Terras Madeirenses Flashcards
(22 cards)
portugal is __ largest producer of wine?
11th
portugal is __ per capita
1st
how was madeira founded?
archipelago discovered while exploring the african north coast located about 625m from portugal
what is referred to the ‘isle of woods?’
madiera
what did the portugese do when they founded madeira?
they colonized it and set it on fire to make room for agriculture
why was madeira important?
important port
vinhos do roda
round trip wine across the atlantic or east indies and back
torna viagem
round trip
what style of madeira demands the higher price point?
vinhos do roda
vinhos canterio
matured on the island
estufagem
came about in the 19th century to meet demand for madeira
too cook
what two american events was madeira consumed at?
inauguration of gw
signing of the declaration of independence
what huge invent happened in 1807 and why?
the french and spanish invaded portugal because they wanted to disrupt trade with england
- vines were not really damaged, but the prices were
what event caused the decline for portugese wines in england
- the exile of napolean
- british opened up trade with europe
- french and spanish wines went up
- portugese wines went down
what eventually replaced port?
sherry
when was portugal hit with mildew and phylloxera?
where was excluded?
- powdery and downy mildew 1850
- phylloxera 1867
colares in lisboa was spared
after phylloxera, what happened to portugal?
many vineyards were not replaced
- cork industry
regiao demarcada
in 20th century portugal moved to protect its wine producing regions
- madeira
- dao
- vinho verde amongst others
- but politics silenced it (right wing rule)
junta nacional do vinhos
1937
wine law revamp
consolidating smaller vineyards into large coops
mateus + lancers
two estates for semi-sparkling rose
were the face of portugese wine
quinta
small estate
dop
denominacao de origen protigeda
