Portugal Flashcards
Wine classification/levels in Portugal
Vinhos do Portugal
IGP: indicaçao geografica protegida
IPR: indicaçao de provenencia regulamentada
DOP/C: denominaçao de origem protegida or controllada
Vinhos do Portugal
Characteristics
Table wine
Can’t state a vintage of region
IGP: indicaçao geografica protegida
Characteristics
Wine table
Can state region and vintage
IPR: indicaçao de provenencia regulamentada
Characteristics
Represent the local character of a region
Has to stay here five years before becoming DOP
DOP/C: denominaçao de origem protegida or controllada
Characteristics
Best wines, similar to AOC in france
How are wines without a GI labeled in Portugal
Vinho
Climatic influences in Portugal
What is the Climate
Atlantic sea
Maritime in the coast
Hot and dry inland
What is the meaning of garrafeira
Must be a vintage wine with 0.5% abv more than its DOP
How long do red and white garrafeira age
Red: 2 years in wood and 1 in bottle
White: 6 months in wood and 6 months in the bottle
Whats the main wine produced in Minho region
Vinho verde
Main grapes of Vinho verde region
White
White (most important)
Alvarinho
Arinto
Trajadura
Laureiro
Main grapes of Vinho verde region
Red
Alvarelhao
Amaral
Padeiro
How is the Douro region devided
Douro superior
Baixo corgo
Cima corgo
Red grapes for douro region
Tinta roriz/tempranillo
Tinta cao
Tinta Francisca
Tinta baroca
Touriga nacional
Touriga Franca
White grapes for douro region
Malvasia
Gouveio
Viosinho
Rabigato
Douro wines are awarded a score -what is the meaning of every score
Below ten: rejected
10: igp
11: doc
12-13: Reserva
Above 14 gran reserva
Terras do Dao IGP how is divided
Lafoes DOP
Dao DOP
Red grapes of Dao
Same as Douro + afrocheiro
White grapes of Dao
Encruzado
Bairrada DOP black grapes
Touriga Nacional
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah
Merlot
Baga!
From what grape is espumoso wine produced in bairrada
Baga grape
White grape in bairrada
Arinto
Cercial
Important DOP for the production of aguardente in Lisboa
Lourinha
Grapes in Lisboa IGP
Aragonez/ tinta roriz
Touriga Nacional
Castelao/periquita
What is colares famous for
Why?
It’s pre-phylloxera ungrafted ramisco vibes which are very long
Sandy soil > roots are very deep
White grape for colares DOP
Malvasia
How are colares DOP wines divided
Wines produced in
Chao de areia > ramisco grapes
Chao rija > castelao/periquita
Why is the peninsula of setubal famous and what’s the grape
Fortified wine
Muscat of Alexandria
Alentejano IGP red grapes
Aragonez/tempranillo
Castelao
Trincadeira
Alentejano IGP white grapes
Arinto
What is the only DOP in the alentejano IGP
Alentejo DOP
