Where is Duriense IGP?
- Slender region encompassing eastern Douro River Valley
- South of Transmontano
What are the DOPs of Duriense?
Porto DOP
Douro DOP
What is portugal’s first demarcated wine region?
Douro DOP
- DOC Established: 1998 (Douro was established as a Região Demarcada in 1982)
- one of first such appellations recognized in Europe
- Unesco World Heritage Site
What two mountain ranges does the Douro River carve through?
Marão Mountains
Montemuro Mountains
granite
What is the preferred soil type for Port?
schist
What is the climate of the Douro Valley?
Continental
- mountains protect from humid Atlantic winds
- gets drier toward Spanish border
Three subzones of Douro
Baixo Corgo - most densly planted
Cima Corgo - most vineyard acreage
Douro Superior - most arid, largest, sparsely planted
(West to East)
What is produced as Douro DOP vs Porto DOP
Douro DOP - dry table wines, licoroso Moscatel do Douro
Porto DOP - fortified Port
What is licoroso
fortified
What percentage of wine in Duriense is released as Porto?
~50%
Best grapes for red table wine in Douro DOP?
Touriga Nacional Touriga Franca Tinta Roriz Tinta Cão Tinta Barroca
Best grapes for white wines in Douro DOP?
Malvasia Fina
Viosinho
Rabigato
Gouveio
What grape is used for fortified Moscatel wines?
May they carry age designations?
- Moscatel Galego
- may have age designation like tawny Port
What is required for reserva wines in Douro?
additional 1.0% min alcohol
- reds: 11 –> 12%
- whites: 10.5 –> 11.5%
Whites aged 6 months
reds aged 1 year
who must certify all Douro wines?
IVDP
What are criteria for grande reserva wines in Douro?
- meet reserve criteria
- score exceptionally well in blind tasting analysis
Name for sparkling wines and late harvest wines in Douro? How may they be released?
Espumanto do Douro
Colheita Tardia
Douro DOP
What region separates Douro DOP and Oporto?
Minho IGP
What was traditional procedure for transporting wines for maturation in Douro?
- use Barco Rabelo ships to transport port casks
- from Pinhão to Vila Nova de Gaia in Oporto
- mature in lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia
Until when was it mandated to age and ship from Vila Nova de Gaia? What happened after that?
1986
Once restrictions removed, new small quintas could produce and ship Port and table wines from their premises in Douro
Who is responsible for phenomenon of dry Douro table wines?
Larger Port houses
- Ferreira launched Barca Velha in 1952
- -> pioneered style
What Port houses are at forefront of table wine revolution?
- Ferreira’s Barca Velha
- Niepoort
- Quinta do Crasto
- Ramos Pino
Who owns Ferreira
Sogrape
What estate formerly provided fruit for Ferreira’s Barca Velha and has recently emerged as a young cult star of the region?
Quinta do Vale Meão
