Portugal Q&A - Port Flashcards

1
Q

Port Barrel

A

Pipe 550L-620L

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2
Q

Lei do Tergo

A

Law of the third- restricts port sales to 1/3 of inventory

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3
Q

Benefico Authorization

A

max wine that can be fortified a year

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4
Q

Max Yields Porto DOP

A

Red- 55 hl/ha White 65hl/ha

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5
Q

Vinhos ao Alta

A

Vertical row plantings in Porto

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6
Q

Patamares

A

wide terraced plantings in Porto, tractor friendly

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7
Q

Benefico/Mutage

A

fortification with aguardente when 1/3 of sugar is converted to alcohol

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8
Q

Ruby Styles of Port

A

Ruby Port, Ruby Reserve Port, Vintage Port, Single Quinta Vintage Port, LBV(Late Bottle Vintage) Port

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9
Q

Tawny Styles of Port

A

Tawny, Reserve Tawny, (10, 20, 30, 40)yr Tawny, Colheita Tawny

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10
Q

Ruby Port

A

2-3 yr aging in wood or cement before bottling

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11
Q

Ruby Reserve Port

A

“Vintage Character”

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12
Q

Vintage Port

A

1-3% of production, only exceptional Harvests, significant sediment as extended aging in btl, 3yr aging in cask

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13
Q

Single Quinta Vintage Port

A

1 estates harvest

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14
Q

Warres Single Vintage Port

A

Quinta da Cavadinha

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15
Q

Taylors Single Vintage Port

A

Quinta de Vargellas

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16
Q

Dows Single Vintage Port

A

Quinta do Bomfim

17
Q

LBV Port- Late Bottle Vintage

A

4-6 yr cask aging, single vintage, filtered prior to bottling

18
Q

Envelhicido em garrafa

A

unfiltered LBV Port with 3+ additional years of Aging

19
Q

Tawny Port

A

no extensive cask aging, paler wines

20
Q

Reserve Tawny Port

A

min 7 yrs aging in cask, mutivintage blend

21
Q

Age Stamped Tawny Port

A

“Velho” 10-30yr old “Muito Velho” 40yr +

22
Q

Min Alchohol.Sugar for Port

A

18-20% Alcohol, min 17.5 g/l

23
Q

Crusted Port

A

wine has matured and has sediment left in bottle

24
Q

Colheita Tawny

A

Vintage Dated, Min 7+yrs cask eg. Calem is a great specialist house that doesn’t btl until sold

25
Q

Port Vintages in 2000’s

A

2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011

26
Q

Port Vintages in 1990’s

A

1991, 1992, 1994, 1997

27
Q

Great Port Vintages in 1960/70’s

A

1963, 1966, 1977

28
Q

Lagares

A

ancient stone troughs used to food crush grapes

29
Q

IVDP

A

Institutio dos Vinhos do Douro e Port

30
Q

IVDP grants Beneficio authorization

A

based on point system w/ grades eg 1200+ is an A

31
Q

Douro Port Pipe

A

550 L

32
Q

Vila Nova de Gaia Port Pipe

A

620 L

33
Q

Shipping size Port Pipe

A

534.24 L