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Lisboa.Setubal Flashcards

1
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What are the subzones of Northern Lisboa IGP? What DOP do they overlap?

A

Alta Estremadura & Estremadura

Encostas da Aire DOP

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What is Lisboa historically known for?

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Huge production of co-op and Vinhos de Mesa wines. Higher quality production is starting to increase in the DOP zones.

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Major Grapes of Lisboa (Encostas da Aire to Arruda)

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Tinto: Aragonez, Baga, Castelão, Tinta Miúda, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, plus
Branco: Arinto, Fernão Pires, Ratinho, Rabo de Ovelha, Seara Nova, Tamarez, Vital, plus

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Styles Authorized in Encostas da Aire

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Branco, Rosado, Tinto, Medieval de Ourém

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What are the subregions of Encostas da Aire?

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Alcobaça

Ourém

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What is Medieval de Ourém?

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A style authorized in Encostas da Aire, historic to Ourém:
80% Fernão Pires + 20% Trincadeira. The musts are fermented separately for the first 4-10 days of fermentation, after which the red must (including solids) is added to the white must. The restulting wine is red.

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Authorized styles in Óbidos

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Tinto, Branco, Rosado, Espumante

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What is the product of Lourinhã?

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Aguardente, min 38% abv, aged for 24mos

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Authorized styles in Alenquer, Torres Vedras, Arruda

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Tinto, Branco Only

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What are the three DOPs around Lisbon?

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Bucelas (north)
Colares (west, Atlantic Coast)
Carcavelos (west, Tejo estuary)

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What is the product of Bucelas?

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Dry and sparkling white

min. 75% Arinto, plus Sercial, Rabo de Ovelha

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What is unique about the soils of Colares?

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Mostly sand until you get further inland; therefore, most of the vines in Colares are ungrafted.

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Colares: Encepagement, assemblage, aging

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Encepagement:
Tinto: min. 80% Ramisco in chão de areia (sand), min. 80% Castelão in chão rija
Branco: min. 80% Malvasia

Assemblage: 90% Ramisco (everywhere) for red, plus
Branco is as per encepagement

Aging
Tinto: 21mos; 18 in wood, 3 in bottle
Branco: 9mos; 6 in wood, 3 in bottle

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What is the other major soil type of Colares, other than sand? What grape varietal is grown there?

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Chao Rija, a harder soil type; vineyards planted on Chao Rija may be planted to up to min. 80% Castelão (but to label as Colares DOP, Ramisco must make up 90% of the blend).

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What is the smallest DOP in Lisboa (due largely to urban sprawl)?

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Carcavelos

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What are the major grapes of Carcavelos?

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Reds: min. 75% Castelão and Preto Martinho
Whites: Arinto, Galego Dourado, Ratinho

17
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What style are the wines of Carcavelos?

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Fortified.
Wines are fermented dry, fortified with vinho abafado, and aged for at least two years, plus six months in bottle.
Max RS 150g/L

18
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What is vinho abafado?

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Essentially mistelle: partially fermented must preserved with alcohol.

19
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What are the DOPs of Lisboa?

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Encostas de Aire
Óbidos
Lourinhã
Alenquer
Torres Vedras
Arruda
Bucelas
Colares
Carcavelos
20
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What is the climate of Península de Setúbal IGP? What areas does it include?

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Mediterranean; framed by the Tagus and Sado estuaries, and the Atlantic.

21
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What are the two DOPs of Península de Setúbal IGP?

A

Palmela

Setúbal

22
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Palmela DOP encompasses two main soil types: what are they?

A

Sand on the plains

Clay-limestone on the foothills of the Arrabida Mountains

23
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What is the encépagement of Palmela DOP?

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Reds: min. 66.7% Castelão
Whites: Fernão Pires and Arinto
Many international varietals are also authorized

24
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What are the styles of Palmela DOP?

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Red, White, Rosado, Frisante, Espumante, Licoroso

25
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What style are the wines of Setúbal DOP?

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Vinhos Licoroso; like Madeira, some barrels historically underwent the torna viagem process.

26
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What colors/grapes are produced in Setúbal DOP?

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Red and White, of min. 67% Moscatel de Setúbal or Moscatel Roxo.
If one variety comprises min. 85% of the blend, it may be varietally labeled.

27
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What is the process for the wines of Setúbal DOP?

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Fermentation and fortification, followed by long skin-contact maceration of up to six months. The wine is then aged for up to five years (min. 18mos) in large wooden cask before bottling.

28
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What is the minimum RS for Setúbal wine?

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280g/L at max 20 years old

340g/L at min. 20 years old

29
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What labeling designations are permitted for Moscatel de Setúbal?

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10, 20, 30, 40+ years old

Superior: 5+ years old

30
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Who is the major producer of Setúbal DOP?

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JM da Fonseca

31
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What is Moscatel de Setúbal?

A

Muscat of Alexandria

32
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What DOP in Portugal remains phylloxera-free, and why?

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Colares; sandy soil.

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