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Portugal Flashcards

1
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What did the treaty of Methuen in 1703 to for Portuguese wines?

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(England) Gave preferential tax treatment over wines from France

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What are the wine classifications in Portugal?

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Vinho de Mesa, Vinho Regional (VR), Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada (IPR), Denomincação de Origem Controlada (DOC)

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Garrafeira classification

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lengthy ageing and generally high quality. Needs to be vintage dated, have 0.5% more alcohol than min requirement, reds: aged 2 years in oak followed by 1 year in bottle, whites: aged one year in oak followed by 6 mo in bottle. May be single vineyard or a blend, not restriction on grape varieties unless from a demarcated region (RD). Does not apply only to DOC wines

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Vinho Verde DOC region

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in Minho, N. Portugal – they make white, rose and sparkling

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Vinho Verde DOC vine training

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Pergola-trianing vines (ramadas or latadas) – retain high malic acid content

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Vinho Verde wine style

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Bottled young with partical malolactic fermentation in the bottle, high acid, residual CO2, sugar added for export

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9 Vinho Verde Subregions

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Monção e Melgaço, Lima, Cavado, Basto, Ave, Sousa, Amarante, Baiao, Paiva

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Grapes of Vinho Verde

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Alvarinho, Trajadura (Treixadura), Loureiro, Avesso, Paderna

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Duero DOC is the same zone as what?

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Same demarcated zone as Porto DOC

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What year did Duero become DOC for whites and reds

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1982

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How many grapes are allowed in Duero, what are the main ones

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40+ varieties, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca

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Does Port need to be aged in Oporto?

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No, can be estate aged now

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climate/soils of Dão DOC

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Mediterranean climate, sheltered by 3 mountain ranged. Terraced vineyards on granite slopes

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Grapes/wine production in Dao DOC?

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90% red (higher eastern zone) min 20% Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Alfrocheiro Preto 10% white (lower, western zone), Encruzado

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Dao Nobre

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special designation, longer ageing requirements and higher potential alcohol

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what are the soils like in Bairrada DOC?

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heavy clay based soils (Bairrada from barro meaning clay)

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What is the red grape from DOC Bairrada? Ageing requirments? What kind of wines do they produce?

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Red wines must contain min 50% Baga grape (often 100%), matured for min. 18 mo in cask and 6 month in bottle – vines are trained low to produce age worthy high tannin, high acid wines

18
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Where is over half of Portugals sparkling produced?

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Bairrada DOC

19
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What is the white grape from Bairrada DOC?

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Maria Gomes

20
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What red wine comes from Colares DOC?

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Ramisco – tannic and acidic when young

21
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Where are vineyards grown in Colares DOC?

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In trenches and sand dunes near Lisbon

22
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What is special about the vines in Colares DOC?

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They are ungrafted (phylloxera free) and propogated by layering

23
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Who makes the wines in Colares DOC and how are they aged?

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All wines made by one cooperative and sold to one of three merchants for ageing. Min 2 years in oak.

24
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What white wine comes from Bucelas?

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Arinto grape (75%) - traditionally sold aged, now lighter styles bring produced

25
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What kind of soils are in Bucelas?

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Chalky-clay soils in the hilly terrain north is Lisbon

26
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8 Subzones of Alentejo DOC

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Borba, Evora, Granja-Amarela, Moura, Portalegre, Redondo, Reguegos, Vidigueira

27
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Main grapes of Alentejo?

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R: Aragones (Tempranillo) and Castelao Frances (Periquita) w: Arinto, Antao Vaz, Roupeiro + int’l varieties

28
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Estremadura DOC’s

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Alenquer, Arruda, Obidos, Torre Vedras – bulk blending wines

29
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Ribatejo DOC

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rich alluvial banks of River Tagus, mainly whites from Maria Gomes, some red from Periquita

30
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4 DO districts of Algarve DOC

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Lagos, Portimão, Lagoa, Tavira – average whites and reds

31
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Rias Baixas Albarino – tasting note

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without barrel ageing or malolactic fermentation. Plae straw, greenish hue, slight residual gas in youth. Ripe citrus, meyer lemon, white peach, yellow and white flowers, bubblegum, slight beer yeast. Dry, med body, med+acid, med alc

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Tempranillo tasting note

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med-/med ruby. Sweet /tart red fruit, significant oxidation/brett for Gran Reserva styles, tobacco, dill, sweet & sour sauce, baked earth, clay, compost, low to moderate use of oak (new/old/america/french of combo)

33
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What is Tempranillo called in Alentajo DOC?

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Aragones

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