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Name the two methods used for the production of Madeira wines.

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Canteiro System

Estufagem Process

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Name the three subregions of Douro (from west to east).

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Baixo Corgo
Cima or Alto Corgo
Douro Superior

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What was the name of Lisboa IGP until quite recently?

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Estremadura

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Which DOP of Lisboa IGP produces exclusively Brandy and what is the name of that Brandy?

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Lourinhã

Aguardente

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Colares DOP is famous for its pre-Phylloxera ungrafted ………………… vines.

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Ramisco (planted on chão de areia soil)

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Which variety of Madeira accounts for 85% - 90% of the island’s total wine production?

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Tinta Negra (Mole) 
[55% of total plantings]
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How long a Vintage or Frasqueira Madeira must be matured before its release?

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20 years in wood and 2 years in the bottle

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What is the minimum percentage of Baga needed for Bairrada Classico?

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50%

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Wines from Palmela DOP need minimum 66,7 % of which grape variety?

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Castelão

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Where is Maria Gomes used as a synonym for Fernão Pires?

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Bairrada

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Which DOP in Lisboa is known for Aguardente?

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Lourinha

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Which Portuguese Island has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004?

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Pico Island

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Which sub-region of Douro produces 2/3 of the Douro wines?

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Cima Corgo

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Name the three DOPs of Açores IGP.

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Graciosa (still white wines)
Pico (fortified white wines)
Biscoitos (fortified white wines)

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Most northerly subzone of Alentejo DOC that produces some of the best wines of the region.

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Portalegre

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What type of wine is produced in Setúbal DOP?

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Sweet fortified wines predominantly made from Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria mainly but there is a tiny portion of Moscatel Roxo) grapes

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Name the DOPs of Peninsula de Setúbal.

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Palmela

Setúbal

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Portuguese name for the Jura red grape Trousseau.

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Bastardo

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What is the name that has been associated with the special fermentation vats (autovinification) designed to extract, without electricity, maximum colour and tannins even in short fermentation periods? The system was devised in Algeria but is now commonly used to make port.

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Ducellier

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Portuguese word meaning “crop” or “harvest” and, by extension, “vintage”.

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Colheita

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What are the terraces in Madeira known as?

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Poios

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In which region of Portugal do we come across tiny amounts of Moscatel Roxo?

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Setúbal

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What is enforcado?

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Traditional vine training system of Vinho Verde DOP and Minho IGP, nowadays only 10% of vines are grown this way

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Star white grape of Bucelas DOP that must comprise 75% of the blend.

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Arinto (Pedernã)

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Name the family of port wine shippers whose group of companies include W. J. Graham, Warre, Dow, Quinta do Vesuvio, Smith Woodhouse and Cockburn.
Symingtons
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Largest and most important producer in Setubal.
José Maria da Fonseca
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Largest DOP of Lisboa IGP.
Encostas d'Aire
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Synonym of Periquita.
Castelão
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Most southern DOP of Lisboa IGP.
Carcavelos
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Most important white grape variety of Bairrada.
Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires)
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In France it is known as Ugni Blanc, in Italy as Trebbiano Toscano. What is its rare Portuguese name?
Talia (Thalia)
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Madeira wines can be produced in Madeira island and which other?
Porto Santo
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Minimum time required for the estufagem process to be completed.
90 days
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What is the name of the low trellises found in Madeira?
Latadas
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Portuguese for bottled.
Engarrafado
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What is Camara de Lobos (or Cama de Lobos)?
Term occasionally found on bottles of ancient Madeira, and refers to a wine district west of the capital Funchal which was associated with noble vine varieties and fine wine
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Portugal's largest wine producer, whose success is founded on Mateus Rose. They own Ferreira, Sandeman, Offley, Ferreira Barca Velha and several foreign estates like Bodegas LAN.
Sogrape (Guedes Family)
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Dão synonym for Malvasia Fina.
Assario
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First region of Portugal to be demarcated for sparkling wines, in 1989.
Távora-Varosa
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Name the permitted white grape varieties of Vinho Verde DOP.
``` Alvarinho Loureiro Trajadura Arinto (Pederña) Avesso Azal Batoca ```
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Traditional red grape varieties of Dão DOP.
Jaen Touriga Nacional Tinta Roriz (Aragonez) Alfrocheiro
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Which Malvasia is known by the name Bual (Boal) in Madeira?
Malvasia Fina
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Since when Vinho Verde DOP extends to sparkling wine and by which method are they made?
``` 1999 Traditional Method (9 months bottle age) ```
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Which grape variety is used for the production of white wines in Colares?
Malvasia
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Sugar readings in a Bual, range between .... and .... *Beaume.
2,5 / 3,5
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Sugar readings in a Malmsey, range between .... and .... *Beaume.
3,5 / 6,5
47
What is the preferred soil type for Port production?
Schist
48
What two DOPs are located within Douriense IGP?
Douro | Porto
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What two DOPs are located within the Terras do Dão IGP?
Dão | Lafões
50
What is Colheita Tardia?
Late Harvest wines of Portugal
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What is Portugal's largest DOP?
Vinho Verde (15% of total vineyard acreage)
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What ships were traditionally used to transport port casks in from Pinhão downriver to Villa Nova de Gaia?
Barco Rabelo
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Most planted variety of Vinho Verde.
Loureiro
54
Where are the finest examples of Arinto produced?
Bucelas
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Name the three subregions of Trás-os-Montes .
Chaves Valpaços Planalto Mirandês
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Synonym of Aragonez.
Tempranillo
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Synonym of Jaen.
Mencia
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Castelão plantings in Colares are on what soils?
Chão rija
59
What three DOPs near Lisbon are slowly disappearing due to the expanding urban population?
Bucelas Colares Carcavelos
60
What important subregion of Vinho Verde is producing quality Alvarinho?
Monção e Melgaço
61
The Terras Madeirenses IGP covers what two inhabited isles of the Madeira archipelago?
Madeira | Porto Santo
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Portugal's first demarcated region.
Douro DOP
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Peninsula de Setúbal was formerly known as ...?
Terras do Sado
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Where was Port traditionally aged? When did that cease to be mandatory?
Vila Nova de Gaia | 1986
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What score should a vineyard in Douro achieve so that it would be classified as "A"?
1200+
66
Name Graham's single quintas.
Quinta dos Malvedos
67
What is mutage known as in Portugal?
Beneficio
68
Who pioneered rose Port production?
Croft (in 2008)
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Which Madeira brands are produced by Madeira Wine Company?
Blandy's Madeira Cossart Gordon The Leacock's Miles Madeira
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Name the largest independent producer of Madeira.
Henriques and Henriques
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Name Taylor's single quintas.
Quinta de Vargellas | Quinta de Terra Feita
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Name Dow's single quintas.
Quinta do Bomfim | Quinta Senhora da Ribeira
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Name Sandeman's single quintas.
Quinta do Seixo
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What is the name of the red grape found in Vinho Verde DOP that is often mistakenly considered as a teinturier grape?
Vinhão (Souzão)
75
Name Cockburn's single quintas.
Quinta dos Canais
76
Most widely planted red grape variety in Vinho Verde.
Vinhão
77
In which Portuguese region do we come across Talha wines?
Alentejo
78
Where is Tapada do Chaves located?
Near Portalegre in Upper Alentejo
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When was Vinho de Talha DOC officially created?
2010
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In which four subregions of Alentejo is almost 60% of the regions total vineyards concentrated?
Borba Redondo Reguengos Vidigueira
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Synonym of Pedernã.
Arinto
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What is the minimum ageing for Colheita Port?
7 years
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Synonym of Esgana Cão.
Sercial
84
Name the widely declared vintages of 2010s.
2017 2016 2011
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What is the minimum allowed planting density in Porto DOP?
4,000 vines/ha (Vines planted before 1998 or vines on patamares have a minimum 3,000 vines/ha)
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What is the minimum and maximum allowed alcohol for Porto DOP?
18-22% (except Porto Branco Seco, which has a min. 16.5%)
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Name the five best red grape varieties for the production of Port wines.
``` Touriga Nacional Touriga Franca Tinta Roriz [Tempranillo] Tinto Cão Tinta Barroca ```
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Which two personalities initiated and financed the research for finding out the best varieties for the production of high end Port wines?
José Ramos Pinto Rosas | João Nicolau de Almeida
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What is the alcoholic strength of the brandy used in Port production?
77% abv
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What is the alcoholic strength of the brandy used in Madeira production?
96% abv
91
Name the widely declared vintages of 2000s.
2000 2003 2007
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Synonym of Souzão.
Vinhão
93
Name the grape varieties used in the production of Lafões DOP tinto wines.
Amaral (min. 40%) Jaen Pilongo
94
Best-known producer in the Bairrada DOP and champion of the local red grape, Baga.
Luis Pato
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Name the most prized white grape variety of Alentejo DOP.
Antão Vaz
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Which Portuguese grape variety is sometimes referred to as Borrado das Moscas in the Dão DOP?
Bical
97
In which island of the Açores is the Biscoitos DOP located?
Terceira
98
Name the three main grape varieties used in Graciosa DOP, Pico DOP and Biscoitos DOP?
Verdelho Arinto dos Açores (Sercial) Terrantez do Pico (at least 80% combined)
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Name the widely declared vintages of 1990s.
1991 1992 1994 1997
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Which grape variety of Madeira is usually first to be picked?
Bual
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Which grape variety of Madeira is usually last to be picked?
Sercial
102
What is the minimum allowed ageing in wood for a Madeira made with the canteiro system?
2 years
103
When was Porto first demarcated as a region?
1756
104
Which is the only grape variety in Madeira that is allowed to produce wines of all sweetness levels?
Tinta Negra (Mole)
105
Where is Sercial mainly grown on the island of Madeira?
North side, at high elevations up to 700 m.
106
Madeira’s network of irrigation channels are called…
Levadas
107
Which grape varieties are used in the production of Medieval de Ourém wine? In which region of Portugal is it produced?
Fernão Pires (80%) Trincadeira (20%) Encostas d'Aire DOP (Lisboa)
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What is the name of the trellising system used in the vineyards of Quinta do Montalto used for the production of Medieval de Ourém wine?
Taça

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