Portugal Q&A - Port Flashcards
Port Barrel
Pipe 550L-620L
Lei do Tergo
Law of the third- restricts port sales to 1/3 of inventory
Benefico Authorization
max wine that can be fortified a year
Max Yields Porto DOP
Red- 55 hl/ha White 65hl/ha
Vinhos ao Alta
Vertical row plantings in Porto
Patamares
wide terraced plantings in Porto, tractor friendly
Benefico/Mutage
fortification with aguardente when 1/3 of sugar is converted to alcohol
Ruby Styles of Port
Ruby Port, Ruby Reserve Port, Vintage Port, Single Quinta Vintage Port, LBV(Late Bottle Vintage) Port
Tawny Styles of Port
Tawny, Reserve Tawny, (10, 20, 30, 40)yr Tawny, Colheita Tawny
Ruby Port
2-3 yr aging in wood or cement before bottling
Ruby Reserve Port
“Vintage Character”
Vintage Port
1-3% of production, only exceptional Harvests, significant sediment as extended aging in btl, 3yr aging in cask
Single Quinta Vintage Port
1 estates harvest
Warres Single Vintage Port
Quinta da Cavadinha
Taylors Single Vintage Port
Quinta de Vargellas
Dows Single Vintage Port
Quinta do Bomfim
LBV Port- Late Bottle Vintage
4-6 yr cask aging, single vintage, filtered prior to bottling
Envelhicido em garrafa
unfiltered LBV Port with 3+ additional years of Aging
Tawny Port
no extensive cask aging, paler wines
Reserve Tawny Port
min 7 yrs aging in cask, mutivintage blend
Age Stamped Tawny Port
“Velho” 10-30yr old “Muito Velho” 40yr +
Min Alchohol.Sugar for Port
18-20% Alcohol, min 17.5 g/l
Crusted Port
wine has matured and has sediment left in bottle
Colheita Tawny
Vintage Dated, Min 7+yrs cask eg. Calem is a great specialist house that doesn’t btl until sold
Port Vintages in 2000’s
2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011
Port Vintages in 1990’s
1991, 1992, 1994, 1997
Great Port Vintages in 1960/70’s
1963, 1966, 1977
Lagares
ancient stone troughs used to food crush grapes
IVDP
Institutio dos Vinhos do Douro e Port
IVDP grants Beneficio authorization
based on point system w/ grades eg 1200+ is an A
Douro Port Pipe
550 L
Vila Nova de Gaia Port Pipe
620 L
Shipping size Port Pipe
534.24 L