Portugal - Barriada, Lisboa, Peninsula de Setubal Flashcards
What is the climate for Barriada?
Maritime
What is the main red grape for Barriada?
Baga
Aside from Baga, what are the other red grapes typically grown in Barriada?
- Touriga Nacional
- Camarate
- Castelao
- Jaen
- Alfrocheiro
Rose made from Baga goes into which global rose brand?
Mateus
Traditional producers in Barriada are oak barrels made from what type of wood?
- Portuguese Oak
- Brazilian Hardwood
How does a wine qualify to be labeled as Baga Classico?
Min. 50% Baga, and min 85% any blend of Baga, Alfrocheiro, Jaen, Touriga Nacional, Camarate
What are the main white grape varietals used in Barriada?
- Maria Gomes
- Bical
- Arinto
- Cercial
What is another name for Maria Gomes in Portugal?
Fernao Pires
Of the main white grapes grown in Barriada, what is the most planted?
Maria Gomes
Barriada leads the country in the production of what style of wine?
Sparkling Wine
What are the 9 DOPs that that make up the Lisboa IGP?
- Bucelas
- Colares
- Carcavelos
- Arruda
- Torres Vedras
- Alenquer
- Obidos
- Lourinha
- Encostas de Aire
What is the mountain range that separates Lisboa into two different sections?
Serra de Montejunto
What is Agurardente, and were is it produced?
Alcohol distilled from grape pomace and is produced in Lourinha DOP
What are the two best known DOPs in Lisboa?
- Alenquer
- Bucelas
Alenquer makes reds based on what red grapes?
- Touriga Nacional
- Aragonez
Bucelas makes white wines from what grape?
Arinto; which must make up 75% of the blend
What two DOPs are located within the Peninsula de Setubal IGP?
- Setubal
- Palmela
The Peninsula de Setubal is located between what two estuaries?
The Tejo(Tagus) and Sado Rivers
What is the general climate for the Peninsula de Setubal IGP?
Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters
What is the Setubal DOP known for?
Fortified, sweet wines from Moscatel varietals
Tinto wines made under the Palmela DOP must contain 2/3s of which local grape varietal?
Castelao
What is another name that Castelao goes by?
Periquita
What are the different styles of Licoroso wines made in Setubal?
- Licoroso Branco
- Licoroso Tinto
- Licoroso Varietal Moscatel Roxo/Roxo (min. 85% Moscatel Galego Roxo)
- Licoroso Varietal Moscatel de Setúbal (min. 85% Moscatel Graúdo/Muscat of Alexandria)
What makes Colares so attractive to new wine makers?
It is a cooler, foggy site along the coast line that has a high amount of ungrafted bush vines.
Phylloxera was not able to make its way in due to the sandy soils
What 3 DOP/DOCs are in danger of disappearing? Why?
- Bucelas
- Colares
- Carcavelos
They are disappearing due to their proximity to Lisboa and its ever increasing population
What is Carcavelos known for producing?
Sweet, fortified wines
What are the grapes used in producing the reds and whites of Carcavelos?
- Castelão and Preto Martinho for the reds
- Arinto, Galego Dourado and Ratinho for the whites
What is used to fortify and sweeten the wines from Carcavelos?
Once the wines are fermented dry, they are fortified and sweetened with vihno abafado, which is a partially fermented must preserved with alcohol
