Portugal (No Port) 12.16.19; 2.2.20

Question 1

What’s the Portuguese name for Mencia?

Answer 1

Jaen

Question 2

What’s the name of the traditional canopy trellising system in Vinho Verde?

Answer 2

Enforcado

Question 3

What grape varieties exist in Colares?

Answer 3

Ramisco
Castelao
Malvasia

Question 4

Ramisco is a primary grape for “Chao de areia” soils. What kind of soil is this?

Answer 4

“sandy soils”

Question 5

Castelao is a primary grape for “Chao rica” soils. What kind of soils is this?

Answer 5

“harder clay soils” (further inland)

Question 6

Name the white grape that is used in Colares?

Answer 6

Malvasia

Question 7

What are the four DOP zones of Algarve?

Answer 7

Lagos, Lagoa, Portimao, Tavira

Question 8

What’s the other name for Fernao Pires in Bairrada?

Answer 8

Maria Gomes

Question 9

“Esgana Cao” translates to what?

Answer 9

Dog Strangler

Question 10

In which DOP is the Monão e Melgaço subregion and what grape is it known for?

Answer 10

Vinho Verde DOP- Alvarinho

Question 11

What’s the DOP of the Minho IGP and where does the DOP fit into the IGP area?

Answer 11

Vinho Verde DOP- Minho IGP & Vinho Verde DOP share exact geographical boundaries

Question 12

What are the subregions of Douro DOP? (Where is the heart of production?)

Answer 12

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo (main production)
Douro Superior

Question 13

Baga is the principal red grape (min. 50%) of which DOP?

Answer 13

Bairrada DOP

Question 14

What does DOP & IGP stand for in Portugal?

Answer 14

Denominação de Origem Protegida

Indicaçao Geogràfica Protegida

Question 15

What is the min. aging requirement for Tinto wines for the DOPs of Algarve?

Answer 15

Min. six months aging

Question 16

What does “garrafeira” mean concerning Portugal wines?

Answer 16

“private wine cellar”- indicates a min. period aging prior to release

Question 17

What’re the min. aging requirements for Tinto & Branco garrafeira wines?

Answer 17

Tinto- min. 30 months with at least 12 months in bottle

Branco- min. 12 months with at least 6 months in bottle

Question 18

What does “Colheita Seleccionada” indicate on a Portuguese wine?

Answer 18

Min. 1% higher alcohol content than that established by the regional appellation.

Question 19

What is “Vindima Tardia” wine from Portugal?

Answer 19

Late Harvest Wine with minimum R.S 45g/ L

Question 20

What type of wine is “Vinho Licoroso”?

Answer 20

Fortified wine

Question 21

Which region of Portugal has the most DOPs? (How many?)

Answer 21

Lisboa (nine)

Question 22

What are the twelve mainland regions of Portugal? (from north to south)

Answer 22

Minho, Transmontano, Duriense, Terras de Cister, Beira Atlântico, Terras do Dão, Terras de Beira, Lisboa, Tejo, Península de Setúbal, Alentejano, Algarve

Question 23

What’re the DOPs of Açores?

Answer 23

Biscoitos
Graciosa
Pico

Question 24

What style of wine is produced in Gracious DOP? (What are the min. aging requirements?)

Answer 24

Vinho Branco (with 9 months min. aging)

Question 25

What style of wine is produced in the Carcavelos DOP? (What are the min. aging requirements?)

Answer 25

Vinho Licoroso (fortified): Tinto, Branco (24 months min. aging in wood & 6 months in bottle)

Question 26

What is Aquardente and which DOP in Lisboa produces it?

Answer 26

Brandy that is produced in Lourinha DOP

Question 27

What is the minimum alcohol and aging for Lourinha DOP?

Answer 27

minimum alcohol is 38% minimum aging is 24 months

Question 28

What is the min. R.S in Setubal DOP wines? (hint: there are two minimums depending on vine age)

Answer 28

Wines under and/or equal to 20 years: 280g/ L Wines greater than 20 years old: 340g/ L

Question 29

What're the eight sub zones of Vinho Verde DOP?

Answer 29

Monção e Melgaço, Lima, Cávado, Basto, Ave, Amarante, Sousa, Baião Paiva

Question 30

What was Portugal's first demarcated wine region?

Answer 30

Douro DOP

Question 31

What does "nobre" mean on a bottle of wine from Dão DOP?

Answer 31

"noble"

Question 32

What're the label designations for the Setubal DOP?

Answer 32

10 / 20 / 30 / +40 years old Superior: minimum 5 years age

Question 33

Távora-Varosa DOP is center for what type of wine? What method of production do they use?

Answer 33

Sparkling wine using the traditional method with 9 months lees aging prior to disgorgement

Question 34

What're the requirements for reds from Dão DOP to be labeled nobre?

Answer 34

Must contain a min. 15% Touriga Nacional and a maximum 85% of Jane, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, & Aragonez. Red noble wines must undergo a minimum 3 years aging prior to release and contain a min. 12% alcohol.

Question 35

What're the requirements for whites from Dão DOP to be labeled nobre?

Answer 35

- one year aging prior to release & minimum 11.5% alcohol - must contain minimum 15% max. Cercial, Bical, Malvasia Fina, & Verdelho

Question 36

Describe the geographical features of Palmela DOP?

Answer 36

Low-lying, sandy plains spreading eastward from the hilltop town of the same name, and the clay-limestone lower slopes of the Arrabida Mountains. (Encompasses the peninsula, defined by the Tagus and Sato estuaries, and a section of the Atlantic coast.)

Question 37

What is the minimum abv permitted for production of Vines Licoroso of Setubal?

Answer 37

16% abv

Question 38

The Alambre collection consists of the flagship fortified Muscat wines of which Setubal producer?

Answer 38

J.M. Fonseca

Question 39

Baga, the main grape of Bairrada DOP, thrives in what soil?

Answer 39

Barros (clay soils)

Question 40

What styles of wine are permitted in Vinho Verde DOP?

Answer 40

Red, White, Rose, Sparkling

Question 41

This white grape varietal from Dao is elegant, creamy, floral, has minerality and is nutty like an aged white Burgundy:

Answer 41

Encruzado

Question 42

What's the main vine training system used in Madeira?

Answer 42

Pergola system

Question 43

What does the word "garrafeira" mean and indicate if written on a bottle of Portuguese wine?

Answer 43

"Private Wine Cellar"- it's subjected to a minimum period of aging before release

Question 44

What is Portugal's largest DOP?

Answer 44

Vinho Verde DOP

Question 45

What are the mountain ranges of Douro?

Answer 45

Marão and Montemuro mountain ranges

Question 46

Where is Pinhel?

Answer 46

Beira Interior; a city and a municipality of almost 10,000 people in Guarda district.

Question 47

Who makes Duas Quintas?

Answer 47

Ramos Pinto

Question 48

What's the most planted red grape in Portugal? (Most planted white?)

Answer 48

Castelão; Fernão Pires

Question 49

Portugal's Fernão Pires grape goes by what name in the Bairrada DOP?

Answer 49

Maria Gomez

Question 50

The Mencia grape is more commonly known as what in Portugal?

Answer 50

Jaen

Question 51

Trousseau Noir is more commonly known as ___________ in Portugal.

Answer 51

Bastardo

Question 52

Malvasia is more commonly known as what?

Answer 52

Malmsey

Question 53

Albariño is more commonly known as what?

Answer 53

Alvarinho

Question 54

Portugal's Aragonez and Tinto Roriz are synonymous with which varietal?

Answer 54

Tempranillo

Question 55

Pedemã is synonymous with which major white Portuguese variety?

Answer 55

Arinto (commonly used in the Açores and Vinho Verde)

Question 56

Bical Tinto is synonymous with which Portuguese grape?

Answer 56

Touriga Nacional

Question 57

What brand is responsible for bringing the Castelao grape up to it's current dominance in Portugal?

Answer 57

Lancer's "Periquita" brand (once a word synonymous with the Castelao grape until Lancer's trademarked the name)

Question 58

During the WWII era, which two commercial brands were the face of Portuguese wines alongside Port- producing sweet, semi-sparkling rosé wines

Answer 58

Mateus Lancers

Question 59

Traveling north directly across the Minho river from Vinho Verde's Monçao e Melgaco subregion will put you in which Rias Baixas sub region?

Answer 59

Condado do Tea

Question 60

Monçao e Melgaco is the sole subregion of which DOP?

Answer 60

Vinho Verde DOP- produces varietal Alvarinho (still & sparkling)

Question 61

What's the dominant grape required in the red blends of the Bairrada DOP? (min % of grape required?)

Answer 61

Baga (min. 50% in blends)

Question 62

Terras-de-Cister's Távora-Varosa DOP is the center of Portugal for what style of wine?

Answer 62

Sparkling

Question 63

Which Portuguese region has the most DOP's?

Answer 63

Lisboa (9 DOP's)

Question 64

True or False: Only white DOP wines are produced on the Portuguese islands of Açores.

Answer 64

True

Question 65

Portugal's Pico DOP, located in the Archipelago of Açores, is most famous for what style of wine. (What grapes are used?)

Answer 65

Fortified white wines (from Verdelho, Arinto, and Terrantez)