Portugal & England Flashcards

1
Q

How many indigenous varieties are known in Portugal?

A

Around 250

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2
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What are the 3 quality levels of Portuguese wine?

A

Vinho - table wines
Vinho Regional - regional
DOC - Denominacao de Origem Controlada (DOP now)

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3
Q

What is Portugal’s flagship red grape?

What is Tinta Amarela also known as?

A

Touriga Nacional

Trincadeira

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4
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What is Jaen known as in Spain?

What are Tempranillo’s 2 synonyms in Portugal?

A

Mencia

Tinta Roriz or Aragonez

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5
Q

Give the DOC for these Portuguese VR’s

VR Minho
VR Trasmontano
VR Duriense (x2)

A

Vinho Verde DOC
Tras os Montes DOC
Douro DOC Porto DOC

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6
Q

Give the DOC for these Portuguese VR’s

VR Terras de Cister
VR Terras do Dao (x2)
VR Terras da Beira

A

Tavora Varosa DOC
Dao DOC Lafoes DOC
Beira Interior DOC

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7
Q

Give the DOC for these Portuguese VR’s

VR Beira Atlantico
VR Tejo
VR Peninsula de Setubal (x2)

A

Bairrada DOC
Tejo DOC
Palmela DOC Setubal DOC

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8
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In the Minho, what grapes are used to craft lipsmacking Vinho Verde?

A

Arinto, Azal, Trajadura, Loureiro, Alvarinho

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9
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What organization regulates Portuguese wines?

A

CVR Comissao Vitivinicola Regional

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10
Q

Match the grape to its DOC and give the color.

a) Alfrocheiro
b) Aragonez
c) Baga
d) Loureiro
e) Bical

A

a) Dao red
b) Alentejo red
c) Bairrada red
d) Vinho Verde white
e) Bairrada white

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11
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Match the grape to its DOC and give the color.

a) Arinto
b) Encruzado
c) Touriga Franca
d) Vinhao
e) Touriga Nacional

A

a) Bucelas white, vinho verde
b) Dao white
c) Douro red
d) Vinho Verde red
e) everywhere

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12
Q

Whats the wine and grape to know from Bairrada DOC?

If a producer uses only native grapes, what can they label their wine here?

A

Reds from Baga

Bairrada Classico

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13
Q

What style wine is the specialty of Tavora Varosa DOC?

A

sparkling wine

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14
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What are the 3 portions of the Douro?

A

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

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15
Q

When was the Douro demarcated?

A

1756

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16
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What is the grape of Bucelas DOC?

A

Arinto (min 75%)

17
Q

What is Setubal famous for? grapes, vinification,etc?

A

Its Vinhos Licorosos. Moscatel de Setubal (Alexandria) and Moscatel Roxo.
6 months of maceration, 5 years of age. Reds are fortified, Whites aren’t. Think Madeira

18
Q

What is the Dao DOC known for?

grapes?

A

Reds with structure and acid, ageing potential.

Alfrocheiro, Jaen, Touriga Nacional

19
Q

Whats the rule regarding international grapes and blending for Dao DOC?

A

gotta be less than 40%

20
Q

What styles of wine are made in Dao DOC?

A

White, Red, Rosado, Sparkling

21
Q

What do Garrafeira and Reserva dictate for Dao wines?

A

Quality designations.

Garrafeira is just a bit higher ABV
Reserva must age for 2 years

22
Q

What does Nobre mean on a Dao wine bottle?

A

Its a ‘native grape required’ tag

min 15% touriga nacional for reds
min 15% encruzado for whites

23
Q

The terroir of Dao is reminiscent of what famous wine region?

A

Priorat

24
Q

Torto, Tavora, Tedo, Pinhao, and Tua are all what?

A

tributaries of the Douro

25
Q

What is the major soil type for Douro?

A

Schist

26
Q

What is made in Tras os Montes DOC?

A

Full bodied high abv red wine

27
Q

What are the DOC’S of the Lisboa VR? (9)

A

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

28
Q

Where is Colares DOC (VR) and what 2 things is it famous for? (wine and soils)

A

Lisboa VR

a robust tannic red from the Ramisco grape. whites from Malvasia.

sandy phylloxera free soils, and chao rija, a harder soil further inland.

29
Q

What DOC in Lisboa VR is well known for its high quality red wines from a blend of native and imported grapes?

A

Alenquer DOC

30
Q

Where is Carcavelos DOC (VR) and what is the area famous for?

A

Lisboa VR robust reds made from Ramisco

31
Q

What is Barca Velha?

A

The iconic red made in Douro, only in excellent vintages. Traditional Douro grapes are used, T Franca T Nacional T Roriz.

32
Q

In England, what three grapes are used in this new wine frontier?

A

Pinot, Chardonnay, Meunier

33
Q

In what three English regions are vines planted?

A

Kent
Surrey
Sussex

34
Q

What soils typify English vineyards?

A

Limestone Chalk soils like Champagne

35
Q

What is the only “PDO” for English wine regions?

A

Sussex

36
Q

Name 4 producers of English wine

A

Denbies
Bolney
Chapel Down
Hattingly

37
Q

How is viticulture possible, so far North in England?

A

Longer days help. Sussex is also England’s sunniest region.

38
Q

What is Periquita?

A

A brand made by Fonseca in the Peninsula de Setubal, Portugal’s first bottled red 1850. The grape is Castelao.

39
Q

Where is the Lourinha DOP? (VR)
What do they make there?

A

Lisboa VR
Aguardente