Portugal Flashcards
What is the min abv for Vinho Verde DOP still wine?
8%
What is the only DOP in Beira Atlantico?
Bairrada
What is the most heavily planted white grape in the Vinho Verde DOP?
loureira
What styles of wine are made in Azores?
verdelho based still white, licoroso, and sparkling
What are the 3 DOP zones of Azores IGP?
- Pico
- Biscoitos
- Graciosa
What was the first demarcated wine region in Portugal?
Douro (1756)
What is the primary soil type in Vinho Verde DOP?
granite
Describe Dao Nobre white wine
- min 15% encruzado
- min 11.5% abv
- min 1 year of age
What IGP encompasses the DOP zones of Douro and Porto?
Duriense IGP
What style of wine is Pico DOP known for?
fortified wines with 16% min abv
Red wines of Alentejo DOP must contain 75% which recommended varieties?
- alfrocheiro
- alicante bouchet
- aragonez
- cab sauv
- castelas
- syrah
- touriga nacional
- trincadeira
What style of wine is common in Carcavelos DOP?
vinho licoroso
What is the abv range for vinho verde without a variety or regional designation?
8-11.5%
On what island is Biscoitos DOP?
Terceira
What is the climate of Transmontano IGP?
- hot, dry, mountainous continental
At what altitude are Dao’s best vineyards?
400-500 m
How many DOPs are in Portugal?
31
What are the dominant red and white grapes in DoTejo DOP?
fernao pires - white
castelao - red
What are the dominant red grapes of Algarve IGP?
- castelao
- tinta negro mole
How many IGPs are in Portugal?
14
What river meets the Atlantic near Lisbon?
Tagus
What is the age requirement for Dao Nobre Reserva?
red - 42 months
white - 1 year
What is the assemblage of Encostas d’Aire DOP Medieval de Ourem?
80% fernao pires
20% trincadeira
What Alentejo subzone is located on the cool granitic slopes of the Sao Mamede Mountains?
Portalegre
What are the dominant white grapes of Algarve IGP?
- arinto
- siria
What is the primary grape of Bucelas DOP?
arinto
What are the primary grapes of Colares DOP?
white - malvasia
red - ramisco (ungrafted and planted in sandy soil), castelao (planted in hard soil)
What is the most prominent grape of the Alentejo DOP?
trincadeira
What is the most widely planted grape in Portugal?
aragonez
What 2 estuaries divide Peninsula de Setubal IGP?
- Tagus
- Sado
Coruche, Chamusca, Cortaxo, Santarem, Tamar, and Almeirim are all subzones of which DOP?
DoTejo
What are the 8 sub DOPs within Alentejo DOP?
- Borba
- Evora
- Granja Amarela
- Moura
- Portalegre
- Redondo
- Reguengos
- Vidiguera
What is the only subzone of Beira Atlantico IGP?
Terras do Sico
What are the red and white varieties that must make up 67% of the blends of licoroso wines of Setubal DOP?
white - moscatel du setubal (alexandria_
red - moscatel roxo
Tavora-Varosa DOP is located within what IGP?
Terras de Cister IGP
What are the recommended white grapes of Dao DOP?
- encruzado
- bical
- cercial
What is the most planted white grape in Portugal?
fernao pires
What are the 4 DOP zones of Algarve IGP?
- Lagos
- Lagoa
- Portimao
- Tavira
Describe red Nobre Dao wine
- min 15% touriga nacional
- min 12% abv
- min 3 years ageing
What are the 3 subzones of Tras-o-Montes DOP?
- Chaves
- Valpacos
- Planato MIrandes
What 2 mountain ranges influence Douro DOP?
- Marao
- Montemuro
What is the varietal makeup for red wines from Lafoes DOP?
min 40% amoral plus jaen and pilango
What is the Portuguese term for terraced vineyards in the Porto DOP?
Patamares
What are vinhos ao Alta?
- vertical, upslope rows becoming more popular in Douro
- less high quality
What are the primary white grapes for Douro table wine?
- malvasia fina
- rabigato
- viosinha
- gouveio
What is tinto palhete?
red wine produced from adding max 15% white grapes
What is the max abv for vinho leve?
10%
In the Lisboa IGP area, what DOP produces aguardiente?
Lourinha
What are the primary grapes in Algarve?
- negro mole
- castelao
- trincadeira
- alicanet bouchet
- arinto
- siria
What is the primary soil type in Dao DOP?
granite
What is the age requirement for Garrafeira Branco?
- min 12 months with at least 6 mos in bottle
What are the 7 subzones of Dao DOP?
- Serra del Estrella
- Alva
- Bestieros
- Siligueiros
- Terra de Senhorim
- Castendo
- Terras de Azurara
What is the varietal makeup of white wine from Lafoes DOP?
- min 50% arinto plus cercial to make 85%
- remainder can be dona branca, sercial, rabo de ovelha
What is the min percentage of castelao required in red wines from Palmela DOP?
66.7%
What are the 3 subzones of Beira Interior DOP?
- Beira Castelao Rodrigo
- Cava da Beira
- Pinhel
What river marks the northern border for Vinho Verde?
Minho River
What is the climate of Dao DOP?
continental interior with coastal maritime influence
What is the min age requirement for red wine from Douro DOP?
may not be released until May 1st , YFH
What is the age requirement for Dao Reserva wines?
red - 2 years
white - 6 months
What is the primary soil type of Douro DOP?
schist
What is the Portuguese term for late harvest?
vinima tardia
What is vinho abafado?
partially fermented grape must preserved with alcohol
- found in Carcavelos and Lisboa
What IGP encompasses the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo?
Terras Madeirenses