Portugal

Question 1

On this map, identify the following regions:

• Douro
• Dão
• Bairrada
• Vinho Verde
• Alentejo

Answer 1

Question 2

Describe where Portugal is located.

Answer 2

On the Iberian Peninsula on the Western border of Spain.

Question 3

Describe the range of climates found in Portugal.

Answer 3

• Maritime in the north on the Atlantic coast.
• Warm continental into the interior of the country toward the border with Spain.

Question 4

Select the correct answer.

The interior of Portugal is:

a. Flat
b. Hilly
c. Very mountainous

Answer 4

c. Very mountainous

Question 5

Which ocean is on the western border of Portugal?

Answer 5

Atlantic Ocean

Question 6

What is the name of the river that flows through Douro and Vinho Verde?

Answer 6

Douro River- same as the Duero River in Spain.

Question 7

What are the 7 Portugal DOPs you need to know for the CMS 2 exam?

Answer 7

1. Douro DOP
2. Porto DOP
3. Dão DOP
4. Bairrada DOP
5. Alentejo DOP
6. Vinho Verde DOP
7. Madeira DOP

Question 8

What are the 2 main soil types found in Douro and Porto DOPs?

Answer 8

Schist and Granite

Question 9

Select the correct answer.

Grape growing in Douro and Porto DOPs is found where?

a. Valley floor
b. Terraces on the mountainsides
c. Only on Llicorella soils

Answer 9

b. Terraces on the mountainsides

Question 10

Vinho Verde DOP is known for what color and style of wine?

Answer 10

White wines with low alcohol and slight effervescence.

Question 11

Select the correct answer.

What style of wines is made in Porto DOP and Madeira DOP?

a. Fortified wines
b. Dry sparkling rosé wines
c. Off-dry still white wines

Answer 11

a. Fortified wines

Question 12

What is the main white grape variety in Vinho Verde DOP?

Answer 12

Alvarinho

Question 13

What is the most important red grape variety in Douro DOP and Porto DOP?

Answer 13

Touriga Nacional

Question 14

What are the 5 grape varieties grown in Madeira DOP?

Answer 14

1. Sercial
2. Verdelho
3. Bual
4. Malmsey
5. Tinta Negra

Question 15

What is the difference between the wines from Douro DOP and Porto DOP?

Answer 15

• Douro DOP is best known for dry, still red and white table wines.
• Porto DOP is best known for fortified wines*.

*Fortified Port from the Douro region is released as Porto DOP.

Question 16

What are the 3 subregions of Douro DOP?

Answer 16

1. Cima Corgo
2. Baixo Corgo
3. Douro Superior

Question 17

Briefly describe the differences between Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, and Douro Superior.

Answer 17

• Baixo Corgo to the west has the highest density of plantings.
• Cima Corgo has the highest total vineyard acreage.
• Douro Superior, which stretches to the Spanish border, is the largest, most arid, and most sparsely planted region in Douro.

Question 18

In Portugal, what are quintas?

Answer 18

Small estates

Question 19

What does the term single quinta mean?

Answer 19

Wines, typically vintage ports, that originate from a single estate.

Question 20

What are lagares?

Answer 20

Traditional large stone fermenters used in Port production.

Question 21

How might you categorize the majority of wines made in Douro DOP?

Answer 21

Bold, dry red wines.

Question 22

How might you categorize the wines made in Porto DOP?

Answer 22

Fortified, sweet red wine.

Question 23

How might you categorize the wines made in Madeira DOP?

Answer 23

Fortified white wines made in dry, medium dry, and sweet styles.

Question 24

What are some food pairings to suggest with Port?

Answer 24

• Blue cheese (or salty, piquant cheeses)
• Pecan pie (or nut-based desserts)
• Chocolate desserts