Northern Portugal Flashcards
What DOP shares the exact same boundaries with the Minho IGP?
Vinho Verde
How are vines traditionally trained in Vinho Verde? Why?
Enforcado - high off the ground to discourage the development of rot and fungus in this damp region
What is the most planted grape in Vinho Verde?
Loureiro
What grapes in addition to Loureiro are planted in Vinho Verde?
Trajadura (Treixadura)
Avesso
Arinto
Alvarinho (Albariño)
What region of Vinho Verde is know for bottling quality examples of Alvarinho?
Monção e Melgaço
What Spanish region sits across the border from Monção e Melgaço?
Condado do Tea in Rías Baixas
Can red wine be made in Vinho Verde DOP?
Yes!
Usually from Vinhão, Espadeiro, Borraçal, Alvarelhão, Brancelho, Sousão, and Rabo de Ovelha
What is the DOP in the Transmontano IGP?
Trás-os-Montes
What DOPs lie within the Duriense IGP?
Douro
Porto
What is the predominant soil type found in the Douro?
Schist
What are the three subzones of the Douro?
Baixo Corgo (highest density of plantings)
Cima Corgo (highest total vineyard area)
Douro Superior (stretches to the Spanish border)
What styles of wine may be made in the Douro DOP?
Branco, Rosado, Tinto
Espumante
Colheita tardia (late harvest)
Vinho Licoroso - Moscatel do Douro
What variety of Moscatel is used for Moscatel do Douro?
Moscatel Galego
Up until 1986 (membership with the EU) what town was all Port wine required to be shipped from?
Vila Nova de Gaia
What DOPs lie within the Terras do Dão IGP?
Dão
Lafões
What IGP encompasses Terras do Dão IGP, Terras de Cister IGP, Terras da Beira IGP, and Beira Atlântico IGP prior to 2011?
Beiras IGP
What DOP lies within Terras da Beira IGP?
Beira Interior
What is the signature red grape of the Dão?
Touriga Nacional
What styles of wine are made in the Dão DOP?
Tinto (over 3/4 of the output)
Rosado
Branco
Espumante
What soils are found in the Dão?
Granite
List 3 important subregions of the Dão
Serra da Estrela
Alva
Terras de Senhorim
What are Nobre wines in the Dão?
Red nobre wine
Must contain a minimum 15% Touriga Nacional and at most 85% Jaen, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, and Aragonez
Min 3yrs aging
Min 13% alcohol
White nobre wine
Min 15% Encruzado and max 85% Cercial, Bical, Malvasia Fina, and
Verdelho
Min 1yr aging
Min 12% alcohol
What red grape is the star of Barraida DOP?
Baga
On which river is the major hub of wine production Pinhão located?
Douro
