Port COPY Flashcards
When was Port first demarcated?
1756
Who protects the term “Port?”
EU
Who oversees Port production?
Who did they replace?
Vinhos do Douro e Porto
The Casa do Douro
Why did the Casa do Douro lose many regulatory functions?
They purchased controlling shares in Royal Oporto
What is the lei do tergo
The IVDP decree that states that Port sales from a house cannot be more than 1/3 of inventory in a year.
What is the beneficio authorization?
The grade that the IVDP gives each grower. Based on 12 factors, with point totals going up to 2361.
What are the 12 factors of beneficio score?
Under soil and climate... location altitude slope of land bedrock rough matter exposure shelter
Under agriculture... yield vine stock planting density training system age
What are the corresponding grades and point scores for IVDP beneficio?
A - More than 1200 B - 1001-1200 C - 801-1000 D - 601-800 E - 401-600 F - 201-400
In Port, what happens right after harvest?
Destemming
What is the name for granite troughs traditionally used for destemming?
Lagares
Who invented autovinifiers and what did they do?
Algerians
Pump over fermenting wine by buildup of gas
What is beneficio?
The fortification of wine with spirit
What is added to port wine, and what abv does it acheive?
aguardente
19-22%
What is the abv of Port aguardente?
77%
How long is Port fermentation and what is the goal?
2-3 days
To maximize extraction of color and flavor
How does beneficio halt the fermentation?
By killing the yeasts
What is the aguardente:port ratio for most port?
1:4
How big is a pipe?
550 liters
How big are many Vila Nova de Gaia pipes?
620 liters
How big is a Port shipping pipe?
534.24 liters
How are Ruby ports aged?
Bottle aged
How are Tawny ports aged?
Cask aged
Where has Tawny Port historically been aged?
Vila Nova de Gaia
What term replaced “Vintage Character”?
Ruby Reserve Port
How much % is Vintage port?
1-3%
Who authorizes Vintage port?
the IVDP
How is Vintage Port aged?
In cask for ~2 1/2 years before being bottled by July 30 of 3rd year after harvest
What does Mature vintage port require?
Decanting
What does “split” mean?
Back-to-back declared vintages
What is a single Quinta?
Single estate harvest port
What are top examples of estates with popular “quinta port”?
Warre’s - Quinta da Cavadinha
Taylor - Quinta de Vargellas
Dow - Quinta do Bomfim
How long does LBV port spend in cask?
4-6 years
LBV is the product of what?
A single vintage
What is the term for unfiltered LBV with minimum 3 years of bottle aging?
Envelhecido em Garrafa
How long are Reserve Tawny Ports aged before bottling?
7 years
What are the age units that are allowed on Tawny?
10, 20, 30, 40
How often are age-Tawny’s racked?
Once a year
How long does a Colheita spend in cask?
7 years
