Portugal Flashcards
Synonym for Tina Roriz in Spain
Tempranillo
What is Godello from spain known as in Portugal?
Gouveio
What region can you find Arinto growing? and what does it add to a blend?
Bucelas. Alentejo. Adds Acidity to blends
Adega
Winery
Amarzem
Cave or Cellar
Branco
White
Colheita
Vintage
Doce
Sweet
Engarrafado (na origem)
Bottled (estate bottled)
Garraferia
A wine with extra ageing, literally a wine store, Minimum 8 Years Aging in Glass Demijohns
Maduro
Mature
Palhete
Traditional blend of red and white grapes to make a pink wine.
Quinta
Farm or estate (Herdade is the southern equivalent.
Describe the “Duriense” Vinho Regional
Generally used for declassified Douro wine. For example they are typically made from international or a least non local, grape varieties such as Syrah, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc.
Sub Zones of Douro DOP
Subzones (West to East): Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior
Authorized Styles of wine for Douro DOP
Styles:
Vinho: Branco, Rosado, Tinto
Vinho Espumante (sparkling)
Colheita tardia (late harvest)
Vinho Licoroso: Moscatel do Douro (fortified)
Aging requirements for Douro Dop : TINTO
Minimum Aging Requirements:
Tinto: may not be released until May 15 of the year following the harvest
Aging requirements for Douro Dop : ESPUMANTE
9 MO. ON THE LEES
What are the principal soils of the Douro?
Schist
Douro DOP MAX yields
Maximum Yield:
Branco: 65 hl/ha
Rosado/Tinto: 55 hl/ha
Styles of wine allowed for Porto DOP
Styles: Vinho Licoroso (Tawny, Ruby, White/Branco, Rosé/Rosado)
Whats the min g/l for all port wines?
Residual Sugar Levels: All Port wines must reach a minimum 17.5 g/l.
Branco Leve Seco: 17.5 g/l - 65 g/l
Extra-Seco: 17.5 g/l - 40 g/l
Seco: 40 - 65 g/l
Meio Seco: 65 - 85 g/l
Doce: 85 - 130 g/l
Muito Doce (Very Sweet): more than 130 g/l
WHATS SPECIAL ABOUT THE SCHIST IN THE DOURO?
ITS YELLOW AND VERTICAL OR NEAR VERTICAL SO THE VINES CAN EASILY PENITRATE.
CLIMATE OF THE DOURO
VARIED AND HARSH. COLD, WET WINTERS AND EXTREMELY HOT, DRY SUMMERS, WITH A LITTLE OCEAN INFLUENCE IN THE FAR WEST AND MARKED DIURNAL TEMPERATURE VARIATION TOWARDS THE EAST.
PATAMARES
WIDER TERRACES SUPPORTED BY BANKS OF SCHIST RATHER THAN WALLS, WIDE ENOUGH TO FACILITATE SMALL TRACTORS.
WICH SUBREGION OF THE DOURO WOULD HAVE MORE OF A CONTINENTAL CLIMATE? CAN YOU NAME AN ICONIC TABLE WINE PRODUCER?
DOURO SUPERIOR, VARCA VELHA
WHAT DOES THE SERRA DO MARAO DO IN THE WEST OF THE DOURO?
STOPS THE ATLANTIC RAIN CLOUDS OF SUMMER FROM REFRESHING THE SCHIST OF THE CIMA CORGO.
Bairrada DOP AGING REQ
Minimum Aging Requirements:
Espumante de Qualidade: 9 months on the lees
Branco “Classico”: 12 months total with minimum 6 in bottle
Tinto “Classico”: 30 months total with minimum 12 in bottle
LAGARES, WHAT ARE MODERN VERSIONS OF IT?
STONE THROUGHS, a large, typically stone trough in which grapes are trod. ROBOTIC LAGARES
SIZE OF PIPES?
550-600 LITRES, ASA A NOTIONAL UNIT OF MEASUREMENT ITS 534
A VERY OLD WOOD PORT THAT IS COMPARATIVELY PALE BUT PARTICULARLY SMOOTH
TAWNY
GARRAFEIRA
A STYLE OF PORT, WHERBY WINES START OF AS COLHEITAS BUT ARE TAKEN OUT OF WOOD AT BETWEEN 3-6 YRS OLD AND LEPT FOR MANY A YEAR IN GLASS DEMIJOHNS RESULTING IN A ELEGANT WINE.
The most widely
planted white grape variety in Portugal,
Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes):
WHAT IS CRUSTED?
AS VINTAGE PORT IS BOTTLED VERY YOUNG AND UNFILTERED, THE SEDIMENT FROMS A “CRUST” ON THE SIDE OF THE BOTTLE. BLEND OF DIFF YRS BTLD EARLY ENOUGH TO SURE THROW SEDIMENT. MAX 2YRS CASK
MOSCATEL DE SETUBAL
A RICH PALE-ORANGE MUSCAT (TINGED PINK IF MADE FROM THE RARE MOSCATEL ROXO, LIGHTLY FORTIFIED AND HIGHLY PERFUMED.
Bairrada DOP AGING REQ
Minimum Aging Requirements:
Espumante de Qualidade: 9 months on the lees
Branco “Classico”: 12 months total with minimum 6 in bottle
Tinto “Classico”: 30 months total with minimum 12 in bottle
WHAT IS JAEN, WHERE IS IT THE MOST PLANTED?
KNOWN AS MENCIA. DAO
WHERE CAN YOU FIND TALHA WINE? AND WHATS NOTABLE ABOUT IT?
ALENTEJO, TALHA WINE IS FREMENTED AND AGED IN LARGE CLAY POTS OF TJE SAME NAME
SUBZONES OF ALENTEJO DOP
Subzones: Évora, Borba, Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Reguengos, Redondo, Vidigueira, Portalegre
WHAT ARE THE DOP REGIONS OF MADEIRA
MADEIRA DOP, MADEIRENSE DOP
ESTUFAGEN
WINE IS HEATED TO ALMOST 122 IN HOT ESTUFAS FOR AT LEAST 3 MO
FRASQUERIA
VINTAGE, MUST BE FROM A SINGLE YR AND SINGLE GRAPE VARIETY. AGED IN CSK FOR AT LEAST 20 YRS
COLHEITA
MADE FROM A SINGLE YR AND BOTTLED AFTER SPENDING AT LEAST 5 YEARS IN WOOD
WHATS THE SWEETEST OF TH 4 CLASSIC VARIETALS IN MADEIRA?
MALMSEY, CORRUPTION OF MALVASIA
3 TYPES OF DOURO SYSTEMS?
Socalcos → Traditional Terrance Supported by Dry Rock
Patamares → Terrance Supported by Steep Earth Damp
Large → 2 Row
Narrow → 1 RowVinha ao Alto → Vertical Rows up the Slopes
3 levels of the quality pyramid in Portugal?
- DOC ( Denominação de Origem Controlada)
- VR (Vinho Regional)= European IGP.
- Vinho de Mesa, or table wine.
Regions
Where is the region of Monção e Melgaço, and what varitety would be found there?
Varietal ALVARINHO
Varietal Alvarinho wines from Monção offer a markedlydistinct expression of place compared with many examples of Albariño from Rías Baixas
Regions
What style of wines are produced in the Lima, Cavado, & Ave Valleys?
Minho
Loureiro, traditionally blended withArinto or Trajadura, fl ourishes, and varietal examples are increasingly being produced
Regions
What style of wines are produced in the regions of Sousa, Basto, Amarante, Baião, and Paiva?
Minho
These regions produce most of Vinho Verde’s volume,especially its popular spritzy wines.
Regions
What regions is the most mountainous region in Portugal, sits alongside the northeastern border ofthe country? What type of wines come from there?
Trás-os-Montes is the home of Mateus Rosé, one of Portugal’s fi rst great international success stories.This lightly colored, semisweet, and semisparkling red wine was initially produced because of theextremely cold winters of the region, in which the wines didn’t fi nish alcoholic fermentation beforebecoming dormant and being shipped. The success of Mateus Rosé made Sogrape, its owner, thelargest producer of wine in the country
Regions
Távora-Varosa DOP
Styles:
Vinho: Branco, Rosado, Tinto
Vinho Espumante (sparkling): Tinto, Branco
Authorized Varieties:
Tinto: Alvarelhão, Aragonez (Tinta Roriz), Bastardo, Malvasia Preta, Marufo, Castelão, Rufete, Tinta Barroca, Barca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela), Vinhão
Branco: Malvasia Fina (must represent a min. 30% of new plantings), Bical, Arinto (Pedernã), Chardonnay, Dona Branca, Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes), Folgasão, Gouveio, Rabo de Ovelha, Síria (Roupeiro), Viosinho, and a max. 10% Malvasia Rei
Authorized Grapes for Espumante Base Wines:
Tinto: Alvarelhão, Aragonez, Pinot Noir, Barca, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional
Branco: Bical, Arinto, Chardonnay, Dona Branca, Fernão Pires, Folgasão, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Malvasia Rei, Pinot Blanc
Bairrada DOP
Styles:
Vinho: Branco, Rosado, Tinto
Vinho Espumante de Qualidade
Vinho Licoroso: Branco, Rosado, Tinto