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Douro / Port / Dao Flashcards

1
Q

Who pioneered vintage garrafeira Port style?

A

Neipoort.
They have their own style;
(few yrs in barrel / then min 8yrs in glass

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2
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What are the sub zones of the Douro? W to E

A

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

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3
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What is the source for Ramos Pinto’s 20yr Tawny?

A

Quinta do Bom Retiro (Cima Corgo)

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4
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What Estate does Roederer own in the Douro?

A

Ramos Pinto

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5
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What sub zone of the Douro has the highest concentration of Single Quinta Port houses?

A

Cima Corgo

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6
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What was the first Single Quinta bottling released and by who?

A

Quinta de Vargellas
(Taylor Fladgate)
1958
(location -(Douro Superior)

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7
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What year was Vargellas Vinha Velha released?

A

1995

Taylor Fladgate

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8
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Name a Single Quinta Port produced from ingrafted vines.

A

Quinta do Noval “Nacional”

In - Cima Corgo

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9
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What are the authorized WHITE grapes allowed for the production of Port?

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WHITE: (Encruzado, Bical, and Cercial)
Arinto (Pedernã)
Cercial
Donzelinho-Branco
Folgazão
Gouveio
Malvasia Fina / Moscatel Galego Branco / Rabigato Samarrinho / Semillon / Sercial (Esgana Cão)
Síria (Roupeiro) / Verdelho / Viosinho / Vital
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10
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What are the authorized RED grapes allowed for the production of Port?

A 
RED:
Aragonez (Tinta Roriz)
Bastardo
Castelão
Cornifesto
Donzelinho Tinto / Malvasia Preta / Marufo / Rufete
Tinta Barroca / Tinta Francisca / Tinto Cão
Touriga Franca, / Touriga Nacional / 
Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)
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11
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What is the min ABV for Porto Branco Leve Seco?

A

16.5%

18-20% for all others

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12
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What are the mountain ranges of the Douro?

A

Marão Mountains
Montemuro Mountains

(mostly granite)
(but Schist in the vineyards)

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13
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Name a 3 white grapes allowed in the productions of Port.

A

Malvasia Fina
Viosinho
Rabigato
Gouveio

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14
Q

Specifically, which grape is used for the production the Muscatel do Douro wines?

A

Moscatel Galego

min ABV 16.5% / AGE: 18M

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15
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Historically, where was all Port aged?

A

Villa Nova de Gaia.

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16
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What house was the first to produce table wines in the Douro?

A

Ferreira.
1952
Barca Velha
(most fruit came from Quinta do Vale Meão Estate)

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17
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What area the min RS levels for Port:

A 
Extra-Seco:    17.5 - 40 g/l
Seco:             40 - 65 g/l
Meio Seco:    65 - 85 g/l
Doce:             85 - 130 g/l
Muito Doce : + 130 g/l
18
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What are the ageing requirements for Port?

A

Vintage: btled by July 30 of 3rd yr after harvest.
(Wines may be sold from May 1 of the 2nd yr after harvest)
(LBV): min 4yrs and btled before Dec 31 of 6th yr.
(**additionally aged for 3yrs in btl “Envelhicido em garrafa”
Colheita: (Tawny) min 7yrs
10/20/30/+40 Years Old:
“Velho” 10-30yrs
“Muito Velho” 40+yrs
Crusted: indicated matured and left sediment in btl
Reserva: for “Ruby”-implies greater quality
“Tawny”-min 7yrs

19
Q

What does “Envelhicido em garrafa” indicate and on what bottle of wine would you find it?

A

LBV wines that area aged an additional 3yrs in btl.

means “bottle matured”

20
Q

An LBV Port that is has additional ageing in bottle may label it as?

A

“Envelhicido em garrafa”

21
Q

What is the yield for red wines of Port?

A

Branco: 65 hl/ha
Tinto: 55 hl/ha

22
Q

What DOP sits within the Beiro Atlantico?

A

Barraida DOP
(min 50% BAGA plus
Alfrocheiro, Camarate, Castelão, Jaen, and Touriga Nacional

23
Q

What area the authorized varietals for “Classico” Barraida?

A

Baga / Alfrocheiro / Camarate /

Castelão / Jaen / Touriga Nacional

24
Q

What area the authorized white grapes of Barraida?

A

Arinto (Pedernã) / Bical / Cercial
Chardonnay / Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes)
Pinot Blanc / Rabo de Ovelha
Sauvignon / Sercealinho / Verdelho

25
Q

Where is the centre of sparkling wine production in Portugal and what IGP does it sit within?

A

Tavora-Verosa DOP

sits within Terras de Cister IGP

26
Q

What grape must represent 30% of new plantings in the Tavora-Varosa DOP?

A

Malvasia Fina

for sparkling wines

27
Q

What area the mountain ranges of the Dao?

A
  • Serra da Estrela (highest)
  • Serra do Caramulo
  • Serra da Nave.
28
Q

What are the recommended white grapes for Port production?

A

Encruzado
Bical
Cercial

29
Q

What are the recommended red grapes for Port productions?

A

Touriga Nacional / Jaen / Touriga Franca
Alfrocheiro / Aragonez / Bastardo
Rufete / Trincadeira / Tinta Cão

30
Q

Cabernet Sauvignon may be used for the production of Port up to what %?

A

40%

same as Semillon

31
Q

What are the requirements for a red wine labeled ‘Nobre” from the Dao?

A

R - min 15% Touriga Nacional / max 85% of Jaen, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, and Aragonez.

  • min 3yrs age
  • min ABV 12%
  • *Nobre Reserva reds are aged for 42 m
  • *Nobre Garrafeira wines require 48 m (inc 18M btl)

(W-min 15% Encruzado /max 85% of Cercial, Bical, Malvasia Fina, and Verdelho.)

  • 1yr aging
  • min ABV 11.5%
32
Q

What is the min ABV for a Bairrada Clássico red?

A

12.5%

33
Q

When did Port gain its appellation?

A

Port (1756)

34
Q

What is the lei do terço ?

A

“Law of the third”
(set my the IVDP-governing body over Port)
(restricts the sale of 1-3rd of a Port houses total inventory in 1 year)
(also the labeling, taste analysis for authenticity, age designations)

35
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What does the IVDP stand for?

A

Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto

Douro Port Wine Institute

36
Q

What does the beneficio authorization refer to and who enforces it?

A

maximum amount of wine that may be fortified in a given year—based on a matrix of twelve factors.
(IVDP)

37
Q

How does the Beneficio authorization work?

A
  • Wineries are graded on 12 factors.
  • each factor has a min/max point scale
  • total points are 2361
  • fall within a range - graded “A” through “F”
38
Q

What area the major factors of the Benecefico Authorization?

A
  1. soil / climactic factors
  2. Vine factors
  3. Grapes
  4. Max yield R-55hl/ha W-65
39
Q

What area Patamares?

A

wide terraces you can use a tractor on for harvest in Portugal.

40
Q

What does Aguardente translate to and what is its ABV?

A

“Burning Water”

77%

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