Portugal - Barriada, Lisboa, Peninsula de Setubal

Question 1

What is the climate for Barriada?

Answer 1

Maritime

Question 2

What is the main red grape for Barriada?

Answer 2

Baga

Question 3

Aside from Baga, what are the other red grapes typically grown in Barriada?

Answer 3

• Touriga Nacional
• Camarate
• Castelao
• Jaen
• Alfrocheiro

Question 4

Rose made from Baga goes into which global rose brand?

Answer 4

Mateus

Question 5

Traditional producers in Barriada are oak barrels made from what type of wood?

Answer 5

• Portuguese Oak

- Brazilian Hardwood

Question 6

How does a wine qualify to be labeled as Baga Classico?

Answer 6

Min. 50% Baga, and min 85% any blend of Baga, Alfrocheiro, Jaen, Touriga Nacional, Camarate

Question 7

What are the main white grape varietals used in Barriada?

Answer 7

• Maria Gomes
• Bical
• Arinto
• Cercial

Question 8

What is another name for Maria Gomes in Portugal?

Answer 8

Fernao Pires

Question 9

Of the main white grapes grown in Barriada, what is the most planted?

Answer 9

Maria Gomes

Question 10

Barriada leads the country in the production of what style of wine?

Answer 10

Sparkling Wine

Question 11

What are the 9 DOPs that that make up the Lisboa IGP?

Answer 11

• Bucelas
• Colares
• Carcavelos
• Arruda
• Torres Vedras
• Alenquer
• Obidos
• Lourinha
• Encostas de Aire

Question 12

What is the mountain range that separates Lisboa into two different sections?

Answer 12

Serra de Montejunto

Question 13

What is Agurardente, and were is it produced?

Answer 13

Alcohol distilled from grape pomace and is produced in Lourinha DOP

Question 14

What are the two best known DOPs in Lisboa?

Answer 14

• Alenquer

- Bucelas

Question 15

Alenquer makes reds based on what red grapes?

Answer 15

• Touriga Nacional

- Aragonez

Question 16

Bucelas makes white wines from what grape?

Answer 16

Arinto; which must make up 75% of the blend

Question 17

What two DOPs are located within the Peninsula de Setubal IGP?

Answer 17

• Setubal

- Palmela

Question 18

The Peninsula de Setubal is located between what two estuaries?

Answer 18

The Tejo(Tagus) and Sado Rivers

Question 19

What is the general climate for the Peninsula de Setubal IGP?

Answer 19

Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers, and mild, wet winters

Question 20

What is the Setubal DOP known for?

Answer 20

Fortified, sweet wines from Moscatel varietals

Question 21

Tinto wines made under the Palmela DOP must contain 2/3s of which local grape varietal?

Answer 21

Castelao

Question 22

What is another name that Castelao goes by?

Answer 22

Periquita

Question 23

What are the different styles of Licoroso wines made in Setubal?

Answer 23

• 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)

Question 24

What makes Colares so attractive to new wine makers?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What 3 DOP/DOCs are in danger of disappearing? Why?

Answer 25

• Bucelas
• Colares
• Carcavelos

They are disappearing due to their proximity to Lisboa and its ever increasing population

Question 26

What is Carcavelos known for producing?

Answer 26

Sweet, fortified wines

Question 27

What are the grapes used in producing the reds and whites of Carcavelos?

Answer 27

• Castelão and Preto Martinho for the reds

- Arinto, Galego Dourado and Ratinho for the whites

Question 28

What is used to fortify and sweeten the wines from Carcavelos?

Answer 28

Once the wines are fermented dry, they are fortified and sweetened with vihno abafado, which is a partially fermented must preserved with alcohol