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Port Flashcards

1
Q

Pombal Stones

A

Historically delineating Port Regions boundaries
Feitoria
Rama

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2
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Feitoria

A

best vineyards marked for export

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3
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Rama

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lower quality vineyards

domestic consumption

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4
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Port red grape varieties

A 
Touriga National
Touriga Francesa
Tinta Cao
Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo)
Tinto Barroca
Bastardo
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5
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Port White grape varieties

A 
Arinto
Codega
Malvasia Fino
Rabigato
Viosinho
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6
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How many varieties authorized in Port

A

Over 100

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7
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where are vineyards planted for port grapes

A

steep slopes on terraces

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8
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what type of soil for port grapes

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Schist

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9
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Schist soil

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metamorphic rock
layers that allow the vine root tendrils to penetrate and grow
apertures in crystalline composition to collect bits of water

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10
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where are the warehouses of the port lodges located

A

Vila Nova de Gaia

until 1988 all port had to be matured here

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11
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Pipe

A

a port cask holding 550 litres

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12
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alcohol level of finished port wine

A

19-22%

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13
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what is timing of fortification based on

A

sweetness level of fermenting must

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14
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what is the name of the vessel used for treading port

A

lagar

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15
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Autovinification

A

Electronic pumpover

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16
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Styles of Ruby Ports

A 
Ruby Port
Ruby Reserve Port 
Late-Bottled Vintage Port
Single Quinta Port
Vintage Port
17
Q

Tawny Ports

A

Tawny Port
Reserve Tawny
Tawny with indication of age
colheita tawny

18
Q

Difference between ruby and tawny ports

A

ruby has bottle aging

tawny cask aged, oxidative, filtered before bottling

19
Q

Ruby Port

A

blended for consistency from multiple vintages and vineyard sources
aged in bulk for 2-3 years and bottled young

20
Q

Late bottled vintage port

A

aged 4-6 years
vintage and bottling years must be declared on the label
filtered vs. unfiltered wine
some are age worthy

21
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Vintage Port

A

less than 3% of all ports
produced from top vineyards (quintas)
aged 18-30 months in cask
vintages must be declared by shippers and approved by th IVDP

22
Q

Single quinta Port

A

vintage port from a single vineyard
once only produced in non-declared vintage
must state vintage on the label
age worthy

23
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Tawny Port

A

inexpensive blends of white and red wine

24
Q

Reserve tawny

A

minimum seven years cask aging

must be blended from several vintages

25
Q

Tawny with Indication of Age

A

true tawnies matured entirely in cask
produced from top wines/vineyard sites
minimum seven years in cask
age declarations: 10,20,30,40 years

26
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Colheita tawny

A

Tawny port with a minimum of seven years cask aging from a single vintage

27
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Top Port Producers

A 
Taylor-Fladgate
Fonseca
Graham
Dow
Ferreira
Niepoort
Quinta do Noval
Warre
28
Q

Good vintages 70’s

A

70, 75, 77

29
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Good Vintages 80’s

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80, 85, 87

30
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Good Vintages 90’s

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91, 92, 97

31
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Good Vintages ‘00’s

A

00, 07, 09, 11

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