Portugal COPY Flashcards
Where is DOC Douro and what is the climate like?
80km East of Porto, runs from the Marão mountains to the Spanish border.
Located in the Duriense IGP.
Around the Douro river valley the vineyards are sheltered from the Atlantic by the Marão mountains giving a warm continental climate
What are the requirements for making a Fresquiera Madeira wine?
These are the finest and rarest Madeiras produced.
At least 20 years in wood
A semi-sparkling white or rosé wine that is 8.5% alcohol and high in acidity is most likely to originate from which region in Portugal?
Vinho Verde DOP
What is the Portugese term for sparkling wines?
Espumanto
Which small DOP is located near the famous surfing beach Guincho in Portugal and is famous for vineyards?
Colares DOP
Name the 5 dominant black grapes used to make DOC Douro red wines and give simple tasting notes of a DOC Douro red wine
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão and Touriga Franca
Deep colour, full body, intense black fruit, high tannin and toasty oak
What are the three subregions of the Douro Valley?
Baixo Corgo / Cima Corgo / Douro Superior
Using which method of production is Madeira stored in the rafters of a warm building and allowed to age for several years?
Canteira
Name the 7 predominant white grape varieties used to make Port?
Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Esgana Cão, and Folgasão.
What is the subregion of Vinho Verde that specializes in varietal Alvarinho wines?
Monção e Melgaço
What is the most common soil type found in the Dão?
Granite
What is the modern name of Portugal’s PDO? What is the traditional term?
DOP - Denominacão de Origen Protegida
DOC - Denominacão de Origen Controlada
What are the 2 producers of sweet, semi-sparkling Portugese rosé that became extremely popular following WWII?
Mateus and Lancers
What is Port’s region of origin?
Duriense
A red wine with elevated acidity, elevated alcohol, black fruit flavors and a generous use of new French oak is most likely to originate from what region in Portugal?
Douro DOP
Name the style of Port that has been aged in oak for a minimum of seven years before bottling?
Reserve Tawny
The DOP of Colares is located near which capital city?
80% of the plantings here are ungrafted vines of ___ and ___.
Phylloxera was avoided due to:
Lisboa / Lisbon
Ramisco and Malvasia.
Sandy soils.
Which Portugese DOP is famously phylloxera free?
Why is this?
Colares DOP
Primarily sandy soils prevented the advancement of this vine-destroying pest.
Madeira was first colonized by the Portuguese in the early part of what century?
15th Century
Name the style of Port from a single year as being an outstanding year; aged for two to three years in cask before being bottled?
Vintage Port
Madeira is produced on an island located in which Ocean, approximately how many miles off the coast of Morocco?
Atlantic Ocean
400 miles from Morocco
Which Vinho Regional does Douro DOP and Porto DOP fall under?
Duriense IGP
Match the Portuguese variety to its synonym used elsewhere:
- Tinta Roriz
- Jaen
- Malmsey
- Bastardo
- Alvarinho
- Tempranillo
- Mencia
- Malvasia
- Trousseau
- Albariño
What are the 3 mountain ranges that surround the Dão DOP?
Caramula, Estrela, Nave