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?? Which grape in Madeira is planted at the highest altitude and lowest?

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Highest is Sercial, lowest is Malvasia

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?? What’s the hillside small plots of vineyard called in Madeira?

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Poios

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?? If no grape indicated on the label of Madeira, which grape could be produced from?

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Tinta Negra

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?? What’s the % of Tinta Negra of Madeira’s total planting ?

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55%

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?? What kind of spirit is used to fortified Madeira?

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96% abv brandy from France or Spain

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?? When does the fortification take place for Madeira production?

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After 24hours of fermentation abv level of fermenting must between 5-6% for sweet style;
or 7days of fermentation for dry style.

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?? What’s the alcohol level of Madeira wine after fortification?

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17% abv

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?? What’s the RS level of Sweet Madeira?

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> 96g/l

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?? What are the two heating system to produce Madeira?

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Estufas and Canteiro

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?? What’s Estufas?

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A large tank with heating system, which can raise the wine’s temperature to 45-50°C, for min 90days

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?? What’s Canteiro?

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Heating process to produce high quality Madeira, to put the wine in barrel and placed near roofs or outdoor in the sun, for 2years. The casks are not completely full allow oxidation (gentle heating to 20°-35°C).

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?? What’s the % of grape if it’s labeled on Madeira bottle?

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Mini. 85%

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?? What’s the synonym of Sercial in Douro?

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Esgana Cão

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?? What’s the RS level of Medium Sweet/Boal Madeira?

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80-96g/l

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?? What’s the altitude of Sercial vineyards?

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800m

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?? What’s the altitude of Verdelho vineyards?

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100-600m

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?? What’s Rainwater?

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Light, medium-dry style Madeira usually made from Tinta Negra

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?? What’s the altitude of Malmsey vineyards?

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300m

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?? What’s the altitude of Boal/Bual vineyards?

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400m

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?? What’s the RS level of Medium Dry/Verdelho Madeira?

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57-80g/l

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?? Name a brand of Malmsey Madeira?

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Duck of Clarence of the Blandy Company

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?? What’s Frasqueira?

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Made from 85%-100% of the named varietal and vintage dated Madeira, with mini. 20years of maturation

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?? What’s the min. Ageing of Colheita Madeira?

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Min. 5years in oak and 1 year in bottle.

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?? What’s the RS level of Dry/Sercial Madeira?

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49-65g/l

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?? Name two types of Vintage dated Madeira?
Frasqueira and Colheita
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?? What does the term “Old Reserve” mean for Madeira?
Min age of the youngest wine in blend is 10 years in wood
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?? What does the term “Finest” mean for Madeira?
Matured for 3years in tanks
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?? What does the term “Extra Reserve” mean for Madeira?
Min age of the youngest wine in blend is 15 years in wood
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?? What does the term “Reserve” mean for Madeira?
Min age of the youngest wine in blend is 5years in wood
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?? What does the term “Special” mean for Madeira?
Min age of the youngest wine in blend is 10 years in wood
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?? For Canteiro method Madeira, what’s the mini period can be released after mutage?
3years
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?? For Estufagen method Madeira, what’s the mini period can be released after storage in estufagem tank?
Min 1year following storage in estufagem tanks (before the 31st October of the second year following the harvesting)
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?? What’s the RS level of Extra Dry Madeira?
< 49g/l
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?? Name a few brands of Madeira?
Henriques & Henriques; Madeira Wine Company ; Pereira d'Oliveira; Vinhos Justino Henriques
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What’s poios?
Terraces sustained by walls of basalt stone in Madeira.
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What’s the low trellises of the pergola system in Madeira?
Latadas ( in order to combat the dangers of fungal disease in the damp subtropical environment.)
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Which organization oversees production of Madeira?
IVBAM: Embroidery and Handicraft Institute of Madeira=Instituto do Vinho, do Bordado e do Artesanato da Madeira.
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Where are the most Madeira companies based in?
Funchal, Madeira’s capital.
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What’s the largest company in Madeira?
Vinhos Justino Henriques (for half of the island’s exports)
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What’s the second largest company in Madeira? Name two recognizable brands?
The Madeira Wine Company; Blandy’s and Cossart Gordon.
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What’s the largest independent Madeira producer?
Henriques&Henriques
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What’s the only Madeira company owns a significant amount of vineyards?
Henriques&Henriques.
38
Name a Madeira trader company?
Broadbent Selections
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What’s Partidistas?
who store wine and sell it at maturity to other traders in Madeira(similar to almacenistas)
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What’s the synonym of almacenistas of the Sherry trade in Madeira?
Partidistas
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Name 8 Madeira Production Companies?
Henriques & Henriques (founded 1850) Pereira D'Oliveira (founded 1850 as a partidista) Vinhos Justino Henriques (founded 1870) H.M. Borges (founded 1877) Madeira Wine Company (originally formed in 1913 as the Madeira Wine Association, the MWC formally changed its title in 1981) Vinhos Barbeito (founded 1946) Faria & Filhos (founded 1949) Madeira Vintners (Cooperativa Agrícola do Funchal) (founded 2013)
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What’s the synonym of Sercial?
Esgana Cão
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What’s the synonym of Boal?
Bual, Malvasia Fina
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What’s the synonym of Malmsey?
Malvasia Candida, Malvasia Branca de São Jorge
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What’s the former name of Tinta Negra?
Tinta Negra Mole
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How many % of Madeira production is from Tinta Negra?
85%
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If a variety is included on the label of Madeira, how many % of wine must contain the stated grape?
multi-vintage blend-85%, or 100% of the stated variety for vintage wine.
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When was Madeira attacked by Phylloxera?
1872
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Name the varietal or Madeira in order from sweetest to driest?
Malvasia, Boal, Verdelho, Sercial
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Which other grape planted in Madeira produces similar level of sweetness as Verdelho?
Terrantez
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How long is wine aged in Canteiro?
Min 2years, but bottled at min 3years of age.
51
Armazens de calor is chiefly utilized by which company?
Madeira Wine Company
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What’s armazens de calor?
It’s a varation on the Estufagem process: placing the wine in rooms warmed by nearby tanks or steam pipes rather than the direct heat of the estufa. Longer aging sometimes upt to one year.
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What’s the period of rest called after the wine finishes the Estufagem process? For how long?
Estágio, for min 90days.
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What’s the RS of Sercial?
Sercial: 18-65g/l
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What’s the RS of Verdelho?
49-78g/l
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What’s the RS of Malvasia?
96-135g/l
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What’s the RS of Boal?
78-96g/l
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What’s Seleccionado?
Such bottles are often labeled “finest”,”choice”,”select”, and include a blended wine that is at least 3years old(but below 5years of age). Dominated by Tinta Negra, Heated in Estufagem, aged in tank rather than cask.
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What does Reserva mean for Madeira?
5years of age or older (but below 10years)
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What’s Reserva Special for Madeira?
10years of age or older (but below 15years), at this category, wines are often made of a single noble variety, heated by Canteiro method.
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What’s Extra Reserva?
15 years of age or older (but below 20 years of age).
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Which styles of Madeira are vintage dated?
Colheita, Frasqueira, Vinho da Roda/Vinho da Torno/Vinho da Volta
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What’s Colheita for Madeira?
1)From a single vintage min 85% 2)Aged for min 5yrs+1yr 3)May be a blend or single varietal
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What’s another term for Colheita of Madeira?
Harvest ( the word "vintage" on labels is not allowed)
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Which company produced Madeira wines underwent ocean journey across the equator?
Shortridge Lawton ( a brand of the Madeira Wine Company) as late as the early 1900s直到20世纪初仍在酿造这种传统风格.
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What does Vinho da Roda mean? Name another two names for this style?
Madeira wines underwent an ocean journey across the equator. Vinho da Torno/ Vinho da Volta
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 Which type of Madeira must be made from a single noble variety?
Frasqueira
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Which style of Madeira is now forbiden?
Solera
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Name 3 growing regions of Madeira?
*Porto Santo (outside of Madeira). *Madeira North Side: Porto Moniz, São Vicente, Santana *Madeira South Side: Calheta, Ponta do Sol, Câmara de Lobos, Funchal, Santa Cruz, Ribeira Brava, Machico
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Name the brands of Madeira Wine Company?
Blandy’s, Cossart Gordon, Miles, Leacock’s
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Who is the owner of Madeira Wine Company?
Blandy Group & Symington
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What’s the barrel for aging Madeira?
Pipe=600-650L
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