Portugal Flashcards
Origin of Port?
by the 17th century, wine was regularly being fortified with grape spirit to stabilize the wine for travel to england; though with just a small amount. an incredible vintage in 1820 however caused Port shippers to re-strategize: they began adding more spirit and earlier in the fermentation process
this grape is considered the Cab Sauv of Port grapes
Touriga Nacional - great structure
the 6 most important Port grapes
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Cao
Tinta Barroca
Sousao
Name some grapes used for white Port
Codega
Gouveio
Malvasia FIna
Rabigato
Viosinho
This Mountain range protects the Douro from the influence of the Atlantic Ocean
Serra do Marao Mountain Range
t/f: Port must be aged in Vila Nova de Gaia
false
Duoro subregions
Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior
What is Corgo?
tributary to the Douro River
How were the Douro’s vineyards ranked in the 1930s?
A-F
The top Douro grapes all have what in common?
small berried and thick skinned
At what point is fermentation stopped re:Port production
when about half the natural sugar has been converted to alcohol
the first wine in the world to be successfully sold in cylindrical glass bottles
Port, around 1775
Port has about __ g/l of residual sugar
70
Tawny Port is a classic pairing for this dessert
creme brulee
How do Tawny Ports get their color?
aged in barrel - min avg of 10 years
Vintage Port spends only _ years in barrel
2
the most recent elite vintage of Port
2017
Reserve Ports have bold ____ flavors
berry
Many _____ Ports have propietary names eg, Fonseca’s Bin 27
Reserve
Give some examples of Reserve Ports
Dow’s AJS
Warre’s Warrior
Fonseca’s Bin 27
How much time in barrel do Reserve Ports spend?
4-6 years
t/f: Late Bottle Vintage Ports are made every year
true
this style of Port is a step up from Reserve Port
Late Bottle Vintage
Which receives more time in barreL: LBV or Vintage?
LBV
How much time do LBV wines spend in barreL?
4-6 years
How long are Vintage Ports aged in barrel?
2 years
What is a Tawny Port from a single vintage called?
Colheita
does Vintage Port need to be decanted?
yes
t/f: vintage Port is neither fined nor filtered
true
why do shippers not make a vintage Port and single-quinta vintage Port in the same year?
in years declared vintage, the quinta’s grapes go into making the Vintage Port. if year isn’t worthy of declaring vintage, single-quinta vintage Port may be produced
t/f: aside from blending, single-quinta vintage Port is made the same way as Vintage Port
true
