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1
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Name the regions of Portugal.

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  • Minho
  • Transmontano
  • Duriense
  • Terras de Cister
  • Beira Atlantico
  • Terras do Dão
  • Terras de Beira
  • Lisboa
  • Tejo
  • Peninsula de Setúbal
  • Alentejano
  • Algrave
  • Madeira
  • Acores
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Name the DOP’s of Minho IGP.

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  • Vinho Verde DOP
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Name the DOP’s of Terras do Dão IGP.

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  • Lafōes DOP
  • Dão DOP
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Name the DOP’s of Trasmontano IGP.

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  • Tras-os-Montes DOP
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Name the sub-regions of Tras-os-Montes DOP.

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  • Chaves
  • Valpacos
  • Planato Mirandes
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Name the DOP’s of Terras de Cister IGP.

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  • Tavora-Varosa DOP
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Name the DOP’s of Biera Atlantico IGP.

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  • Bairrada DOP
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Name the DOP’s of Terras de Beira IGP.

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  • Beira Interior DOP
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Name the sub-regions of Beira Interior DOP.

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  • Beira Castelo Rodrigo
  • Cova da Beira
  • Pinhel
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Name the DOP’s of Lisboa IGP.

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  • Encostas de Aire DOP
  • Óbidos DOP
  • Alenquer DOP
  • Arruda DOP
  • Torres Vedres DOP
  • Lourinha DOP
  • Bucelas DOP
  • Carcavelos DOP
  • Colares DOP
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Name the sub-regions of Encostas de Aire DOP.

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  • Ourém
  • Alcobaça
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Name the DOP’s of Tejo IGP.

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  • Tejo DOP.
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Name the DOP’s of Peninsula de Setubal IGP.

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  • Palmela DOP
  • Setubal DOP
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Name the DOP’s of Alentajano IGP.

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  • Alentejo DOP
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15
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Name the DOP’s of Algrave IGP.

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  • Lagoa DOP
  • Portimão DOP
  • Lagos DOP
  • Tavira DOP
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Name the DOP’s of Duriense IGP.

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  • Douro DOP
  • Porto DOP
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17
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Name the DOP’s of the islands of Açores IGP.

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  • Island of Terceira - Biscoitos DOP
  • Island of Graciosa - Graciosa DOP
  • Island of Pico - Pico DOP
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Name the sub-regions of Vinho Verde DOP.

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  • Monção e Melgaço
  • Lima
  • Cavado
  • Basto
  • Ave
  • Amarante
  • Sousa
  • Baião
  • Paiva
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Name the sub-regions of Douro and Porto DOP.

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  • Baixo Corgo
  • Cima Corgo
  • Douro Superior
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20
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What is Garrafeira?

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  • Portuguese vintage dated wine , 0.5% alcohol higher than min.
  • Aged 3(1) years Red, 1 (6mths) yr. Whites
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21
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Which river flows through Minho IGP?

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River Minho.

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22
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What are the soils of Vinho Verde DOP?

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Granite soils.

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23
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What are the permitted grapes for Vinho Verde DOP?

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  • Alvarinho
  • Loureiro
  • Trajadura
  • Arinto
  • Avesso
  • Azal
  • Batoca
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24
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What is Enforcado?

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Vine training system in Vinho Verde, vines trained high off the ground.

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25
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What are the soils of Transmontano IGP?

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Schistous with some outcrop of Granite.

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What are the grapes of Tras-os-Montes DOP?

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Red - Bastardo, Marufo, Tinta Roriz, Tourigo Franca, Touriga Nacional and Trincadeira.
White - Codega, Fernão Pires, Gouveio, Malvasia, Rabigato and Viosinho.

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27
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What are the grapes for Douro IGP?

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Red - Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Franca, Tinta Amarela (Trincadeira), Tinta Barroca and Tinta Cão.
White - Arinto, Gouveio, Malvasia, Rabigato and Viosinho.

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What are the grapes for Dão DOP?

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Red - Tourigo Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Alfrocheiro.

White - Encruzado.

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29
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What is the ageing for Dão DOP?

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Red - 3 years

White - 1 year

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30
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What is the ageing for Garrafeira wines in Dao DOP?

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Red - 1 year with 3 months in bottle.

White - 1 year with 6 months in bottle.

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31
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What are the main grapes for Lafoes DOP?

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White - Arinto and Cao

Red - Amaral and Jaen.

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32
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Where does Bairrada DOP get its name from?

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From clay soil “barro” along with sandy soils.

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33
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What are main grapes for Bairadda DOP?

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Red - 50% Baja + Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Pinot Noir.
White - Maria Gomes (Fernao Pires), Arinto, Bical, Cercial and Chardonnay.

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34
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What is the soil profile of Beira Interior DOP?

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Granite Soils,

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35
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What are main grapes for Beira Interior DOP?

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White - Fone Cal, Arinto, Malvasia, Robe de Ovelha and Siria.
Red - Bastardo, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Nacional.

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36
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What is the ageing for Lisboa IGP?

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2 years

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37
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Which producers are based in Colares DOP?

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  • Adega Regional Colares
  • Fudacao Oriente
38
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What is the speciality of Colares?

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Pre-Phylloxera ungrafted Ramisco vines.

39
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What is the yeild of Ramisco in Colares?

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60 kg of grapes per vine.

40
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What is the soil profile of Colares and why is it phylloxera free?

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Deep sandy soils which are as deep as 8-10 feet.

41
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What are the soils of Colares?

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  • Chao de Areia - Sandy Soil
    Vines are planted in trenches to reach the clay majorly done for Ramisco (80%).
  • Chao Rija - Hard Sandstone soil
    Vines are planted on the firm ground away from sand dunes majorly done for Castelao (Periquita)(80%).
42
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What is the ageing for Colares DOP?

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Red - Min 18 months + 3 months in bottle.
White - Min 6 months + 3 months in bottle.

43
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What are the grapes for Colares?

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Red - Ramisco and Castelao (Periquita)
White - Malvasia.

44
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What is the min alcohol % Colares DOP?

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Red - 12.5%
White - 11%

45
Q

Who was the original owner for Carcavelos vineyards?

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Marquis de Pombal.

46
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What are the grapes for Carcavelos DOP?

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Red - Castelao and Trincadera.

47
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What is ‘Villa de Oieras Carcavelos’?

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A fortified liqueur wine produced from Arinto, Galego Dourado and Ratinho grapes in Carcavelos.

48
Q

What are the grapes for Bucelas DOP?

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75% Arinto + 25% Rabo de Ovelha and Sercial.

49
Q

Name the sub-regions of Tejo DOP.

A
  • Toma
  • Almerim
  • Cartaxo
  • Chamusca
  • Coruche
  • Santarem
50
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What is the main grape for Tejo IGP?

51
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What is the style of wine produced by Peninsula de Setubal IGP?

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Setubal DOP - Sweet fortified dessert wine.

52
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What are the soils of Peninsula de Setubal IGP?

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Sandstone, loamy sand and limestone.

53
Q

Describe Moscatel de Setubal DOP.

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  • Fortified sweet wine
  • 16% - 20% abv.
  • 85% Moscatel (Muscat d’Alexandria)
  • Produced in Serra da Arrabia (cooler climate).
54
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What grapes are used to make red Setubal?

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Moscatel Galego Roxo grapes.

55
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What is the soil profile of Alentejano IGP?

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Granite and Clay.

56
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What are the grapes for Alentejano IGP?

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Red - Aragonez (Tempranillo), Castelao and Trincadeira.

White - Antao Vaz, Arinto and Fernao Pires.

57
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List the sub-regions of Alentejo DOP.

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  • Portalegre
  • Borba
  • Redondo
  • Reguengos
  • Vidigueira
  • Evora
  • Moura
  • Granja-Amereleja
58
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Which is a major component in the soil structure of the Douro?

59
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Aside from grapes, what other major component of the wine trade is Portugal well known for producing?

60
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What is the most widely planted red grape variety in Portugal?

A

Tinta Roriz

61
Q

What term is used for traditional method wines produced in Portugal?

62
Q

Arinto is closest in flavor profile to which international grape?

63
Q

Portugal’s wine tradition and the styles of wines it produces are most similar to those of what other country?

64
Q

What is the most widely planted grape variety on Madeira?

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Tinta Negra

65
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What does the term garrafeira indicate on a Portuguese bottle of wine?

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Aged for a minimum period before release

66
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Which subregion of Vinho Verde specializes in wines produced solely from Alvariñho?

A

Monção e Melgaço

67
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Portuguese synonyms of:
- Tinta Roriz
- Jaen
- Bastardo
- Malmsey
- Alvarinho

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Tinta Roriz - Tempranillo
Jaen - Mencia
Bastardo - Trousseau
Malmsey - Malvasia
Alvarinho - Albarino

68
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What is the major red grape of Alentejo?

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Trincadeira

69
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What is the most common method for making Vinho Verde wines semi-sparkling?

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Direct CO² Injection

70
Q

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?

71
Q

What is a dorna?

A

A wooden vat used for fermentation

72
Q

What is the actual minimum alcohol level for Vinho Verde?

73
Q

When did Portugal join the EU?

74
Q

The blending of Syrah with native Portuguese grapes is most common in which of the following regions?

75
Q

What was the first vintage of “Barca Velha?”

76
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What is vinho abafado?

A

Partially fermented must preserved with alcohol

77
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What is the primary grape of Bucelas?

78
Q

What is the principal grape of Palmela DOP?

79
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What geographic feature forms a natural border between the Dão and Beira Interior?

A

Sierra de Estrella Range

80
Q

What subregion of Alentejo DOP has the coolest climate and a reputation for producing wines of the highest quality?

A

Portalegre

81
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Medieval de Ourém, a specialty of Encostas d’Aire, is an example of what traditional style of wine?

A

Palhete - Palhete is made by co-fermenting red and white grapes, which means they are fermented together instead of separately

82
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Selecção and Palhete are special designations for wines in what region.

A

Beira Interior

83
Q

What region would you most closely associate with the Marão and Montemuro Mountain ranges?

84
Q

Describe the flavour profile of the grape varieties and their contribution in a typical Douro blend.

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  • Touriga Nacional - Blue fruit, floral aromatics
  • Touriga Franca - Black fruit, acidity
  • Tinta Barroca - Red fruit, alcohol/body
  • Tinta Roriz - Red or Black fruits, tannins
85
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Mention the aging designation(s) permitted for Moscatel de Sétubal.

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  • Superior
  • 10 yr
  • 20 yr
  • 30 yr
  • 40+ yr
86
Q

What is the minimum alcohol level for Moscatel de Sétubal?

87
Q

The blending of Jaen and Touriga Nacional is most common which regions?

88
Q

What is the minimum lees aging requirement for Vinho Espumante wines from Trás-os-Montes labeled Reserva Velha or Grande Reserva?

89
Q

Name the region in which the major producers are based in.

A
  • Herdade do Esporão - Alentejo
  • Luis Pato - Bairrada
  • Niepoort - Douro
  • Casa de Santar - Dão
90
Q

Identify the IGP(s) that the Douro river borders or runs through.

A
  • Minho
  • Duriense
  • Beira Atlântico
91
Q

Historically, the highest quality espumante wines came from what region?

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