Portugal

Question 1

List the fourteen IGPs of Portugal from North to South

Answer 1

Minho
Transmonato
Duriense
Terras de Cister
Beiras Atlântico
Terras do Dão
Terras da Beria
Lisboa
Tejo
Península de Setúbal
Alentejano
Algarve
Terras Madeirenses
Açores

Question 2

What is enforcado?

Answer 2

Traditional vine training method common in Minho in which vines are trained high off the ground on trees or telephone poles or stakes to avoid the damp weather

Question 3

What are the five most important red grapes of Portugal?

Answer 3

Castelão
Touriga Nacional
Jaen (Mencía)
Aragonez (Tinta Roriz, Tempranillo)
Touriga Franca

Question 4

What are two synonyms for Touriga Nacional?

Answer 4

Bical Tinto
Mortágua Preto

Question 5

What are two synonyms for Aragonez?

Answer 5

Tinta Roriz
Tempranillo

Question 6

What is the climate of the Douro Valley?

Answer 6

Continental. Hot summers and cold winters.

Question 7

What are the three subregions of Douro?

Answer 7

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

Question 8

What are the 8 most important white grapes of Portugal?

Answer 8

Fernão Pires
Encruzado
Arinto
Antão Vaz
Alvarinho (Albariño)
Sercial
Loureiro