Portugal - Beiras

Question 1

What four DOP’s used to make up ‘Beiras’ before it was split up?

Answer 1

Terras do Dao
Terras de Cister
Terras da Beira
Beira Atlantico

Question 2

Name the DOPs within the Terras do Dao IGP

Answer 2

Dao DOP

Lafoes DOP

Question 3

Name the DOP within the Beira Atlantico IGP

Answer 3

Bairrada DOP

Question 4

Name the DOP within the Terras de Cister IGP

Answer 4

Tavora Varosa DOP

Question 5

Name the DOP within the Terras de Beira IGP

Answer 5

Beira Interior DOP

Question 6

What wine style is Tavora Varosa DOP known for

Answer 6

Sparkling wine

Question 7

What is the indigenous red grape variety that must be present in at least 50% of the blend in wines from the Bairrada DOP?

Answer 7

Baga

Question 8

Name the sub regions of the Dao

Answer 8

*Serra da Estrela
Alva
Besteiros
Castendo
Silgueiros
Terras de Azurara
Terras de Senhorim

Question 9

Name the major red varieties of the Dao

Answer 9

Variety Requirements for Nobre wines:
Max. 85% combined
Alfrocheiro
Aragonez
Jaen
Rufete
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Min. 15%
Touriga Nacional
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Touriga Franca
Bastardo
Trincadeira
Tinta Cão

Question 10

Name the major white varieties of the Dao

Answer 10

Encruzado
Bical
Cercial
Malvasia Fina
Verdelho

Question 11

Why is the Bussaco Palace Hotel important on the Portuguese wine landscape

Answer 11

Originally designed as a cathedral of wine to showcase the region has selected and matured it’s own red and white Buraco wines in a unique way for decades. Blends are from Baga from Barraida and Touriga Nacional from Dao for reds and Encruzado from Dao blended with Bical and Maria Gomes from Barraida for whites. These famous blends are aged for years in barrel in the Palace cellars and sold exclusively on the hotel’s wine list.