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Ruby

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Reserve
Replaced “Vintage character”
IVDP by july 30th

Vintage

Single Vintage Quinta

Late Bottles Vintage

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Tawny

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Reserve

Indication of Age

Colheita

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NE Do of Portugal is?

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Minho and vinho
verde over lap
minho is IGP
Verde is DOP

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wine growing
dangers in vinhoverde
Old method of defense?

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Damp growing season
means gray rot
“Enforcado” is training system which brings vines up poles and off ground leading to drying winds underneath. Less than 10% use now

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Which is the largest D0P in portugal?

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Vinho verde

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Which rivers mark the northern/southern borders of vinho Verde?

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Minho/Duoro

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which Rias Baixas region abuts VinhoVerde? Which town in VV is known for varietal Alvarinho?

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Condado de Tea

Moncao in north (subnegion called “Moncaoe Melgaco”)

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Most planted grape in VV

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Loureiro

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Common VinhoVerde Soils

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Shallow granite

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what are the DOPs of Durienese IGP?

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Porto & Douro

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DOPs and location of Transmontano

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NE Portugal

Tras-os-Montes DOP

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Subregions of Tras-os-Montes DOP

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Chaves,
Valpacos,
Planalto Mirandes

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sparkling wine req. Portugal

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12 mo. on lees, coloheita Seleccionada needs extra 1% Alc.

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what does “garrafeira” mean?

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Literally:Private Cellar

Legally requires so mo. aging 12 in bottle Red, 12mo. aging 6. in bottle white

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How many Vinho Regional in Portugal

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14

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Premium albarino spot in Vinho Verde

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Moncao e Melgaco Alvarinho

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Red style Vinho Verde

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Light petillant from malo happening in bottle

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Vinhao Grape is…

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Teinturier

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Most planted grape plus other widely planted in Vinho Verde

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Louriero

also some trajadura (triexadura), Albarinho, Avesso, Pederna

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Where was Durienese before it was IGP

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incorporated in Transmonsanto

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Climate/ geography Transmonsanto

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hot, arid, ripe full bodied wines, Mountainous so some balanced high altitude stuff

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Geography/Mountains in Durienese

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Mararao and Montemuro creating sIopes of schist on bank of Douro

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Climate Douro

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Uber continental, frigid winters, sweltering summers, Mountains block much of Atlantic winds, region becomes warmer towards spain

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Douro subzones

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Baixo Corgo densest plantings
Cima Corgo Most plantings
Douro Superior arid, sparse plantings

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Styles of Douro DOP
Still Branco, Rosado, Tinto Bubbles Vinho licoroso Moscatel do Douro (fortified)
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What does riserva mean in Douro
White Rose: 11.5% 6. Mo | Red: 12% 1 year
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Main factors deciding wines will be released Douro or Porto
Mesoclimates and clones planted
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Main red grapes Douro
``` Touriga Nacional Touriga franca Tinta Roriz Tinta Cao Tinta Barroca ```
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What decides if Douro wines will be Gran Reserva
IVDP examines all Douro wines, exceptional scored reservas are bumped up to Gran Reservas
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Main change to Porto in 86
Wines may be shipped and aged outside of Villa Nova de Gaia
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Dry Douro wine Pioneer
Ferreira's Barca Velha in 1952
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Quinta do Vale Meao
used to supply grapes for Barca Velha, Stopped to become cult producer
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used to supply grapes for Barca Velha, Stopped to become cult producer
Quinla do Vale Meao
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Quality wines from Dao driven by which grape
Touriga Nacional
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Where are most quality Dao wines located
Mountains, 4-500 meters, granit soils focused there
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Serra da Estrela
Portugal's highest mountain range, one of 7 Dao subregions.
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Compare Dao's table reds to Douro's
Dao is Comparatively elegant, sharp, floral
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Climate in Dao
Continental, Mountains on all sides protect from humid atlantic winds and hot interior winds
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Types of aging Dao
Garrafeira, Reserva, Nobre, Nobre Garrafeira, Nobre Reserva | Also effects alc. % and grape allowances
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What is Jean?
Mencia in Portugal
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Describe Baga
me as "Berry"Takes 90% of red plantings in Bairrada | Acidic, Tannic, Dark, extremely Iong lived
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Who are the "Douro Boys"?
``` Quinta do Vale Meao Quinta do Vallada Quinta do Crasto Quinta do Napoles/Niepoort Quinta Vale D Maria ```
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Rabigato is
Primary variety of many quality white blends, | fresh, acidic, fine
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Bairrada climate
Milder, rainy | Main grapes are Baga (m in 50%) and white grapes Maria Gomes and Arinto
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Barros is?
Clay soils, Bairrada, good for Baga
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Bairrada Classico
Special Designation in Bairrada for red wines 12.5% | Must only contain Baga, Alfrocheiro, Camarate, Castelao, Jean, Touriga Nacional
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Beira Atlantico DOPs
Only Bairrada
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Lisboa DOPs
Largest volume IGP 9 Bucelas, Colares, Carcavelos, Arruda, Torres Vedras, Alenquer, Obidos, Lourinha, Encostas de Aire
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What is Antao Vaz
aromatic tropical white variety | prevalent in Alentejo
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Whet is Fernao Pires
most planted white in Portugal lou acid, honey, not particularly fine Syn: Maria Gomez in Bairrada
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Encruzado is?
"fine white of the Dao" | balanced, floral, citrus, resin/ nutty character with age
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Arinto is?
lively mineral driven white prevalent on Portugese coast | syn: Pederna in Vinho Verde
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Touriga Nacional is?
tiny, low yielding berries with great extractability prevalent in fine wines from Durienese and Terras do Dao syn: Bical Tinto, Mortagua Preto
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Mencia synonym Portugal
Jean, in Dao wheme it is most planted grape
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Most widely grown red in Portugal
Castelao full bodied, Meaty, tannic red casta syn: was illegally named Periquita because of super successful Castelao based brand of same name
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Acores DOPs and geography
3 DOPs all volcanic islands Pico DOP matters (volcano there is world heritage site and highest point in Portugal) making good fortified whites from Verdelho, Arinto, and Terrantez `
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Dry wine AOP in Madiera
Madeirenese DOP | Still white and rose from all sorts of crazy shit that isn't imported anyway so fuck it
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Islands of Terras Madeirenses VR
Madeira and Porto Santo
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Southernmost Portugese VR
Algarve | 4 DOPs all ultra hot irrigated Co-op nonsense
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Peninsula de Setubal VR DOPs
Setubal DOP | Pamela DOP
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Setubal DOP deets
historically known for Iicoroso from muscatel de Setubal (.white) muscatel Roxo (red) long macerations with pungent florals and burnt orange Color
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Moscatel tee Setubal is?
Moscatel de Alexandria syn in Setubal
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Name producer of Setutal DOP licoroso
JM da Fonseca
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Palmela DOP deets
2 main areas, sandy plains and clay limestone slopes of Arrabida Mountains best wines are Castelao from sandy soils also some international experimentation here
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Where are Arrabida mountains
Palmela DOP
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What is the Tagus river also called and where is it
also called Tejo river, runs through portugese VR of same name
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DOPs of Tejo
only Do Tejo DOP Mone white than red fernao pines and Castelao prominent
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Alentejano VR deets
Lot's of Quercus Suber, only Alentejo DOP hot, arid, low acid, high alc. Main grape: Trincadeira 8 subregions, only one worth noting ATM is Portalegre
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Where are Sao Mamede mountains
Alentejo DOP | granit slopes
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how many subregions of Alent'ejo, name one
8, Portalegre
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encep. Bairrada classico
Min 85% Baga (Min 50%) and
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Hotel in Bairrada
Bussaco Palace, makes blends of Baga from Bairrada and touriga national from Dao (Red) Dao's Encruzado and Bairrada's Bical and Maria Gomez
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describe Baga and its home base
Bairrada must be 50%, encopases 90% of plantings Thin skinned, dark fruited, tannic, acidic Sogrape produces a lot of Mateus rose from it great producer: Luis Pato who Strives for Nebbiolo style
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Maria Gomez is?
fernao pires | Portugal most planted white, low acid, honey
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Describe Encruzado
Common white in Dao | balanced structure, full body
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Describe Bical
Main quality white of Bairrada, | high acid, pomm, Citrus, deep Riesling esque flavors with age

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