Varieties Flashcards
1
Q
Touriga Franca
A
- N°1 planted
- Late ripening
- Thick skins
- High vigour
Contributes:
Red and black fruit
Floral
Tannin
Acidity
Colour
2
Q
Tinta Roriz
A
(Tempranillo/Aragonez)
- Early ripening
- Water stress
- High yields
Contributes:
Body
Colour
3
Q
Tinta Barocca
A
- Early ripening
- High yields
- Heath damage/grape shrivelling
- Can lack acidity
- Colour fades quickly
Contributes:
Earthy flavours
4
Q
Touriga Nacional
A
- Mid ripening
- Thick skins
- Coulure
- High vigour
Contributes:
Black fruit
Floral
Tannin
Colour
Acidity
5
Q
Tinta Cão
A
- Late ripening
- Heat tolerant
- Thick skins
- Low yields
Contributes:
Concentration
Acidity
6
Q
Tinta Amarela
A
(Trincadeira)
- Tight bunches
Contributes:
Full body
Black fruit
Spices
7
Q
Sousão
A
- Thick skins
Contributes:
Colour
Acidity
8
Q
Malvasia Fina
A
(Boal)
- Neutral
- Medium acidity
- Full body
- Neutral
- Honey & Nuts when aged
- Oxidative style of White Port
9
Q
Moscatel Galego Branco
A
(Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains)
- Aromatic
- Fruity, unoxidised styles of White Port
10
Q
Palomino Fino
A
(Listán)
- 97% of Jerez plantings
- Mid to late ripening
- Drought resistant
- High yields
- Neutral
- Loses acidity quickly
11
Q
Moscatel de Chipiona
A
(Muscat of Alexandria)
- Sandy Arenas soils
- Late ripening
- Drought resistant
- Aromatic: orange blossom & grape
- Naturally sweet styles of sherry, or as a sweetening component
12
Q
PX
A
(Pedro Ximénez)
- High sugar levels
- Neutral
- Low acidity
- Raisins, molasses, licquorice (when dried)
- Naturally sweet styles of Sherry, or used as a sweetening component
13
Q
Tinta Negra
A
- N°1 planted on Madeira
- High yielding
- Easy to grow
- Recommended since 2015
- All sweetness levels
14
Q
Sercial
A
- High acidity
- Late ripening (last one to be picked)
Resistant to:
Powdery mildew
Susceptible to:
Grey rot
Poor fruit set
15
Q
Verdelho
A
- N°2 most planted on Madeira
- High acidity
Susceptible to:
Grey rot
Powdery mildew
Downey mildew
Coulure
