Portugal - Madere - Porto Flashcards
(102 cards)
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Which is the northernmost region of Portugal between Alentejano and Lisboa ?
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- Lisboa is upper north than Alentejano
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What is the DOP of Alentejano in Portugal ?
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- Alentejo DOP
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What is the style of ‘Vinho de Talha’ in Alentejo DOP, Portugal ?
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- Wine made in clay Amphora
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In which region can we find these DOP’s : Lagoa, Lagos, Portimao and Tavira ?
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- Algarve, Portugal
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What is the main soil type of Açores region of Portugal ?
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- Volcanic
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What is the synonym of the grape Maria-Gomes ?
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- Fernao-Pires
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Is Sercial red or white ?
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- White
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Name from West to East the 3 sub-zones of Douro DOP, Portugal ?
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- Baixo Corgo
- Cima Corgo
- Douro Superior
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What is the minimal residual sugar a Port wine must achieve ?
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- 17.5 g/L.
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What does the mention ‘Envelhicido em garrafa’ means ?
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- Bottle-matured
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What is a ‘Colheita’ port wine ?
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- Tawny wines from a single vintage aged in cask for at least 7 years.
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What is the principal soil type we find in Porto DOP, Portugal ?
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- Schist
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What is the most recent generally declared vintage in Porto DOP, Portugal ?
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- 2017
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Which port house the Roederer group owns ?
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- Ramos Pinto
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta da Madalena’ ?
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- Smith Woodhouse
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta de Vargellas’ ?
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- Taylor-Fladgate
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta da Foz’ ?
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- Calem
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Sagrado’ ?
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- Calem
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Roêda’ ?
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- Croft
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Bomfim’ and the ‘Quinta Senhora da Ribeira’ ?
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- Dow’s
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Porto’ ?
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- Ferreira
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Canais’ ?
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- Cockburn
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Panascal’ ?
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- Fonseca
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta dos Malvedos’ and ‘Quinta do Tua’ ?
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- Graham’s
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta da Gricha’ ?
- Churchill
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Passadouro’ and 'Quinta do Nápoles' ?
- Niepoort
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Silval’ ?
- Quinta do Noval
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Bom Retiro’ and ‘Quinta do Ervamoira’ ?
- Ramos Pinto
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta do Vau’ and ‘Quinta do Seixo’ ?
- Sandeman
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Which port house own the ‘Quinta da Cavadinha’ ?
- Warre’s
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Which port house own the only Single Quinta Vintage Ports of Baixo Corgo ?
- Champalimaud
- Quinta do Cotto
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What is the style of Lourinha DOP, in Portugal ?
- Aguardente (brandy)
33
Where do we find the sub-zone ‘Monçao & Melgaço’ ?
- In the Vinho Verde DOP
- Northern Portugal
34
Minimum residual sugar for a less than 20 years old Moscatel de Setubal ?
- 280 g/L.
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Minimum residual sugar for a more than 20 years old Moscatel de Setubal ?
- 340 g/L.
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What does a ‘Superior’ mention means on a Moscatel de Setubal label ?
- Minimum 5 years of age
37
In Madeira DOP, what means the mention ‘Frasqueira’ ?
- A single grape variety (recommended) and vintage appear on label
- Aged min. 20 yrs in wood
38
True or False ? In Madeira, the age indication on a bottle is chosen by the producer.
- False
- Assessed by a tasting panel
- Age is an indication of style, not the actual age or minimum age
39
From the driest to sweetest, place in order : Malvasia – Sercial – Verdelho – Terrantez – Boal.
- Sercial ; dry or extra dry
- Verdelho ; medium dry
- Terrantez ; medium dry or medium sweet
- Boal ; medium sweet
- Malvasia ; sweet
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Who produced the Ne Oublie cuvée?
- Graham's, the Symington family has released 656 bottles of a Port that dates back to the arrival of their great-grandfather Andrew James Symington in Portugal in 1882. Two barrels are still not release
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Where is located the Tras-os-Montes DOP, in Portugal ?
- Top North-East
42
When did the Treaty of Windsor happened ? What does it imply ?
- 1386
- Codified an alliance between Portugal and England
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Who produces ‘Barca Velha’ ? Tell us about it.
- Casa Ferrerinha
- Has been produced only 18 times since inaugural of 1952
- Blend of native grapres such as ; Touriga Nacional – Touriga Franca- Tinta Roriz – Tinto Cao
- Grapes from vineyards at varying altitudes in Douro Valley
- Matured 16 months in new French oak barrels
- Finished wine is then blended from a selection of the best barrels, then bottled and aged at least 5 yrs
- In years not produced, Casa Fererinha makes the Reserva Especial instead (only 16 vintages since 1960)
- Sinced 2001, main source of fruit is from Quinta da Leda, located in vila Nova de Foz Coa (76 ha)
- Before it was from Quinta do Vale Meao
- Since 1987, estate is owned by Sogrape Vinhos – family-owned wine company (16 portuguese brands)
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In the Portuguese wine world, what does ‘Charme’ and ‘Coche’ refer to ?
- Both top dry wine cuvée of Niepoort
- Charme is the top Red – 80-120 yr old vine in Vale de Mendiz
- Coche is the top White
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What is the ‘Douro Boys’ club ?
- Influential association of Douro producers in a range of style that collectively marketed the quality of dry wines
- Dirk Niepoort is one of the original
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Which Portuguese wine got the #1 position at the Top 100 Wine Spectator of 2014 ?
- Dow’s 2011 Vintage Port
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Who produce cuvée ‘Chryseia’ ?
- Prats & Symington’s
- Collaboration between Bruno Prats formely from Cos d’Estournel & Symington family
- # 3 Top 100 Wine Spectator 2014
- First vintage in 2000
- From quinta de Roriz & Quinta da Perdiz
- Aged in new french oak barrels of 400L. for 15 months
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Tell us about the classification system of the vineyards of the Douro Valley.
- Vineyards of Douro valley number over 140 000
- Awarded a letter grade from A to I
- Classification is called the ‘beneficio’ system
- Conceived by Alvaro Moreira da Fonseca
- Vineyards are evaluated on : altitude – yield – soil – slope ... and so on …
- System enacted years following WWII
- Regulates and quotas the amount of Port that can be produced in any given year (byt the IVDP)
- A-Level sites are licensed to vinify highest % of Port, and vineyards classified as G or lower cannot produce
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Of the three region producing Port wines, which one is considered the best terroir ?
- Cima Corgo
- Douro Superior is the least favored for Port wines, but great for dry (Barca Velha & Chryseia)
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What is about the grapes cultivated closer to the river ?
- Better suited for Port wines
- Yield higher concentration but less acidity
- More prone to sunburn and raisining.
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What is the current release of ‘Barca Velha’ ?
- 2011
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Who is the oldest Port wine shipper ?
- Kopke
- Founded in 1638
- Acquired by Sogevinus in 2006 (Calem – Barros – Burmester)
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What happened on the island of Madeira in 1851 ?
- Arrival of Oïdium – it reduced yield by 98%
- Then Phylloxera in 1872
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Speaking of ‘Poios’, what do we refer to ?
- Basalt stone terraces
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Speaking of ‘Levada’, what do we refer to ?
- A 2,150 km network of cement irrigation canals
- Levada has no direct translation, derives from portuguese for ‘to take’, as the levada ‘takes’ rainfall to farmers
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On a Madeira bottle, what does the letters ‘JNV’ means ?
- ‘IVM’ ?
- ‘IVBAM’ ?
- From 1937 to 1979, the Junta Nacional do Vinho controlled the production of Madeira. Wines with a paper or wax seals marked ‘JNV’ were bottled during this period.
- From its founding in 1979, to 2006, the Institute was known as simply the Madeira Wine Institute, and seals from wines bottled during this period carry the initials ‘IVM’.
- In 2006, the wine and embroidery institutes were merged. Newer bottles read ‘IVBAM’ on the seal.
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Which grape on Madeira can produce the whole spectrum of sweetness ; from dry to rich ?
- Tinta Negra Mole
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What is the traditional wood used for barrels on Madeira ?
- American Oak
- But some use also french oak, or Cognac barrels.
59
When was signed the Treaty of Methuen between England and Portugal ?
- 1703
- Establishing a long-lasting trade agreement and preferential tariffs for Portuguese wines
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Tinta Negra is mentioned on a Madeira label ; how much Tinta Negra must be in the bottle ?
- as a non-vintage?
- as a vintage ?
- non-vintage = 85%
- vintage = 100%
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True or false, each year, a winemaker can add older wine to a Madeira Solera to replenish it.
- True
- A Producer is allowed to take 10% of a Solera per year, and only 10 additions of wine are allowed per Solera. The Solera system in Madeira is mostly used to extend the life of a particular vintage. The wine can be bottled with the year of the start of the Solera and it is mostly replenished with stock of older wines.
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What is 'Vinho da Roda' ?
- Madeira that underwent the historical torna viagem, round trip, across the Atlantic Ocean, to the equator, replicating the original heating and cooling process that gave typicity to Madeira wines at first. These wines are no longer produced.
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Lexical questions…. Partidistas ?
Trading companies that store/age wines to sell it to other traders, when mature, for profits. Equivalent to Almacenistas in Sherry.
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Lexical questions…. Armazens de calor ?
- More gentle way to age the Madeira wines than Estufagem. The wines age in a heated room, instead of experiencing direct heat in tanks, for a longer period of time.
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Lexical questions…. Lagares ?
- Open granite tank in Portugal
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Lexical questions…. Barcos Rabelos ?
- Flat bottom boat traditionally used to transport port to Villa Nova de Gaia.
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What other Island than Madeirais allowed to produce Madeira DOP wines ?
- Porto Santo
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Where is located the town of Funchal ?
- Madeira Island
69
True or false ? The word ‘’vintage’’ cannot appear on a label of Madeira wine.
- True
- Colheita or Harvest are allowed terms.
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What is the institution that oversees and enforces the regulations of Port wines ?
- IVDP
- Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto - Douro Port Wine Institute
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Name 4 authorized grapes for Port wines production.
Reds;
Aragonez (Tinta Roriz), Bastardo, Castelão, Cornifesto, Donzelinho Tinto, Malvasia Preta, Marufo, Rufete, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Francisca, Tinto Cão, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)
Whites;
Arinto (Pedernã), Cercial, Donzelinho-Branco, Folgazão, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Moscatel Galego Branco, Rabigato, Samarrinho, Semillon, Sercial (Esgana Cão), Síria (Roupeiro), Verdelho, Viosinho, Vital
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At what ABV % Port is usually fortified to ?
- 19% to 22 %
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Size of a Pipe ?
- 550 L
- Vila nova de gaia : 620L
- shipping pipe : 534.24L
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What does the term Crusted mean on a label of port wine ?
- The wine has matured and has sediments.
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What is the minimum aging time in cask for a Colheita Tawny Port ?
7 years
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In the Douro, what is the difference between 'Socalcos' and 'Patamares' ?
- Both are terraces
- Socalcos are the tradtional ones with walls
- Patamares are the modern ones, that allows tractors to go, Patamares does not have wall, erosion is a big problem
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Within what IGP is the Douro valley situated ?
- Duriense IGP
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Bottle labeled Reserva in Portugal, what is the meaning ?
- at least 0,5% more ABV than the legal minimum stipulated for the appellation.
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Main white and red grapes of Bairrada DOP ?
- Baga and Maria Gomez
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What are ’chao de Areja' and 'chao rija' ?
- Soils found in Colares DOP, Lisboa.
- Chao de Areja is a sandy soil (no phylloxera, vines are own rooted)
- Chao rija is a harder type of soil.
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Two important mountains in Duriense IGP ?
- Marão Mountains
- Montemuro Mountains
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True or False ? Malvasia and Bual are traditionally fermented on their skins while Sercial and Verdelho musts are separated from the grape skins before fermentation.
- True
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On Madeira, what is ‘surdo’ ?
- Surdo is an intensely sweet mistela fortified to an alcoholic strength of 20%, often before fermentation has begun
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How does high humidity slow oxidation in the Canteiro Process?
- High humidity minimize evaporation in the wine so it maintains higher ratio of wine-to-oxygen in barrel
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Name a synonym of Touriga Nacional
- Bical Tinto
- Mortágua Preto
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Name a synonym of Aragonez
- Tinta Roriz
- Tempranillo in Spain
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Which grape has the highest acreage under vine in Portugal?
- Aragonez (or tinta roriz or Tempranillo)
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What is the most planted white grape in Portugal?
- Fernão Pires or Maria Gomes
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Which white grape is renowned in Dão?
- Encruzado
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Which grape is known as Esgana Cão?
- Sercial
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What is the synonym of Trincadeira?
- Tinta Amarela
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What are the DOCs of Lisboa?
- Alenquer
- Arruda
- Colares
- Carcavelos
- Palmela
- Setubal
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Serra d’Ossa is located in which wine region?
- Alentejo
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Other than Setubal, which region produced fortified wines south of Lisboa?
- Carcavelos
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What is a Palhete wine?
- Palhete is described as: “red wine, obtained from partial tanning of red grapes or joint tanning of red and white grapes, with white grapes not exceeding 15% of the total”.
- it is a old style of Douro
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What is Ramada?
- a synonym of Pergola in Northern Portugal
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What are the DOC of Açores?
- Gaciosa
- Biscoitos
- Pico
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Dotejo is a DOC of which region?
- Tejo
- Central Portugal
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What is the % strength of the aguardente used for the production of Port?
- 77%
- They use a ratio 1:4 for the fortification
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What is the % strength of the aguardente used for the production of Port?
- 77%
- They use a ratio 1:4 for the fortification
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Who is producing Pêra-Manca?
- Cartuxa
- From Portugal, Alentejo DO
- Aragonez based blend
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What VVO refers to on a Port bottle?
- Made by Taylor Fladgate
- aged for a min of 80 years
