Portugal - Peninsula de Setubal

Question 1

Name the DOP zones of the Peninsula de Setubal IGP

Answer 1

Setubal

Palmela

Question 2

Which river separates the DOP zones of Setubel and Palmela from the city of Lisboa?

Answer 2

Tagus

Question 3

What is the climate in the Peninsula de Setubal?

Answer 3

Mediterranean

Question 4

What are the major red and white grape varieties of the Palmela DOP?

Answer 4

Castelao min 66.7% for reds
Fernao Pires and Arinto for white

The DOP has liberal encepagement rules however and a number of international varieties are allowed

Question 5

Describe the wines of the Setubal DOP?

Answer 5

• Sweet white and red fortified wines are produced, from a minimum 67% Moscatel de Setúbal (Muscat d’Alexandria) or Moscatel Roxo, respectively.
• The wines have a particularly pungent, floral fragrance, developed through a lengthy maceration on Muscat skins—for up to six months—following the fermentation and fortification. The wines develop a tawny, burnt orange color and raisin spice character while maturing in large wooden casks for up to five years prior to release

Question 6

The Setubal DOP is in which Portuguese IGP?

Answer 6

Peninsula de Setubal

Question 7

The Palmela DOP is which Portuguese IGP?

Answer 7

Peninsula de Setubal