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If you love Fonseca, but don’t want to wait/pay a lot of money, what is another option?

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The Guimaraens Vintage, made in years when the wines would be more supple and early maturing and not when they declare a vintage

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What are the three estates of Fonseca?

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Quinta do Panascal in the Távora Valley
Quinta do Cruzeiro in the Pinhão Valley
Quinta de Santo Antonio in the Pinhão Valley

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What is the name of the treading tank in Port production?

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Lagar

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What is a lagar?

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The treading tank to make Port

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When did Fonseca acquire Quinta do Panascal?

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1978

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Who makes the Bin 27 port?

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Fonseca, for the last 40 years. A port meant to be drunk young. (~$15/btl)

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What is crusted port? Name a house.

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Fonseca makes one.
4 years in large wooden vats, bottled without filtration, aged 3 years before release. Will form a crust (sediment) so must be decanted.

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Who makes Vargellas Vinha Velha?

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Taylor Fladgate. It is a single quinta wine made from 80-120 year old vines.

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Quinta de Terra Feita is a single quinta port belonging to who?

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Taylor Fladgate

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What are the three subzones of the the Douro from east to west?

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Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

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Who owns Quinta do Cruzeiro?

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Fonseca

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Who owns Quinta do Junco?

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Taylor Fladgate
Pinhao valley
bought in 1997

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What quinta is the backbone of Croft’s vintage port?

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Quinta do Roêda in Cima Corgo

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Who owns Quinta do Roêda?

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Croft’s, first SQVP in 1995

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Who owns Quinta dos Malvedos?

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Graham’s, owned 1890

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What is the name of the town where most Port lodges are located?

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Vila Nova de Gaia

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What is the name of the famous flat-bottomed boats of Port?

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barcos rabelos

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When did the Symington family purchase Graham’s?

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1970 - also a standout declared port vintage

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Who makes ‘Six Grapes’?

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Graham’s

“the everyday Port for the Vintage Port drinker”

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What does estava refer to with port?

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It is a tasting note for “rock rose” or floral aromas.

Refers to Port and Douro reds.

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Who is the largest collecitve landholder in the Douro?

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The Symington family and its individual members

together they own 23 quintas and 9 wineries

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What is the advantage of aging Port, especially the tawnies, down in Vila Nova de Gaia, rather than in Oports?

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In the Douro, you have more temperature fluctuation and you get a higher degree of evaporation. By the coast you evaporate aboout 2.5% per year, but it would be more in the Douro.

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What four major Port houses does Symington Family Estates own?

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Dow’s (drier, tannic, black fruit)
Warre’s (floral, cooler fermentation)
Graham’s (slightly higher RS, more red fruit)
Cockburn’s

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Who owns Quinta do Vesuvio?

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Symington Family Estates

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What Douro DOP estates do Symington Family Estates own?
Altano | Chrseia - Bruno Pats of Cos d'Estournel in Bordeaux and the Symington Family, It comes from Quinta de Roriz
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When was the Douro first demarcated?
1756
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What is the regulatory body of port?
The Douro Wine Institute OR Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)
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What is the lei do tergo?
For Port wine, it restricts sales of inventory to one third annually
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What is the beneficio authorization in Port?
The maximum amount of wine that may be fortified in a singe year
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What is the maximum score on the Port beneficio scale?
2,361
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What is the point range for an A on the beneficio scale?
over 1,200
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What is the point range for a B on the beneficio scale?
1,001-1,200
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What is the name of the more modern planting technique in the Douro that plants rows directly up the slopes?
Vinhos ao Alto
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What are the wide, terraced vineyards in the Douro called?
patamares
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What is the maximum yield for red grapes in the Douro?
55 hl/ha
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What is the maximum yield for whites grapes in the Douro?
65 hl/ha
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What are the authorized red grapes for Port productions? There are 14.
Aragonez (Tinta Roriz aka Tempranillo), Bastardo Castelão, Cornifesto, Donzelinho Tinto, Malvasia Preta, Marufo Rufete, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Francisca, Tinto Cão, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)
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How much of the blend in Port must be made up of red grapes?
60%
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What are the white grapes authorized for production of Port? Name at least 6.
Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Esgana Cão (Sercial), and Folgasão Arinto (Pedernã), Cercial, Donzelinho-Branco, Moscatel Galego Branco, Samarrinho, Semillon, Síria (Roupeiro), Verdelho, Vital
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What is an autovinifier?
used in Port production, the fermenting wine would be pumped over the cap by virtue of its own buildup of gas,
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What is beneficio? What is the French name for this?
the fortification of wine with spirit | mutage
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What is aguardente?
Burning water, the spirit added to port to fortify it | 77% abv
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To about what abv is port fortified with the aguardente?
19-22% abv
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In approximately what proportion is aguardente added to the fermenting Port wine?
about 1:4, but depends on the desired style
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Who pioneered Rose Port?
Croft's in the late 2000s
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How many liters are in a Port pipe?
varies 550 liters in Douro 620 in Vila Nova de Gaia size for shipping is set at 534.24
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How long is ruby port aged before bottling? Does it carry a vintage?
aged in bulk (wood, cement, or stainless steel) for 2-3 years no vintage
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What is "ruby reserve" or "premium ruby" Port?
rather vague - just more complex than ruby | replaced "Vintage Character"
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Who owns Quinta da Cavadinha?
Warre's
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Who owns Quinta do Bomfim?
Dow's
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How long are LBV ports aged before bottling?
4-6 years
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What does Envelhecido em Garrafa mean on an LBV port?
an additional three years of bottle aging
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What term on LBV indicates three additional years of bottle aging?
Envelhecido em Garrafa
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How long are Reserve Tawny Ports aged?
At least seven years before bottling, no vintage
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What ages ranges can be put on a bottle of Tawny Port? Are they exact? On what years to Velho and Muito Velho appear?
10, 20, 30, 40 years no, they are subjective on what the wines seem to taste like Velho can be on 10-30 years Muito Velho can be on 40 years
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How long does Coheita Tawny spend in cask? Does it have a vintage?
At least 7 years (but some stay for decades) | yes, there is a vintage
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What is the minimum RS for all port?
17.5%
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What is the preferred soil type of Port?
schist
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About how much of the wines of the Douro are released as Port?
about 50%
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What other fortified wine besides Port is made in the Douro? What kind of age designation to they carry?
Moscatel Galego | they have designations like tawny port
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Until what year did all Port have to be shipped from Vila Nova de Gaia?
Until 1986 (when portugal joined the EU)
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When was the Treaty of Windsor signed?
1386 | diplomatic allegiance between Portugal and England
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When was the Treaty of Methuen signed?
1703 | preferential trade agreements between Portugal and England
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How many vineyards did the Douro Wine Company classify as the best in between 1758-1761? What were the best called, those that were reserved for the English market? The others?
335 vineyards best were feitoria and marked with stones The others were rama
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When did phylloxera enter the Duoro?
1867
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1920s?
1920, 1924, 1927
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1980s?
1980, 1983, 1985
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1950s?
1950, 1955, 1958
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What are the declared Port vintages since 2000?
2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1960s?
1960, 1963, 1966
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What are the declared Port vintages before 1920?
1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1970s?
1970, 1975, 1977
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1990s?
1991, 1994, 1997
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1940s?
1945, 1947, 1948
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What are the declared Port vintages of the 1930s?
1931, 1934, 1935

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