Portuguese regions
What DOC Douro varieties are used to make non-fortified wines?
DOC Douro varieties are the same as those used to produce Porto (mainly touriga nacional, touriga franca and tinta roriz).
International varieties are only allowed at the PGI level (VR Duriense)
What are the three subregions of The Douro Valley?
Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior
What kind of wines are produced in the DOC Vinho Verde?
Vinho verde can be red, white, pink and sparkling. "Green" means young.
What are the white varieties of Vinho Verde?
- Alvarinho
- Loureiro
- Arinto (pedernã)
- Trajadura
What are the main white varieties of Dão?
- Encruçado (usually mixed with malvasia and others)
- Bical
Where is the Alentejo region located?
Southeast of Portugal
What are the main red varieties of the Alentejo?
- Aragonêz (Roriz ink)
- Trincadeira (yellow ink)
- Alicante bouschet (color and tannins)
- Castelão (in old vineyards)
- Touriga nacional
- Cabernet sauvignon
- Syrah
What DOCs exist in the Setúbal region?
South of the Tagus
Protected from the sea by the Arrábida mountain range
What are the red varieties of Vinho Verde?
- Vinhão
- Amaral (azal tinto)
- Alvarelhão (brancelho)
- Borraçal
- Espadeiro (Different from Galicia's one)
- Padeiro (caíño in Galicia)
- Pedral
- Rabo de Anho
What are the characteristics of Alentejo wines?
- Red wines of deep color, with marked but soft tannins, body and aromas of ripe fruit.
- Fruity and floral white wines with medium-high acidity. Sometimes oak fermented to add depth.
Where is the Dão region located?
- Area south of Minho and Douro, surrounded by mountains,
- More in the interior than Bairrada
- Vineyards between 200 and 400m
What ranking does Portugal occupy as a producer and exporter?
11th producer. 9th exporter (exports 49% of its production)
2018 data
The finest Ports are considered to be from what subregion of the Douro DOC?
Cima Corgo
What are the main red varieties of the Lisbon region?
- Bastardo
- Trincadeira
- Ramisco
What are the main white varieties of the Alentejo?
- Arinto
- Antão Vaz
- Roupeiro
- Fernão Pires
What are the main white varieties of the Setúbal region?
- Muscat of Alexandria
- Red Muscat
- Bastardinho
What type of climate exists in the Bairrada region?
Cool maritime climate
- High humidity (rain all year round, fog, etc.). Rain at harvest time can be a problem for late maturing varieties
- No altitude
What type of soil predominates in the Minho region (vinho verde)?
Granitic soil, which can cause a problem of water stress in very hot summers
In Ponte de Lima, slate soil
What type of soil predominates in the Douro region?
Mainly, slate soils (of various types). The surrounding areas, granite.
What are the characteristics of a classic white vinho verde wine?
The classic white vinho verde wines are pale lemon in color, light, citrusy, with high acidity and with a slight bubble. Low in alcohol (8 to 11.5%).
What is the climate like in the Minho region (vinho verde)?
Moderate maritime climate
- Coolest and wettest area in Portugal
- High levels of rainfall, which can cause vines to overgrow and cause diseases
- Low altitude
What are the main red varieties of the Setúbal region?
- Castelão
- Aragonêz
- Bastardo
- Touriga franca
- Touriga nacional
In which subzones is DOC Lisboa divided?
- Alenquer
- Arruda
- You dive
- Carcavelos
- Collars
- Encostas d’aire
- Lourinhã
- Óbidos
- Torres Vedras
What types of soils predominate in Dão?
Mostly granite
Some slate
Where is the Bairrada region located?
Between the Atlantic Ocean and Dão
What are the main white varieties of Bairrada?
- Maria Gomes (Fernão Pires)
- Arinto
- Bical
Portugal's most common red variety is...
Castelão
What types of soils predominate in the Alentejo?
- Granite
- Calcareous (borba)
- Brown limestone (moura)
- Slate
How many wine regions are there in Portugal?
14
What are the main red varieties of Dão?
- Touriga Nacional (indigegnous,native)
- Alfrocheiro
- Tinta Roriz
- Jaen (mencía)
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What grape varieties are used in Port and also unfortified red wines?
- Touriga Nacional
- Touriga Franca
- Tinta Roriz
- Tinta Barroca
- Tinta Cão
What type of soils predominate in Bairrada?
Calcareous soils
How is alvarinho de vinho verde different from albariño from Rías Baixas?
The alvarinho from Vinho Verde has more bubble, minerality and acidity than that from Rías Baixas.
What are the three climates of Portugal?
Maritime, Mediterranean and Continental
What is the average export price in Portugal and Spain?
The average export price of Portugal (2018) is € 2.66, while that of Spain is € 1.38
What characterizes the wines of Colares?
Sub-region of the DOC Lisboa, formed by 17 Ha. Next to the sea.
- Sand floor.
- Frank foot. You have to dig 1m.
- Without phylloxera.
- Vineyards protected from the wind with sand dune windbreaks and wooden fences
- Main varieties: Malvasía de Colares (white) and Ramisco (red)
In which Portuguese towns is vinho verde alvarinho mainly produced?
Monção y Melgaço
What types of soils predominate in the Lisbon region?
- Granite
- Basalt
- Calcareous
- Brown calcareous
What type of climate exists in the Dão region?
Continental weather
- Cold and wet winters
- Dry summers
- Large night / day thermal oscillation
- Altitude 400 / 500m
- Protected from the coldest containing winds
- Very concentrated rain in late fall, winter and early spring
Optimal conditions for the production of fine wines
How many varieties are there in Portugal?
More than 300 varieties (149 white and 189 red)
What types of vineyard design exist in the Douro Valley?
- Socalcos, on terraces
- Patamares, without terraces, allowing access with tractors
- Vinha ao alto, aligned with the slope, also machinable
What Portugese red variety is extremely tannic?
Baga
How is the production of the Douro distributed?
Two thirds of the production is under DOC Porto.
The rest DOC Douro and a small amount of Muscat do Douro.
What types of soils predominate in the Alentejo?
- Clay-sandy
- Loam-clay-sandy
- Calcareous
What are the main red varieties of Bairrada?
- Baga
- Castelão
- National tour
- Alfrocheiro preto
- Bastardo (old vineyards)