Port

Question 1

What is ‘Lei do Terço’

Answer 1

Law of the third or one-third rule

Producers may only sell one-third of their stock in any given year for Port

Question 2

Which is the oldest Port house

Established year

Answer 2

Kopke in 1638

Question 3

Who produced the first white Port in which year

Answer 3

Taylor’s in 1934

Question 4

Who produced the first pink Port

Answer 4

Croft

Question 5

Traditionally Port were aged in which town

It ceased to be mandatory in which year

Answer 5

Vila Nova de Gaia

It ceased to be mandatory in 1986

Question 6

What is the traditional barrel used for both aging and shipping Port wine

Barrel Size:
When it’s used in Vila Nova de Gaia
When it’s used in Douro Valley
When it’s used for shipping

Answer 6

Pipe

Pipes used in the Douro Valley usually hold 550 liters

In Vila Nova de Gaia may often contain 620 liters

The size of a pipe used for shipping Port is set at 534.24 liters, although pipes used for shipping Madeira or Marsala are smaller