Portugal - Duriense Flashcards
Name the 2 DOPs of the Duriense region
Douro and Porto
Which region is the Douro DOP located in?
Duriense
Which region is the Porto DOP located in?
Duriense
What was Portugal’s first demarcated wine region?
The Douro
Name the 2 major mountain ranges of the Douro
Marao and Montemuro
What is the main soil type in the Douro
Schist
What is the climate in the Douro Valley?
Continental climate of severely hot summers and cold winters, when temperatures often dip below freezing
Name the subzones of the Douro from west to east
Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior
Name the principal red grapes of the Douro
Touriga Nacional Touriga Franca Tinta Roriz Tinta Cão Tinta Barroca
Name the principal white grapes of the Douro
Malvasia Fina
Viosinho
Rabigato
Gouveio
What is the name of the government body that supervises the promotion, production and trade of all Porto and Douro DOP wines
Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)
What is lei de terco?
(“law of the third”), a decree restricting sales of Port to one-third of a house’s total inventory annually
Name the preferred red grapes for Port production. What % of the blend must they constitute?
Touriga Nacional Touriga Francesa Tinta Roriz Tinta Cão Tinta Barroca Tinta Amarela Tinta Francisca Bastardo Mourisco Tinto They must constitute a minimum 60% of the blend
Name the preferred white grapes for Port production
Gouveio Malvasia Fina Viosinho Rabigato Esgana Cão Folgasão.
What is the name of the ope granite troughs that Port grapes are traditionally foot crushed in?
Lagares
What is benefico and when does it occur in Port production
Beneficio is the fortification of wine with spirit. It occurs when approximately one-third of the sugar content has been converted to alcohol
What is aguardente?
“burning water”—a 77% abv neutral grape spirit used to fortify Port. The spirit is raw and uncomplicated; it is a young, fiery alcohol that contributes nothing to the character of the wine, rather it imparts the robustness necessary for the new Port to reach a proper maturity
In Port production, Aguardente is added to the fermenting wine in what general ratio?
1:4
What is the name of the traditional barrel used for ageing and shipping Port?
Pipe
What is the size of a pipe used for shipping port set at?
534.24 litres
What is the name of the suburb in Oporto where Port wines have traditionally been aged?
Vila Nova de Gaia
What are the ageing requirements for vintage port?
Vintage Port must be authorized by the IVDP, and is aged in cask before being bottled by July 30 of the third year after harvest
What is a single quinta vintage port?
Single quinta Vintage Port is the product of one estate’s harvest. Often, if a Port house cannot confidently declare a vintage, it may nonetheless showcase the fruit of one of its better estates as a vintage wine
What are the ageing requirements for Late bottled vintage port?
- spends between four and six years in cask prior to bottling. Thus, the wines obtain some of the mellowed tones of a Tawny Port, while retaining the youthful fruit and directness of a Ruby Port
- Always the product of a single vintage
- Filtered prior to bottling so do not require decanting and s=do not improve with bottle age
