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