Port Flashcards
What are the declared vintages of the 1950’s?
1950
1955
1958
What are the declared port vintages of the 1960’s?
1960
1963
1966
1967
What are the declared port vintages of the 1970’s?
1970
1975
1977
What are the declared port vintages of the 1980’s?
1980
1982
1983
1985
What are the declared port vintages of the 1990’s?
1991
1992
1994
1997
What are the declared port vintages of the last 20 years?
2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009,
2011, 2016, 2017
Name six preferred red grapes or the production of Port?
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Francesa
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Cão
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Amarela
Tinta Francisca
Bastardo
Mourisco Tinto
Name four preferred white grapes for the production of Port?
Gouveio
Malvasia Fina
Vioshinho
Rabigato
Esgana Cão
Folgasão
What are Lagaras in terms of Port production?
The granite troughs that the grapes are crushed in
Explain the Lei do Tergo.
“Law of the Third”
This restricts port houses from selling more than one-third of a houses total inventory annually.
The production of Port is overseen and enforced by what governing body?
Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)
What is Beneficio and when does it occur during Port production?
The fortification of wine with nuetral grape spirit. This accurs when approximatley one-third of the sugar content has been converted into alcohol.
What is the common ratio of aguardente to wine in port?
1:4
What is the size of a traditional Pipe in the Douro Valley?
550L
What is the size of a Pipe used for shipping port?
534.24L
What is the general differnece between Ruby Port and Tawny Port?
Ruby Port is aged in the bottle while Tawny Port is cask aged.
What does Envelhecido em Garrafa indicate on a bottle?
An additional min. 3 years of bottle aging for LBV Port
When must a bottle of Vintage Port be bottle by?
July 30th of the 3rd year after harvest
What is the min. agin for Reserve Tawny?
min. 7 years
What is a Colheita Tawny?
Colheita Tawny Port is a vintage-dated Port that spends a min. 7 years in cask. Although some spend decades.
What is the max. yield for red and white grapes in the Douro?
Red grapes: 55 hl/ha
White grapes: 65 hl/ha
What is the single quinta from Dow’s?
Quinta do Bonfim
(Cima Corgo)
What is the single quinta from Fronseca?
Quinta do Panascal
(Cima Corgo)
What is the single quinta from Taylor-Fladgate?
Quinta de Vargellas
Quinta de Tierra Feita
Quinta de Junco
What is the signle quinta from Croft?
Quinta do Roêda
(Cima Corgo)
What Port brands are produced by the Symington Family Estates?
Cockburn’s
Dow’s
Graham’s
Warre’s
What is Vinha ao Alto?
Vertical row plantings in the Douro. Perpendicular to the hillside.
What are Socalcos?
Traditional narrow stone terraces in the Douro.
