Portugal Flashcards
How long must espumanto DO Douro wines be on their lees? What is the min abv?
- 9 m on lees
- 11% ABV
Fortified Port from the Douro DOP is released as what DOP?
Porto DOP
What percentage of the Douro’s wines are released as Porto?
~50%
How long must the wines of Setubal be aged? How long are some aged?
- Min 18 m
- in large wooden casks
- up to 5 years, some as long as 20
Describe the red and white styles of Carcavelos DOP.
(Lisboa IGP)
The wines are fermented dry, then fortified and sweetened with vinho abafado. After fortification the wines are aged for 2 years in wood and 6 months in bottle
What is Aragonez?
Tempranillo
What two wines benefited from the ‘torna viagem’ (round trip) maturation process in the heyday of Portugal’s fortified wine trade?
Madeira and Setubal
When was Setubal demarcated?
1907- one of Portugal’s first
What two companies alongside Port became the face of Portuguese wines worldwide post WWII?
- Mateau
- Lancers
- For sweet, semi-sparkling roses
What are the 6 sub-regions of Do Tejo DOP?
- Coruche
- Cartaxo
- Santarem
- Tomar
- Chamusca
- Almerim
What styles and from what grapes are produced in Do Tejo DOP?
White wines outnumber reds and rosados
White- Fernao Pires
Red-Castelao
What IGP coves 30% of Portugal’s landmass?
Alentejano IGP
What DOP of Lisboa produces aguardente?
Lourinã
What are the sub-regions of Encostas de Aire DOP?
- Ourém
- Alcobaça
Where is the Transmontana IGP located?
- East of Minho
- Along the Spanish boarder
- North of Duriense
What are the 3 non-contiguous sub-regions of the Trás-os-Montes DOP?
- Chaves
- Valpaços
- Planalto Mirandés
What does ‘garrafeira’ mean on a Portuguese table wine label?
- ‘Private Wines Cellar’- indicating a minimum period of aging prior to release
- Tinto- min 30 m (w/ 12 m in btl)
- Branco/Rosado- min 12 m (w/ 6 m in btl)
What is the min % of grapes grown in a stated region region for a Portuguese wine?
85%
What does ‘garrafeira’ mean on a port wine label? Who pioneered it?
- Following a few years in barrel, it is aged for a min of 8 years in glass demijohns
- Niepoort
What DOP provides the best terrior for Castelão? What % is required?
- Palmela DOP (sandy plains)
- Min 66.7% required
What are the two major grapes of Palmela DOP white wines?
White wines are typically blended with high proportions if Fernão Pires and Arinto
What red grape is a signature component of Dão red blends?
Touriga Nacional
What is the most planted grape in the Dão?
Jaen (Mencia)
What 3 DOPs near Lisbon are slowly disappearing due to the expanding urban population?
- Bucelas
- Colares
- Carcavelos
How many of the 9 Azores Islands have DOP zones? What are they?
- 3 of the 9
- Pico (fortified)
- Biscoitos (fortified)
- Graciosa (dry whites)
What are the DOPs of Terra’s do Dão IGP?
- Dão
- Lafões
Where is Bairrada DOP? What is it’s sole subzone?
- Beira Alântico
- Terras do Sicó
What styles if wine are permitted under the Palmela DOP?
White Red Rosado Frisante Espumante Licoroso
The liberal encépagement of Palmela allows for what international white and red varieties?
Cab Sauv Chard Sémillon Syrah Sauv Blanc Merlot Tannat
What is the purpose of enforcado? How much of the vines of Vinho Verde are grown this way?
- Reducing risk of fungal disease and allowing crops to be cultivated below the vines, creating a dense farming region
- Less than 10% of the vines are still trained in this method
Where are the finest examples of Arinto produced?
Bucelas (Lisboa)
What is the min and max ABV of Carcavelos DOP?
Min 15%
Max 22%
What is Vinho Abafado?
Partially fermented must preserved with alcohol used for fortification in Carcavelos DOP
What styles of wines are produced in the Bairrada DOP? What style is dominant?
Red (dominant)
White
Rosado
What 3 regions is Touriga Nacional ‘valued’ in Portugal?
- Dão
- Duoro
- Alentejano
In Bairrada, what soils are the red and white grapes planted on, respectively?
- Red- barros (clay)
- White- sandy soils
What are Colgeita Tardia?
Late harvest wines of Portugal
What is the historical nexus of commercial trade for Port?
Oporto
What is Portugal’s largest DOP?
Vinho Verde (15% of the total vineyard acreage)
What ships were traditionally used to transport port casks in from Pinhão (Cima Corgo) downriver to Villa Nova de Gaia?
Barco Rabelo
When were the monopolistic demands of the Port trade ended?
1968- with membership to the EU
-All Port wines are required by law to be aged and shipped from Villa Nova de Gaia
What are 2 synonyms for Touriga Nacional?
- Bical Tinto
- Mortágua Preto
What is enforcado?
A traditional vine training method in Vinho Verde. Vines grow off the ground, up trees, stakes and telephone poles, creating overhead canopies.
What style of wine is produced in the Biscoitos DOP of the Azores Island of Terceira? What are the authorized grapes?
Fortified whites from Verdelho, Arinto and Terrantez
What style of wine is produced from the Graciosa DOP of the Azores Islands?
Dry white table wine
What is the most planted variety of Vinho Verde?
Loureiro
What town of Vinho Verde is directly across the Minho River from Rias Baixas’ Condado do Tea?
Monção
What important sub-region of Vinho Verde is producing quality Alvarinho?
Monção e Melgaço
What are the 2 DOPs of Península do Setúbal IGP?
- Setúbal
- Palmela
What are the 5 best red grapes for the Douro and Porto?
- Touriga Nacional
- Touriga Franca
- Tinta Roriz
- Tinta Cão
- Tinta Barroca
What 4 white grapes are the best for production in the Duoro and Porto?
- Malvasia Fina
- Vosinho
- Rabigato
- Gouveio
What was the Duoro Wine Company initially?
- Charged with eliminating fraud and installing regulatory measures
- Established the boundaries and practices of the Douro appellation in 1756
- Developed a methodology for grading Port vineyards
- Authorized individual farmer’s production allotment based on the vineyard’s grade
- Regulated grape prices
- Fixed pricing on finished wines
- Managed exports
- Monopolized the sale of aguardente
What wines are produced under the Douro DOP?
- Table wines
- Moscatel do Douro (Licoroso and rare)
What is the Portuguese term for fortified?
Licoroso
What has the Douro Wine Company survived as today?
The Royal Oporto Wine Company
What style of wines are produced in Bucelas? From what grapes?
Dry white- min 75% Arinto
What is the sole DOP of Alentejano?
Alentejo DOP
Who is the largest producer of Setúbal?
J.M. da Fonseca
What is the sole DOP of the Tejo IGP?
Do Tejo DOP
What is required of Douro wines to be labeled ‘Reserva’?
- White/Rosado- min 11.5% ABV, 6 m aging
- Red- min 12% ABV, 1 yr aging
What is the major red grape of the Bairrada DOP? What are the blending requirements?
- Min 50% Baga
- May be supported with:
- -Touriga Nacional
- -Camarate
- -Castelão
- -Jaen
- -Alfrocheiro
What white grapes are used in the Bairrada DOP?
- Maria Gomes (AKA Fernão Pires)
- Arinto
What is the difference between Cercial and Sercial?
- Cercial is used for white wines in Dão, Douro, and Bairrada
- Sercial is a highly acidic grape prized for dry Madeira, aka Esgana Cão
- The two grapes are genetically distinct
What grapes are used for Colares reds and whites?
Reds: -'Chão de Areia'- min 80% Ramisco -'Chão Rija'- min 80% Castelão White: -Min 80% Malvasia
Who originally bottled the ‘perequita’ wine?
J.M. da Fonseca
- It was Castelão intended to be the ‘Perequita’ brand
- Other producers began bottling Castelão under Perequita as a synonym for the grape
- J.M. da Fonseca successfully contested in court
What % of acreage dies Touriga Nacional account for in Portugal? Where did it originate?
- 10%
- Dão
What volcanic islands are located 1,000 miles off the coast of Portugal?
Açores Islands
Who manages the appellation and regulations for Port today?
Douro Port Wine Institute (IVDP)
The Terras Madeirenses IGP covers what two inhabited isles of the Madeira archipelago?
Madeira and Porto Santo
What DOP of Madeira is for unfortified wines? What colors are permitted?
Madeirense DOP
Red, white, rosado
What is Vinhos ao Roda?
Madeira that had undergone the ‘torna viagem’ (round trip)
What does ‘reserva’ mean on still or sparkling wine labels in Portugal?
Still- indicates at least .5% ABV higher than the legal min established by the DOP or IGP (stricter DOP reqs may apply)
Sparkling- 12 m on lees prior to disgorgement