Tejo / Madeira Flashcards
What are the sub regions of the DoTejo DOP?
Tomar Coruche Chamusca Cartaxo Santarém Almeirim
What are the sub zones of the Alentejo DOP?
Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Évora, Vidigueira, Reguengos, Redondo, Borba, and Portalegre
What is he northern most sub zone of the Alentejo DOP?
Portalegre
(on the Sao Memende Mountains)
(Granitic soils)
What is the dominant varietal of the Alentejo DOP?
W/ Trincadeira
(+Antão Vaz, Arinto (Pedernã), Fernão-Pires (Maria Gomes)
R/ Alfrocheiro
Wha are the DOP’s of Algarve? W-E
Lagos DOP
Portimão DOP
Lagoa DOP
Tavira DOP
LAGOS -
R min70% comb Negra Mole and Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)
What islands of the Acores have PDO’s N-S
Graciosas (10.5 / 9M)(no fortified)
Terceira (Biscoitos DOP-16%/36M)
Pico (highest in Portugal 7500’)(16%/24M)
What are the authorized varietals of the Pico Island?
(Acores)
Verdelho
Arinto (Pedernã)
Terrantez
What is the age requirement for a licoroso wine from Pico?
24M
min 16% ABV
What is the parentage of Arnsburger and where would you find it?
Riesling cross (clone 88 X clone 64) (Madeirense DOP (table wine DOP of Madeira)
What area the Northern DOP of Madeira? W-E
Porto Moniz
Sao Vincent
Santana
What are the Southern DOP of Madeira? W-E
Calheta Ponta do Sol Ribeira Brava Camera de Lobos Funchal Santa Cruz Machico
What are the recommended red grapes for Madeira?
Bastardo Malvasia Cândida Roxa (Malvasia Roxa) Tinta (Tinta da Madeira) Tinta Negra (Tinta Negra Mole) Verdelho Tinto AUTHORIZED: Complexa, Deliciosa, Listrão, Triunfo
What are the recommended white grapes for Madeira?
Sercial Verdelho Malvasia Fina (Boal) Malmsey (Malvasia Branca de São Jorge) (BUT Tinta Negra accounts for 85%-can now appear on labels) Terrantez (once thought to be Folgasão) Malvasia Cândida (Malvasia di Lipari),
AUTHORIZED:
Caracol, Carão-de-Moça,, Moscatel Graúdo, Rio-Grande, Valveirinho
What are the ageing requirements for Madeira?
Vinho de Canteiro: 2yr wood, and may not be bottled for 36 months after the final fortification
Vinho de Estufagem: Can bottle after 12M after estufagem
Colheita: Can bottle after Oct. 31 of 5th yr
Frasqueira: 20 years in wood
Solera: min 5yrs in solera
(only 10% may be drawn off each year)
What is the age requirements for Frasqueira Madeira?
20yrs in wood
How long must a Madeira spend in Solera?
min 5yrs
10% max drawn each year
When could a Madeira produced in 2018 be released as a Colheita?
Oct 31s of 2023
What area Poios?
Stone walls that terrace the Madeira island.
usually Basalt
What are Latadas?
trellis system used to keep vines off the damp ground.
What is the governing body that oversees Madeira?
(IVBAM)
Wine, Embroidery and Handicraft Institute of Madeira
What does IVBAM stand for and what dis its purpose?
Wine, Embroidery and Handcraft Institute of Madeira.
largest Madeira producer?
Justino Henriques.
over half of productions
When was the Madeira Wine Company formed?
1913
Who is the largest independent producer of Madeira?
Henriques and Henriques
What area the 3 companies involved in the Madeira Trade and give an example of each?
- Production Company; makes it (Madeira Wine Co.)
- Shipping Company; trades the wine (Bart Brod)
- Partidistas; store wine and sell it at. maturity (?)
(similar to Almacenistas of Sherry)
What area the varietal labeling laws for Madeira?
- Multy Vintage blend - 85%
- Vintage dated - 100%
List the varietal wines of Madeira from driest to sweetest.
- SERCIAL
- VERDELHO
- BOAL
- MALVASIA
WHAT GRAPES ARE ALLOWED TO MACERATE WITH THEIR SKINS?
Boal / Malvasia
Sercial / Verdelho removed from skins
How long is the “estágio”
(period of rest after the Estufagem process (min 3M)
Estagio - min 90 days
What is the main difference between Estufagem and Canteiro ?
Estufagem:
-direct heat / 90 days
- or placing wine in a room (armazens de calor) and use indirect heat (lower temps - longer time (1yr)
Canteiro: slowest. in barrel. in houses. 20yrs
May be released at 3yrs, but the best after 20yrs average
FRASQUEIRAS
What method of heating does Frasqueiras use?
Canteiro
What area the 4 variants of volcanic soil on Madeira?
- Saibro (decomposed red tufa)
- Cascalho (stony soil)
- Pedra molle (arenaceous soil,decomposed yellow tufa)
- Massapes (clay from the decomposition of dark tufa)
Porto Santo: volcanic and limestone
What is the max yield of Madeira?
80hl/ha
What is the average RS in a Sercial Madeira?
40-45g/l
What area the age restrictions of a multi vintage Madeira?
Seleccionado: 3 -5 yrs
Reserve: 5 - 10yrs
Special Reserve: 10 - 15yrs
Extra Reserve: 15 - 20yrs
Solera: max 10% drawn off each year, and only 10 total additions may be made to each solera.
