Port and Madeira

Question 1

5 preferred red varieties for Port

Answer 1

Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo)
Tinta Barroca
Tinto Cao

Question 2

2 leading varieties for white Port

Answer 2

Gouveio

Malvasia Fina

Question 3

System used to rank the Port wine vineyards of the Douro

Answer 3

Cadastro

Question 4

Three subregions of the Douro

Answer 4

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

Question 5

The westernmost (and most fertile) section of the Douro

Answer 5

Baixo Corgo

Question 6

The central core of the Douro

Answer 6

Cima Corgo

Question 7

Terroir/climate of the Cima Corgo

Answer 7

Steep rocky slopes, schist and granite soils, hot summers/cold winters

Question 8

The upriver, eastern portion of the Douro

Answer 8

Douro Superior

Question 9

Subregion of the Douro with the greatest concentration of high-quality Port vineyards

Answer 9

Cima Corgo

Question 10

Annual authorization determining the amount of wine allowed to be used in the production of Port

Answer 10

Beneficio

Question 11

Low, open troughs traditionally used in the production (foot trodding) of Port

Answer 11

Lagares

Question 12

Traditional barrels used to transport Port

Answer 12

Pipes

Question 13

Boats traditionally used to transport barrels of Port along the river

Answer 13

Barcos Rabelos

Question 14

Seaside town where many Port Lodges are located

Answer 14

Vila Nova de Gaia

Question 15

Port aged for about two years in large casks before being bottled and ready to drink

Answer 15

Ruby Port

Question 16

A blend of premium Ruby Ports (bottled after four-six years of aging)

Answer 16

Reserve Port

Question 17

Port from a single year’s harvest, produced only in the best years

Answer 17

Vintage Port

Question 18

Aging and bottling date required for Vintage Port

Answer 18

Must be aged in cask; must be bottled by July 30 of the third year following harvest

Question 19

Port from a single year, matured in large oak vats for 4-6 years before bottling

Answer 19

Late Bottled Vintage Port

Question 20

Port produced from the grapes of a single estate and a single year

Answer 20

Single Quinta Vintage Port

Question 21

Minimum oak aging for Reserve and Tawny Port

Answer 21

7 years

Question 22

A single vintage tawny Port

Answer 22

Colheita Port

Question 23

Style of Port introduced by Croft in 2018

Answer 23

Rose Port

Question 24

Location of Island of Madeira

Answer 24

In the Atlantic Ocean, 400 miles off the coast of Morocco

Question 25

Island located 27 miles NE of Madeira

Answer 25

Porto Santo

Question 26

Most widely grown grape on the island of Madeira

Answer 26

Tinta Negra

Question 27

Four “noble” grapes of Madeira

Answer 27

Servial
Verdelho
Boal (Bual)
Malvasia (Malmsey)

Question 28

Style of Madeira indicated by “Sercial”

Answer 28

Extra dry or dry/highly acidic

Question 29

Style of Madeira indiciated by “Verdelho”

Answer 29

Off-dry or medium dry, honeyed, somewhat smoked

Question 30

Style of Madeira indicated by “Boal”

Answer 30

Sweet, raisiny, medium rich, highly aromatic

Question 31

Style of Madeira indiciated by “Malmsey”

Answer 31

Very sweet, somewhat soft, very rich

Question 32

Madeira production method involving storing barrels “in the rafters”

Answer 32

Canteiro

Question 33

Madeira production method involving heating the wine in a vat

Answer 33

Estufagem

Question 34

Madeira production method involving leaving the wine in steam heated rooms

Answer 34

Armazem de calor

Question 35

Traditional name for off-dry, blended Madeira

Answer 35

Rainwater Madeira

Question 36

Requirements for Colheita Madeira

Answer 36

Single vintage (min 85%) at least 5 years of aging

Question 37

Minimum age of a Frasquira (vintage) Madeira

Answer 37

20 years