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Portugal Flashcards

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1
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Portugal is the world’s ______ largest producer of wine.

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11th

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2
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Number of indigenous varieties

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248

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3
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Phylloxera enters Douro

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  1. Many vineyards not replanted
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Year admitted to EU

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  1. Co-ops lost their monopolistic power. Grants and investments begin to pour in. Quintas begin to sever ties w/ co-ops and make their own wine
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5
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DOP

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Denominação de Origem Protegida

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IGTs

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  1. Minho, Transmontano, Duriense, Terras do Dão, Terras de Cister, Terras da Beira, Beira Atlântico, Tejo, Lisboa, Alentejano, Peninsula de Setúbal, Algarve, Terras Madeirenses, Açores
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7
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Garrafeira

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Private wine cellar
Vintage dated DOP/IGT wines
Indicates min period of aging prior to release

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8
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Tinto garrafeira

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Min. 30 month’s aging +

Min. 12 month’s in bottle

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9
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Blanco/Rosado garrafeira

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Min. 12 month’s aging +

Min. 6 month’s in bottle

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10
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Reserva

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.5% higher alcohol

stricter requirements for DOP/IGT

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11
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Colheita Seleccionada

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Min. 1% higher alcohol content than regional appellation

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12
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Mango e Melgaço

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Alvarinho
Warmer & drier climate
Maritime influence partially blocked by hills
Richer, fuller, more complex
13% abv
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Beiras regions

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Formerly 1 VR, split in 2009

Beira Atlântico, Terras do Dão, Terras da Beira

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14
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Dão soils

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Granite and sandy. Leads to water stress

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15
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Dão grapes

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Indigenous. Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Jaen, Alfrocheiro Preto, Encruzado

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16
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Dão style

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80% red, field blends. Whites; crisp and fragrant, blended w/ Bical, Malvasia Fina

17
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Sogrape

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Portugal’s largest producer, owned by Porto based Guedes family (Mateus Rosé)

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Bairrada soil

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2 types; clay-limestone and sandy

19
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Bairrada grapes

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Red; Baga

White; Maria Gomes, Arinot, Bical, Cercial, Chardonnay

20
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Which VR corresponds to the Douro?

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Duriense Vihno Regional

21
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Grapes for VR Duriense

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Pinot Noir, Syrah, Alvarinho, Sauvignon Blanc, Rielsing, Chardonnay

22
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Loureiro

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Laurel scented. 5,162 ha, mainly in Vinho Verde. Blended with Alvarinho and Trajadura

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Trajadura

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Body and citrus character. 1,662 ha mainly in Vinho Verde. Blended with Loureiro and Alvarinho. Trexaidura in Rías Baixas.

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Alvarinho

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Thick skins. Can be high alcohol, acidity and flavor. 2,340 ha around town of Moncão.

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Bical

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Also Borrado das Moscas (fly droppings). 1,456 ha.
Good acidity, some aroma and aging capability, developing Riesling like bouquet after a decade in bottle. Used for sparkling in Bairrada

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Arinto

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Min 75% of blend in Bucelas. Grown in Tejo, Lisboa. High acid, citrus and interest with age. Pedernã in VV.

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Touriga Nacional

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Indigenous to Dão. 10,531 ha. Small, deeply colored, tannic berries. Concentrated and floral wines in youth. Prone to; coulure, low yields.

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Tempranillo

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Portugal’s most planted variety. 21,150 ha. Important in Douro. Known as Aragonez in south (Alentejo, often blended with Trincadeira), Tinta Roriz (official).

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Baga

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Accounts for 90% of dark-skinned varieties in Bairrada. 9,885 ha. Vigorous, downy mildew resistant. Small, thin skinned, produces dark, acidic, tannic wines. Also rosé and sparkling.

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Castellão

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2 most planted. 14,414 ha. Fruity, sometimes long lived wines. Known as; Periquita (Setúbal), João de Santarém (Oeste), Castelão Francês.

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Trincadeira

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Mainly S Portugal. 11,674 ha. Susceptible to rot, so does well in warmer climates (Alentejo). Deep-colored, spicy wines prone to herbaceousness if picked early. Tinta Amarela.

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Encruzado

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White common in Dão. Well-balanced, full-bodied varietal wines with capability to age.

33
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Alentejo DOP Subregionsq

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  1. Portalegre, Borba, Redondo, Reguaas, Granja Amareleja, Vidigueira, Evora, Moura

NEWA - WSET L4 / Unit 3 (Review Decks) (45 decks)

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