Portugal

Question 1

Which two Portuguese regions share the same geographical boundaries?

Answer 1

Mihno IGP

Vinho Verde DOP

Question 2

What is the vine training system on Vinho Verde?

Answer 2

Enforcado - vines were trained up poles and tree trunks higher off the ground

Question 3

Vinho Verde wines are predominantly made from what grape?

Answer 3

Loureiro

Question 4

What is the preferred soil type for port?

Answer 4

Schist

Question 5

What are the three sub regions of Douro DOP?

Answer 5

Baixo Corgo (West)

Cima Corgo (Most plantings)

Douro Superior

Question 6

What are the best red grapes of Douro DOP?

Answer 6

Tinta Roriz

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Franca

Tinta Cão

Tinta Barroca

Question 7

What is the name of the village historically used to age port wines?

Answer 7

Vila Nova de Gaia

Question 8

Dão DOP red wines are usually made from what grape?

Answer 8

Touriga Nacional

Question 9

What is the dominant soils of Dão DOP?

Answer 9

Granitic

Question 10

Bairrada DOP wines are typically based on what grape?

Answer 10

Baga

Question 11

Where is Açores? What style of wines does it produce?

Answer 11

1000 Miles off the coast of Portugal

Fortified white wines

Question 12

What is the DOP of Açores known for fortified wine production?

Answer 12

Pico DOP

Biscoitos DOP

Gracoisa DOP

Question 13

What does “garrafeira” mean?

Answer 13

Private wine cellar

Question 14

Red wines labeled ‘garrafeira’ must be aged how long?

Answer 14

30 months

12 months in bottle

Question 15

White and Rosé wines labeled ‘garrafeira’ must be aged how long?

Answer 15

12 months

6 months in bottle

Question 16

Port labeled ‘garrafeira’ indicates what?

Answer 16

aged in barrel for a few years then aged in glass demijohns for at least 8 years

Question 17

What is a ‘casta’?

Answer 17

grape variety (Portugal)

Question 18

What is Jaen?

Answer 18

Mencia (Portugal)

Question 19

What are Bical Tinta and Mortágua Preto?

Answer 19

Synonyms for Touriga Nacional

Question 20

What is Aragonez?

Answer 20

Tinto Roriz

Tempranillo

Question 21

What is the most planted red grape of Portugal?

Answer 21

Aragonez

Question 22

What is the most planted white grape of Portugal?

Answer 22

Fernão Pires

(Maria Gomes in Bairrada)

Question 23

What is Egana Cão?

Answer 23

Sercial (Portugal Mainland)

Question 24

What is the largest DOP in Portugal?

Answer 24

Vihno Verde

Question 25

Where is Moncão?

Answer 25

Directly across the river from Condado de Tea Wines from Alvarihno

Question 26

The Douro and Porto used to be included in what region before the creation of Duriense?

Answer 26

Transmontano

Question 27

What are the mountain ranges of the Douro?

Answer 27

Marão and Montemuro Mts

Question 28

What is the preferred soil type for port?

Answer 28

Schist

Question 29

What are licoroso wines in the Douro?

Answer 29

Fortified Moscatel wines Labeled Douro DOP (Moscatel Galego)

Question 30

Port from the Douro is released as what?

Answer 30

Porto DOP

Question 31

Reserva red wines from the Douro must be aged how long? What abv?

Answer 31

1 year 12% min

Question 32

White and rosado wines labeled reserva in the Douro must be aged how long? what abv?

Answer 32

6 months 11.5%

Question 33

What DOP is know for sparkling wine production?

Answer 33

Távora-Varosa DOP

Question 34

What is the preferred soil of Dao DOP?

Answer 34

granite

Question 35

What are the recommended red grapes for Dão DOP?

Answer 35

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

Question 36

What are the permitted styles for Dão DOP?

Answer 36

Red white rosé espumante

Question 37

Red wines labeled ‘nobre’ in Dão DOP must follow what rules:

Answer 37

15% min Touriga Nacional 85% max combined Jaen, Rufete, Alfrocheiro, and Aragonez 3 years aging 13% ABV min

Question 38

Nobre reserva reds aging:

Answer 38

42 months

Question 39

Nobre reserva white aging:

Answer 39

12 months

Question 40

Nobre garrafeira red aging:

Answer 40

48 months total 18 months in bottle

Question 41

Nobre garrafeira white aging:

Answer 41

18 months total 9 months in bottle

Question 42

White wines of the Dão DOP are typically based on what grape?

Answer 42

Encuzado