Portugal Flashcards
Garrafeira, Reserva wines and requirements
-Garrafeira = Vintage date DOC. Tinto – 30 months (12 in bottle). Branco & Rosado – 12 months (6 in bottle). Port – +0.5% ABV
-Riserva = +0.5% ABV. Riserva sparkling – 12 months on lees
-Colheita Seleccionada = +1% ABV
Grapes
DAO aging req
Tinto 11% Cannot be released before May 15 following harvest
Tinto Reserva 11.5% 24 months
Tinto Garrafeira 11.5% 36 months (inc 12 months in bottle)
Tinto Nobre 12% 36 months. Min 15%Touriga Nacional. Max 85% Jaen, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, Aragonez
Tinto Nobre Reserva 12.5% 42 months
Tinto Nobre Garrafeira 12.5% 48 months (inc 9 months in bottle)
Branco 11% None
Branco Reserva 11.5% 6 months
Branco Garrafeira 11.5% 12 months (inc 6 months in bottle)
Branco Nobre 11.5% 12 months. Min 15% Encruzado, Max 85% Cercial, Bical, Malvasia Fina, Verdelho
Branco Nobre Reserva 12% 12 months
Branco Nobre Garrafeira 12% 18 months (inc 18 months in bottle)
Dao became DOC in
1990
Minho subs
Monção e Melgaço
Lima
Cavado
Basto
Ave
Amarante
Sousa
Baiao
Paiva
Transmontano subs
Chaves
Valpacos
Planalto Mirandes
Douro subs
Baixo Corgo (corgo = river)
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior
Douro soils
Vineyards dedicated to Port production are usually planted on schist while areas with granite-based soils are used for table wine production.
Douro grapes
-Tinto: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cao, Tinta Barroca
-Branco: Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Gouveio + Moscatel Galego (petite grains)
Douro aging
Reserve: min 11.5% + 6m branco/rosado. 12% + 12m tinto.
Beiras DOCs
Lisboa DOCs
Alentejo’s DOCs
Tejo Vr & Sub districts
Terras do Sado VR & districts
Algarve VR - DOCs
Acores VR
Madirense DOC
Vintages and Principal producers
BURMESTER,est. 1730
(Owner: Sogevinus)
Quinta do Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Cima Corgo)
Purchased by Burmester in 1991 from Royal Oporto/Real Campanhia Velha. SQVP was made as a separate label.
Also produces Quinta do Arnozelo (see Calem), which is a quinta under their parent company, Sogevinus.
CALEM, est 1859
(Sogevinus)
Quinta da Foz (Cima Corgo)
Owned by Calem since 1885. SQVP first produced from the quinta in 1982.
Quinta do Sagrado
Quinta do Arnozelo (Douro Superior)
To be produced in future bottlings.
KOPKE, est. 1638
(Sogevinus)
Quinta do São Luiz (Cima Corgo)
Acquired in 1922; Kopke Vintage Ports use grapes primarily from this quinta.
COCKBURN’S, est. 1815
(Symington)
Quinta dos Canais (Douro Superior)
Quinta do Tua (Cima Corgo)
Owned from 1889-2006, Sold to Graham’s in 2006. In 1973, it absorbed Quinta da Chousa, an adjacent property owned by Symington.
DOW’S, est. 1877
(Symington)
Quinta do Bomfim (Cima Corgo)
SQVPs since 1978
Quinta Senhora da Ribeira (Douro Superior)
GRAHAM’S, est. 1820
(Symington)
Quinta dos Malvedos (Cima Corgo)
Produced as an SQVP beginning 1998
Quinta do Tua (Cima Corgo)
Owned by Ferreira, then Cockburn’s, then acquired by Graham’s in 2006. Presently, no SQVP by Graham’s has been produced. (See Cockburn’s)
Also owns Quinta da Vila Velha, Quinta do Vale de Malhadas, and Quinta das Lages. The three vineyards, as well as Quinta do Tua (as of yet), do not produce SQVP.
MARTINEZ, est. 1790
(Symington)
Quinta do Chousa
Absorbed by Quinta do Tua, an adjacent quinta, owned by the Symington Family.
Quinta da Eira Velha (Cima Corgo)
One of the oldest vineyards in the Duoro Valley, dating back to 1513. Historically used by Graham’s, Ferreira, and Cockburn’s before being shipped under the Martinez label in 1987. Sold in 2007 to Fladgate’s.
QUINTA DO VESUVIO
(Symington)
Quinta do Vesuvio is the SQVP.
Vesuvio A Capela: A limited production, premium Vintage Port Bottling produced in 2007 and 2011.
(Douro Superior)
Acquired in 1987 by the Symington Family. Originally owned by the Ferreira Family.
SMITH WOODHOUSE, est. 1784
(Symington)
Quinta da Madalena (Cima Corgo)
WARRE’S, est. 1670
(Symington)
Quinta da Cavadinha (Cima Corgo)
Quinta do Retiro Antigo, de Telhada, and do Alvito are also owned by Warre’s for their port range.
WIESE & KROHN, est. 1865
(Fladgate)
Quinta do Retiro Novo (Cima Corgo)
Acquired by Taylor-Fladgate in June 2013.
FONSECA, est. 1815
(Fladgate’s)
Quinta do Panascal (Cima Corgo)
Acquired in 1978
CROFT, est. 1736
(Fladgate’s)
Quinta do Roêda (Cima Corgo)
SQVP produced since 1978.
SANDEMAN, est. 1790
(Sogrape)
Quinta do Vau (Cima Corgo)
Acquired in 1988.
Quinta do Seixo (Cima Corgo)
Seixo, owned by Sogrape, was transferred to Sandeman in 2002, 2013 was first Sandeman QdSeixo.
FERREIRA, est. 1751
(Sogrape)
Quinta do Porto (Cima Corgo)
Grapes used for Ferreira’s Single Quinta 10 Year Tawny Port
*1952 Barca Valha = first table wine by port house
Quinta do Seixo (Cima Corgo)
Acquired in 1979, SQVP first produced in 1983.
DELAFORCE, est. 1868
(Real Campanhia aka Royal Oporto)
Quinta da Corte (Cima Corgo)
MESSIAS, est. 1926
Quinta do Cachão (Cima Corgo)
Acquired in 1956.
NIEPOORT, est. 1842
Quinta do Passadouro (Cima Corgo)
Acquired in 1991 by Niepoort, but since 2004, the Quinta has been independently produced.
Lots of table wine.
DE ROMANIERA, est. 1854
(IDI)
Quinta das Liceiras (Cima Corgo)
QUINTA DO NOVAL, est. 1715
(AXA Millesimes)
Quinta do Silval (Cima Corgo)
Quinta do Noval (Cima Corgo)
Properties made from grapes from various vineyards are labeled as “Noval.” Ports made from only “Quinta do Noval” are labeled as such.
Quinta do Noval Nacional (Cima Corgo)
Not a separate vineyard, but the heart of Quinta do Noval vineyard. Post-phylloxera, ungrafted vines.
RAMOS PINTO, est. 1880
(Roederer Group)
Quinta do Bom Retiro (Cima Corgo)
Used for 20 Year Tawny Ports
*Quinta do Urtiga and Quinta de Bons Ares are also properties of Ramos Pinto, but are not used for SQVP bottlings.
Lots of table wine
Quinta do Ervamoira (Douro Superior)
Used for SQVP as well as 10 Year Tawny Port Label.
Formerly known as Quinta de Santa Maria. Entirely mechanized vineyard.
TAYLOR-FLADGATE, est. 1692
Quinta de Vargellas (Douro Superior)
In 1995, Vargellas Vinha Velha was produced from small old vine plots.
Primary vineyard used for Vintage Port Bottlings. First SQVP 1958 (and the first SQVP bottling marketed as such).
Quinta de Terra Feita (Cima Corgo)
First SQVP in 1986. Used for Vintage Port Bottlings.
Quinta do Junco (Cima Corgo)
Recent acquisition, currently being used for Vintage Port bottlings.
VAN ZELLER, est. 1780
Quinta do Roriz (Cima Corgo)
Produced from 1999-2009, but now currently owned by the Symington Family.
Quinta do Vale de Dona Maria (Cima Corgo)
Purchased in 1995. Producing Vintage Port and Duoro Tinto DOP wines.
Symington owns what port houses
Dow, Grahams, Warres, Cockburns, Smithwoodhouse, Martinez, QUINTA DO VESUVIO
Fladgate owns
WIESE & KROHN, est. 1865; FONSECA, est. 1815
(Fladgate’s); CROFT, est. 1736
(Fladgate’s)
AXA Millesimes owns
Quinta do Noval
Ramos Pinto is owned by
Roederer group
Aragonez=
Tempranillo
Jean=
Mencia
