Fortified Flashcards
(105 cards)
1
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Term for a wine that is created by adding spirit to grape must before fermentation?
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Mistelle
2
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Name 3 Vin de Liqueur of France
A
Macvin de Jura
Floc de Gascogne
Pineau de Charentes
3
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What is the regulating body of port?
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Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)
4
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What is the law of thirds and what region does it apply to?
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Port
A house may only release one third of its total inventory
5
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What is the Beneficio Authorization?
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System by which Port vineyards are graded grades A through I. the better the grade the more may be made from said vineyard.
Grades g and lower may not produce
6
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Name 2 Red grapes of Port
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Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Cao
7
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Name 2 white Port grapes
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Gouveio
Malvasia Fina
Viosinho
Rabigato
Esgana Cão
Folgasão
8
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What is the soil type of Port?
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Schist
9
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Name for the wide terraces of Port?
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Patamares
10
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Open trough used for foot stomping and fermentation in Port
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`Lagares
11
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Name for adding to spirit to port
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Beneficio
12
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Name for the spirit used to fortify port
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Aguardiente
13
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At what ratio is spirit added to Port
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1:4
14
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How large is a pipe used for Shipping?
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534.24 liters
15
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What are the aging requirements for vintage Port?
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Wines must be bottled by July 30th of the 3rd year after harvest but may be sold as early as May 1st the second after harvest
16
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What are the aging requirements for late bottled vintage Port?
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Min of 4 years in cask and must be bottle before 6 years
17
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How long must a tawny port be aged before it may be called reserve?
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7 years
18
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Cask aging requirements for Colhieta Tawny Port?
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7 years
19
Q
What is the climate of Porto?
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Continental
20
Q
What is the min RS for Port?
A
17.5%
21
Q
Quinta da Foz
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Calem
22
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Quinta do Agua Alto
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Churchill’s
23
Q
Quinta dos Canais
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Cockburn
24
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Quinta da Tua
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Cockburn
25
Term for round trip that madiera making process is suppose to aproximate?
Torna Viagem
26
What 2 Islands are allowed to produce Madeira?
Madeira
Porto Santo
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Name for Basalt stone terraces of Madeira?
Poios
28
Name for Pergola system of Madeira?
Latadas
28
Name for canals used to irrigate the vines of Madeira?
Levadas
29
What is the production center of Madeira?
Funchal
30
What are the noble white grapes of Madeira?
Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malmsey
31
Synonym for Sercial
Esgana Cao
32
What grape account for most of the production in Madeira?
Tinta Negra
33
From what point on may Tinta Negra appear on a label?
2015
34
How much of the stated variety must a bottle of vintage Madeira contain?
100%
35
Put the Madeira varietals in order from driest to sweetest
Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malvasia
36
Name 3 production companies of Madeira
H & H
Justino
Madeira Wine company
37
What 2 heating methods are Madeira wines subjected to?
Estufagem
Canteiro
38
Process of putting Madeira wines in heated stainless tanks
Estufagem
39
Method of heating the wines of Madeira by leaving them in attics that are only heated by the sun?
Canteiro
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Wines heated by Canteiro process must be heated for a minimum of how long
2 years min
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What are the aging requirements for Frasquiera wines?
20years
42
What is the driest style of Madeira?
Sercial
43
Rainwater Madeira is typically made with what grape variety?
Tinta Negra
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Madeira wines labeled Seleccionado must be aged how long?
3 years
45
Min Aging for Madeira wine labeled Reserve
5 yrs
46
What are the 3 towns of Jerez?
Jerez de la Frontera
El Puerto de Santa Maria
Sanlucar de Barrameda
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What river run northwest of Jerez?
Guadalquivir
48
What are the 2 DO zones of Sherry?
Jerez
Manzanilla Sanlucar de Barramed
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What is the major difference between Jerez DO and Manzanilla DO?
Manzanilla Must be aged in Sanlucar de Barrameda
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Name for the hot dry wind that blows from the east in Sherry?
Levante
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Humid Altantic wind that influence sherry Production
Poniente
52
Wind that helps promote the growth of Flor?
Poniente
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Name 2 of the 3 soil types of Sherry?
Albariza
Barros
Arenas
54
Name for the limestone rich soils of Sherry?
Albariza
55
What is the largest pago in Sherry?
Marcharnudo
56
What are the 3 grapes of Sherry?
Palomino
Pedro Ximenez
Moscatel
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What is the main production area for Moscatel in sherry?
Chiponia
58
Name the process in sherry by which grapes are dried on straw mats in the sun?
Soleo process
59
What is the traditional method of vine training in Sherry?
Vara y Pulgar
60
Name for foot stomping laborers of Sherry?
Pissadores
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What is the name given to the must of Sherry?
Mosto de Yema
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The mosto de Yema is divided into 3 parts name them?
Primera Yema
Segunda Yema
Mosto Prensa
63
What is yeso?
A plaster added to grapes before pressing in Sherry
64
What is desfangado in terms of sherry production?
Racking
65
What is the size of a sherry butt?
600 liters
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What is the average alcohol of the sherry base wine?
11-12.5%
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Name for wines that are marked with a line after fermentation and before aging? What are they destine to become?
Palo
They are destine to become Bio aged wine such as Fino and Manzanilla
68
After fortification fino sherry end up at what final alcohol range?
15-15.5%
69
Oloroso Sherries are fortified to what alcohol range?
17-18%
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Name for mixture of sherry and spirit used to gently fortify sherry?
Mitad y mitad
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Which wind promotes the growth of flor?
Poniente
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Primer yema must is typically destine for what style of wine?
Biologically aged
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Name for the intermediary stage for biologically aged wines where their final style will be determined?
Sobretablas
74
During the sobretablas what classification is most likely to become fino sherry?
Palma
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What is the minimum solera aging for sherry?
2 years
76
Name for a tier of barrels in the sherry making process?
Criadera
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Name for movement of wine through the solera?
Trasiego
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What are the generoso styles of wine?
Fino
Amontillado
Oloroso
Palo Cortado
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What are the generoso wines for Manzanilla?
Manzanilla Fina
Manzanilla Pasada
Manzanilla Olorosa
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Name for the process of Sweetening Sherry
Cabeceo
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Name for sweetening agent of sherry derived from a mistela of sunned Palomino?
Dulce Pasa
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What is dulce de Almibar?
A sweetening agent made with a combination of inert sugar and Fino Sherry
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What is vino de calor?
A combination of boiled syrup and fresh must use to adjust the color of sherry
84
What are the generoso liqueur style of wine?
These are the cream style sherries
Pale Cream
Cream
Oloroso
Medium
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What is Almacenista?
Someone that buys young wine and sells wine to shippers at proper maturity
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Name for wines made entirely from sunned grapes?
Vino Dulce Natural
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What is the rs range for Vino dulce Natural?
180 - 500g/l
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What are the 2 categories of Sherry Wines of Certified Age?
VOS - Vinum Optimum Signatum
VORS - Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum
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What is the age of a solera for VOS wines?
over 20 years
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What is the average age of a solera for VORS wines?
over 30 years
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What styles of wine can qualify for VOS and VORS?
Amontillado
Oloroso
Palo Cortado
Pedro Ximenez
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What is the difference between VOS VORS and 12yr and 15yr old sherry?
VOS VORS - age only applies to wine drawn off the
!2yr 15yr - designation must apply to the entire solera
93
Who was the first person to make Marsala? Year?
John Woodhouse 1773
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In marsala production what is a Sifone?
a mistelle use to color and sweeten wine
95
What are 2 colors for Marsala?
Ambra
Oro
Rubino
96
Name 2 white grapes of Marsala?
Grillo
Catarratto
Damaschino
Inzolia
97
What is the only style of Marsala that permits Mosto Cotto? Name for the Mosto Cotto?
Ambra
Concia
98
What are the red grapes of Rubino Marsala?
Nero d'Avola
Perricone
Nerello Macalese
99
What is the max RS for Secco Marsala?
40 g/l
100
Name 2 aging designations for Marsala
Fine
Superiore
Superiore Riserva
Vergine
Vergine Stravecchio
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What does the year statement on a bottle of Marsala indicate?
Year of fortification
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What are the aging requirements for Marsala?
Fine - 1yrs
Superiore - 2yrs
Superiore Riserva - 3yrs
Vergine - 4yrs
Vergine Stravecchio - 5yrs
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What style of Marsala may not be sweetened?
Vergine
104
Max RS for Generoso Style wines?
5 g/l
