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What relevance does the treaty of windsor have on the Portuguese wine trade?
It established a treaty with england that would solidify an extensive amount of trade business between the two kingdoms
When was the Madiera Archipeligo discovered and by who?
1419 by Prince Henry the Navigator
When and where did the english discover Port?
They arrived in Abbot of Lamego in the Duoro Valley in 1678
What did the Abbey of Lamego practice that made port production possible?
Mutage
What was the treaty of Methuen and when?
It was a treaty in 1703 to give preferential Tariffs to the Portuguese over the French
What was the first Established Port House? When?
Kopke in 1638 - 40 years before the English arrived Christain Kopke - German established this house.
What were the first three english established Port Houses?
Croft, Taylor, and Warre & Co
Who and when finally established the boundaries and laws of the Douro wine region?
Douro wine company in 1756
What does Feitoria and Rama mean in the vineyard classifications of Port?
Feitoria - marked with white stones - meant for english import
Rama - lesser vineyards for domestic wines
What is the modern day wine governing body of Douro? Of Portugal?
The Douro Port Wine Insitute - IVDP
Junta nacional do Vinhos - Portugal
Which region of Portugal was spared from the ravages of Phylloxera?
Colares
When di the Portuguese Appellation system finally come in to play?
2009
WHat are the 14 IGP’s of Portugal?
Minho Transmontano Duriense Terras do Dao Terras do Cister Terras da Beira Beira Atlantico Tejo Lisboa Alentejano Peninsula de Setubal Algarve Terra Madierenses Acores
What does Garrafiera mean? Aging requirements for red? White?
It means private wine cellar
Red: min 30 mos w/12 in bottle
White: min 12 mo w/6 in bottle
What does garrafiera mean when seen on a bottle of port? What about for Neipoort’s Garrafiera?
Additional 3 years in bottle for regular Garrafiera.
Neipoort Garrafiera - at least 8 years in Demi Jon
What dose Reserva indicate on a portuguese wine label? WHat about for Sparkling wines?
.5% higher then minimum requirement for the appellation
For sparkling wines - 12 months on lees
What is the most widely grown red grape variety in portugal?
Castelao
What is a the synonym for Castelao and who established this synonym?
Periquita - establised by JM Fronseca
What all is the most planted grape of the Dao?
Jaen - Mencia
Bical Tinto and Mortagua Preto are synonyms for what grape?
Touriga Nacional?
What is the most planted white casta of Portugal?
Fernao Perez - Maria Gomez
WHich IGP and DOP of Portugal share exact geographic boundaries?
Minho IGP and Vinho Verde DOP
What is the Enforcado system?
Portuguese Pergola System
What is the largst DOP of Portugal?
Vinho Verde
Which border separates Spain from Portugal in the Vinho Verde DOP?
Minho
What are the most heavily planted grapes of Vinho Verde? What is the soil type?
Louriero Tajadura, Avesso, Pederna(Arinto) and albarino
Granite
Moncao e Melgaco produces what quality varietal wines? Why does this make sense?
They produce quality varietally bottled albarino and are directly across the border from Spain’s Condad do tea
What is a Tenturier Grape? Name a grape of portugal that is such?
It is a red grape with red juice - Vinhao
Where is Transmontano IGP?
It is located to the east of Minho along the Spanish border to the north of the Duriense.
What are the three sub regions of Tras-os-Montes DOP?
Chaves, Valpacos, Planalto, Mirandes.
Duriense IGP Incompasses what two DOP’s?
Duoro and Porto
What are the two mountain ranges that are within the Douro?
Marao & Montemuro Mountains
What is the preferred soil type of Port?
Schist
What are the three sub-regions of Duoro? which one touches Spain?
Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Duoro Superior - Touches spain
What style of wines can be produced under Douro DOP?
Table wines and liquoroso
What are the ABV’ of Douro wines regular and reserva?
White - 10.5 reg - 11.5 reservez
Rose / Red - 11 reg 12
What are the aging requirements for Douro White and Red Wines?
White Reserva - 6 mo
Red Reserva - 1 year
What are the 4 new IGP’s that were divided from Bieras IGP?
Terras do Dao, Terras de Cister, Terras da Beira, Beira Atlantico
What are elevations are the best vineyards of the Dao situated at?
400-500
What are seven sub-regions of the Dao?
Serra de Estrela, Alva, Besteiros, Castendo, Silgueiros, Terras de Azurara, Terras de Senorhim
What are does the designation Nobre mean in the Dao?
White : must contain 15% min Encruzado and Max 85% Cercialm Bical, Malvasia FIna, Verdelho, must under go one year of aging and have a minimum 11.5% alcohol
Red: 15% min Touriga Nacional max 85% Jaen, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, Argonez
Min 3 years aging and 12% ABV
Dao aging requirements for:
Nobre Reserva - red and white
Nobre Garrafeira - red and white
NObre Reserva White- 1 year Red - 42 mo NObre Garrafiera White - 18mo total with 9 mo in botte Red - 48 mo aging total - 18 mo in bottle
What kind of soils are the Barros soils of Bairrada?
Clay
What are the requirements for the new Bairrada Classico designation?
Min 50% baga red only and 12.5 % abv rather then the 11 DOP standard
What river runs through Lisboa?
Tagus
What are the 9 DOP’s of Lisboa IGP?
Bucelas, Colares, Carcavelos, Arruda, Torres Vedras, Alenquer, Obidos, Lourinha, Encosta de Aire
What regions does Encostas de Aire DOP overlap into ?
Alta Estremadura and Estremadura , Lisboa
Where can you find Chao Rija Soil?
In Colares
What is special about the Ramisco and Malvasia that make up Colares red and whites majority planting?
They are ungrafted due to Colares being untouched by Phylloxera
What is Vinho Abafado?
A partially fermented must preserved with alcohol
What was the Peninsula de Setubal IGP formerly called? What DOP’s does it currently encompass?
Terras do Sado
Setubal and Pamela
What mountains affect the climate of Palmela on the Setubal Peninsula?
The Arrabida Mountains
What is the main grape of Palmela DOP red and white?
White: Fernao Perez
Red:Castelao
What are the two types of Moscatel that are used in the blend of the sweet wines of Setubal? Styles? What is unique about this wine?
Moscatel do Setubal or Moscatel Roxo they are produced as sweet red or white fortified wines and undergo a lengthy masceration on the skins of up to 6 months
What are the 6 sub-regions of DoTejo?
Coruche, Chamusca, Cartaxo, Santarem, Tomar and Almeirim
What are the geographical features that surround Tejo IGP?3
North - Beiras
West - Lisboa
East - Alentejano
South Peninsula de Setubal
Alentejano IGP covers what percentage of Portugals land mass?
30%
What are the 8 sub-regions of Alentejo Dop
Evora, Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Vdiguera, Reguengos, Redondo, Portalegre
What are the mountains that run throught the northern most sector of Alentejo DOP
Sao Mamede Mountains
What is the southern Most IGP or Portugal?
Algarve
What are the 4 DOP zones of Algarve?
Lagos, Lagoa, Portimao, Tavira
What are the three Islands of the Acores that have DOP zones?
Pico, Graciosa and Terciera
List the IGP regions of Portugal from North to South
Minho Tranmontano Duriense Terras de Cister Beira Atlantico Terras do Dao Terras da Beira Lisboa Tejo Peninsula de Setubal Alentejano Algarve Terras Madierenses Acores
What is the sole DOP of Minho IGP
Vinho Verde
What are the subzones of Vinho Verde?
Moncao y Melgaco, Lima, Cavado, Basto, Ave, Amarante, Sousa, Baiao, Paiva
What changes in Vinho Verde DOP with the addition of any sub-zone to the label except Sousa?
+1% ABV
What is the sole DOP of Transmontano IGP?
Tras-os-montes DOP
Where would you find the labeling term Reserva Velha or Grande Reserva on a bottle of sparkling wine? What does it mean?
Tras-os-montes - min 3 years prior to disgorgement
What is the sole DOP of Terras de Cister IGP
Tavora-Varosa
What is the sole DOP of Beira Atlantico IGP? What is unique about its styles/varietals?
Red white rose sparkling
Tinto - mine 85% Baga + Alfrocheiro, Camarate, Castelao, Jaen, Touriga Nacional
Classico Designation for red = min 12.5% ABV
What is are the two DOP’s of Terras do Dao IGP? What is its sub-region?
DOP's Lafoes And Dao Subregion Terras de Lafoes
What is the best expression of wine coming from Lafoes DOP?
White min 85% Arinto +cerical dona branca, sercial and Rabo de Ovelha
Red min 40% Amaral + Jaen and Pilongo
What is the sole DOP of the Terras da Beira IGP?
Beira Interior DOP
What are the sub-regions of Lisboa IGP
Extremadura and Alta Extremeadura
What are the DOP regions of Lisboa?
Encostas d'Aire Lourinha Obidos Alnquer Arruda Torres Vedras Bucelas Carcavelos Colares
What are the two sub-regions of Encostas d’Aire DOP? What is a local specialty and its’ blend?
Ourem and Alcobaca
Ourem White - Fernao Pires
Alcobaca white - Min 65% Fernao Pires, Ratinho, Tamares, Vital
Medival de Ourem - 80% Fernao Pires + 20% Trincadera - Rose
Ourem Red Trincadera
Alcobaca - min 65% Aragonez, Baga, Castelao, Tinta Miuda, Touriga Nacional
What does Lourinha DOP produce?
Brandy Tinto and Branco
What does Bucelas DOP produce?
White and Sparkling only from Min 75% Arinto+Sercial and Rabo de Ovelha
What does Carcaveos DOP produce? Styles/varietals?
Vino Licouroso
Branco: 75% Arrinto Ratinho & Galego Dourado
Tinto: min 75% Castelauo and Preto Martinho
What does Vinho Leve mean on a Portuguese Wine?
1% lower ABV then the DOP standard
What are the subregions of Dotejo DOP
Almeirim, Cartaxo, Chamusco, Coruche, Santarem, Tomar
What are the minimum - aging requirements for Peninsula de Setubal superior ?
Minimum 5 years
What are the sub-regions of Algarve IGP?
Lagoa
POrtimao
Lagos
Tavira
What are the aging requirements for Noble in Spain?
18mo
What are the aging requirements for Anejo in Spain?
24 mo
What are aging requirements for Viejo
36 mo
What are the DO’s of Andalucia?
Condado de Huelva Jerez Malaga Montilla-Moriles Sierras de Malaga
What does Condado De Huelva produce?
A sherry-esq wine with similar styles avail able
Palido - viejo - min 3yrs
Vino generoso de licor - 2 years in wood
What sets the Montilla-Moriles Do sub-zone Montilla Moriles Supeior apart from the rest of the DO?
A higher concentration of Albarize
What are the subzones of Malaga DO
Axarquia, Montes de Malaga, Manilva, Norte, Serrania de Ronda
What is the sub-zone of Sierra de Malaga DO?
Serrania de Ronda
What are the Do’s of Aragon?
Campo de Borja
Calatayud
Carinena
Somantano
What style of wine is the Aguja style wine from Calatayud?
Semi sparkling from inrntional grapes chard gewurtz SB
The two DO’s of the Balearic Islands
Pla I Levant
Binissalem
What are the DO’s of Canary Islands?
Albona El Heirro Gran Canaria La Gomera La Palma Lanzarote Tacoronte-Acentejo Valle de Guimar Valle de la Orotava Ycoden Daute Isora
What is the most interesting wine that is made in El Heirro DO
A sunned grape wine made from Pedro Jimenez
Where us Vino do Tea produced?
On the Canary Islands
What are the Do’s of Catilla y Leon?
Arlanza Arribes Bierzo Cigales Ribiera del Duero Rueda Tierra de Leon Tierra del Vino de Zamora
What are the Do’s of Castilla La Mancha
Almansa La Mancha Manchuela Mentrida Mondejar Ribera del Jucar Ucles Valdepenas
What are the Do’s of Catalonia
Alella Cataluna Cava Conca de Barbera Costers del Segre Emorda Monstant Penedes Pla de Bages Tarragona Terra Alta
What are the DO’s of Extremadura
Ribera del Guadiana DO
What are the sub-zones of Ribera del Guadiano DO
Tierra de Barros, Ribiera Alta, Ribiera Baja, Montanchez, Matanegra, Canamero
What are the DO’s of Galicia?
Monterrei Rias Baixas Ribera Sacra Ribiero Valdeorras
What are the sub-regions of the Vinos de Madrid Do
Arganda, Navalcarnero, San Martin de Valdeglesias