Duriense IGP Flashcards by Christina Stanley

White varieties of Port

Arinto (Pedernã), Cercial, Donzelinho-Branco, Folgazão, Gouveio (Godello), Malvasia Fina, Moscatel Galego Branco, Rabigato, Samarrinho, Semillon, Sercial (Esgana Cão), Síria (Roupeiro), Verdelho, Viosinho, Vital

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Red varietals of Port

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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What is Garrafeira (Port production)?

Single vintage, 4-8 years in wood, 15 additional years in demijohn oxidative and reductive qualities.

Niepoort pioneered style

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What is a shipping vessel for Port called?

Pipe: 550L or 532.34 L

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Oldest exporter of Port

Kopke

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Main soil type of Duoro

Schist, yellow mostly
Very steep terroir, hand harvested

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Where is the majority of Port aged?

In the huddles of ships lodged in Vila Nova de Gaia

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What does Muito Doce mean on a bottle of port?

130 g/L RS

Very Sweet!

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Who made the first Port Rosé?

Croft, 2008

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Mountains of Porto

Granite Marao and Montemuro

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Three subzones of Duoro (Duriense)

Baixo Corgo (highest density of plantings)
Cima Corgo (highest total vineyard acreage)
Duoro superior (largest, most arid, most sparsely planted region in Duoro) *Also called Upper Duoro

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What is a tappit?

2.5 L bottle for port

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What year did Porto join EU standards

2009

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Who pioneered Garrafeira port?

Neipoort

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Declared port vintages

66, 67, 85, 92 94, 95, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011,17* great vintage 18, 19

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When did Englishmen discover Port at Lamego, a mountain town in Duoro?

1678

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What are patamares?

A restructuring of vineyards to make them wider for mechanical harvesting in the 70s, like a wider terrace

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What is a rabelo?

A traditional port shipping boat

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What year was the Duoro demarcated as a wine region?

1756

(Entered EU in 1986)

Tributaries of Douro that run North to South

Listed from East to West

Corgo (Runs to main Port town of Peso da Regua)
Ceira
Pinhao
Tua

Map of Douro Valley

Best Producers of Douro Superior

Quinta do Vesuvio
and Barca Velha (iconic table wine producer: Ferreirinha, So Grape)

Main central city in Douro valley

Pinhao

Why is Baixo Corgo not suitable for top quality wines, though has highest density of plantings?

Too wet. Vines need dry condition to dig deep through schist

Best vineyards for Port are around this town, and these river valleys

Pinhao Tedo, Tavora, Pinhao, Tua, Roncao and Gontelho tributaries

Iconic white port bottling

Dirk Niepoort's "Redoma"

Niepoorts most famed table wine of Douro Valley (in Pinhao Valley)

"Charme" from Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, etc

What is Colheita Port

Tawny wines from a single vintage aged in cask for a minimum of 7 years.

What is LBV port?

Late-Bottled-Vintage: Wines are aged in cask for at least four years and bottled before December 31 of the sixth year after harvest. LBV wines additionally aged for 3 years in bottle may carry the designation "Envelhecido em garrafa," or bottle-matured. (Warre, Smith Woodhouse produce these)

What is crusted port

This term indicates that the wine has been matured and has left sediment in the bottle.

Min abv% range for Port

19-22% (except Porto Branco Leve Seco "lightly dry", which has a min. 16.5%)

What is the IVDP?

Gives letter grade classifications on vineyards based on point systems. 2361 points available

The Lei do Tergo regulates what element of Port production?

Product release every year exporters may only sell wine that corresponds to a third of their stock

Who produces "Barca Velha" (Duoro Superior still wine)

Ferreirinha (first vintage 1957) Owned by So Grape

What year was house of Kopke founded by Christiano Kopke?

house of Kopke in 1638

Why was the Duoro wine company founded? (Now called Royal Oporto Wine Company)

Companhia Geral dos Vinhos do Alto Douro, or Douro Wine Company, Charged with eliminating fraud and installing regulatory measures, the Douro Wine Company formally established the boundaries and practices of the Douro appellation in 1756. English were pissed that their Port was being sweetened and colored with elderberry

Between 1758 and 1761, the 335 best vineyards were classified By the Duoro Wine Company as:

Feitora: marked with stones, signifying fruit reserved for the English market. Lesser vineyards (rama) provided domestic wines.

Styles of Wine permitted in the Douro

Vinho: Branco, Rosado, Tinto Vinho Espumante (sparkling) Colheita tardia (late harvest) Vinho Licoroso: Moscatel do Douro (fortified)

Aging requirements and alcohol for Moscatel do Douro

18 months 16.5% abv

Max Yield for Douro Wines

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

Velho: Muito Velho: Port

Velho: 10/20 Years Old Muito Velho: 30/40/50 years old

Reserva Port:

Reserva/Reserve: This term implies greater quality when used for "Ruby" Port No min aging requirement. Reserva Tawny: Aged at least 6 years. Reserva White: Aged at least 6 years.

VVO (Very Very Old) Port:

Wines over 80 years old No age statement, just VVO or W

Vintage Port:

Bottled by July 30 the third year after harvest. Wines may be sold from May 1 of the second year after harvest.

Port vintages declared in the last 20 years

2019 2018 2017 2016 2011 2007 2003 2000 1997 1994