Port Flashcards
What is the ABV of the aguardente added to Port?
77% ABV.
Approximately what residual sugar and abv is the resulting final wine after aguardente is added?
~70g/L and 19-22% abv
How long must Vintage Port be aged in barrel?
2 years. Must be bottled by July 30 the 3rd year after harvest.
How long must Late bottle vintage port be aged in barrel?
LBV must be aged 4 years in barrel and 6 total (must be bottle by Dec 31 the 6th year after harvest).
How long must Colheita Tawny port be aged in barrel?
7 years
Who produces Quinta dos Malvedos?
Graham’s
Who produces Quinta de Vargellas?
Taylor’s
What is special about Quinta do Noval’s Nacional vineyard?
Noval’s Nacional Vineyard is ungrafted Touriga Nacional.
Who made the first LBV port and when?
Quinta do Noval produced the first Late Bottle Vintage port in 1958.
What size barrel is a pipa?
550L barrel, the smallest for port production
What is the cadastro?
The cadastro is the ranking of quintas in the duoro for port production from A (best) to F (least).
Name 3 white grapes used for port production.
Arinto, Codega, Goveio, Malvasia Fina, Rabigato, Voisinho
Name 3 red grapes for port production.
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Cao
Aragonez (AKA Tempranillo)
Castelao
Bastardo (AKA Trousseau)
What are 3 vineyard designs / terracing options for porto vineyards?
Socalcos - old stone terraces cut into the hillside
Patamares - wider terracing that fits a tractor. cheaper, but has erosion issues.
Vinhos ao Alto - vertical vineyard rows going up the hill, but can’t be done with super steep (more than 30% grade) vineyards.
What is the ‘beneficio’?
Adding of brandy to halt fermentation in Port
What are the 2 main soils of the Douro valley?
Schist & Granite
Where is port traditionally aged and why?
Traditionally shipped downstream to Vila Nova de Gaia BEFORE summer heat to avoid being baked
At what point does aguardente get added?
Approximately 36hrs into ferment, or when 1/2 the sugars have fermented.
What does envelhecido em garrafa indicate on a bottle?
Aged in BOTTLE
What vintages have been declared in the 2000s?
2000, 2003. 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017
What is a split vintage? What were the 3 most recent?
back to back declared vintages. 2016+17, 1991+92, 1982+83
What is special about Quinta do Vesuvio?
Quinta do Vesuvio produces a vintage port EVERY YEAR
Which winery produced the first table wine of the Douro and when?
Ferreira pioneered the style in 1952 with Barca Velha.
If ‘lagrima’ is on a bottle of white port, what style is it produced in?
Lagrima indicates the sweetest of wine styles, Muito Doce, of 130g/L sugar and above.
What are the sweetness levels for port?
Extra Seco: 17.5-40g/L RS
Seco: 40-65g/L RS
Meio Seco: 65-85g/L RS (normally wines are ~70g)
Doce: 85-130g/L RS
Muito Doce: 130g/L RS+
Where would you find the Pinhao, Tedo, & Tavora Rivers?
Cima Corgo, in the Douro
