Portugal

Question 1

Portugal is famous for what two types of wine?

Answer 1

• Port

- Madeira

Question 2

How many native varietals are there in Portugal?

Answer 2

200 +

Question 3

How far away is the Madeira archipelago from mainland Portugal?

Answer 3

625 miles south west

Question 4

What other Island country would be a very important trade partner over many centuries?

Answer 4

England, due to preferential tariffs

Question 5

What is the Companhia Gerol dos Vihnos do Alto Douro, and when, and why was is created?

Answer 5

It is the Douro Wine Company, and is was established in 1750s as a way to regulate the region and the avoid fraud.

Question 6

What are the two superior classifications for Portuguese wine?

Answer 6

• DOP (Denominação de Origem Protegida)

- IGP (Indicação Geogràfica Protegida)

Question 7

How many DOPs currently exist in Portugal?

Answer 7

31

Question 8

How many IGPs are there in Portugal

Answer 8

14

Question 9

If wines have a IGP on them, what percentage of grapes must come from that region?

Answer 9

85%

Question 10

If a wine does not meet the criteria for either IGP or DOP, what will it be labeled as?

Answer 10

Vihnos de Mesa, or more simply Vihno

Question 11

Try to name 8 of the 14 IGPs in Portugal

Answer 11

• Minho
• Transmontano
• Duriense
• Terras do Dão
• Terras de Cister
• Terras da Beira
• Beira Atlântico
• Tejo
• Lisboa
• Alentejano
• Península de Setúbal
• Algarve
• Terras Madeirenses
• Açores

Question 12

What are the aging requirements for tinto or branco/rosado wines if the label has ‘garrafeira’ on it?

Answer 12

• Tinto: 30 months minimum of aging with at least 12 months in bottle
• Branco/Rosado: 12 months minimum with at least 6 months in bottle

Question 13

What are the still wine requirements that must be met for ‘Reserva’ wines in Portugal?

Answer 13

That the wine be .5% higher than the DOP/DOC regulates

Question 14

If the word ‘Reserva’ appears on a bottle of Portuguese sparkling wines, what will that indicate?

Answer 14

That the wine was aged for 12 months on the lees prior to disgorgement

Question 15

What does the word ‘casta’ mean?

Answer 15

Grape Varietal

Question 16

What are the most planted red castas?

Answer 16

• Aragonez/Tinta Roriz
• Touriga Franca
• Touriga Nacional
• Castelao
• Trincadeira
• Baga
• Syrah
• Alicante Bouschet

Question 17

What are the most planted white castas?

Answer 17

• Fernao Pires/Maria Gomes
• Loureiro
• Arinto/Pedema
• Roupeiro

Question 18

What does the word Quinta mean?

Answer 18

It means a farm or estate

Question 19

What does it mean if the words Engarrafado (na origem)

Answer 19

Bottled (estate bottled)

Question 20

Vinha translates to what in English?

Answer 20

Vineyard

Question 21

If the word Vinhas Velhas appears on the bottle, what will that mean?

Answer 21

The wine is made from Old Vines

Question 22

What does ‘garrafeira’ mean?

Answer 22

Private wine cellar

Question 23

What is a Lagar?

Answer 23

A low-sided stone trough where grapes are manually (or robotically) tread through.

This was traditionally used through out Portugal, but now it is primarily used in the Douro

Question 24

What does Torna Viagem mean?

Answer 24

It literally means ‘round trip’ in Portuguese. It usually is found on older bottles of Moscatel de Setubal.

It is the equivalent of ‘vinho da roda’ for Madeira