Portugal

Question 1

Name all of the IGP zones of Portugal

Answer 1

N-S
Total of 14, IGP are the same as VRs

Minho, 
Transmontano, 
Duriense, 
Terras do Dão, 
Terras de Cister,
 Terras da Beira, 
Beira Atlântico, 
Tejo,
 Lisboa, 
Alentejano, 
Península de Setúbal, 
Algarve, 
Terras Madeirenses, 
 Açores.

Question 2

State the requirements for Garrafeita table wines

Answer 2

DOP or IGP

• Red -30 mnts total (12mnts in bt)
• Branco /Rosado -12 mnts total (6 in btl)

For Niepoorts: Garrafeira port is aged for a few years in barrel and at least 8 years in Demijohns

Question 3

What does Reserva and Colheita Seleccionada mean on Portuguese wines?

Answer 3

• Reserva -.5% Alc higher than normal
• Colheita Seleccionada -1% alc higher than minimum

For sparkling
-Reserva means 12 mnts on lees

Question 4

What is Portugals origin labeling law?

Answer 4

85%

Question 5

Name the main grapes of port

Answer 5

5 total
•Touriga nacional
•Touriga Francesa
•Tinta Barroca
•Tinto Cao
•Tinta Roriz

Question 6

What’s the name of the mountains that protect the Douro Valley?

Answer 6

•Serra de Marao

Question 7

What are the subregions of the Douro valley?

Answer 7

W-E

• Baixo Corgo -coolest one, cheap ruby
• Cima Corgo -best one, LBV vintage Rsv
• Cima Superior -flat/ hot

Question 8

Arrange the following ports according to Oak aging

• LBV
• Garrafeira
• Vintage
• Colheita

Answer 8

• Vintage 2.5 yrs
• Garrafeira 3-6 yrs
• LBV 4-6 yrs
• Colheita 20+ yrs

Question 9

What’s Lagrima?

Answer 9

•Christ tears, sweetest white port

Question 10

How long is the aging for basic tawny w no indication of age?

Answer 10

2-8 yrs

Question 11

What’s the difference between colheita and vintage port?

Answer 11

They’re both from a single year but the vintage is from an officially declared vintage

• Colheita has 20+ yrs in cask
• Vintage only has 2.5 yrs in cask

Question 12

What’s a crusted port?

Answer 12

It’s a blend of different yrs but it’s unfiltered, it’s affordable and good alternative to a vintage port

3 yrs bottle aging

Question 13

What’s a garrafeira port?

Answer 13

Port from a single harvest, 3-6 yrs in wood and 8 yrs in demijohns aka bin-bons

Question 14

What’s a LBV port?

Answer 14

It’s an unfiltered port, traditionally destined to be vintage port but somehow forgotten, so it spent more time in wood 4-6 yrs and 3 yrs in bottle, so it’s lighter than a vintage port

Question 15

What’s a vintage port?

Answer 15

Single declared year port with 2.5yrs max aging in SS or wood, followed by 10-40 yrs in bottle

Question 16

Who produces Quinto do Bonfim?

Answer 16

Dow’s

Question 17

What’s vinho de feitoria?

Answer 17

The best wines of Porto, exclusively for export

Schist soil

Question 18

What’s ramo??

Answer 18

In Porto these are the wines for local consumption or export for Brazil (back in the days)