Portugal Flashcards by Brock Butler

What is the sweet wine, just south of Lisbon and made from Muscat grapes?

Setubal

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Two wine producing regions are UNESCO World Heritage Sites - name one?

Douro Valley and Pico Island

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What is the slightly prickly and very acid white wine from the Minho region?

Vinho Verde

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About how many DOC wine areas are there - 20, 30, 40?

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Name the English pop singer who owns a bodega producing Vida Nova wines?

Cliff Richard

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What is the name of the world’s best selling medium dry rose?

Mateus Rose

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What is the word for a sparkling wine put on labels?

Espumante

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Which fortified wine is cooked using the Estufa Process?

Madeira

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Which wine area of Ramisco grapes is grown on extensive sand dunes?

Colares

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Which is the oldest Port House founded in 1638 - Kopke, Taylor’s, Warre’s?

Kopke

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One of the primary red grapes used in Port; provides firm structure and black-fruit flavors

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Portugal’s most widely grown red grape variety

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Portugal’s most widely grown white grape variety

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White grape variety grown in the Vinho Verde region; also the star of Spain’s Rias Baixas DO

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White grape variety used in a sweet style of Madeira, where it is sometimes referred to as Malmsey

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Red grape variety also known as Tempranillo

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Red grape variety also known as Tinta Amarela

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One of the predominant white grape varieties used in white Port

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One of the primary red grape varieties used in Port; lends floral notes to the blend

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Highly tannic red grape variety; often used in the red wines of the Bairrada DOC

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Vinho Verde is produced in what region under which DOC?

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The two main grape varieties used in white Vinho Verde are

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Red Vinho Verde is made primarily from which grape variety?

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Unfortified wines produced in the Douro River Valley from traditional Port varieties are categorized as

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Unfortified wines produced in the Douro River Valley from international grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon are categorized as

The Baga grape is used to make highly tannic red wines under which DOC, located within the Beiras VR?

Which DOC, located just south of the Minho region, produces many styles of wine but focuses on?

The Peninsula de Setubal is home to a well-known, sweet wine produced from the Muscat grape, known as what?

What is the southernmost Portuguese wine region on the mainland?

Which region is located on a chain of nine islands approximately 1,000 miles off the west cost of Portugal? Which three islands have their own DOCs?

Which small DOC is located near the famous surfing beach Guincho and is famous for vineyards

Which DOC is located within the Peninsula de Setubal region and produces mainly red wines based on what grape variety?

What is Port's region of origin?

Name of subregions of

Name the five preferred grape varieties used to make Port?

Name the two predominant white grape varieties used to make Port?

Name the simplest style of Port; aged in large oak vats for about two years before being bottled and ready-to-drink?

Name the style of Port from a single year, matured in large oak casks for four to six years after harvest?

Name the style of Port that has been aged in oak for a minimum of seven years before bottling?

Name the style of Port from a single year as being an outstanding year; aged for two to three years in cask before being bottled?

Name the Port produced from the grapes of one year and one estate?

Name a single-vintage tawny Port?

Name the Port produced using Malvasia Fina and Gouveio grapes, among others?

Name a non-traditional style of Port originally produced by Croft, first released in 2008?

Madeira is produced on an island located in which Ocean, approximately how many miles off the coast of Morocco?

All fortified wine produced on the island of [name] is categorized as what?

Unfortified table wines produced on the island of [name] are considered Vinho Regional and are categorized as what?

The most widely planted grape on the island is?

The four noble grapes of Madeira are?

Madeira can be made in both dry and sweet styles, depending on whether the wine is [enter] during fermentation or after.

The dry styles of Madeira are made from which grapes?

The sweet styles of Madeira are made from which grapes?

Using which method of production is Madeira stored in the rafters of a warm building and allowed to age for several years?

Using which method of production is Madeira left in a concrete or stainless steel vat and heated via hot water for several months?

Which method is used to make the finest Madeiras?

The four styles of Madeira are described as: Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, and Malmsey

Which of the following grape varieties is known for providing Port with a firm structure and black-fruit flavors? Tina Roriz, Trincadeira, Touriga Franca, or Touriga Nacional

Touriga Nacional

Which of the following grape varieties is known for providing Port with floral and blackberry notes? Tina Roriz, Trincadeira, Touriga Franca, or Touriga Nacional

Which of the following grape varieties is also known as Tempranillo? Baga, Castelao, Tinta Roriz, or Tinta Cao

Vinho Verde is produced in which of the following regions? The Minho, Algarve, Alentejano, or The Dao

What are the three subregions of the Douro Valley? Baixo Corgo, Baixo Superior, and Douro Baja; Douro Superior, Douro Alta, and Cima Corgo; Douro Duriense, Cima Corgo, and Baixo Corgo; or Cima Corgo, Baixo Corgo, and Douro Superior

Which of the following properly lists the traditional styles of Madeira, in order from driest to sweetest? Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, Malmsey; Malmsey, Boal, Sercial, Verdelho; Boal, Verdelho, Malmsey, Sercial; or Verdelho, Sercial, Boal, Malmsey

Which of the following styles of Port, considered to be the simplest style, is aged in large oak vats for two years before being bottled and ready-to-drink? Tawny Port, Ruby Port, Vintage Port, or Fino Port

Which of the following is a single-vintage tawny Port? Late-Bottled Vintage Port, Primo Port, Colheita Port, or Single Quinta Port

What style of Port is produced using wine from a single year, matured in large oak casks for four to six years after harvest? Vintage Port, Ruby Port, Colheita Port, or Late-Bottled Vintage Port

Which of the following island chains produces wine about 1,000 miles off the west coast of Portugal? The Canary Islands, The Azores, The Gulf Islands, or The Ionian Islands

The Baga grape variety is known for which of the following properties? High tannin, Deep yellow color, Low acid, or Being seedless

The region of Setubal is known for which of the following wines? Baga de Arrabida, Fernao Pires de Peninsula, Moscatel de Setubal, or Lagos de Setubal