Tejo, Alentejano, Algarve, Islands Flashcards
What are the 6 sub-regions of Do Tejo DOP?
- Coruche
- Cartaxo
- Santarém
- Tomar
- Chamusca
- Almerim
What styles and from what grapes are produced in DO Tejo DOP?
White wines outnumber reds & rosados
White - Fernão Pires
Red - Castelão
What IGP covers 30% of Portugal’s land mass?
Alentejano IGP
What is the sole DOP of Alentejano?
Alentejo DOP
What is the sole DOP of the Tejo IGP?
Tejo DOP
What is the most important white grape of Alentejano?
Antão Vaz
What color wines are mostly produced in Alentejano DOP? From what grapes?
- Reds exceed whites
- Trincadeira
What are the 8 sub-zones of Alentejano DOP?
- Moura
- Granja-Amareleja
- Évora
- Vidigueira
- Reguengos
- Redondo
- Borba
- Portalegre
What region of Portugal has widespread Quercus Suber trees?
Alentejo
What is the most promising sub-zone of Alentejo DOP?
Portalegre
What was Do Tejo DOP formerly known as?
Ribatejo
What grapes dominate Algarve’s production?
Red - Castelão, Tinta Negra Mole
White - Arinto, Síria
What is the southernmost IGP of Portugal?
Algarve
What industry dominates Algarve?
Resort tourism
What are the 4 DOPs of Algarve?
- Lagos
- Portimão
- Lagoa
- Tavira
How many of the 9 Azores Islands have DOP zones? What are they?
3 of the 9
- Pico (fortified)
- Biscoitos (fortified)
- Graciosa (Dry whites)
What style of wine is produced in the Biscoitos DOP of the Azores Island of Terceira? What are the authorized grapes?
Fortified whites from Verdelho, Arinto and Terrantez
What style of wine is produced from the Graciosa DOP of the Azores Island?
Dry white table wine
What volcanic islands are located 1,000 miles off the coast of Portugal?
Açores Islands
The Terras Madeirenses IGP covers what two inhabited isles of the Madeira archipelago?
Madeira and Porto Santo
What DOP of Madeira is for unfortified wines? What colors are permitted?
Madeirense DOP
Red, white, rosado
What is Vinhos ao Roda?
Madeira that had undergone the “torna viagem” (round trip)
What style of wine is produced on the Pico DOP of Azores? What are the requirements?
- Fortified whites
- min 16% abv after fortification
- min 3 years in barrel
- Grapes: Verderlho, Arinto, and Terrantez
What is “Vinhos Canteiro”?
Madeira that was matured on the island
