Tejo / Madeira

Question 1

What are the sub regions of the DoTejo DOP?

Answer 1

Tomar
Coruche
Chamusca
Cartaxo
Santarém
Almeirim

Question 2

What are the sub zones of the Alentejo DOP?

Answer 2

Moura, Granja-Amareleja, Évora, Vidigueira, Reguengos, Redondo, Borba, and Portalegre

Question 3

What is he northern most sub zone of the Alentejo DOP?

Answer 3

Portalegre
(on the Sao Memende Mountains)
(Granitic soils)

Question 4

What is the dominant varietal of the Alentejo DOP?

Answer 4

W/ Trincadeira
(+Antão Vaz, Arinto (Pedernã), Fernão-Pires (Maria Gomes)
R/ Alfrocheiro

Question 5

Wha are the DOP’s of Algarve? W-E

Answer 5

Lagos DOP
Portimão DOP
Lagoa DOP
Tavira DOP

LAGOS -
R min70% comb Negra Mole and Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)

Question 6

What islands of the Acores have PDO’s N-S

Answer 6

Graciosas (10.5 / 9M)(no fortified)
Terceira (Biscoitos DOP-16%/36M)
Pico (highest in Portugal 7500’)(16%/24M)

Question 7

What are the authorized varietals of the Pico Island?

Answer 7

(Acores)
Verdelho
Arinto (Pedernã)
Terrantez

Question 8

What is the age requirement for a licoroso wine from Pico?

Answer 8

24M

min 16% ABV

Question 9

What is the parentage of Arnsburger and where would you find it?

Answer 9

Riesling cross (clone 88 X clone 64)
(Madeirense DOP (table wine DOP of Madeira)

Question 10

What area the Northern DOP of Madeira? W-E

Answer 10

Porto Moniz
Sao Vincent
Santana

Question 11

What are the Southern DOP of Madeira? W-E

Answer 11

Calheta
Ponta do Sol
Ribeira Brava
Camera de Lobos
Funchal
Santa Cruz
Machico

Question 12

What are the recommended red grapes for Madeira?

Answer 12

Bastardo
Malvasia Cândida Roxa (Malvasia Roxa)
Tinta (Tinta da Madeira)
Tinta Negra (Tinta Negra Mole)
Verdelho Tinto
AUTHORIZED:
Complexa, Deliciosa, Listrão, Triunfo

Question 13

What are the recommended white grapes for Madeira?

Answer 13

Sercial
Verdelho
Malvasia Fina (Boal)
Malmsey (Malvasia Branca de São Jorge)
(BUT Tinta Negra accounts for 85%-can now appear on labels)
Terrantez 
(once thought to be Folgasão)
Malvasia Cândida (Malvasia di Lipari), 

AUTHORIZED:
Caracol, Carão-de-Moça,, Moscatel Graúdo, Rio-Grande, Valveirinho

Question 14

What are the ageing requirements for Madeira?

Answer 14

Vinho de Canteiro: 2yr wood, and may not be bottled for 36 months after the final fortification

Vinho de Estufagem: Can bottle after 12M after estufagem

Colheita: Can bottle after Oct. 31 of 5th yr

Frasqueira: 20 years in wood

Solera: min 5yrs in solera
(only 10% may be drawn off each year)

Question 15

What is the age requirements for Frasqueira Madeira?

Answer 15

20yrs in wood

Question 16

How long must a Madeira spend in Solera?

Answer 16

min 5yrs

10% max drawn each year

Question 17

When could a Madeira produced in 2018 be released as a Colheita?

Answer 17

Oct 31s of 2023

Question 18

What area Poios?

Answer 18

Stone walls that terrace the Madeira island.

usually Basalt

Question 19

What are Latadas?

Answer 19

trellis system used to keep vines off the damp ground.

Question 20

What is the governing body that oversees Madeira?

Answer 20

(IVBAM)

Wine, Embroidery and Handicraft Institute of Madeira

Question 21

What does IVBAM stand for and what dis its purpose?

Answer 21

Wine, Embroidery and Handcraft Institute of Madeira.

Question 22

largest Madeira producer?

Answer 22

Justino Henriques.

over half of productions

Question 23

When was the Madeira Wine Company formed?

Answer 23

1913

Question 24

Who is the largest independent producer of Madeira?

Answer 24

Henriques and Henriques

Question 25

What area the 3 companies involved in the Madeira Trade and give an example of each?

Answer 25

1. Production Company; makes it (Madeira Wine Co.) 2. Shipping Company; trades the wine (Bart Brod) 3. Partidistas; store wine and sell it at. maturity (?) (similar to Almacenistas of Sherry)

Question 26

What area the varietal labeling laws for Madeira?

Answer 26

- Multy Vintage blend - 85% | - Vintage dated - 100%

Question 27

List the varietal wines of Madeira from driest to sweetest.

Answer 27

- SERCIAL - VERDELHO - BOAL - MALVASIA

Question 28

WHAT GRAPES ARE ALLOWED TO MACERATE WITH THEIR SKINS?

Answer 28

Boal / Malvasia | Sercial / Verdelho removed from skins

Question 29

How long is the "estágio"

Answer 29

(period of rest after the Estufagem process (min 3M) | Estagio - min 90 days

Question 30

What is the main difference between Estufagem and Canteiro ?

Answer 30

Estufagem: -direct heat / 90 days - or placing wine in a room (armazens de calor) and use indirect heat (lower temps - longer time (1yr) Canteiro: slowest. in barrel. in houses. 20yrs May be released at 3yrs, but the best after 20yrs average FRASQUEIRAS

Question 31

What method of heating does Frasqueiras use?

Answer 31

Canteiro

Question 32

What area the 4 variants of volcanic soil on Madeira?

Answer 32

1. Saibro (decomposed red tufa) 2. Cascalho (stony soil) 3. Pedra molle (arenaceous soil,decomposed yellow tufa) 4. Massapes (clay from the decomposition of dark tufa) Porto Santo: volcanic and limestone

Question 33

What is the max yield of Madeira?

Answer 33

80hl/ha

Question 34

What is the average RS in a Sercial Madeira?

Answer 34

40-45g/l

Question 35

What area the age restrictions of a multi vintage Madeira?

Answer 35

Seleccionado: 3 -5 yrs Reserve: 5 - 10yrs Special Reserve: 10 - 15yrs Extra Reserve: 15 - 20yrs Solera: max 10% drawn off each year, and only 10 total additions may be made to each solera.