Portugal Q&A - Portugal Flashcards
(117 cards)
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Treaty of Windsor
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1386 Trade Allience w/ England
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English Discovery of Port
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1678 at Abbot of Lamego, first instance of “mutage” practice
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Mutage
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Stopping fermentation with addition of Brandy, “burning water” = 77% ABV
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Black Strap
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Nickname of port during early exports to England
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Treaty of Methuen
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1703 Trade agreement w/ Preferential Treatment for Portugal
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Kopke
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est 1638 first official port house, german owner of Cristiano Kopke
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Warres/ Taylor
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est 1700’s both British
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Year Douro appellation created
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1756
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Fradulent Color added in 1740-1750’s
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elderberry and sugar mixture
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Douro Wine Company
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est 1756, created boundaries and practice for port
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Douro Wine Company port vineyards grading system
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Feitoria- best saved for english, Rama- lesser used domestically
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IVDP
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Douro Port Wine Institute, Now regulatory board , manages exports and regulates prices, monopolized sales of aguardente
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Aguardente
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portugese brandy, commonly used in port
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Island covered in woods
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Maderia
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Vinhos ao Roda
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Wines that made it Round Trip
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Popular with colonial trade- new americas and brazil
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Maderia
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Portugal joins EU
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1986
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Quintas
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estates
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Estufagem
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heat aging process to replace sea voyages, early 1800’s
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DOP/DOC
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Denominacao de Origem Protegida/ Controlada
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IGP
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Indicacao Georgrafica Protegida, min 85% of grapes grown in specific region
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IGP/VR
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Vinhos Regional, 14 total in Portugal
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14 Vinhos Regional
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Minho, Transmontano, Duriense, Terras do Cister, Terras do Dao, Terras da Beria, Beria Atlantico, Tejo, Lisboa, Alentejano, Peninsula de Setubal, Algarve, Terras Madeirnses, Acores
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Garraferia
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Private wine cellar
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Tinto Garraferia aging
30mo, 12 in bottle
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Branco/Rosado Garraferia
12mo, 6 in bottle
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Garraferia for Port
Niepoort, ages few years in barrel and min 8 yr in Glass Demijohns
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Reserva for Sparkling
12mo on lees
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Colheta Seleccionada
min 1% higher alcohol content than established
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Minho VR - DOP
Vinhos Verde DOP
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Enforcado
trellised high off the ground by using treetrunks, telephone polls etc
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Largest DOP in Portugal
Vinhos Verde DOP
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Climate of Vinhos Verde
lush, rainy and cool- grey rot is a problem
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Soil of Vinhos Verde DOP
Shallow Granite Slopes
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Branco Grapes of Vinhos Verde
Loureiro (heaviest planted), Trajadura (Treixadura), Alvarinho (Albarino), Avesso, Pederna (Arinto)
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Rosado/Tinto Grapes of Vinho Verde
Vinhao (teinturier), Espadeiro, Borracal, Alvarelhao
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Reds of Vinho Verde Sparkling?
Gain from Malo Fermentation in Bottle
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Teinturier Grape
Grape with red flesh and skin
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Alvarinho Varietally made
Moncao, min 11.5% alcohol
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Moncao e Melgaco
across from Condado de Tea
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Trasmontano VR- DOP
Tras-os-Montes DOP
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Main grapes of Tras-os-montes DOP
Red- Touriga National, Tinta Roiz, Bastardo (Trousseau) White- Fernao Pires, Gouveio (Verdelho), Siria
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Duriense VR- DOP's
Douro DOP, Porto DOP
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Prefered soil of Douro Valley
Schist Soil
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Mountains of Douro River
Marao, Montemurmo
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Subzones of Douro DOP
Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior
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Styles of Wines from Douro DOP
Table Wines (Branco, Rosado, Tinto), Licoroso- Moscatel do Douro
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Styles of Wines from Porto DOP
Port (Fortified)
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Grapes of Tinto/Port from Duriense VR
Touriga National, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roiz, Tinta Cao
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Grapes of Branco From Duriense VR
Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Gouveio
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Sparkling Douro Wine
Espumanto Do Douro
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Late harvest Douro Wine
Colheita Tardia
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Moscatel Galego
Grape of Moscatel do Douro made in Tawney port like style
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Major Towns in Douro Valley
Vila Nova de Gaia (Port town for maturing and shipping)
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Terras do Cister VR- DOP
Tavora Varosa DOP
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Tavora Varosa DOP
Sparkling wines min 9mo on lees,
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Terras do Dao VR- DOP's
Dao DOP, Lafoes DOP
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Dao DOP grapes
Touriga National and Encruzado Dominated w/ some international like Cab Sauv/Semillon
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Dao Soil
Granite Soil
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Dao DOP styles
Branco, Rosado, Tinto and Espumante
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Tinto Noble or Nobre Dao DOP
Red- 15% min Touriga National w/ 3yr aging and 13% alchohol
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Branco Nobre Dao DOP
White- 15% min Encruzado w/ 1yr aging and 12% alcohol
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Tinto Nobre Reserve Garrafeira Dao DOP
48 mo w/18mo in bottle
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Branco Nobre Reserve Garraferia Dao DOP
18mo w/ 9 mo in bottle
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Terras da Beria VR
3 subzones, co-op dominated
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Beria Atlantico VR
Bairrada DOP
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Bairrada DOP Grapes
Baga- astingent late ripening red (min 50% in reds), Maria Gomes and Arinto white
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Castas
Grape Varieties
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Soils for Baga Grape
Barros, clay soils of Bairrada
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Bairrada Classico Lable
native grapes with min 12.5% ABV
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Lisbola VR-DOP
Bucelas, Colares, Carcavelos, Arruda, Tores Vedras, Alenquer, Obidos, Lurinha, Encostas de Aire
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River that cuts through Lisbola and Tejo
Tagus River (Tejo)
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Encostas de Aire famous wine
Medieval de Ourem (joint fermentation of Fernao Pires(white 80%) and Tincaderia (20% Red)
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Bucales DOP castas
min 75% Arinto Whites
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Colares DOP planting style
trenches due to wind protection
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Only area in Portugal to be phylloxera free
Colares DOP
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Grapes of Colares DOP
Ramisco (min 80% in red blends) Malvasia (Min 80% in white blends)
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Peninsula de Setubal VR
Setubal DOP Palmela DOP
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Palmela DOP soils
sandy plains and clay limestone lower slopes of Arrabida Mtns
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Palmela DOPgrapes
Castelao min 2/3 of red blend, whites Arinto and Fernao Pires with many international varieties
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Setubal DOP wine
Vinhos Licoroso- Moscatel de Setubal (white) and Moscastel Roxo
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Torna viagem
long voyage maturation
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Moscatel de Setubal
min 67% Muscat d'Alexandria (aka Muscat Graudo/Muscat de Setubal)
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Moscatel Roxo
min 67% Muscat Galegos Roxo
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Famous/ Largest Setubal Producer
J.M. Fronseca
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Aging Lable designations for Setubal DOP WInes
10/20/30/40+ yr, Superior = +5 yrs
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how does setubal dop coax such flavor
lenghty maceration on muscat skins- up to 6 mo
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Tejo VR- DOP
Tejo DOP, formerly Ribatejo
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Grapes of Tejo DOP
Castelao (red) and Fernao Pires(white)
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Alentejano VR- DOP
Alentejo DOP
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Major grape of Alentejo DOP
Trincaderia, dense red like Merlot
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Where a major cork tree location?
Alentejo DOP
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Cork Tree
Quercus Suber
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Algarve VR
Lagos, Portimao, Lagoa, Tavira DOPS
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Alcores Islands
middle of Atlantic, Pico DOP, Biscoitos DOP, Graciosa DOP
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Pico DOP
Fortified wines based on verdelho, arinto min 16%ABV with min 3yr in barrel
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Biscoitos DOP
island of Terceira, fortified same as pico
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Graciosa DOP
Dry unfortified whites
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Terras Madeirenses VR
subtropical archipelago islands, Maderia DOP(Fortified), Madeirense DOP (Unfortified)
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Islands of Madeira
Madira and Porto Santo
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Madeirense DOP
Tinta Negra CabSauv Syrah and Verdelho
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Soil of Maderia
basalt stone terraces= "poios"
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Latadas
low terllises pergola system of Maderia
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Levadas
Canals that navigate large amounts of rainwater
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average size of grower estate in Maderia
.3 ha
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Grapes of Maderiense DOP
White: VerdelhoArnsberger Red: CabSauv/Tinta Negra/Syrah
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Jaen
Mencia famous in Dao DOP
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Most grown Red
Castelao (periquita) full bodied meaty red
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Touriga National
Bical, Mortagua Preto
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Tempranillo names in Portugal
Tinta Roriz, Aragonez
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Most planted grape
Fernao Pires (Maria Gomez in Bairrada) workhorse, simple low acid
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Encruzado
Dao DOP, elegant and burgundy like
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Arinto
one of oldest indigenous varieties, best on coast ie Bucales
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Alvarinho
Spanish Albarino, Vinos Verde
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Sercial
Esgana Cao (dog strangler on the main island of portugal)
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Cercial
Blending grape in Dao, Douro and Bairrada
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Bastardo
trousseau used in port wine
