batoca
Loureiro
Arinto
Trajadura

53
Q

Synonym for Arinto:

54
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What wine styles are allowed to be in Vinho Verde:

A

Red, white, rose

55
Q

What grape variety is a specialty of the Monção e Melgaco sub-region:

56
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What sub-regions produces Vino Verde soley from Loureiro:

57
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Name the major red varieties permitted in Vino Verde:

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Amaral
Borraçal
Alvarelhao
Espadeiro
Padeiro
Pedral
Rabo-de-Anho
Vinhao

58
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Synonym for Alvarelhao:

59
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What areht e 3 non-contiguous sub-regions of the Tras-os-montes DOP?

A

Chaves
Valpacos
Plantalto Mirandes

60
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On which side of the Minho is the Transmontano located?

A

To the east

61
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Name the DOP w/in the Transmontano region:

A

Trans-os-montes DOP

62
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Name the sub-regions of the Trans-os-montes DOP?

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Chaves
Valpacos
Planalto Mirandes

63
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Climate in the Transmontano region:

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Region is hot, dry, mountainous

64
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Name the most important red grapes of the Transmontano region:

A

Touriga Nacional
Tinta Roriz
Bastardo
Touriga Francesa
Trincadeira

65
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Name the important white grapes of the Transmontano region:

A

Fernao Pires
Siria
Viosinho
Gouveio
Malvasia Fina
Rabigato

66
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Which 2 DOP used to be included in the Transmontano region prior to the creation of the Dureiense IGP?

A

Duoro & Porto

Portugal (10 decks)

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