PORTUGAL Flashcards
What are the key white grapes in Portugal? (3)
Alvarinho, Loureiro, Arinto
What is Vinho Verde DOC known for? What is the style?
Wines made from Loureiro & Arinto (usually low ABV, off-dy, slightly effervescent)
What does DOC, DOP and IGP mean in Portugal?
Denominação de Origem Controlada, Denominação de Origem Protegida and Indicação Geográfica Protegida
What are the 5 principal varieties in Duoro?
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão.
What is the most important variety in Duoro? Why?
Touriga Nacional is the most important variety, it produces the highest quality red wines in the region and is most well known.
What do the reds of the Duoro taste like?
full-bodied, high tannins, black fruit and deeply coloured
What are the principal grapes in Dão? (4)
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (tempranillo), Jaen (mencia), Alfrocheiro
What are the best white wines in Dão made from?
Encruzado
What is the principal red grape in Bairrada?
Baga
What are the white wines in Bairrada made from? (2)
Bical and Maria Gomes
What have vintners in Vinho Verde moved away from in their vine training practices? Why?
They have moved away from Pergola training to Spur-trained VSP. This promotes airflow but allows for mechanization in a high-volume zone.
In DOC law, the Duoro region is known as?
the oldest legislated region in the world
What is the altitude range in Dao DOC? What does this do to the grapes/wine?
400-500M. Lengthens the ripening season, higher diurnal shift creating higher quality wine.
What are the Portuguese names for Tempranillo?
Tinta Roriz and Aragones (Alentejo)
What are the DOC regions and regional growing areas in Portugal? What are their principal grapes?
DOCS: Vinho Verde (Alvarino), Duoro (Touriga Nacional), Dao (Touriga Nacional), Bairrada (Baga), Alentejo (blends from Aragones, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet)
Regional: Lisboa, Alentejano
