Portugal Wine

Question 1

What are ‘moratorios’ in the Douro?

Answer 1

old terraces that were abandoned over the years, many after phylloxera

Question 2

Common soul type in the Douro?

Answer 2

Schist

Question 3

Grapes found in Vinho Verde?

Answer 3

Loureiro

Trajadura

Avesso

Pederna

Alvarinho

Question 4

How do the red wines of the Vinho Verde gain their sparkle?

Answer 4

From malolactic fermentation in the bottle

Question 5

How does the climate of Bairrada differ from that of the Dao?

Answer 5

It is a milder, rainier climate compared to the Dao

Question 6

How many subregions are there in Vinho Verde?

Answer 6

9

Question 7

How would you compare wines from the Dao with wines from the Douro?

Answer 7

Wines from the Dao are typically more elegant, sharper and more floral than wines from the Douro

Question 8

In which town in Vinho Verde is Alvarinho bottled as a single varietal?

Answer 8

Moncao

Question 9

Mainland name for Sercial?

Answer 9

Esgana Cao “dog strangler”

Question 10

Most planted grape in Alentejano?

Answer 10

Trincadeira

Question 11

Most widely planted red varietal in Alentejo?

Answer 11

Trincadeira

Question 12

Name of the mountain ranges in the Douro?

Answer 12

Marão and Montemuro Mountains

Question 13

Name some producers of Vinho Verde?

Answer 13

Anselmo Mendes

Quinta de Soalheiro

Quinta do Ameal

Aphros

Question 14

Primary white grapes of Colares?

Answer 14

Malvasia

Question 15

Principal soil type of Colares is?

Answer 15

Sand

Question 16

Red grapes of the Douro?

Answer 16

Touriga Nacional

Touriga Franca

Tinta Roriz

Tinta Cao

Tinta Barroca

Question 17

Red Varietals found in the Dao?

Answer 17

Touriga Nacional

Jaen

Touriga Franca

Tinta Cao

Aragonez

Bastardo

Question 18

Red varietals of Vinho Verde are?

Answer 18

Amaral

Alvarelhao

Padeiro

Pedral

Vinhao

Borracal

Question 19

Soil of the Dao?

Answer 19

Sandy soil over granite

Question 20

Soil type of Colares?

Answer 20

Sand

Question 21

Synonyms for Touriga Nacional?

Answer 21

Bical Tinto

Mortagua Preto

Question 22

Traditional training system in Vinho Verde with vines high off the ground?

Answer 22

Enforcado

Question 23

Vinho Verde subzones are?

Answer 23

Cavado

Lima

Ave

Moncao e Melgaco

Sousa

Baiao

Paiva

Amarante

Basto

Question 24

What is the name for the walls of rock on the Azores that protect the vineyards from strong salty ocean winds?

Answer 24

Currais

Question 25

What is Portugal’s highest mountain?

Answer 25

Ponto do Pico volcano

Question 26

What is the predominant grape varietal of Pico?

Answer 26

Arinto do Acores (95%)

Question 27

What is the predominant variety of Graciosa and Biscoitos?

Answer 27

Verdelho (80%)

Question 28

Name the 3 Islands of the Acores with DOP zones.

Answer 28

Pico Graciosa Terceira

Question 29

Who produces Quinta dos Malvedos?

Answer 29

Graham’s

Question 30

Mencia is known in the Dao by what name?

Answer 30

Jaen

Question 31

What is Vinho de Talha?

Answer 31

Amphora wine from Alentejo

Question 32

Tinta Roriz is known by what other name in the Alentejo region?

Answer 32

Aragonez or Aragonês

Question 33

Who produces Charme, Redoma and Batuta?

Answer 33

Dirk Niepoort

Question 34

What is the soil type of Bairrada?

Answer 34

Clay (Barros) soil

Question 35

What is the soil type in the Vinho Verde?

Answer 35

Shallow granitic soils

Question 36

What is the primary red grape of the Bairrada?

Answer 36

Baga must be a minimum of 50% in the blend

Question 37

Which red varietals grow in Colares?

Answer 37

Ramisco

Question 38

Which red variety has the highest acreage under vine?

Answer 38

As of 2017, Aragonez (Tinta Roriz, known as Tempranillo in Spain)

Question 39

Which white variety has the highest acreage under vine?

Answer 39

Fernão Pires, known as Maria Gomes in Bairrada, is the most planted white casta in the country

Question 40

the Minho IGP shares exact geographical boundaries with which DOP?

Answer 40

Vinho Verde DOP

Question 41

What is a frequent viticultural issue found in Vinho Verde?

Answer 41

Fungal disease

Question 42

What is the largest DOP in Portugal?

Answer 42

Vinho Verde

Question 43

What is the most heavily planted white grape in Vinho Verde?

Answer 43

Loureiro

Question 44

What is Portugal’s wettest region?

Answer 44

Minho/Vinho Verde

Question 45

What is the Northern most subregion of Vinho Verde?

Answer 45

Moncao and Melgaco

Question 46

Name the 3 mountain ranges which shields the region of Dao.

Answer 46

Serra do Caramulo shields from the Atlantic Serra da Estrela protects it in the Southeast Serra da Nave

Question 47

What is a ‘talha’?

Answer 47

Traditional giant clay pots found in Alentejo

Question 48

What are synonyms for Touriga Nacional?

Answer 48

Bical Tinto Mortagua Preto

Question 49

Which region contains ungrafted vines?

Answer 49

Colares

Question 50

What are late harvest wines called from the Douro?

Answer 50

Colheita Tardia

Question 51

What is the most planted white grape in Vinho Verde?

Answer 51

Loureiro

Question 52

What is the scientific name for cork trees?

Answer 52

Quercus Suber

Question 53

When was Barca Velha first produced?

Answer 53

1952

Question 54

What is the cepage of Barca Velha?

Answer 54

A blend of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roiz and Tinta

Question 55

Common soil type in the Douro?

Answer 55

Schist

Question 56

What geographical feature separates Vinho Verde from Rais Baixas?

Answer 56

Minho River

Question 57

What white varietals are used in the Douro?

Answer 57

Malvasia Fina Viosinho Rabigato Gouveio