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Varietals, DO's, Styles

1
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What is the IVDP?

A

Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto

government-run and requires Port houses to maintain compliance with lei do terco (law of the third)

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What is lei do terco?

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Lei do Terco restricts sales of Port to one third of a house’s total inventory annually

the regulating body is the IVDP

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3
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What is the French equivalent for beneficio?

A

Mutage

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4
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What are the DOP’s of Lisboa IGP?

A 
Encostas de Aire
Alenquer
Obidos
Lourinha
Torres Vedras
Arruda
Bucelas
Colares
Carcavelos
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5
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When was Douro first demarcated as a wine region? What IGP is the Douro Valley within?

A

1756

Duriense IGP

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6
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What are the island wine regions of Portugal?

A

Madeirense IGP

Acores IGP

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7
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What are the IGP regions of Portugal? (14)

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Minho (largest)
Trasmontano
Duriense
Terras de Cister
Terras da Beira
Terras do Dao
Beirras Atlantico
Lisboa
Tejo
Alentejano
Peninsula de Setubal
Algarve
Acores
Madeirense
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8
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What is the subregion of Alentejano IGP?

A

Alentejo DOP

The important town to remember is Reguengos de Monsaraz

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9
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What are the DOP’s of the Algarve IGP

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Lagos DOP
Portimao DOP
Lagoa DOP
Tavira DOP

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10
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What IGP is the wettest wine region in Portugal?

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Minho IGP, in the town of Moncao and Melgaco an average of 47” of rainfall annually

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11
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What river delimits the southern border of the Minho IGP?

A

Douro River

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12
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What are the white grapes that go into Vinho Verde?

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Azal, Loureiro, Trajadura, Avesso, Arinto

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13
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What town in the Minho IGP produces only Loureiro?

A

Lima

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14
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When was the Vinho Regional (VR) updated to IGP status?

A

2008

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15
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Name some producers of Vinho Verde/Minho IGP.

A

Luis Seabra
Quinta de Soalheiro
Anselmo Mendes

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16
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Where is Transmontano IGP located geographically?

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East of Minho IGP, north of Duriense IGP

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17
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What are the subregions of the Tras-os-Montes DOP? What IGP is the Tras-os-Montes DOP located within?

A

Chaves, Valpacos, Planalto Mirandes

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18
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What IGP has more vines than any other PT region?

A

Transmontano IGP

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19
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What is Mateus? Where is it produced?

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semi-sweet semi-sparkling rose, produced from Baga

Transmontano IGP

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20
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What is the climate of the Douro DOP?

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Atlantic-influenced then the climate becomes more continental as you move inland up the river

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21
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Review the terracing of the Douro Valley.

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Original terraces were steep and required workers to pick by hand

in 1970’s stone terraces were replaced by wider terraces called patamares that were held up by banks of schist, this adjustment allowed mechanization.

Present-day: due to erosion single row terraces are in fashion

22
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In the Douro Valley, which is the driest and flattest of the three regions?

A

Upper Douro/Douro Superior

20” of rainfall

23
Q

Name two producers of the Upper Douro/Douro Superior.

A

Barca Velha, first vintage 1952

Quinta do Vesuvio owned by de Romaniera

24
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What are the three regions of the Douro Valley?

A

Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior

25
Q

What town in Cima Corgo has vineyards that are conventionally recognized as the best?

A

Pinhao

26
Q

What are the principal varietals of the Douro?

A 
Red:
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Franca
Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo clone)
Tinto Cao
Tinta Barroca
White:
Viosinho
Gouveio
Malvasia
Rabigato
Esgana Cao
Folgasao
27
Q

What are single quinta Ports?

A

products of single estate in a single year often in vintages not fine enough to be declared Port vintages

28
Q

What is the minimum alcohol range for Port?

A

18-22%

29
Q

What are the special aging categories for Port?

A 
Vintage
LBV
Colheita
Velho
Muito Velho
Reserva
30
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Where is Villa Nova de Gaia? What is the significance of this city?

A

The southern bank of the Douro River on the Atlantic Ocean. Prior to the demonopolization of the Port industry, all Port was required to age and be stored at a warehouse in Villa Nova de Gaia.

31
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What type of vessel is superior Tawny Port aged in?

A

534-Liter pipes

32
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What is a lagar?

A

A lagar is a stone trough used to tread grapes

33
Q

What producer of Port is known for their garrafeira?

A

Niepoort

garrafeira begins aging like a Colheita but then is put into a demijohn after approximately 3-6 years of wood aging

34
Q

Name two producers that make exceptional LBV Port.

What is the minimum aging requirements for LBV?

A

Warre and Smith Woodhouse

Minimum aging is cask-ages at least 4 years, bottled before 12/31 of 6th year

if the Port spends an additional three years in bottle it may be labeled as “envelhicido em garrafa”

35
Q

Within which Portuguese IGP is traditional method sparkling wine found made of Baga and Bical?

A

Beira Atlantico IGP, Bairrada DOP

36
Q

Where would you find Baga and Bical?

A

Bairrada DOP

37
Q

What style wines are found in Bairrada DOP?

A
  • branco, rosado, tinto and espumante

- grapes include: Baga, indigenous red; Bical, white; Maria Gomes, white

38
Q

What regions is Portugal’s first Regiao Demarcada (1908)?

A

Dao

39
Q

What are two common varietals to blend in the Dao?

A

Jaen (Mencia) and Touriga Nacional

40
Q

Name three historic wine DOP’s in Lisboa IGP (2009).

A 
Colares DOP
-Ramisco, Castelao or Branco: Malvasia
Carcavelos DOP (1994)
Bucelas DOP (1911)
-Arinto, branco/espumante
41
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What are the two DOP’s of Peninsula de Setubal? Where is Setubal?

A

Palmela DOP
Setubal DOP

South of Lisbon across the bay

42
Q

What style of wine is produced in Setubal DOP?

A

Liquoroso
Min Alc: 16%
Tinto: Moscatel Galego Roxo
Branco: Moscatel Graudo, Muscat of Alexandria

if varietally labeled must be a minimum of 85%

43
Q

What are the subzones of Alentejo DOP?

A

Evora, Borba, Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Reguengos, Redondo, Vidigueira, Portalegre

Reguengos is most important town in wine region. Producer: Herdade do Esporao

44
Q

What is the IGP that the Madeirense DOP is within?

A

Terras Madeirenses IGP (2004)

45
Q

What are the towns of Madeirense DOP?

A

South Side: Calheta, Camara de Lobos, Funchal, Ponta del Sol, Santa Cruz, Ribeira Bravo, Machico

North Side: Porto Moniz, Sao Vicente, Santana

46
Q

What style of wine is Madeirense DOP known for?

A

Vinho Licoroso

47
Q

What are the varietals of Madeirense DOP?

A

Tinta Negra, Verdelho, Bual, Sercial, Malvasia

48
Q

What are the three DOP’s of the Acores?

A 
Pico DOP
-fortified wine wines from Arinto, Verdelho, Terrantez
Graciosa DOP
-table whites
Biscoitos DOP
-Terceira
49
Q

What DOP has the highest point in Portugal?

A

Pico DOP

apex is a volcano at 7,500ft

50
Q

Where would you most likely find Encruzado?

A

Dao, white varietal that has been mostly eliminated with new trellising

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