Portugal Q&A - Portugal Flashcards
Treaty of Windsor
1386 Trade Allience w/ England
English Discovery of Port
1678 at Abbot of Lamego, first instance of “mutage” practice
Mutage
Stopping fermentation with addition of Brandy, “burning water” = 77% ABV
Black Strap
Nickname of port during early exports to England
Treaty of Methuen
1703 Trade agreement w/ Preferential Treatment for Portugal
Kopke
est 1638 first official port house, german owner of Cristiano Kopke
Warres/ Taylor
est 1700’s both British
Year Douro appellation created
1756
Fradulent Color added in 1740-1750’s
elderberry and sugar mixture
Douro Wine Company
est 1756, created boundaries and practice for port
Douro Wine Company port vineyards grading system
Feitoria- best saved for english, Rama- lesser used domestically
IVDP
Douro Port Wine Institute, Now regulatory board , manages exports and regulates prices, monopolized sales of aguardente
Aguardente
portugese brandy, commonly used in port
Island covered in woods
Maderia
Vinhos ao Roda
Wines that made it Round Trip
Popular with colonial trade- new americas and brazil
Maderia
Portugal joins EU
1986
Quintas
estates
Estufagem
heat aging process to replace sea voyages, early 1800’s
DOP/DOC
Denominacao de Origem Protegida/ Controlada
IGP
Indicacao Georgrafica Protegida, min 85% of grapes grown in specific region
IGP/VR
Vinhos Regional, 14 total in Portugal
14 Vinhos Regional
Minho, Transmontano, Duriense, Terras do Cister, Terras do Dao, Terras da Beria, Beria Atlantico, Tejo, Lisboa, Alentejano, Peninsula de Setubal, Algarve, Terras Madeirnses, Acores
Garraferia
Private wine cellar
Tinto Garraferia aging
30mo, 12 in bottle
Branco/Rosado Garraferia
12mo, 6 in bottle
Garraferia for Port
Niepoort, ages few years in barrel and min 8 yr in Glass Demijohns
Reserva for Sparkling
12mo on lees
Colheta Seleccionada
min 1% higher alcohol content than established
Minho VR - DOP
Vinhos Verde DOP
Enforcado
trellised high off the ground by using treetrunks, telephone polls etc
Largest DOP in Portugal
Vinhos Verde DOP
Climate of Vinhos Verde
lush, rainy and cool- grey rot is a problem
Soil of Vinhos Verde DOP
Shallow Granite Slopes
Branco Grapes of Vinhos Verde
Loureiro (heaviest planted), Trajadura (Treixadura), Alvarinho (Albarino), Avesso, Pederna (Arinto)
Rosado/Tinto Grapes of Vinho Verde
Vinhao (teinturier), Espadeiro, Borracal, Alvarelhao
Reds of Vinho Verde Sparkling?
Gain from Malo Fermentation in Bottle
Teinturier Grape
Grape with red flesh and skin
Alvarinho Varietally made
Moncao, min 11.5% alcohol
Moncao e Melgaco
across from Condado de Tea
Trasmontano VR- DOP
Tras-os-Montes DOP
Main grapes of Tras-os-montes DOP
Red- Touriga National, Tinta Roiz, Bastardo (Trousseau) White- Fernao Pires, Gouveio (Verdelho), Siria
Duriense VR- DOP’s
Douro DOP, Porto DOP
Prefered soil of Douro Valley
Schist Soil
Mountains of Douro River
Marao, Montemurmo
Subzones of Douro DOP
Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior