Portugal

Question 1

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

Answer 1

11th

Question 2

Number of indigenous varieties

Answer 2

248

Question 3

Phylloxera enters Douro

Answer 3

1867. Many vineyards not replanted

Question 4

Year admitted to EU

Answer 4

1986. 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

Question 5

DOP

Answer 5

Denominação de Origem Protegida

Question 6

IGTs

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Garrafeira

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Tinto garrafeira

Answer 8

Min. 30 month’s aging +

Min. 12 month’s in bottle

Question 9

Blanco/Rosado garrafeira

Answer 9

Min. 12 month’s aging +

Min. 6 month’s in bottle

Question 10

Reserva

Answer 10

.5% higher alcohol

stricter requirements for DOP/IGT

Question 11

Colheita Seleccionada

Answer 11

Min. 1% higher alcohol content than regional appellation

Question 12

Mango e Melgaço

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Beiras regions

Answer 13

Formerly 1 VR, split in 2009

Beira Atlântico, Terras do Dão, Terras da Beira

Question 14

Dão soils

Answer 14

Granite and sandy. Leads to water stress

Question 15

Dão grapes

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Dão style

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Sogrape

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Bairrada soil

Answer 18

2 types; clay-limestone and sandy

Question 19

Bairrada grapes

Answer 19

Red; Baga

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

Question 20

Which VR corresponds to the Douro?

Answer 20

Duriense Vihno Regional

Question 21

Grapes for VR Duriense

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Loureiro

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Trajadura

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Alvarinho

Answer 24

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

Question 25

Bical

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Arinto

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Touriga Nacional

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Tempranillo

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Baga

Answer 29

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.

Question 30

Castellão

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Trincadeira

Answer 31

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.

Question 32

Encruzado

Answer 32

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

Question 33

Alentejo DOP Subregionsq

Answer 33

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