Port Flashcards
When was the Duoro first demarcated?
1756
What is beneficio authorization?
Authorization from IVDP that stipulates maximum amount of wine that a grower may fortify each year
Based on 12 different factors
What are the preferred red grapes for Porto?
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Francesa
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Cão
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Amarela
Tinta Francisca
Bastardo
Mourisco Tinto
What are the preferred white grapes for Porto?
Gouveio
Malvasia Fina
Viosinho
Rabigato
Esgana Cão
Folgasão
What are Vinhos ao Alta?
A planting system in Duoro where vines are planted in vertical rows leading directly up the slopes
What are patamares?
Wide terraces in Duoro
Are grapes hand-harvested in Duoro?
Yes
What is a lagares?
A traditional low and open granite trough in which grapes were foot-crushed and fermented in Duoro
What is beneficio in Duoro?
Fortification
What is aguardente?
Literally means burning water
77% abv neutral grape spirit used in beneficio
What is a pipe in Portugal?
A traditional barrel used to both age and ship Port wine
Comes in different sizes depending on location
550 liters in Duoro
Shipping pipes are 534.24 liters
Describe Ruby Port
Include Vintage Ports
Bottle-aged
Usually darker in color along with youthful fruit and spice tones
Describe Tawny Port
Cask-aged
More mature and complex toffee, dried fruit. and toasted nut flavors
Lighter amber colors
What is Ruby Port?
Non-vintage
often bulk-aged for 2-3 years
What is Ruby Reserve Port?
AKA Premium Ruby
More complex than basic Ruby Port
2nd best category
What is Vintage Port?
Most expensive style of Port
1-3% of production
Must be authorized by IVDP
Bottled by July 30 on the third year after harvest
What is Single Quinta Vintage Port?
Same as Vintage Port but comes from a single quinta
What is Late-Bottled Vintage Port?
4-6 years in cask prior to bottling
Filtered before bottling
Does not improve with bottle age
What is Envelhecido em Garrafa?
A superior style of Late-Bottled Vintage Port
Often unfitered
Requires an additional 3 years of bottle aging
What is Tawny Port?
No extensive cask aging
Addition of white port
Lowest quality
What is Reserve Tawny?
At least 7 years of cask-aging prior to bottling
Blended from several vintages
Do not improve with age
What is Tawny with Indication of Age?
May be labelled as either 10, 20. 30. or 40 years old
Rancio style at 40 years old
Matured in seasoned wood
Racked once annually
Age indication is an approximation of what a Tawny Port should taste like at that age
What is Colheita Tawny?
Vintage-dated
Minimum 7 years cask-aging
Many stay in cask for decades
Lamego significance
The mountain town in the Duoro Valley where Englishmen discovered Port in the 1600s
IVDP
Duoro Port Wine Institute
Government-run regulatory body that manages the Duoro
Port garrafeira aging requirements
Several years of aging followed by at least 8 years in demijohns
Porto DOP main soil type
Schist
Licoroso
Fortified in Portuguese
What is the difference between Duoro DOP and Porto DOP?
Only Port is released as Porto DOP
Duoro DOP is still table wines and licoroso Moscatel do Duoro
