Portugal, Germany, Bordeaux 1 Flashcards
What were the two strategic treaties between England and Portugal?
Treaty of Windsor and Treaty of Methuen
In what year was the Douro appellation first started?
1756 - in response to counterfeiting in port
What stymied the Portuguese wine industry between 1932 and 1974?
40 years of autocratic rule
What is the quality hieirarchy in Portugal
DOP - Denimonacao de Origem Protegida
IGP/IP/VR - Indicacao Geografica Protegida (Vinhos Regional)
Vinhos de Mesa/Vinho
What is controlled by IGP
Must be 85% from stated region
Broad list of permitted varieties
Minimum alcohols
14 IGP of Portugal
Minho
Trasmontano
Duriense
Terras do dao
Terras de Cister
Terras da Beira
Beira Atlantico
Lisboa
Tejo
Peninsula de Setubul
Alentejano
Algarve
Terras Maderienses
Acores
What is Garrafeira
A labelling term available to DOP/IGP wines
White/rose - 12 months inc 6 months bottle
Red - 36 months inc 12 months in bottle
What is Reserva on a Portuguese label?
0.5% alcohol above Appellation minimums
What does Reserva mean on a bottle of Portuguese sparkling wine
12 months on lees
What does Colheita Seleccionada mean on a Portuguese label?
1% alcohol over DOP/IGP minimums
What grape has the non-legal synonym Perequita?
Castelao
What is Jaen a synonym for?
Mencia
What grape has the synonyms Bical Tinto and Mortugua Preto
Touriga Nacional
What are the two main names for Tempranillo in Portugal
Tinta Roriz/Aragonez
What is Tinta Amarela known as in Portugal?
Trincadeira
What is the climate of Minho IGP and what other appellation shares the same geographical boundaries
Cool, rainy, Atlantic influenced
Vinho Verde DOP
What is the traditional training system in Minho? why was it like this?
Enforcado - vines trellised high
Because of the cool, wet conditions causing rot problems
What commune of Vinho Verde DOP makes Alvarinho as a Varietal wine. What is the main grape elsewhere?
Monaco e melgaco
Loureiro
Communes of Vinho Verde DOP
Lima
Cavado
Basto
Ave
Amarante
Sousa
Baiao
Paiva
Moncao e Melgaco
On top of Louireiro and Alvarinho, what other white grapes are permitted in Vinho Verde?
Avesso, Azal, Trajadura, Batoca, Arinto
What is the synonym for Arinto in Vinho Verde
Pederna
Red Grapes of Vinho Verde
Espadeiro, Alvarelhao(Brancelho), Amaral, Borracal, Poderno, Pedral, Rabo-de-anho, Vinhao
Apart from cepage, what else must Varietal Alvarinho achieve?
min alc 11.5% (Vinho Verde DOP 8%)
Subzones of Tras os Montes DOP
Chaves, Valpacos, Planalto Mirandes