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Who are the Instituto Do Vinho Do Porto?

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Regulators of quality of Port with tasting panel called Cámara de Provadores.

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What are the 3 sub-regions of Porto/Douro DOP?

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Cima Corgo (best, in the middle, around Pinhao), Baixo Corgo (lowest quality, in the West, Douro Superior (East)

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What is the river that runs through Porto/Douro DOP?

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River Douro.

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What is the principal soil of Douro/Porto DOP?

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Schist (best, Rank A), Granite (worst, Rank F)

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What are the permitted varietals for Porto DOP?

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Tinto: Aragonez (Tinta Roriz), Bastardo, Castelão, Cornifesto, Donzelinho Tinto, Malvasia Preta, Marufo, Rufete, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Francisca, Tinto Cão (Tinta Cão), Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)

Branco: Arinto (Pedernã), Cercial, Donzelinho-Branco, Folgazão, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Moscatel Galego Branco, Rabigato, Samarrinho, Semillon, Sercial (Esgana Cão), Síria (Roupeiro), Verdelho, Viosinho, Vital

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What is aguadente?

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Short-fermented must that is low in alcohol and high in sugar content.

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What is the difference in production for Dry Port and Sweet Port?

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Dry Port: Longer fermentation, lesser aguadente used.

Sweet Port: Shorter fermentation, more aguadente used.

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8
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What are Pipes?

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550L casks (during production and maturation)
534.24L (when sold)

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What are the styles of Port?

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Ruby Port, Reserve/Reserva Port, Late-Bottled Vintage, Crusted Port, Vintage Port, Single Quinta, Tawny Port, Fine Old/Aged Tawny Port, Colheita Port, White Port, Rose Port.

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What is the minimum aging requirement for Ruby Port? What is Reserva/Reserve in Port?

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4 years.

Better quality of Ruby Port, but if used with white/tawny, minimal requirement aging is 7 years.

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What is Late-Bottled Vintage?

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Port from a single year, aged 4-6 years in cask.

Bottled matured/Envelhicido em garrafa will have additional 3 years of bottle-aging.

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What is Crusted Port?

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Blends of quality wines from different vintages, bottled unfiltered. Matured in bottle for min. 3 years.

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What is the minimum aging requirement for Vintage Port? What are some of the years Vintage Port is produced?

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2 years in cask.

1966, 1967 (only by 4 houses), 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

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What are Single Quita Port? Give examples.

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Made the same way as Port, non-declared Vintages.

Burmester - Quinta do Nova de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Calem - Quinta da Foz, Quinta da Sagrado, Quinta da Arnozelo
Champalimaud - Quinta do Cotto
Churchill’s - Quinta da Agua Alta, Quinta do Gricha
Cockburn’s - Quinta dos Canais, Quinta do Tua
Croft - Quinta do Roeda
Delaforce - Quinta da Corte
Dow - Quinta do Bomfim, Quinta Senhora da Ribeira
Ferreira - Quinta do Porto, Quinta do Seixo
Fonesca - Quinta do Panascal
Graham’s - Quinta dos Malvedos, Quinta do Tua
Kopke - Quinta do Sao Luiz
Martinez - Quinta do Chousa, Quinta da Eira Velha
Messias - Quinta do Cachão
Niepoort - Quinta do Passadouro
De Romaniera - Quinta das Liceiras
Quinta do Vesuvio - Quinta do Vesuvio
Quinta do Noval - Quinta do Silva, Quinta do Noval, Quinta do Noval Nacional
Ramos Pinto - Quinta do Bom Retiro, Quinta do Ervamoira
Sandeman - Quinta do Vau, Quinta do Seixo
SmithWoodhouse - Quinta da Madalena
Taylor-Floodgate - Quinta de Vargellas, Quinta de Terra Feita, Quinta do Junco
Van Zeller - Quinta do Roriz, Quinta do Vale de Dona Maria
Warre’s - Quinta da Cavadinha
Wiese & Krohn - Quinta do Retiro Novo

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15
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What are Fine Old/Aged Tawny?

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Matured in cask for 7-8 years. Labelling: 10 & 20 years can use Velho (old). 30, 40, 50 years can use Muito Velho (very old)

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What is Colheita Port?

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Single vintage Tawny Port, matured in cask for min 7 years.

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17
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Where is Madeira DOP located?

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Terras Madeirenses

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What is poios?

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Small plots on hillside that vines grow on in Madeira.

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What is the soil in Madeira?

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Madeira volcanic soils: Saibro (decomposed red tufa), Cascalho (stony soil), Pedra molle (an arenaceous soil, of decomposed yellow tufa), and Massapes (clay resulting from the decomposition of dark tufa)

Porto Santo: volcanic and limestone

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What are the permitted grapes for Madeira?

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Sercial, Verdelho, Bual/Boal, Malvasía, Tinta Negra, Terrantez, Bastardo

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21
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What style of wine is produced in Madeira?

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Fortified dry to sweet.

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What are the labelling terms in Madeira? What does it mean?

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Sercial - Dry
Verdelho - Medium-Dry
Boal/Bual - Medium-Sweet
Malvasía - Sweet

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23
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What is Estufas?

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Large tanks with heating coils where lower quality wines goes in.

24
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Where does Madeira get their oxidative and caramel character?

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Fluctuation of temperature throughout maturation.

Wines will be heated to 45-50°C for 4 months and allow to cool in Estufas. Some will be placed near the roof of storage area/out in the sun.

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What is Vintage/Frasqueira Madeiras?

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Made from 85-100% of the stated varietal, vintage and matured for min. 20 years.

26
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What is Colheita Madeira?

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85-100% of stated variety and vintage. Matured in oak for min. 5 years, and 1 year in bottle.

27
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What are the other styles of Madeira?

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Finest: min 3 years in tanks.
Reserve: min. age of youngest wine is aged 5 years in wood
Special/Old Reserve: min. age of youngest wine is aged 10 years in wood
Extra Reserve: min. age of youngest wine is aged for 15 years in wood

28
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What is the grapes of Colares DOP?

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White: Malvasia
Red: Ramisco (chão de areia sand), Castelão (chão rija hard soil)

29
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Ageing requirement of Colares?

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White: min 6 months oak, 3 months bottle
Red: 18 months oak, 6 months bottle

30
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What is garrafeira?

A

Vintage-dated DOP/IGP.

Red - 36 months total, 12 months bottle
White/Rose - 12 months total, 6 months bottle

31
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What does reserve means for Portuguese traditional method sparkling?

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Min. 12 months on lees

32
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What is Colheita Seleccionada?

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Min. 1% more alcohol than that established in appellation

33
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Synonyms of Touriga Nacional?

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Bical Tinto, Mortagua Preto

34
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What are the subregion within Tras-os-Montes DOP?

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Chaves, Valpaços, Planalto Mirandes

35
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What is Bastardo?

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Trousseau

36
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What is late harvest called in Douro?

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Colheita Tardia

37
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Subregion of Bairrada?

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Terres de Sico

38
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What is Tavora-Varosa DOP known for?

A

Sparkling wine, located south of Douro River

39
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Sub zones of Beira Interior?

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Beira Castelao Rodrigo, Cova de Beira, Pinhel

40
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Subzone of Dao?

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Serra da Estrela, Alva, Besteiros, Castendo, Silgueiros, Terras de Azurara, Terres de Senhorim

41
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Portugal’s highest mountain range?

A

Serra de Estrela

42
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What is nobre in Dao?

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Red: 3 years ageing, 13% ABV. Min 15% Touriga Nacional, max 85% combined Jaen, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, Arragonez

White: 1 year ageing, 12% ABV. Min 15% Encruzado, max 85% combined Cercial, Bical, Malvasia Fina, Verdelho

43
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Nobre Reserva and Nobre Garrafeira?

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NR Red: 42 months
NR White: 12 months

NG Red: 48 months, 18 months in bottle
NG White: 18 months, 9 months in bottle

All have to have 0.5% more ABV

44
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Soil of Bairrada?

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Barros clay

45
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Labelling requirement for Bairrada Classico?

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Red: 12.5% ABV
White: 12% ABV

46
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What are the DOPs within Lisboa?

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Arruda, Alenquer, Bucelas, Colares, Carcavelos, Encostas d’Aire, Lourinha, Obidos, Torres Vedras

47
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Ageing requirement of Carcavelos?

A

Barrels aged for 2 years, 6 months in bottle after fortifying with abafado (partially fermented must preserved with alcohol)

48
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Subregions of DoTejo IGP?

A

Coruche, Chamusca, Cartaxo, Santarem, Tomar, Almeirim

49
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Subregions of Alentejano?

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Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Evora, Vidigueira, Reguengos, Redondo, Borba, Portalegre

50
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Soil of Portalegre?

A

Granite slopes, from Sao Mamede Mountains

51
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Subregion of Algarve?

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Lagos, Lagoa, Portimao, Tavira

52
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Island DOP of Açores (Azores)?

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Pico, Graciosa, Terceira

53
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Requirement of Pico DOP licoroso.

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Min 2 years in oak, min 16% ABV. Made from Verdelho, Arinto, Terrantez.

54
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DOP within Terres Madeirenses IGP?

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Madeira (fortified), Madeirense (still)

55
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What is the soil of colares?

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Chao de areia (sand, for Ramisco), chao de rija (hard soil, for castelao)

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