Portugal Flashcards
Where is DOC Douro and what is the climate like?
80km East of Porto, runs from the Marão mountains to the Spanish border.
Located in the Duriense IGP.
Around the Douro river valley the vineyards are sheltered from the Atlantic by the Marão mountains giving a warm continental climate
What are the requirements for making a Fresquiera Madeira wine?
These are the finest and rarest Madeiras produced.
At least 20 years in wood
A semi-sparkling white or rosé wine that is 8.5% alcohol and high in acidity is most likely to originate from which region in Portugal?
Vinho Verde DOP
What is the Portugese term for sparkling wines?
Espumanto
Which small DOP is located near the famous surfing beach Guincho in Portugal and is famous for vineyards?
Colares DOP
Name the 5 dominant black grapes used to make DOC Douro red wines and give simple tasting notes of a DOC Douro red wine
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão and Touriga Franca
Deep colour, full body, intense black fruit, high tannin and toasty oak
What are the three subregions of the Douro Valley?
Baixo Corgo / Cima Corgo / Douro Superior
Using which method of production is Madeira stored in the rafters of a warm building and allowed to age for several years?
Canteira
Name the 7 predominant white grape varieties used to make Port?
Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Esgana Cão, and Folgasão.
What is the subregion of Vinho Verde that specializes in varietal Alvarinho wines?
Monção e Melgaço
What is the most common soil type found in the Dão?
Granite
What is the modern name of Portugal’s PDO? What is the traditional term?
DOP - Denominacão de Origen Protegida
DOC - Denominacão de Origen Controlada
What are the 2 producers of sweet, semi-sparkling Portugese rosé that became extremely popular following WWII?
Mateus and Lancers
What is Port’s region of origin?
Duriense
A red wine with elevated acidity, elevated alcohol, black fruit flavors and a generous use of new French oak is most likely to originate from what region in Portugal?
Douro DOP
Name the style of Port that has been aged in oak for a minimum of seven years before bottling?
Reserve Tawny
The DOP of Colares is located near which capital city?
80% of the plantings here are ungrafted vines of ___ and ___.
Phylloxera was avoided due to:
Lisboa / Lisbon
Ramisco and Malvasia.
Sandy soils.
Which Portugese DOP is famously phylloxera free?
Why is this?
Colares DOP
Primarily sandy soils prevented the advancement of this vine-destroying pest.
Madeira was first colonized by the Portuguese in the early part of what century?
15th Century
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?
Vintage Port
Madeira is produced on an island located in which Ocean, approximately how many miles off the coast of Morocco?
Atlantic Ocean
400 miles from Morocco
Which Vinho Regional does Douro DOP and Porto DOP fall under?
Duriense IGP
Match the Portuguese variety to its synonym used elsewhere:
- Tinta Roriz
- Jaen
- Malmsey
- Bastardo
- Alvarinho
- Tempranillo
- Mencia
- Malvasia
- Trousseau
- Albariño
What are the 3 mountain ranges that surround the Dão DOP?
Caramula, Estrela, Nave
What is the most common method for making Vinho Verde wines semi-sparkling?
Direct CO² Injection
What are the 5 IGPs / Vinho Regional areas of SOUTHERN Portugal?
Lisboa IGP (West coast, directly south of Bairrada area)
Tejo IGP (east of Lisboa, along the Tejo river, west of Alentejano)
Alentejano IGP (Large area along the Spanish border, extending over to the Atlantic)
Peninsula de Stubal IGP (south of Tejo, on the Atlantic coast and surrounded by Alentejano to the east/south)
Algarve IGP (southernmost IGP)
Red and Rosé Vinho Verde is made primarily from which grape varieties?
Vinhão (a teinturier grape), Espadeiro, Borraçal, and Alvarelhão,
List these regions from north to south (1 = northernmost, 5 = southernmost).
A. Douro
B. Dão
C. Alentejo
D. Minho
E. Madeira
A / 2
B / 3
C / 4
D / 1
E / 5
What is the slightly prickly and very acid white wine from the Minho region?
Vinho Verde
Name the Port produced from the grapes of one year and one estate?
Single Quinta Vintage Port
If a guest asks for a rich, juicy, easy drinking, inexpensive wine similar to Malbec, which Portuguese region would be the best to recommend?
Alentejo
What are 2 synonyms for Touriga Nacional in Portugal?
Bical Tinto / Mortágua Preto
DOC Vinho Verde has a moderate Maritime climate with plenty of rain.
What risks does this bring?
What is the name of the traditional training method used to mitigate this risk, and how does it work?
What has this method been widely replaced with today?
High risk of disease; mold and rot.
Enforcado.
Vines would grow up the trunks of trees, telephone poles, and stakes, creating an overhead canopy and lessening the risk of fungal disease.
Nowadays, more modern trellising techniques are used.
Which of the following is a single-vintage tawny Port?
Late-Bottled Vintage Port
Primo Port
Colheita Port
Single Quinta Port
Colheita Port
List the DOP(s) located in Algarve IGP.
Lagos / Portimão / Lagoa / Tavira
Name the simplest style of Port; aged in wood / cement / stainless stel for about two years before being bottled and ready-to-drink?
Ruby Port
What is the most widely planted white grape of Portugal?
Fernão Pires
Which fortified wine is cooked using the Estufa Process?
Madeira
What are the 3 sub-regions of the Douro DOP, from West to East?
Baixo Corgo / Cima Corgo / Douro Superior
What is the southernmost Portuguese wine region on the mainland?
What are the 4 DOPs located there?
Algarve IGP
Lagos DOP / Portimão / Lagoa / Tavira
Malvasia, Viosinho, Rabigato, Encruzado, and Fernão Pires are all ________ grapes?
White
The most widely planted grape on the island of Madeira is?
Tinta Negra
The sweet styles of Madeira are made from which grapes?
Malvasia / Boal
In what Portugese region would you most likely encounter “chão de areia” and “chão rija” soil types?
What is the make up of these soils?
Colares DOP / Lisboa IGP
Chão de areia = “sandy ground”, an area of sandy dunes.
Chão rija = “hard ground”, calcareous brown soils
The Peninsula de Setubal is home to a well-known, sweet wine produced from the Muscat grape, known as what?
Moscatel de Setúbal
How would you describe red wines from Dão, in comparison to those from the Douro?
Delicate red fruit aromas, soft tannins and high acidity.
Typically more elegant, sharper, and more floral than their counterparts in the Douro.
Describe a Verdelho Madeira in comparison to the other 3 varietal Madeiras:
- Verdelho produces a medium dry wine of high acid, with a smoky, honeyed character.
- The wines are slightly fuller in body than Sercial.
The “dry” styles of Madeira are made from which grapes?
Sercial / Verdelho