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1
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Vinho Verde subzones?

North to South

A

Monção e Melgaço

Lima

Cávado

Ave

Basto

Sousa

Amarante

Paiva

Baião

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Trás-os-Montes subzones?

West to East

A

Chaves

Valpaços

Planalto Mirandês

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3
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Duro subzones?

West to East

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Baixo Corgo

Cima Corgo

Douro Superior

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What are the aging and alcohol requirements for Dao wines labeled Nobre reserva or garrafeira?

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Tinto - 42 months aging with 18 months in bottle nd an extra half a degree of alcohol

Branco - 18 months aging with 9 months in bottle and half a degree in alcohol

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5
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Beira Interior subzones?

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Beira Castelo Rodrigo

Cova da Beira

Pinhel

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6
Q

Dão subzones?

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Alva, Besteiros

Castendo

Serra da Estrela

Silgueiros

Terras da Azurara

Terras de Senhorím

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7
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Encostas d’Aire subzones?

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Ourém

Alcobaça

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8
Q

Lisboa DOPs?

North to South

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Encostas d’Aire

Óbidos

Lourinhã

Torres Vedras

Alenquer

Arruda

Bucelas

Colares

Carcavelos

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9
Q

Tejo subzones?

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Tomar

Chamusca

Santarém

Almeirim

Cartaxo

Coruche

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Alentejo subzones?

North to South

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Portalegre

Borba

Redondo

Évora

Reguengos

Granja-Amareleja

Vidigueira

Moura

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Algarve DOPs?

West to East

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Lagoa

Portimão

Lagos

Tavira

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12
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Açores DOPs?

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Graciosa

Biscoitos (Terceira)

Pico

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13
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Growing Regions (Concelhos/municipal districts) of Madeira?

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South

Calheta

Ponta do Sol

Ribeira Brava

Câmara (Cama) de Lobos

Funchal

Santa Cruz

Machico

North

Porto Moniz

São Vicente

Santana

Porto Santo

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14
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What does Feitoria refer to?

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It refers to the best vineyards of Port

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15
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What are the IGP’s of Portugal?

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Minho

Transmontano

Duriense

Terras do Dao

Terre de Cister

Tierra da Beira

Beira Atlantico

Tejo

Lisboa

Alentejano

Peninsula de Setubal

Algarves

Terras Madeirenses

Acores

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16
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What are the aging requirements for red wines marked as garrafeira?

A

30 months with 12 in bottle before release

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17
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Portuguese synonym for Mencia

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Jaen

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18
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Name at least one synonym of Touriga Nacional

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Bical Tinto

Mortagua Preto

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19
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What is the most widely planted white grape in Portugal? Name its synonym in Bairrada

A

Fernao Pires

Maria Gomes

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20
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What is the traditional vine training method of VInho Verde?

A

Enforcado

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21
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What are the white grapes of Vinho Verde?

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Alvarinho

Avesso

Azal

Batoca

Loureiro

Arinto (Pederña)

Trajadura

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22
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What are the red grapes of Vinho Verde?

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Amaral

Borraçal

Alvarelhão (Brancelho)

Espadeiro

Padeiro

Pedral

Rabo-de-Anho

Vinhão

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23
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What is the dominant soil type of Vinho Verde?

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Granitic

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24
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What is the most planted grape of Vinho Verde?

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Loureiro

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25
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What are the subzones of Beira Atlantico IGP?

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Terras do Sico

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26
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What is the requirement for nobre wines of the Dao?

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Min 85% Touriga Nacional (15% min)

Alfrocheiro

Aragonez

Jaen

Rufete

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27
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What is the primary soil type of Colares?

28
Q

What are the DOP’s closest to Lisbon?

A

Bucelos

Colares

Carcavelos

29
Q

What are the 2 major mountain ranges of the of Duoro river valley?

A

Marao

Montemuro

30
Q

Name 3 common white varieties found in the Duoro?

A

Malvasia Fina

Viosinho

Rabigato

Gouveio

31
Q

What is the minimum alcohol for red and white reserva wines in the Duoro

A

Red = 12.5%

White = 11.5

32
Q

Who owns the port house Ferreira?

33
Q

Tavora-Varosa is contained within what IGP?

A

Terras de Cister

34
Q

What styles of wine are produced in Tavora-Varosa?

A

Branco

Tinto

Rosado

Espumante

35
Q

Traditional method Sparkling wines from Tavora-Varosa require how much lees aging?

36
Q

What are the authorized grapes for espumante wines of Tavora-Varosa?

A

Tinto - Alvarehlao, Aragonez, Pinot Noir, Barca,Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional

Branco - Bical, Arinto, Chardonnay, Dona Branca, Fernao Pires, Folgasao, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Malvasia Rei, Blanc

37
Q

What are the 2 DO of Terras do Dao?

A

Dao

Lafoes

38
Q

What are the authorized grapes of Lafoes DO?

A

Tinto - Min. 40% Amaral plus Jaen Pilongo

Branco - Min 85% combined Arinto (Min 50%) and Cercial plus Dona Branca, Sercial, Rabo de Ovehla

39
Q

Min. Aging reguirement for Reserva wiens in the Dao?

A

2 years for Tinto

6 months for Branco

40
Q

What are the varietal requirement for Dao wines labeled Nobre?

A

Tinto - Min 85% combined Touriga Nacional (15%) Alfrochiero, Aragonez, Jaen, Rufete

Branco - Min 85% combined Encruzado (Min 15%) Bical,Cercial, Malvasia Fina, Verdelho

41
Q

What is the minimum aging and alcohol requirements for the Dao wines labeled Nobre?

A

Tinto - 3 years and min 13% abv

Branco - 1 year nand 12% alcohol

42
Q

What are the traditional grapes found in the DO’s of Algarve

A

Castelao

Negra Mole

Arinto

43
Q

What is the largest Madeira Company?

A

Vinhos Justino Henriques

44
Q

What DO of the Acores is known for non fortified wines?

45
Q

What is Moscatel de Setubal?

A

Muscat d’Alexandria

46
Q

Name for the trip in which Madieara used to be aged.?

A

Torn Viagem

47
Q

Name for the terraces of Madeira? Vine training system?

A

Poios

Trellis system called Latadas

48
Q

What is the center of operation for most Madiera producers?

49
Q

What are the 3 types of companies involved in Madiera?

A

Production companies

Shippers

Partidistas

50
Q

Name all the the Madeira Production Companies and when they were started?

A

Henriques and Henriques 1850

Pereira d’Olivera 1850

Vionhos Justino 1870

HM Borges 1877

Madeira wine Company 1913

Vinhos Barbeito 1946

Faria and Filhos 1949

Madeira Vintners 2013

51
Q

What is the Synonym of Sercial?

A

Esgana Cao

52
Q

Synonym of Boal?

A

Bual or Malvasia Fina

53
Q

What is the most planted grape of Madeira?

A

Tinta Negra or Tinta Negra Mole

54
Q

What is the reason to use Tinta Negra to make Madeira?

A

Its ability to produce good wine across a number of sweetness levels

55
Q

Starting with what vintage can Tinta Negra used on a label?

56
Q

What percentage of the stated grape must be contained in a bottle of Madeira

57
Q

In order from driest to sweetest list the recommended grapes of Madeira that would be list on the bottle with sweetness range?

A

Sercial dry to extra dry

Verdelho - medium dry

Boal - Medium Sweet

Malvasia - Sweet

Terrantez - Medium dry to medium sweet

58
Q

For Madeira grapes which are most likely to to see skin contact?

A

Malmsey and Boal

59
Q

What is estagio? How long is it?

A

A resting period after madeira has under gone the estufagem process that last 3 months

60
Q

Name for the gentler form of the Estufagem process? Which production companies utilizes this method?

A

Armazen de Calor

Madeira wine Company

61
Q

What are the requirements for Frasqueiras wines?

A

Must be a recommended Single variety and aged 20 years in wood

62
Q

What are the aging requirments for Cantiero wines?

A

Aged 2 years in wood

May not be bottled until 36 months after fortification

63
Q

What are the Multi vintage blends for Madeira?

A

Rainwater

Seleccionado

Reserve

Special Reserve (Reserva Especial)

Extra Reserve

5 year 10 year 15 year 20 year 30 year 40 year 50 year

Solera

64
Q

What is the difference between?

Reserve

Special Reserve

Extra Reserve

A

Reserve - more than 5yrs old but less than 10

Special Reserve - More than 10 yrs old but less than 15 yrs

Extra Reserve - more than 15 but less than 20

65
Q

Minimum Cask aging for Frasqueira wines?

A

Min 20 years in cask

66
Q

What are the Port vintages of the last decade?

A

2017 - Hot year exceptional high yield ]

2016 - Cold spring extremely hot summer excellent quality

2011 - Cool summer warm fall elegant wines with long aging potential.

67
Q

What are the declared Port vintages of the 90’s and 2000’s

A

1991 - Excellent vintage

1992 - Execptional vintage

1994 - Monumental vintage

1997 - Atypical, long hot dry summer vintage Taylor receive 100 pts.

2000 - Excellent vintage rainy spring cool harvest delayed ripening

2003 - Normal summer abnormally hot at harvest good aging potential

2007 - Lots of rain in spring cool summer dry, warm september

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