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Denominação de Origem Controlada (all DOC wines are apart of the Denominação de Origem Protegida)

IGP’ – ‘Protected Geographical Indication or Vinho Regional

Vinho de Mesa or simply Vinho

This is the quality classification for what country

A

Portugal

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This classification in Portugal has the strictest regulations, Top Quality Classification

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Denominação de Origen Controlada

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This classification in Portugal is a temporary classification for higher quality regions seeking DOC status

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Indicação de Proveniencia Regulamentada

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This region in Portugal is a better quality classification with looser restrictions. Also known as “regional wines”

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Vinho Regional

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This qualification in Portugal is the lowest quality classification with the loosest restrictions. Also known as “table wines”

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Vinho de Mesa

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What is Vinho Tinto

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Portuguese for Red Wine

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What is vino branco

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Portuguese for white wine

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What is Vino Rosado

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Portuguese for rose wine

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9
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What does Maduro mean

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Portuguese for Old

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What does Seco (Portugual) mean

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Dry

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What does Doce (Portugal) mean

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Sweet

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12
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What does Colheita mean

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Portuguese for vintage

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What does Garrafeira mean

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Wine of very high quality, aged for a specified period longer than the minimum regional standards

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14
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What does Quinta mean

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Portuguese for Winery / Estate

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15
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Touriga Nacional 🔴

Baga 🔴

Castelão 🔴

Are the main grapes for what country

A

Portugal

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16
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Alvarinho ⚪

Is the main white grape for what country

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Portugal

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17
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In Portugal do they make single varietal wines or so they like blends

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Blends are the wine choice in Portugal.

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This grape for Portugal is known to be full bodied, fruit - rich, tannic wines of power and structure

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Touriga Nacional 🔴

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This grape grows best in the Portuguese regions of Douro and Dão

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Touriga Nacional 🔴

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Tinta Bairrada is the alternate name for what Portuguese grape

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Baga 🔴

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This red grape from Portugal is heavily relied upon for the production of red wine in Northern Portugal

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Baga 🔴

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22
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This Portuguese grape is the most important white grape of Northern Portugal

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Alvarinho ⚪

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23
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This white grape in Portugal is often the main grape used in production of white wines in Minho and Vinho Verde

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Alvarinho ⚪

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24
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What is the Spain name for Alvarinho

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Albariño

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25
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This grape from Portugal produces light bodied wines with a moderate acidity and alcohol.

This grape is all about fruit flavors and aromas - commonly peaches, citrus, kiwi fruit, and melon and the wines it produces are best served young

A

Alvarinho ⚪

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26
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Where does most of the wine production in Portugal take place

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Northern regions of Portugal

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27
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What is the main northern city in Portugal

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Oporto

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28
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What is the main southern city in Portugal

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Lisbon

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What is the name of main river that runs through the Douro DOC

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Rio Duoro

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30
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What body of water is located west of Portugal

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Atlantic Ocean

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31
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What are the two main DOCs of Duriense IGP

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Douro DOC

Porto DOC

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32
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This DOC in Douro is known to make the best red wines in Portugal

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Douro DOC

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33
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This region in Portugal is known to make the best Port wines in Portugal

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Porto DOC

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34
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This river translates to “river of gold” in English

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Rio Douro

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35
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From west to east these are the subzones to what DOP

Baixo Corgo

Cima Corgo

Douro Superior

A

Douro DOP

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36
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What styles of wines to they make in Douro DOP

A

Vinho Branco ⚪

Vinho Rosado 🔴

Vinho Tinto 🔴

Vinho Espumante 🥂🍾

Vinho Licoroso: Moscatel do Douro (fortified)

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37
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What is the minimum alcohol content for Douro DOP

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Branco / Rosado: 10.5%

Tinto: 11%

Espumante: 11%

Moscatel do Douro: 16%

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38
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What is the aging requirements for vinho tinto in Douro DOp

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Wines may not be released until May 15 of the year following the harvest

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What is the aging requirements for Vinho Espumante of Douro DOP

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9 months on the lees

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40
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What is the aging requirements for Moscatel do Douro in Douro DOP

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18 months

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41
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What is the main soil type of Douro DOP

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Schist

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42
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When did Douro gain its DOC status

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1998

  • was established as a região demarcada in 1982
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43
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What is the minimum percentage of grape that a wine must make up in a states region if it is a vinho regional

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85%

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44
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As of 2011 how many IGP’s are there in Portugal

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14

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45
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Minho

Transmontano

Duriense

Terras do Dão

Terras de Cister

Terras da Beira

Beira Atlântico

Tejo Lisboa

Alentejano

Península de Setúbal

Algarve

Terras Madeirenses

Açores

These are IGPs for what country

A

Portugal

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46
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If produced as vintage dated DOP or IGP, a Portuguese table wine must be labeled as what

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Garrafeira (private wine cellar)

  • meaning a minimum period of aging prior to release
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47
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Tinto Garrafeira must have a minimum aging of?

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Minimum 30 months, including at least 12 months in the bottle

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Blanco / Rosado Garrafeira must have a minimum aging of?

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12 months aging, including 6 months in bottle

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49
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How can a still wine from Portugal be labeled Reserva

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When a still table wine has a designated origin

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What is the requirement for Reserva Portuguese wine

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Must indicate an alcohol content of at least .05% higher than the legal minimum established by the respective DOP or IGP

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51
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What is the requirement for traditional method for Portuguese Reserva sparkling wines

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Minimum 12 months on the less prior to dégorgement

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52
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What is the requirement of a wine is labeled Colheita Seleccionada

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A minimum 1% higher alcohol content than trust established by regional appellation

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53
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The most widely grown red grape in Portugal

A

Castelão 🔴

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54
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Periquita is synonym for what grape

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Castelão 🔴

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55
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Who is J.M. Da Fonseca

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Was the originator of bottling the grape Castelão grape under the name Periquita.

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56
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What percentage of vineyards does Touriga Nacional make up

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10%

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57
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Bical Tinto and Mortágua Preto are synonyms for what Portuguese grape

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Touriga Nacional 🔴

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58
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Do the premium red table wines of Portugal use oak

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Yes, new French oak in a manner similar to Bordeaux

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59
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What is Tempranillo known as in Portugal

A

Tinto Roriz

Aragonez

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60
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What is Fernão Pires ⚪

A

The most planted white grape in Portugal

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61
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What is Maria Gomes a synonym of

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Fernão Pires in Bairrada

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What grape is known as the dog strangler and why

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Eagana Cão - due to its high acidity

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63
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Where is Minho IGP and Vinho Verde DOP

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Northwestern part of Portugal

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64
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What is the climates of Portugal

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North Coast: Maritime - lush, rainy, humid, moderate temps

South: Mediterranean, Little rain during growing season

Interior of Portugal: continental and arid (mountains block ocean influence)

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65
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Due to the long damp growing season in Minho IGP and Vinho Verder DOP what are the grapes at high risk of getting

A

Grey rot

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66
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What is the name of the training system used in Minho IGP and Vinho Verde DOP

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Enforcado

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67
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What is enforcado

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A vine training system used in Northern Portugal.

  • Vines will grow up the trunk of trees, telephone poles and stakes, creating an overhead canopy
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68
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What does Vinho Verde mean and why

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“green wine” a reference to the wines youthful freshness and verdant countryside

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69
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What is the largest DOP in Portugal

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Vinho Verde

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70
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How many hectares make up Vinho Verde DOP

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60,000 hectares that stretch northward from the city of Oporto to the Spanish border the Minho river

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71
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Loureiro is used to make what famous Portuguese wine

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White Vinho Verde

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72
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What wine does alvarinho grape in Portugal

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Vinho Alvarinho

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73
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Loureiro ⚪

Arinto ⚪

Trajadura ⚪

Avesso ⚪

Azal ⚪

These grapes make up the blend for what Portuguese wine

A

White Vinho Verde

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74
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What type of wines do they make in Minho DOP

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Vinho Tinto 🔴

Vinto Rosado ⚪🔴

Vinho Branco ⚪

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75
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How are the white wines from Minho IGP and Vinho Verde DOC pétillant

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A result of carbon dioxide injection prior to bottling

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76
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What does pétillant mean

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Portuguese for slightly sparkling

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77
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How are the red wines of Minho IGP and Vinho Verde DOC pétillant

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From malolactic fermentation in the bottle

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78
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When is the best time to drink wines from Minho IGP and Vinho Verde DOC

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For Vinho Tinto and vino Branco the best time is a year after they are released

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79
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What is the minimum alcohol requirement in Minho IGP

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7.5% potential, 8.5% actual

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80
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When was the Minho IGP established

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1993

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81
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What region does Vino Verde DOP lay in

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Minho IGP

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82
Q

Monção e Melgaço

Lima

Cávado

Basto

Ave

Amarante

Sousa

Baião

Paiva

These are the subzones for what DOC / DOP in Portugal

A

Vinho Verde DOP

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83
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What styles of wine to they make in Vinho Verde DOP

A

Vinho Tinto 🔴

Vinho Branco ⚪

Vinho Rosado 🔴⚪

Vinho Espumante 🍾🥂

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84
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What type of wine do they make in the subzone of Monção e Melgaço

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Alvarinho - still wine and sparkling

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85
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What is the aging requirements for Vinho Verde DOP, Vinho Espumante

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A minimum of 9 months on the lees

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86
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What is the minimum alcohol content for Vinho Verde DOP

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Still wine: 8%

Still wine from a specific subzone (except Sousa): 9%

Espumante: 10%

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87
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When was the Vinho Verde DOP established

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1999

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88
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Where is Transmontano IGP located

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East of Minho IGP along the Spanish border to the north of Duriense

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89
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What is the main DOC / DOP of Transmontano IGP

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Trás-os-Montes DOP

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90
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What is the climate of Transmontano IGP

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Continental - dry, hot, and mountainous

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What is the average rainfall during growing season (April - October) in Transmontano IGP

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13.3 inches

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92
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What is the yearly average rainfall in Transmontano IGP

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29.8 inches

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93
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Touriga Nacional 🔴

Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) 🔴

Bastardo (Trousseau) 🔴

Touriga Francesa 🔴

Trincadeira 🔴

These are the main grapes for what IGP in Portugal

A

Transmontano IGP

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94
Q

Fernão Pires ⚪

Sïria ⚪

Viosonho ⚪

Gouveio ⚪

Malvasia Fina ⚪

Rabigato ⚪

These are the most planted white grapes for what IGP

A

Transmontano IGP

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95
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Prior to the creation of the Duriense IGP what two DOPs were apart of Transmontano IGP

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Duero DOC

Porto DOC

96
Q

What styles of wine to they make in Transmontano IGP

A

Vinho Tinto 🔴

Vinho Branco ⚪

Vinho Rosado 🔴⚪

97
Q

What is the minimum alcohol content of wines from Transmontano IGP

A

10%

98
Q

When was the Transmontano IGP established

A

2006

99
Q

What region does Trás-is-Montes DOP lay in

A

Transmontano IGP

100
Q

Chaves

Valpaços

Planalto Mirandês

Are the subzones for what DOC / DOP

A

Trás - so - Montes DOP

101
Q

What styles of wine do they make in Trás-os-Montes DOP

A

Vinho Tinto 🔴

Vinho Branco ⚪

Vinho Rosado ⚪🔴

Vinho Espumante 🍾🥂

Vinho Licoroso

102
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What is the minimum alcohol content of wines from Trás-so-Monte DOP

A

Vinho Branco / Rosado: 11%

Vinho Tinto: 11.5%

Vinho Espumante: 10%

Vinho Licoroso: 16.5%

103
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What are the sparkling wine aging terms for Trás-so-Montega DOP

A

Reserva: 12-24 months aging prior to disgorgement

Extra Reserva: 24-35 months prior to disgorgement

Reserva Velha / Grande Reserva: Minimum 3 years prior to disgorgement

104
Q

What is the main soil of Trás-so-Monte DOP

A

Schist and granite

105
Q

When was the Transmontano DOP established

A

2006

106
Q

What was Portugals first demarcated wine region

A

The Douro

107
Q

What are the mountain ranges that the Rio Duero flow through

A

Marão Mountains (Serra do Marão)

Montemuro Mountains (Serra de Montemuro)

108
Q

What is the main climate of the Douro DOP

A

Continental

109
Q

What protects the Douro from the humid Atlantic winds

A

The regions craggy mountains

110
Q

What subzone of Douro is located in the western part of the region and has the highest density of planting

A

Baixo Corgo

111
Q

What subzone of Douro has the highest total vineyard acreage

A

Cima Corgo @ 17,000 hectares

112
Q

What subzone of Douro stretches to the Spanish border, is the largest, most arid, and most sparsely planted region in Douro

A

Douro Superior

113
Q

What is the name of the Vinho Licoroso that is produced and released as Douro DOP

A

Moscatel do Douro

114
Q

Vinho Licoroso Port from the Douro region is released under what DOP

A

Porto DOP

115
Q

50% of the region’s wines are released as what DOP

A

Porto

116
Q

Touriga Nacional 🔴 (most popular)

Touriga Franca 🔴

Tinta Roriz 🔴

Tinta Cão 🔴

Tinta Barroca 🔴

These are the main red grapes for what DOC / DOP

A

Douro DOC / DOP

Porto DOC / DOP

117
Q

Malvasia Fina ⚪

Viosinho ⚪

Rabigato ⚪

Gouveio ⚪

These are the main white grapes for what DOC / DOP

A

Douro DOC / DOP

Porto DOC / DOP

118
Q

The grape Moscatel galego is used for what wine in Douro DOC / DOP

A

Vinho Licoroso

119
Q

Reserva wines from Douro DOC must have an minimum alcohol content of what

A

11.5 - 12% for Branco, Tinto, and Rosado

120
Q

White Reserva wines from Douro DOC / DOP must be aged how long

A

6 months

121
Q

Red Reserva wines from Douro DOC must be aged how long

A

1 year

122
Q

What is the IVDP

A

Institudo dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto

A regulatory body established in 2004

  • Controls quantity and quality of Port and Douro wines by regulating production and certifying the wine after a rigorous quality control process
123
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How does a wine from Douro DOC get the label grande Reserva

A
  • IVDP must certify the wine m
  • must meet Reserva criteria m
  • score exceptionally well in blind tasting analysis
124
Q

What is sparkling wine called that comes from Douro DOc

A

Espumanto do Douro

125
Q

What do you call late harvest wines from Douro DOC

A

Colheita Tardia

126
Q

What is Vila Nova de Gaia

A

The only place in Duriense IGP where you by law have to age and ship port from

127
Q

What is the average rainfall during growing season (April - October) in Duriense IGP

A

16.9 inches

128
Q

What is the yearly average rainfall in Duriense IGP

A

40.3 inches

129
Q

When was Duriense IGP established

A

2006

130
Q

Terras do Dão IGP

Terras de Cister IGP

Terras da Beira IGP

Beira Atlântico IGP

These IGPs were formally apart of what region

A

Beira

131
Q

Dão DOP

Lafões DOP

These two DOPs lie in what IGP in Portugal

A

Terras do Dão IGP (Or simply Dão)

132
Q

Bairrada DOP

This DOP lies within what IGP in Portugal

A

Beira Atlântico

133
Q

Terras do Sicó is the only subregion to what IGP

A

Beira Atlântico

134
Q

This DOP is a center of sparkling wine production

A

Távora - Varosa DOP

135
Q

Távora - Varosa DOP is located in what IGP

A

Terras de Cister IGP

136
Q

Terras de Cister IGP is also known as what

A

The land of the Cistercians

137
Q

Beira Interior DOP is located next to what country

A

Spain

138
Q

Beira Interior DOP lies in what IGP

A

Terras da Beira IGP

139
Q

Beira Castelo Rodrigo

Cova da Beira

Pinhel

These are the subzones of what DOC in Portugal

A

Beira Interior DOP

140
Q

Serra da Estrela 🏔

Serra do Caramulo 🏔

Serra da Nave 🏔

These are the 3 Mountain ranges that protect this DOP from the harsh winds of the continental interior, yet insulated from the wet, cool maritime weather systems coming from the coast

A

Dão DOP

141
Q

What the best vineyards in Dão DOC are located at what elevation

A

Between 400 to 500 meters above sea level

  • this helps preserve acidity
142
Q

What percentage of vineyards does Dão DOC have dedicated to winemaking

A

Only 5% of the total region is utilized for viticulture

143
Q

What is the highest mountain range in Portugal

A

Serra da Estrela

144
Q

Serra da Estrela

Alva

Besteiros

Castendo

Silgueiros

Terras de Azurara

Terras de Senhorim

These are the 7 subzones for what DOP in Portugal

A

Dão DOP

145
Q

What type of wines do they make in Dão DOP

A

Vinho Tinto 🔴

Vinho Branco ⚪

Vinho Rosado ⚪🔴

Vinho Espumante 🥂🍾

146
Q

What type of wine do they make the most in Dão DOP

A

Vinho Tinto - accounts for over 3 quarters of the total output for the Dão DOP

147
Q

Touriga Nacional 🔴

Jaen 🔴

Touriga Franca 🔴

Alfrocheiro 🔴

Aragonez 🔴

Bastardo 🔴

Rufete 🔴

Trincadeira 🔴

Tinta Cão 🔴

These are the recommended red grapes for what DOP in Portugal

A

Dão DOP

148
Q

Encruzado ⚪

Bical ⚪

Cercial ⚪

These are the recommended ( but not limited to) white grapes of what DOP in Portugal

A

Dão DOP

149
Q

What classic grapes can be grown in Dão DOP and what percentage are they allowed in a blend

A

Cabernet Sauvignon 🔴

Semillion ⚪

  • can’t be more than 40% of a blend
150
Q

What is the minimum alcohol if you label a wine garrafeira if it’s from Dão

A

11.5%

151
Q

What is the aging and alcohol requirements for Tinto Garrafeira in Dão DOC

A

36 months, 12 months in the bottle

11.5 apv

152
Q

What is the minimum alcohol and aging requirements for Vinho Tinto in Dão DOC

A

11% minimum alcohol

  • Can not be released before May 15 of the year following harvest
153
Q

What is the aging requirement and minimum alcohol content of Tinto Reserva

A

11.5 apv

Must be aged for 24 months

154
Q

True or False

Only red wines from Dão DOC can be nobre

A

False both red and white wines can be nobre wines provided certain requirements are met

155
Q

What’s does Nobre mean

A

Portuguese for noble

156
Q

For a tinto wine to be considered nobre in Dão DOC it must have what?

A

Minimum 15% :
Touriga Nacional 🔴

Maximum 85%:
Jaen🔴

Rufete🔴

Alfrocheiro🔴

Aragonez 🔴

Minimum 36 months of aging

Minimum 12% apv

157
Q

For a wine to be labeled Tinto Nobre Reserva what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 12.5%

Minimum 42 months aging

158
Q

For a wine to be labeled Tinto Nobre what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

12% minimum alcohol

Minimum 36 months of aging

159
Q

For a wine to be labeled Tinto Nobre Garrafeira what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 12.5 alcohol

Minimum 48 months (including 18 months in the bottle)

160
Q

For a Branco wine to be considered nobre in Dão DOC it must have what?

A

Minimum 15%:
Encruzado ⚪

Maximum 85%:
Cercial ⚪
Bical ⚪
Malvasia Fina ⚪
Verdelho ⚪
  • one year of aging prior to release
  • minimum 11.5 apv
161
Q

For a wine to be labeled Branco Nobre what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 11.5% apv

Minimum 12 months aging

162
Q

For a wine to be labeled Branco Nobre Reserva what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 12% apv

Minimum 12 months aging

163
Q

For a wine to be labeled Branco Nobre Garrafeira what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 12% apv

Minimum 18 months ( including 9 months in the bottle) aging

164
Q

For a wine to be labeled Branco what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 11% apv

  • no minimum aging limit
165
Q

For a wine to be labeled Branco Reserva what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 11.5 apv

Minimum 6 months aging

166
Q

For a wine to be labeled Branco Garrafiera what is the Alcohol and aging requirements

A

Minimum 11.5% apv

Minimum 12 months (including 6 in the bottle)

167
Q

What was Portugal first Região Demarcada in 1908

A

Dão

168
Q

What is the main soil of Dão

A

Granite

169
Q

The Dão DOC was established in what year

A

1990

170
Q

What is the aging and minimum alcohol for Vinho Espumante in Dão DOc

A

9 months of the lees

Minimum alcohol is 11%

171
Q

What type of wines are made I Bairrada DOC

A

Vinho Tinto 🔴

Vinho Branco ⚪

Vinho Rosado 🔴⚪

Vinho Espumante 🍾🥂

172
Q

What is the main soil of Barriada DOP

A

Lime - rich clay (Barros)

173
Q

What is the dominate wine type that is made the most in Barriada DOP

A

Vinho Tinto 🔴

174
Q

What is the main grape of Barriada DOP

A

Baga 🔴

175
Q

Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires) ⚪

Arinto ⚪

Are the two main Branco grapes of what a DOC

A

Barriada DOP

176
Q

What is the preferred soil of the Branco grapes in Barriada DOP

A

Sandy soil

177
Q

For red wine in Barriada what grape do you have to have a 50% minimum of?

A

Baga 🔴

178
Q

How can a wine be labele Bairrada Classico

A

If it uses all native grapes

Provides a minimum alcohol of 12.5%

179
Q

What river flows north of Lisboa and empties out into the Atlantic Ocean

A

Tagus River

180
Q

How many DOPs does Lisboa have?

A

9

181
Q

Bucelas DOP

Colares DOP

Carcavelos DOP

Arruda DOP

Torres Vedras DOP

Alenquer DOP

Óbidos DOP

Lourinhã DOP

Encoatas de Aire DOP

These DOPs are all located in what area in Portugal

A

Lisboa

182
Q

Encostas de Aire overlapped what subzones of Lisboa IGP

A

Estremadura and Alta Estremadura

183
Q

Alta Estremadura

Estremadura

These are the two subzones for what IGP in Portugal

A

Lisboa

184
Q

In Liurinhã DOP what do they make rather than Wine

A

Aguardente (Brandy) 🥃

185
Q

What is the main Tinto grape of Lourinhã

A

Cabinda 🔴

186
Q

What is the minimum alcohol and aging requirements for wine in Lourinhã DOP

A

38% minimum alcohol

24 months is the minimum aging requirements

187
Q

What stops Phylloxera from effecting the Vines at Colares DOP

A

Sandy Soils

188
Q

What is the soil type of Peninsula du Setúbal

A

Mediterranean

189
Q

What IGP surrounds the capital city of Lisboa

A

Lisboa IGP

190
Q

What IGP is located across the Estuary from the capital city of Lisboa

A

Peninsula de Setúbal

191
Q

What two estuaries does the Peninsula de Setùbal set inbetween

A

Tagus River

Sado River

192
Q

Setúbal DOP

Palmela DOP

These are the two DOP zones for what IGP

A

Peninsula de Setúbal IGP

193
Q

What are the two distinct areas of Palmela DOP

A
  1. Low-lying, sandy plains spreading eastward from the hilltop town with the same name
  2. The clay - limestone lower slopes of the Arrabida Mountains
194
Q

What are the soil types of Palmela DOP

A

Limestone - Arrábida Mountain hills

Sand - Palmela Plains

195
Q

What is the main grape in Palmela DOP and what type of soil does it grow best in

A

Castelão 🔴

  • Sandy soil
196
Q

Who is the largest producer in Peninsula de Setúbal

A

J.M. da Fonseca

197
Q

Tejo IGP and Alentejano IGP got their names from what

A

Two rivers:

  • Tejo River
  • Tagus River
198
Q

What type of sparking do they make in Tejo IGP

A

Vinho Frisante (semi sparkling)

199
Q

What does frisante mean

A

Portuguese for semi sparkling

200
Q

Coruche

Chamusca

Cartaxo

Santarèm

Tomar

Almeirim

These are the six subregions of what DOP

A

Dotejo

201
Q

Castelão 🔴

Fernão Pires ⚪

Are the dominate grapes for what DOP in southern Portugal

A

Dotejo DOP

202
Q

What type of wine is the dominate wine of choice in Dotejo DOP

A

Branco wines

203
Q

The Arrabida mountains are located in what IGP and DOP

A

Peninsula de Setúbal and Palmela DOP

204
Q

Moura

Granja - Amareleja

Évora

Vidigueira

Reguengos

Redondo

Borba

Portalegre

These are the subzones for what DOP

A

Alentejo DOP

205
Q

What is the other name for Tempranillo

A

Aragonez (Portalegre, Portugal)

206
Q

What subzone of Alentejano DOC sets on the granite slopes of São Mamede Mountains and is the most promising area of Alentejano

A

Portalegre

207
Q

Trincadeira 🔴 is the main grape for what IGP

A

Alentejano IGP

208
Q

Besides wine what is Alentejo known for?

A

Quercus Suber - Cork Trees

209
Q

What is the southernmost IGP on the Portuguese mainland

A

Algarve

210
Q

Madeira DOP and Madeirense DOP are located in what IGP

A

Terras Madeireness

211
Q

What IGP isn’t located on the mainland

A

Açores

212
Q

Who brought the Castelão grape from Tejo to Terras do Sado (now the Peninsula de Setúbal)

A

J.M da Fonseca

213
Q

Bical Tinto 🔴

Mortágua Preto 🔴

These are the synonyms for what grape in Portugal

A

Touriga Nacional 🔴

214
Q

What does Casta mean

A

Portuguese for grape variety

215
Q

Esgana Cão is also known as what

A

Sercial

216
Q

What grape is Sercial often confused with? And where is it used

A

Cercial

  • Dão , Douro, and Barriada blends
217
Q

Who is the owner of Barca Velha

A

Sogrape / Casa Ferreirinha

218
Q

What year was Barca Velha established and how many editions have been released

A

1952

  • and only 17 editions have been released
219
Q

What is Reserva Especial Ferreirinha

A

Barca Velha called in the years where the harvest isn’t up to the quality of Barca Velha

220
Q

When was the last release of Barca Velha

A

1998

221
Q

Niepoort

Quinta do Crasto

Ramos Pinto

Quinta do Vale Meão

These are all top producers from what region in Portugal

A

Douro DOP

222
Q

Where did Barca Velha formerly get its fruit from

A

Quinta do Vale Meão

223
Q

What is the difference in the impact Touriga Nacional has in wine from Dão DOP and Douro DOP

A

Touriga Nacional used in blends from Dão is more elegant, sharper, and more floral than its counterparts in the Douro

224
Q

What is the main soil of Dão

A

Granite

225
Q

Lagos

Lagoa

Portimão

Tavira

These are the DOPs for what region in Portugal

A

Algarve

226
Q

Castelão 🔴

Tinta Negro Mole 🔴

These are the main red grapes for what IGP

A

Algarve

227
Q

Arinto ⚪️

Sïria ⚪️

These are the main white grapes for what IGP in Portugal

A

Algarve

228
Q

What is the climate of Algarve

A

Mediterranean

  • algarve hot seaside climate is not particularly suited for the production of fine wine
229
Q

Algarve DOC was established in what year

A

1990

230
Q

Tinta Negra Mole is the workhorse grape for what wine

A

Madeira

231
Q

What is the minimum alcohol for red wines from Algarve

A

12% abv

232
Q

What is the minimum alcohol for white wines from Algarve

A

11.5% abv

233
Q

All red wines from Algarve must have a grape minimum of

A

70% Tinta Negra Mole, plus Castelão

234
Q

All white wines from Algarve must have a grape minimum of

A

70% combined Arinto (Pederã) and Síria

235
Q

What is the most planted white grape in Vinho Verde DOC and Minho IGP

A

Loureiro ⚪

236
Q

What river is the northern border between Spain and Portugal

A

Minho River

237
Q

What are the two rivers in Northern Portugal

A

Rio Duero

Minho River

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