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1
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What is a Casta?

A

A grape variety in Portugal’

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What is Malmsey?

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Malvasia

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3
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What is Fernao Peres known as in Bairrada?

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Maria Gomez

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Which subregion is known for Alvarinho and can label it varietally?

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Monção e Melgaço

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What’s the name of the boat used to transport wine to Villa Nova de Gaia

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barcos rabelos

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6
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What is the soil of the Lafoes? Dao?

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Granite

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7
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How many subzones of doTejo?

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  1. They make everything. Almeirim, Cartaxo, Chamusca, Coruche, Santarém, and Tomar
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8
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What are the subzones of Vinho Verde?

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Moncao e Melgaco, Lima, Cavado, Basto, Ave, Amarante, Sousa, Baiao, Paiva

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9
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What is the oak species for cork?

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Quercus Suber

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What is the aging requirement for Colheita tawny?

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7+ years in cask

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Which subregion is across the river from Condado do Tea?

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Monção e Melgaço

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12
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What is Barca Velha?

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Casa Ferreira’s pioneering dry red from the Douro. 1st vintage in 1952 and most current is 08

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13
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What are the subs of Tras o Montes?

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Chaves, Valpacos, Planalto Mirandes

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14
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Where are valpaços and planalto mirandes?

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Tras o montes dop

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15
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What is the minimum alcohol for Vinho Verde?

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8%

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16
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Which AOP of the Acores is not authorized to produce fortified wines?

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Graciosa DOP

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17
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What is the soil type of Palmela DOP?

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Limestone in the Arrabida hills and sand in the plains

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18
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What non-porto wine has label designations similar to Tawny port?

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Licoroso wines from Setubal are labeled 10, 20, 30, and 40 year old. Also, Superior if 5+ yo.

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19
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How long must sparkling Vinho Verde spend sur lie?

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9 months

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20
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What is the aging requirement for LBV?

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4+ years in cask. Bottled by NYE 6th year

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21
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What are the mountain ranges protecting the Douro DOP from Atlantic influence?

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Marao & Montemuro Mts.

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22
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What is the southernmost IGP of mainland Portugal?

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Algarve

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23
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What is the primary grape of Bairrada?

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Baga

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What is the RS requirement from Licoroso wines from Setubal?

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if 20+ yo, 340+ g/l. If <20 yo, 280+ g/l

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25
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What is a poio?

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Basaltic stone terrace that supports viticulture on Madeira

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26
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What is a synonym for Pedernã?

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Arinto

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27
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What are Patamares?

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Wider terraces in the Douro that can be navigated by tractor

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28
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What determines the beneficio authorized by the IVDP

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A matrix of 12 factors with a possible point total of 2361. 1200+ = A. Seven Soil and Climate factors, and the vine itself.

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29
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What is the most planted grape in Vinho Verde?

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Loureiro

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30
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What species of oak tree is primarily used for cork production?

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Quercus Suber

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31
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What is the most planted white casta?

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Fernao Pires (Maria Gomes)

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32
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What are the heating methods for Madeira?

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Estufagem (SJK) for 3+ mos., Armazens de Calor (hot room) for 1 yr+, and Cantiero (attics) for 2+ years

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33
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What is the aging requirement for a vintage port?

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Bottled by 7.30 of 3rd year

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34
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Vinho Verde is Portugal’s 1)smallest 2)third largest 3)largest wine region.

A

largest

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35
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Pederna aka?

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Arinto in Vinho Verde

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36
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What does Colheita Seleccionado indicate?

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alc. +1% over regional appellation

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37
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What white wines can I expect from Bairrada?

A

Maria Gomes/Arinto

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38
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What are the styles of Ruby port?

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Ruby, Ruby Reserve, Vintage, Single Quinta, LBV

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39
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Soil of Tavora Varosa?

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Granite/Schist

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40
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Which subregion of Vinho Verde specializes in wines from pure Alvarinho?

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Moncao e Melgaco

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41
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Bairrada DOP is located in which IGP?

A

Beira Atlantico

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42
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What is Tavora Varosa?

A

DOP in Terras de Cister

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43
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What are the authorized white grapes for Porto?

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Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Gouveio, Cercial, Arinto, Semillon, Sercial

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44
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What is the size of a pipe?

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550L in Douro for production; 620L in Vila Nova de Gaia; Pipe for shipping is 534.24L

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45
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<p>What is the largest Vinho Verde exporting producer?</p>

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<p>Quinta da Aveleda</p>

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46
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What are the grapes of Madeira, that are usually labeled, from driest to sweetest?

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Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, Malmsey

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47
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What is Tinta Roriz?

A

Tempranillo

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48
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When did Portugal join the EU?

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1986

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49
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Where is Baga best found?

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Bairrada

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50
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What are the DOP of Algarve?

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Lagos, Lagoa, Portimao, Tavira

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51
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What it the largest DOP in portugal?

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Vinho Verde

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52
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What is indicated by ‘Bairrada Classico?’

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Native grapes and 12.5%

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53
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What does ‘Garrafeira’ indicate on a bottle of dry wine?

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Extended aging before release. Tinto = 30 m (12btl); Branco/Rosado = 12m (6 btl)

54
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Why does Alvarinho ripen better in the north, rather than the south?

A

The hills between the Atlantic and Monção e Melgaço lessen the Atlantic influence so it is drier, has less rainfall and hotter summer temperatures than the cooler, humid south.

55
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What is the DOP of Terras da Beira?

A

Beira Interior DOP

56
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What are the DOP of Terras do Dao?

A

Dao and Lafoes

57
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Where is chaves?

A

Tara o montes dop sub.

58
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What is the most planted red grape in Vinho Verde? What’s unique about it?

A

Vinhão - a teinturer; red flesh and red juice

59
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How many DOP does the Lisboa IGP have?

A

9 for some reason

60
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Where are the Candeiros and Aire Mountains located?

A

Lisboa Portugal, surrounding Encostas de Aire

61
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What is the most planted red casta in portugal?

A

Castelao. “Periquita”

62
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What does ‘Envelhecido em garrafa’ indicate?

A

LBV w/3+ years in btl

63
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What is the most important red casta?

A

Touriga Nacional

64
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What is the most planted grape in Vinho Verde?

A

Loureiro

65
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Where is Quinta de Soalheiro?

A

Melgaço

66
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What is enforcado?

A

Training system in Minho that is the Pergola method. Old school.

67
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What DOP’s of Lisboa are threatened by expansion?

A

Bucelas, Carcavelos, Colares

68
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What is the preferred soil in the Douro?

A

Schist

69
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What are the subzones of Alentejo?

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Evora, Borba, Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Redondo, Vidigueira, Portalegre (8)

70
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What is the workhorse grape of Madeira?

A

Tinta Negre

71
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What is the heirarchy of Portuguese wine?

A

DOP (w/DOC), IGP, Vinho

72
Q

Where is the Serra da Estrela?

A

Mountain range to the South and East of Dao, Portugal

73
Q

What is Jaen?

A

Mencia

74
Q

What are the DOP of the Peninsula de Setubal?

A

Setubal and Palmela

75
Q

Who is Ferando Nicolau de Almeida?

A

First maker of Barca Velha

76
Q

Where can i find Ramisco?

A

Colares, blended with Malvasia

77
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What does wine destined for Barca Velha become if it doesn’t make the cut in the end?

A

Reserva Especial

78
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What are the authorized red grapes for Porto?

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Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Aragonez), Tinta Cao, Tinta Barroca, Bastardo, Trincadeira

79
Q

Where can I find Amaral?

A

Lafoes DOP within Terras do Dao IGP

80
Q

What is Aragonez?

A

Tinta Roriz. TempranilloÉ

81
Q

Which Acores DOP is for table wines?

A

Graciosa

82
Q

Which subregions of Vinho Verde lie south of the Douro River?

A

Paiva and most of Baião

83
Q

What is the requirement for a madeira to be called Frasqueira?

A

20+ years in wood from a single vintage

84
Q

What was Beiras split into?

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Terras do Dao, Terras de Cister, Terras da Beira, Beira Atlantico

85
Q

What is the city in which Port is traditionally aged

A

Vila Nova de Gaia

86
Q

What is the Comet Vintage?

A

1811 (porto)

87
Q

Symington family producers

A

Cockburn, Dow’s, Graham’s, Warre’s, Smith Woodhouse, QdVesuvio, Martinez

88
Q

What are the production companies of Madeira?

A

Madeira Wine Co.; Vinhos Justinos Henriques, Henriques & Henriques, HM Borges, Pereira d’Oliveira, Vinhos Barbeito, Faria & Filhos

89
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What are the main red grapes of Vinho Verde?

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Alvarelhão, Amaral, Borraçal, Espadeiro, Padeiro, Pedral, Rabo de Anho and Vinhão

90
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Medieval de Ourem, a specialty of Encostas d’Aire, is an example of what traditional style of wine?

A

Palhete

91
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In what region would you most likely encounter Chao de Areia and Chao Rija soils?

A

Colares

92
Q

What is a latada?

A

?

93
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What does Reserva indicate on a bottle of portuguese wine?

A

12 m lees for trad. Method; +.5%

94
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Which region shares the same boundaries as Vinho Verde DOP?

A

Minho IGP aka “Vinho Regional” Minho

95
Q

What is the primary grape of red and white nobre wines of Dao?

A

Touriga Nacional, and Encruzado based

96
Q

Describe the style of a typical Vinho Verde white wine.

A

Light in body and alcohol, crisp and aromatic, often with a light prickle of fizz, sometimes with a touch of sweetness.

97
Q

Where can I find the Arrabida hills?

A

Palmela DOP in the Setubal Peninsula

98
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What is the preferred soil type in Alentejo?

A

Schist, found in almost all the subs

99
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Which subregions are known for their reds?

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Amarante and Paiva

100
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What are the main white grapes of Vinho Verde?

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Alvarinho,Arinto Avesso, Azal, Loureiro and Trajadura

101
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What is required for a madeira to be called colheita?

A

5+ yo., one vintage

102
Q

What is the vineyard that contributes to Barca Velha?

A

Quinta da Lada (160 ha)

103
Q

How many vintages of Barca Velha have been produced?

A

19, beginning in 1952 (released in ‘57)

104
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What DOP of Lisboa is known for Rose?

A

Obidos, Encostas de Aire

105
Q

What is Chao Rija?

A

Harder soil type in Colares where Castelao thrives

106
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What is the principal grape of Palmela DOP?

A

Castelao

107
Q

Which Lisboa DOP is for white only?

A

Bucelas. Mostly Arinto

108
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What is Palhete?

A

A style of tinto in Beiras Interior allowing up to 15% white grapes

109
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What are the IGP of Portugal?

A

Minho, Transmontano, Duriense, Terras do Dao, Terras de Cister, Terras de Beira, Beira Atlantico, Tejo, Lisboa, Alentejano, Peninsula de Setubal, Terras Madeirenses, Acores, Algarve

110
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What are the categories of Tawny port?

A

Tawny, Reserve, Tawny (w/age designation), Colheita

111
Q

Where is the Tagus River?

A

Portugal. Flowing through Tejo IGP mostly and a little Alentejano

112
Q

What IGP is Bairrada DOP within?

A

Beira Atlantico

113
Q

What is a synonym for Sercial?

A

Esgana Cao

114
Q

What is Trousseau in Portugal?

A

Bastardo

115
Q

Who is the governing body of Porto?

A

IVDP - Institutos dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto

116
Q

What are the subs of the Douro?

A

Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior

117
Q

What is Bastardo?

A

Trousseau

118
Q

What are the soils of Tejo DOP?

A

Calcareous clay with schist in the Bairro North of the river. Sandy soils in Charneca South of the Tejo. Alluvial in the Campo zone along the river

119
Q

Where, outside of Madeira, were wines made in a Norna Viagem maturation process?

A

Setubal, from Moscatel

120
Q

Soils of Tras o Montes?

A

Granite/Schist

121
Q

Where is Aguardente produced as a DOP?

A

Lourinha

122
Q

What are the island DOP’s of Acores?

A

Pico and Graciosa have their own namesake DOP. And Terceira has the Bisciotos DOP

123
Q

What is the soil of Beira Interior?

A

Granite

124
Q

What is beneficio?

A

Adding spirit to stop fermentation. Mutage

125
Q

What styles of wine does Vinho Verde produce?

A

Tinto, Branco, Rosado, Vinho Espumante, Vindima tardia

126
Q

Fladgate family producers

A

Fonseca, Taylor Fladgate, Croft

127
Q

Who owns Casa Ferreira?

A

Sogrape

128
Q

What river forms Portugal’s border with Spain?

A

River Minho

129
Q

What is the minimum alcohol level for Vinho Verde?

A

8%

130
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Name declared port vintages

A

15, 11 // 07, 03, 00 // 97. 94, 92, 91 // 89, 87, 85, 82, 83, 80 // 78, 77, 75, 70 // 67, 66, 63, 60 // 58, 55, 50 // 48. 47, 45, 42 // 35, 34, 31 // 27. 24, 22, 20 // 17, 12, 11 // 08, 04, 00

131
Q

Where are the subzones of Pinhel, Castelo Rodrigo, and Cova da Beria?

A

Beira Interior DOP in Tierras da Beira Portugal

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