Peninsula de Setubal

Question 1

What style of wine is Setubal DOP and what is the main grape varietal?

Answer 1

• sweet white and red fortified wines

- min. 67% Moscatel de Setubal or Moscatel Roxo (Muscat d’Alexandria)

Question 2

What was the Peninsula de Setubal formerly known as?

Answer 2

Terras do Sado

Question 3

What are the 2 DOP zones of Peninsula de Setubal?

Answer 3

Setubal DOP

Pamela DOP

Question 4

What 2 estuaries define the Peninsula de Setubal IGP?

Answer 4

Tagus and Sado

Question 5

What is the climate of the Peninsula de Setubal?

Answer 5

Mediterranean

Question 6

What are the 2 distinct areas of Pamela?

Answer 6

• low-lying, sandy plains spreading eastward from the hilltop town of Pamela
• the clay-limestone lower slopes of the Arrabida Mountains

Question 7

What is the dominant grape of Pamela DOP red wines?

Answer 7

-minimum 66.7% Castelao

Question 8

What are the 2 main white grapes of Pamela DOP?

Answer 8

Fernao Pires

Arinto

Question 9

Name 7 international varieties that are authorized for use in Pamela DOP.

Answer 9

Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Semillon
Syrah
Sauvignon Blanc
Merlot
Tannat

Question 10

In what year did Setubal DOP become a demarcated region?

Answer 10

1907

Question 11

What percentage of Moscatel Roxo or Moscatel de Setubal must comprise the blend to be labeled varietally?

Answer 11

min. 85%

Question 12

Who is the largest producer of Setubal DOP?

Answer 12

J.M. da Fonseca