Portugal Flashcards
Term for winery
Adega
Term for vintage
colheita
colheita translate to …
vintage
term for farm or estate
quinta
term for old vines
vinhas velhas
“engarrafado (na origem)” on a label indicates ..
bottled (estate bottled)
“garrafeira” on a label indicates ..
extra ageing
red VInho Verde is made predominantly with this grape
Vinhao
How is each port vineyard classified?
from A to F
on what criteria are Port vineyards ranked?
its natural advantages (aspect, elevation, soil, etc) & the age, density, training, and varities grown
Most prestigious growing area of Douro
Cima Corgo
Top 5 Port grapes
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Cao
Tinta Barroca
Colares DOC is within this VR
Lisboa VR
Colares is known for…
Sandy soils (no phylloxera) (ungrafted )+ tannic reds made from Ramisco
Setubal’s traditional wine
Moscatel de Setubal
What is Moscatel de Setubal?
rich pale-orange Muscat. lightly fortified + highly perfumed
t/f: trad method sparkling wine is a specialty of Bairrada
true
This grape is referred to as “Bairrada’s Nebbiolo”
Baga
term used for trad method sparkling wines in Portugal
espumante
If a guest asks for a rich, juicy, easy drinking, inexpensive wine similar to Malbec, which Portuguese region would be the best to recommend?
Alentejo
Arinto can be compared to this international grape
Riesling
Alentejo red wine is typically made with these 3 grapes
Aragonez
Castelao
Trincadeira
