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1
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What is the sweet wine, just south of Lisbon and made from Muscat grapes?

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Setubal

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2
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Two wine producing regions are UNESCO World Heritage Sites - name one?

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Douro Valley and Pico Island

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3
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What is the slightly prickly and very acid white wine from the Minho region?

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Vinho Verde

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4
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About how many DOC wine areas are there - 20, 30, 40?

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30

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5
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Name the English pop singer who owns a bodega producing Vida Nova wines?

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Cliff Richard

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

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Mateus Rose

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7
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What is the word for a sparkling wine put on labels?

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Espumante

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8
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Which fortified wine is cooked using the Estufa Process?

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Madeira

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9
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Which wine area of Ramisco grapes is grown on extensive sand dunes?

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Colares

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10
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Which is the oldest Port House founded in 1638 - Kopke, Taylor’s, Warre’s?

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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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12
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Portugal’s most widely grown red grape variety

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13
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Portugal’s most widely grown white grape variety

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14
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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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15
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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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16
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Red grape variety also known as Tempranillo

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17
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Red grape variety also known as Tinta Amarela

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18
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One of the predominant white grape varieties used in white Port

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19
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One of the primary red grape varieties used in Port; lends floral notes to the blend

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20
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Highly tannic red grape variety; often used in the red wines of the Bairrada DOC

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21
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Vinho Verde is produced in what region under which DOC?

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22
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The two main grape varieties used in white Vinho Verde are

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23
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Red Vinho Verde is made primarily from which grape variety?

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24
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Unfortified wines produced in the Douro River Valley from traditional Port varieties are categorized as

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25
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Unfortified wines produced in the Douro River Valley from international grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon are categorized as

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26
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The Baga grape is used to make highly tannic red wines under which DOC, located within the Beiras VR?

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27
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Which DOC, located just south of the Minho region, produces many styles of wine but focuses on?

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28
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The Peninsula de Setubal is home to a well-known, sweet wine produced from the Muscat grape, known as what?

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29
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What is the southernmost Portuguese wine region on the mainland?

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30
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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?

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31
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Which small DOC is located near the famous surfing beach Guincho and is famous for vineyards

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32
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Which DOC is located within the Peninsula de Setubal region and produces mainly red wines based on what grape variety?

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33
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What is Port’s region of origin?

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34
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Name of subregions of

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35
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Name the five preferred grape varieties used to make Port?

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36
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Name the two predominant white grape varieties used to make Port?

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37
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Name the simplest style of Port; aged in large oak vats for about two years before being bottled and ready-to-drink?

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38
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Name the style of Port from a single year, matured in large oak casks for four to six years after harvest?

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39
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Name the style of Port that has been aged in oak for a minimum of seven years before bottling?

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40
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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?

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41
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Name the Port produced from the grapes of one year and one estate?

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42
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Name a single-vintage tawny Port?

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43
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Name the Port produced using Malvasia Fina and Gouveio grapes, among others?

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44
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Name a non-traditional style of Port originally produced by Croft, first released in 2008?

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45
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Madeira is produced on an island located in which Ocean, approximately how many miles off the coast of Morocco?

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46
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All fortified wine produced on the island of [name] is categorized as what?

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47
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Unfortified table wines produced on the island of [name] are considered Vinho Regional and are categorized as what?

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48
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The most widely planted grape on the island is?

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49
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The four noble grapes of Madeira are?

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50
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Madeira can be made in both dry and sweet styles, depending on whether the wine is [enter] during fermentation or after.

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51
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The dry styles of Madeira are made from which grapes?

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52
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The sweet styles of Madeira are made from which grapes?

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53
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Using which method of production is Madeira stored in the rafters of a warm building and allowed to age for several years?

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54
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Using which method of production is Madeira left in a concrete or stainless steel vat and heated via hot water for several months?

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55
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Which method is used to make the finest Madeiras?

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56
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The four styles of Madeira are described as: Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, and Malmsey

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57
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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

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Touriga Nacional

58
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Which of the following grape varieties is known for providing Port with floral and blackberry notes? Tina Roriz, Trincadeira, Touriga Franca, or Touriga Nacional

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59
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Which of the following grape varieties is also known as Tempranillo? Baga, Castelao, Tinta Roriz, or Tinta Cao

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60
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Vinho Verde is produced in which of the following regions? The Minho, Algarve, Alentejano, or The Dao

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61
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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

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62
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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

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63
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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

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64
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Which of the following is a single-vintage tawny Port? Late-Bottled Vintage Port, Primo Port, Colheita Port, or Single Quinta Port

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65
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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

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66
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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

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67
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The Baga grape variety is known for which of the following properties? High tannin, Deep yellow color, Low acid, or Being seedless

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68
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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

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