Port Flashcards
Name of ships used to transport Port?
Rabelo
Name the 4 noble white grapes of Madeira from driest to sweetest?
Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malmsey
Last declared vintage of the 20th Century?
1997
Name the back to back vintages in Port in the 2000s?
2016 and 2017
Taylor Fladgate Single Vineyards
Quinta de Vargellas
Quinta de Terra Feita
Quinta do Junco
What are the 2 broad styles of Port?
Ruby-bottle aged
Tawny-cask aged
What does the vintage garrafeira Port style connotate?
Pioneered by Niepoort it refers to a port that after a few years aging in barrels it is then matured for at least 8 years in glass demijohns
What is a pipe?
Traditional barrel used for both aging and shipping Port wine
What is the name of Dow’s single Quinta?
Quinta do Bomfim
What score is needed for a B grade in Port?
1001 - 1200 points
Who released the 1st Rose Port?
Croft
Who makes Quinta do Malvedos?
Graham’s
White grape varietals of Port.
Name 3.
Gouveio Malvasia Fina Viosinho Rabigato Esgana Cao Folgasao
Which is the 1st vintage to be entirely bottled in Portugal by regulation?
1975
When was Tinta Negra allowed to appear on labels?
2015
