Port

Question 1

What are the declared vintages of the 1950’s?

Answer 1

1950

1955

1958

Question 2

What are the declared port vintages of the 1960’s?

Answer 2

1960

1963

1966

1967

Question 3

What are the declared port vintages of the 1970’s?

Answer 3

1970

1975

1977

Question 4

What are the declared port vintages of the 1980’s?

Answer 4

1980

1982

1983

1985

Question 5

What are the declared port vintages of the 1990’s?

Answer 5

1991

1992

1994

1997

Question 6

What are the declared port vintages of the last 20 years?

Answer 6

2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009,

2011, 2016, 2017

Question 7

Name six preferred red grapes or the production of Port?

Answer 7

Touriga Nacional
Touriga Francesa
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Cão
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Amarela
Tinta Francisca
Bastardo
Mourisco Tinto

Question 8

Name four preferred white grapes for the production of Port?

Answer 8

Gouveio
Malvasia Fina
Vioshinho
Rabigato
Esgana Cão
Folgasão

Question 9

What are Lagaras in terms of Port production?

Answer 9

The granite troughs that the grapes are crushed in

Question 10

Explain the Lei do Tergo.

Answer 10

“Law of the Third”

This restricts port houses from selling more than one-third of a houses total inventory annually.

Question 11

The production of Port is overseen and enforced by what governing body?

Answer 11

Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)

Question 12

What is Beneficio and when does it occur during Port production?

Answer 12

The fortification of wine with nuetral grape spirit. This accurs when approximatley one-third of the sugar content has been converted into alcohol.

Question 13

What is the common ratio of aguardente to wine in port?

Answer 13

1:4

Question 14

What is the size of a traditional Pipe in the Douro Valley?

Answer 14

550L

Question 15

What is the size of a Pipe used for shipping port?

Answer 15

534.24L

Question 16

What is the general differnece between Ruby Port and Tawny Port?

Answer 16

Ruby Port is aged in the bottle while Tawny Port is cask aged.

Question 17

What does Envelhecido em Garrafa indicate on a bottle?

Answer 17

An additional min. 3 years of bottle aging for LBV Port

Question 18

When must a bottle of Vintage Port be bottle by?

Answer 18

July 30th of the 3rd year after harvest

Question 19

What is the min. agin for Reserve Tawny?

Answer 19

min. 7 years

Question 20

What is a Colheita Tawny?

Answer 20

Colheita Tawny Port is a vintage-dated Port that spends a min. 7 years in cask. Although some spend decades.

Question 21

What is the max. yield for red and white grapes in the Douro?

Answer 21

Red grapes: 55 hl/ha

White grapes: 65 hl/ha

Question 22

What is the single quinta from Dow’s?

Answer 22

Quinta do Bonfim

(Cima Corgo)

Question 23

What is the single quinta from Fronseca?

Answer 23

Quinta do Panascal

(Cima Corgo)

Question 24

What is the single quinta from Taylor-Fladgate?

Answer 24

Quinta de Vargellas
Quinta de Tierra Feita
Quinta de Junco

Question 25

What is the signle quinta from Croft?

Answer 25

Quinta do Roêda

(Cima Corgo)

Question 26

What Port brands are produced by the Symington Family Estates?

Answer 26

Cockburn’s
Dow’s
Graham’s
Warre’s

Question 27

What is Vinha ao Alto?

Answer 27

Vertical row plantings in the Douro. Perpendicular to the hillside.

Question 28

What are Socalcos?

Answer 28

Traditional narrow stone terraces in the Douro.