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1
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What are the 8 subzones of Alentejo DOP? Which are the top 3 and what is the main soil type there?

A 
Portalegre 
Borba
Redondo
Reguengos de Monsaraz
Granja-Amareleja
Vidigueira
Evora
Moura

Top 3 are Portalegre, Redondo, and Borba due to their higher elevation and their main soil-type is water-retentive schist.

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What are latifúndios?

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Large estates that specialize in agriculture

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What non vinous product is Alentejo famous for providing nearly half of the world’s supply of?

A

Cork

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What are the top 4 red and white grapes of Alentejo DOP?

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Red: Aragonez (Tempranillo), Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet, Castelão

White: Antão Vaz, Roupeiro, Arinto, Verdelho

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5
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What are the 4 DOP in Algarve?

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Lagos
Portimão
Lagoa
Tavira

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6
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What is Tempranillo called in Northern Portugal? Southern Portugal?

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Tinta Roriz (Northern)
Aragonez (Southern)
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What is the star white grape of Bucelas and what is the minimum percentage that must be present in wines from this DOP? What is it known as in Vinho Verde?

A

Arinto

Min 75%

Known as Pedernâ in Vinho Verde

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8
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What are Armazéms used for?

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Portuguese for warehouse, when used in reference to those in Vila Nova de Gaia and Funchal it refers to the low lodges where port and madeira are left to age.

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9
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In what appellation would you find the Avesso grape?

A

Vinho Verde DOP

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10
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What is the top red grape of Bairrada?

A

Baga

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What is the knock on Baga?

A

Ripens late and has a tendency to rot in the damp Atlantic climate of Portugal’s western seaboard.

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What is the DOP of Luis Pato? Grape he is the champion of?

A

Bairrada DOP

Baga

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13
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In what DOP is Mateus located?

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Bairrada

Bairrada DOP

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What is the most prized soil type in Bairrada?

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Calcarous-clay soils

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What international varietals is Baga most commonly blended with in Bairrada?

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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Touriga Nacional, and Pinot Noir

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What are the top two white grapes in Bairrada?

A

Bical and Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires)

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17
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Where is the Bussaco Palace Hotel? What is the vineyard it owns and what is the catch behind drinking older vintages of this wine?

A

Vinha da Mata

Bairrada

You can only drink back vintages of this wine if you dine at the hotel.

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18
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What is the Portuguese synonym for Trousseau?

A

Bastardo

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What are the preferred red grapes of Beira Interior DOP and the best soil type?

A

Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro

Granite soils

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Beiras Vinho Regional was split into 3 IGP in 2009. What are they?

A

Beira Atlantico IGP
Terras do Dão IGP
Terras da Beira IGP

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21
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In what DOPs would you find the white grape Bical?

A

Mostly in Bairrada DOP and Dão DOP where it is called Borrado das Moscas (fly droppings)

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What is the top performing grape of Biscoitos DOP? How did this island DOP get its name?

A

Verdelho

The volcanic stones on the island resemble biscuits which is what Biscoitos means.

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23
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What styles of wine are produced in Bucelas DOP?

A

Dry still and sparkling white wines from min 75% Arinto (Perdernã) plus Sercial (Esgana Cão) and Rabo de Olvelha

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24
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Along what estuary is the Carcavelos DOP?

A

Taugus

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What style of Port is Carcavelos DOP similar to? How is the production of this different than port?

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Similar to Tawny Port due to its oxidative flavor and aroma profile.

It is different due to it usually being fermented to dryness before fortification and sweetness adjustment by the addition of vinho abafado rather than pure grape spirit (aguardente) like that used for port

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26
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What is the most-planted red grape in Portugal? Second-most?

A

Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) is the most-planted

Castelão is the second-most

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27
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What are the two main red grapes of Colares DOP and in what soil type is each commonly planted?

A

Ramisco in Châo de areia (sand soils)

Castelão in Chão rija (hard clay soils)

28
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What is the primary white grape for Colares DOP?

A

Malvasia de Colares

29
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On what two soil types must vines for Colares DOP be planted exclusively?

A

chão de areia (sand)
chão rija (clay)

If vines are grown on any other type they may not qualify for Colares DOP

30
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Why are many vineyards in Colares DOP surrounded by dried reed fences?

A

To protect the vines from the harsh salty winds blowing in from the Atlantic Ocean

31
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How are vines in Colares planted?

A

Sandy soil is dug away until the clay chão rija (clay) soils are reached.

The young vines are planted in the chão rija soils and slowly over time sand and fresh manure are added until the ground is leveled off. This is necessary so the vines take root.

Once the ground is level, the vines are considered ready for production.

32
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If vines in the Colares boundary are planted to other soil types than chão de areia or chão rija, what regional designations must they be labeled as in lieu of Colares DOP?

A

Vinho or Lisboa IGP

33
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What is the top white grape of the Dão DOP?

34
Q

Red wines produced in Dâo DOP are commonly field blends of what?

A

Touriga Nacional, Jaen (Mencia), Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), and Alfrocheiro Preto.

35
Q

In what DOP is Tourgia Nacional thought to have originated from?

36
Q

The region of Dão is protected by Atlantic winds and rains by what mountain ranges that surround it?

A

Carmulo
Buçacao
Nave
Estrela

37
Q

What is the Portuguese term for sweet?

38
Q

What are the two main soil types of the Douro?

A

Granite and schist

39
Q

What was the first vintage of Barca Velha? Who is the producer of this? What is significant about this wine?

A

1952; Ferreira

This wine demonstrated that world class table wine could be made in the Douro, not just Port.

40
Q

In what subzone of Douro is Barca Velha produced?

A

Douro Superior

41
Q

What is the name of the IGP for the Douro DOP?

A

Duriense IGP

42
Q

What are the subzones of Douro from west to east? How does the climate change as one moves east?

A

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

The climate becomes warmer and drier the further one moves east.

43
Q

What are the top 6 white grapes grown in the Douro DOP?

A 
Rabigato
Codega do Larinho
Viosinho
Gouveio
Malvasia Fina
Arinto
44
Q

What are the 5 top red grapes of the Douro DOP?

A 
Touriga Nacional
Tinta Roriz
Touriga Franca
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Cão
45
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What are two DOP where significant plantings of Esgana Cão can be found? What is this grape synonymous with in Madeira?

A

Vinho Verde DOP and Bucelas DOP

Known as Sercial in Madeira

46
Q

Name a DOP that makes wine from the Espadeiro grape?

A

Vinho Verde DOP

47
Q

Prior to 2009, what was the Lisboa DOP known as?

A

Estremadura

48
Q

What is the most planted white grape in Portugal? What is it known as in the Bairrada DOP?

A

Fernão Pires; known as Maria Gomes in Bairrada

49
Q

Which Port house pioneered the vertical planting system wherein the vines were planted and aligned uphill rather than along the contours of the slopes?

50
Q

In what DOP would you find white wines produced from the Folgasão grape?

A

Trás-os-Montes DOP

51
Q

What does garrafeira indicate on a bottle of Portuguese wine?

A

Official aging designation for DOC/DOP and IGP wine in Portugal.

White/Rosé: 12 months total aging minimum with at least 6 months in glass bottles.

Red: Min 30 months total minimum aging with at least 12 months in glass bottle

Additionally these wines must have 0.5% higher alcoholic strength above the legal minimum for the DOC region.

52
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When the vintage isn’t up to the quality standards for Barca Velha, what is this wine bottled as?

A

Reserva Especial Ferreirinha

53
Q

Moscatel Gaudo a synonym for what grape in Setubal?

A

Muscat of Alexandria

54
Q

What is the Portuguese synonym for Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains?

A

Moscatel Galego

55
Q

What is the Portuguese synonym for Mencia?

56
Q

What vineyard was the source for Barca Velha prior to 2001 and in what subzone of the Douro was this located? What is the primary source of fruit for this wine from 2001 onward?

A

Quinta do Vale Meao (Douro Superior)

Quinta de Leda (Douro Superior) is the chief source of fruit for this wine today.

57
Q

What category of wine was incorporated into DOP wine from the 2009 vintage onward?

A

DOC and IPR

58
Q

What does “Engarrafado” indicate on a bottle of Portuguese wine?

A

Estate-bottled

59
Q

What is the term for “estate-bottled in Portugal?

A

Engarrafado

60
Q

What do the terms Escolha and Grande Escolha indicate on bottles of Portuguese wine?

A

These terms refer to both DOP and IGP wines with outstanding organoleptic characteristics as evaluated by the panel of the regional wine commission. When associated with the harvest year the term “Grande Escolha” is applied.

61
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What are 3 subzones of the Vinho Verde DOP?

A 
Moncão e Melgaço
Lima
Cavado
Basto
Ave
Amarante
Sousa
Baião
Paiva
62
Q

What are the grape requirements for the Monçao e Melgaço subregion?

A

100% Alvarinho

63
Q

What is the most planted red grape in Portugal?

A

Arragonez/Tempranillo

64
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What is the principal soil types of the Dão?

65
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What are socalcos?

A

Stone wall terraces in the Douro Valley

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