Port Flashcards
What is the age requirement for Ruby Reserve Port?
- no legal age
- implies greater quality
What does the term ‘crusted’ indicate?
matured port that has left sediment in the bottle
Describe ruby port
- uncomplicated and inexpensive
- bulk aged 2-3 years is SS, cement, or neutral wood
What is the abv range for Port?
19-22%
* white port can have an abv of 16.5%
When is LBV Port filtered?
prior to bottling
What is Envelhecido em Garrafa?
high quality, unfiltered LBV that required an additional min 3 years of bottle age
What is Lei do Terco?
- Law of Thirds
- restricts Port sales to 1/3 of a house’s total annual inventory
What is the regulatory body for Port Wine?
Douro Port Wine Institute (IVDP)
What does the term ‘cosech’ mean in Portugese?
harvest/vintage
What is the most important soil type for quality port production?
schist
What suburb was traditionally used for port maturation?
Vila Nova de Gaia
What is the significance of the ‘feitora’ and ‘rama’ classifications?
Feitora - vineyard designation indicating fruit reserved for the English market
Rama - lesser fruit consumed domestically
What is the Beneficio authorization?
max. amount of wine each grower can fortify per year
What is the Portuguese term for vintage?
Colheita
What are the preferred red grapes for Port production?
- touriga nacional
- tinta roriz
- tinta barocca
- touriga francesca
- tinta cao
- tinta amarela
What are the Beneficio Authorization levels?
A - I
What are lagares?
low, open granite troughs traditionally used in Port for foot stomping
What are the age requirements for Vintage Port?
- bottled by July 30, 3YFH
- may be sold from May 1, 2YFH
What is the soleo process?
- grapes are dries for a minimum 20 days on esparto grass mats
What does Muito Velho indicate?
30/40/50 year old Port (very old)
What are the age requirements for Reserve Tawny and White Port?
cask aged for a min 6 years
What are the max yields in Douro for Port?
red - 55 hl/ha
white - 65 hl/ha
What is the age requirement for Garrafeira Port?
- cask aged min 4 years
- max cask aging 8 years
- min 15 years in glass container
(championed by Dirk Niepoort)
What is the age requirement for LBV Port?
- cask aged min 4 years
- bottled before Dec 31, 6YFH
- additional 3 years in bottle may use the label ‘Envelhecido em Garrafa’ (bottle matured)
What are the requirements for a Port labeled VVO (very very old)?
- over 80 years old
- no age statement
Who produces Quinta do Porto?
Ferreira
Who produces Quinta da Cavadinha?
Warre’s
Who produces Quinta do Bomfim?
Dow’s
What are the 3 districts in which Port is made?
- Cima Corgo
- Baixa Corgo
- Douro Superior
What is the volume of a Port Pipe in Douro Valley?
550 L
What percentage of a Port blend must be made up by preferred grapes?
60%
What are the preferred white grapes in Port production?
- Gouveio
- Viosinha
- Esgana Cao
- Malvasia fina
- Rabigato
- Folgasao
Who produces Quinta de Vargellas?
Taylor’s
What is the age requirement for Colheita Port?
single vintage tawny aged in cask for a min 7 years
What is the name for the flat bottomed boats used in Port transportation?
Rabelo
- flat bottom and low sides were necessary to navigate fast flowing waters of the Douro river before the dams and locks were built
What is the RS rang for Port labeled extra secco?
17.5-40 g/L
Who produces Quinta do Panascal?
Fonseca
What is the volume of a Port shipping pipe?
534.25 L
What house popularized rose port?
Croft (2008)
Who produces Quinta da Roeda?
Croft
Who produces Quinta do Gricha?
Churchill’s
Who produces Quinta dos Malvedos?
Graham’s
Who produces Quinta do Vesuvio?
Symington’s
Who produces Quinta dos Canais?
Cockburn’s
