Port Flashcards
Pombal Stones
Historically delineating Port Regions boundaries
Feitoria
Rama
Feitoria
best vineyards marked for export
Rama
lower quality vineyards
domestic consumption
Port red grape varieties
Touriga National Touriga Francesa Tinta Cao Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) Tinto Barroca Bastardo
Port White grape varieties
Arinto Codega Malvasia Fino Rabigato Viosinho
How many varieties authorized in Port
Over 100
where are vineyards planted for port grapes
steep slopes on terraces
what type of soil for port grapes
Schist
Schist soil
metamorphic rock
layers that allow the vine root tendrils to penetrate and grow
apertures in crystalline composition to collect bits of water
where are the warehouses of the port lodges located
Vila Nova de Gaia
until 1988 all port had to be matured here
Pipe
a port cask holding 550 litres
alcohol level of finished port wine
19-22%
what is timing of fortification based on
sweetness level of fermenting must
what is the name of the vessel used for treading port
lagar
Autovinification
Electronic pumpover
Styles of Ruby Ports
Ruby Port Ruby Reserve Port Late-Bottled Vintage Port Single Quinta Port Vintage Port
Tawny Ports
Tawny Port
Reserve Tawny
Tawny with indication of age
colheita tawny
Difference between ruby and tawny ports
ruby has bottle aging
tawny cask aged, oxidative, filtered before bottling
Ruby Port
blended for consistency from multiple vintages and vineyard sources
aged in bulk for 2-3 years and bottled young
Late bottled vintage port
aged 4-6 years
vintage and bottling years must be declared on the label
filtered vs. unfiltered wine
some are age worthy
Vintage Port
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
Single quinta Port
vintage port from a single vineyard
once only produced in non-declared vintage
must state vintage on the label
age worthy
Tawny Port
inexpensive blends of white and red wine
Reserve tawny
minimum seven years cask aging
must be blended from several vintages
Tawny with Indication of Age
true tawnies matured entirely in cask
produced from top wines/vineyard sites
minimum seven years in cask
age declarations: 10,20,30,40 years
Colheita tawny
Tawny port with a minimum of seven years cask aging from a single vintage
Top Port Producers
Taylor-Fladgate Fonseca Graham Dow Ferreira Niepoort Quinta do Noval Warre
Good vintages 70’s
70, 75, 77
Good Vintages 80’s
80, 85, 87
Good Vintages 90’s
91, 92, 97
Good Vintages ‘00’s
00, 07, 09, 11
