Portugal Flashcards
What rank is Portugal in winemaking and consumption?
11th in the world for winemaking
1st in the world for consumption
What is the name of the government run group who monitors the appellations and regulations?
Douro Port Wine Institute (IVDP)
True or False: country remains one of the foremost suppliers of cork closures for the wine industry.
True
What are the classification systems of Portugal?
DOC (DOP)
- 31 DOCS/DOP’s of Portugal
Vinho Regional (IGP)
- 14
“Vinho” (Wine)
- table wine
What are the 14 IGP’s of Portugal?
Minho
Transmontano
Duriense
Terras do Dão
Terras de Cister
Terras da Beira
Beira Atlântico
Tejo
Lisboa
Alentejano
Península de Setúbal
Algarve
Terras Madeirenses
Açores
If produced as vintage-dated DOP or IGP, Portuguese table wines may be labeled as….
garrafeira (“private wine cellar”), indicating a minimum period of aging prior to release
Tinto (red) garrafeira wines must age for a minimum…
30 months, including at least 12 months in bottle
Branco (white) and rosado garrafeira wines must age for a minimum….
12 months with at least 6 in bottle
The vintage garrafeira Port style as pioneered by Niepoort has a separate connotation: following a few years’ aging in barrels, the Port is matured…
for a period of at least eight years in glass demijohns
What does it mean by law if a wine is labeled reserva?
indicating an alcohol content of at least 0.5% higher than the legal minimum established by the respective DOP or IGP
For traditional method sparkling wines, reserva instead indicates a minimum period….
of 12 months on the lees prior to dégorgement.
Colheita Seleccionada indicates a minimum….
1% higher alcohol content than that established by the regional appellation
What is the Portugal synonym for Mencia?
Jaen
What are some synonyms for Touriga Nacional?
Bical Tinto and Mortágua Preto
What are the Portugal synonyms of Tempranillo?
Aragonez and Tinta Roriz
What is the synonym for Trincadeira?
Tinta Amarela
What is the most planted white grape in Portgual?
Fernão Pires, known as Maria Gomes in Bairrada
What red grape has the highest acreage under vine since 2017?
Aragonez and Tinta Roriz aka Tempranillo
What is Sercial also known as?
Esgana Cão—the “dog strangler”
Are Sercial and Cercial the same grape?
t is often confused with its homophone Cercial, which is used in Dão, Douro and Bairrada blends, but the two white grapes are genetically distinct.
Where are Minho and Vinho Verde located?
northwestern corner of the country
What is the climate of Minho and Vinho Verde?
A cool, rainy, Atlantic-influenced climate prevails, and grey rot can be problematic during the damp growing season.
Due to damp growing seasons what vine training is typically used to get vines high off of the ground in Minho and Vinho Verde?
enforcado
not used as often anymore due to better technology with trellising systems
What does Vinho Verde translate to?
Green wine
Which region is the largest DOP in Portgual?
Vinho Verde
Which river separates northern Portugal and Spain?
Minho river
What is the Portugal synonym of Treixadura?
Trajadura
What is the soil type in Vinho Verde?
granite soils
Where is Transmontano located?
located to the east of Minho along the Spanish border to the north of Duriense
What are the three sub regions of Trás-os-Montes DOP?
Chaves, Valpaços, and Planalto Mirandés
What is the climate of Transmotano?
The region is dry, hot, and mountainous, and the resulting wines are typically ripe and full-bodied, although the cooler, higher-altitude vineyards can preserve acidity.
What regions are in the Duriense IGP?
Douro and Porto
Where is the Duriense IGP located?
is a slender region that encompasses the eastern, mountainous Douro River Valley south of Transmontano
What is the preferred soil type for Port?
schist
What is the climate of the Douro Valley?
The Douro Valley experiences a continental climate of severely hot summers and cold winters, when temperatures often dip below freezing.
What is the name of the Mountain range in the Douro Valley?
Craggy Mountains
What do the Craggy Mountains do?
The region’s craggy mountains act as barriers to the humid Atlantic winds, and the Douro becomes progressively drier toward the Spanish border
What are the three subzones of the Douro?
Baixo Corgo to the west has the highest density of plantings, Cima Corgo has the highest total vineyard acreage, and Douro Superior, which stretches to the Spanish border, is the largest, most arid, and most sparsely planted region in Douro.
What does licoroso mean?
fortified
What are the main grapes in the Douro for dry red wine production?
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cão, and Tinta Barroca
also equally suited for Port production
What are the main white grapes of the Douro Valley?
White varieties include Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, and Gouveio
In the Douro, reserva wines must achieve a minimum alcohol
of 11.5% or 12% for white and rosado wines or red wines, respectively, instead of the standard minimum 10.5% (white/rosado) or 11% (red) for the appellation.
White reserva and Red reserva aging practices in the Douro.
White reserva wines must be aged for six months; red reserva wines must be aged for one year. The IVDP must certify all Douro wines; those that meet reserva criteria and score exceptionally well in blind tasting analysis may use the term grande reserva.
What is Espumanto do Douro?
Sparkling
What is Colheita Tardia?
late harvest wines
Where is Beiras located?
The traditional province of Beiras lies south of Duriense and Minho, spanning the entire width of Portugal, from the fertile littoral coast to the mountainous interior
What happened to Beiras in 2011?
Until early 2011, a single IGP represented the entire region, but Portuguese authorities dismantled the expansive zone, dividing its territory among four new IGPs