Port

Question 1

Pombal Stones

Answer 1

Historically delineating Port Regions boundaries
Feitoria
Rama

Question 2

Feitoria

Answer 2

best vineyards marked for export

Question 3

Rama

Answer 3

lower quality vineyards

domestic consumption

Question 4

Port red grape varieties

Answer 4

Touriga National
Touriga Francesa
Tinta Cao
Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo)
Tinto Barroca
Bastardo

Question 5

Port White grape varieties

Answer 5

Arinto
Codega
Malvasia Fino
Rabigato
Viosinho

Question 6

How many varieties authorized in Port

Answer 6

Over 100

Question 7

where are vineyards planted for port grapes

Answer 7

steep slopes on terraces

Question 8

what type of soil for port grapes

Answer 8

Schist

Question 9

Schist soil

Answer 9

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

Question 10

where are the warehouses of the port lodges located

Answer 10

Vila Nova de Gaia

until 1988 all port had to be matured here

Question 11

Pipe

Answer 11

a port cask holding 550 litres

Question 12

alcohol level of finished port wine

Answer 12

19-22%

Question 13

what is timing of fortification based on

Answer 13

sweetness level of fermenting must

Question 14

what is the name of the vessel used for treading port

Answer 14

lagar

Question 15

Autovinification

Answer 15

Electronic pumpover

Question 16

Styles of Ruby Ports

Answer 16

Ruby Port
Ruby Reserve Port 
Late-Bottled Vintage Port
Single Quinta Port
Vintage Port

Question 17

Tawny Ports

Answer 17

Tawny Port
Reserve Tawny
Tawny with indication of age
colheita tawny

Question 18

Difference between ruby and tawny ports

Answer 18

ruby has bottle aging

tawny cask aged, oxidative, filtered before bottling

Question 19

Ruby Port

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Late bottled vintage port

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Vintage Port

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Single quinta Port

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Tawny Port

Answer 23

inexpensive blends of white and red wine

Question 24

Reserve tawny

Answer 24

minimum seven years cask aging

must be blended from several vintages

Question 25

Tawny with Indication of Age

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Colheita tawny

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Top Port Producers

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Good vintages 70’s

Answer 28

70, 75, 77

Question 29

Good Vintages 80’s

Answer 29

80, 85, 87

Question 30

Good Vintages 90’s

Answer 30

91, 92, 97

Question 31

Good Vintages ‘00’s

Answer 31

00, 07, 09, 11