Styles and Fortified Wines of the World Flashcards
What is Setúbal?
A DOP in Portugal in the Península de Setubal region that makes Licoroso Branco and Tinto primarily from Moscatel Roxo (red) and Moscatel Graudo (white)
Where is Setúbal located?
South of the Tagus River along the Atlantic coastline
What is special about the fortification of Muscat de Setubal?
Moscatel grape skins are added to the wine and spirit mixture to macerate
What type of Muscat is Moscatel de Setúbal?
Muscat of Alexandria
What is Carcavelos?
A DOP in Portugal for Vinho Generoso - Fortified wine- from the Lisboa region. Tinto is primarily made from Castelão and Branco is primarily made from Arinto
What is Pico?
An island in the Azores known for white and fortified wines grown on lava rock
Name 3 fortified wines from Spain that are not Sherry
AndalucÍa: Màlaga, Montilla-Moriles, Condado de Huelva
Castilla y León: Rueda Dorado
What is a mistelle? Some examples?
Fortified grape must
Champagne- Ratafia
Cognac- Pineau des Charentes
Armagnac- Floc de Gascogne
Jura - Macvin du Jura
What is the fortified wine of Sicily?
Marsala
What are used to sweeten Marsala?
Mosto cotto - cooked must
Or
Sifone - a mistelle made by fortifying the must of overripe grapes
What three colors do Marsala wines come in?
Ambra, Oro, and Rubino
What grapes are used to produce ambra and oro wines in Marsala?
Grillo, Catarratto, Inzolia (Ansonica), and Damaschino
What grape varietals may be used to produce Rubino styles of Marsala?
Perricone, Calabrese (Nero d’Avola), and Nerello Mascalese
What are the three sweetness levels of Marsala?
Secco (max 40g/L rs)
Semisecco (40-100 g/L rs)
Dolce (min 100 g/L rs)
What is Vergine Marsala?
Vergine Stravecchio?
Vergine wines may not be sweetened
Must be fortified to at least 18%
Must be a secco style (max 40 g/L rs)
Vergine - min 5yrs in oak or cherry wood
Vergine Stravecchio- min 10yrs on oak or cherry wood
