What’s The Benefício System?
Managed by the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP), classifies Douro vineyards from A to I based on soil, climate, and agricultural practices. Each vineyard is allocated a quota of must that they can fortify to produce Port wine.
Class A: 1200 points or more, 1890L/ha
Class B: 1001 to 1200 points, 1860L/ha
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Class I: (-401) to (-200) points, from G to I, no wine can be produced, so zero liters/ha.
Which three factors are given the most points for Cadastro points system?
*Location(-50-600):vineyards in Cima Corgo near Pinhão get more points than those in Baixo.
*Elevation(-900 to 240):most points are given to vineyards located up to 150m in elevation.
*Grape Varieties(-150 to 150): best varieties are including: Bastardo, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Roriz.
Which factors is the beneficio points system Cadastro based on?
Total 12 factors:
1)Soil factors:
*Soil (-400 to 100points): most points given for shale页岩soil.
*Stones/rocks(0-80): more stony soil are rewarded.
*Productivity(0-120):lower productivity has higher points.
*Slope of the vineyard(1-101): the steeper, the better.
2)Climatic factors:
*Location(-50-600):vineyards in Cima Corgo near Pinhão get more points than those in Baixo Corgo.
*Elevation(-900 to 240):most points are given to vineyards located up to 150m in elevation (points decrease as the elevation increases不是越高越好).
*Windbreaks (0-60): more sheltered, the better.
*Sun orientation(-30 to 100): south-facing are best.
3)Factors concerning the grapes:
*Grape Varieties(-150 to 150): best varieties are including: Bastardo, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cão, Touriga Franca, and Touriga Nacional, also Malvaisa Fina, Rabigato among the whites.
*Training methods (0 to 100): closer to the ground the better.
*Vine age (0 to 60): the older the better.
*Vine density(0 to 50): the denser the better.
Legendary port vinetage in each decade?
1904, 1911, 1927, 1931(exception forQuinta do Noval’s iconicNacional), 1948(magical, rare), 1955 (the best since 1948), 1963 (monumental vintage), 1970(the finest, outstanding), 1980, 1994(monumental), 2007(biggest vintage)
1980,1982,1983, 1985;
1991, 1992, 1994, 1997;
2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2017
What’s VVO? Who is the leading producer?
Very Very Old style for Tawny port, older than 80 years.
Syminton Family, particularly with brands like Dow’s and Graham’s.
Who created the Garrafeira style of Port? What’s Garrafeira?
Niepoort; Aged in cask for min. 4 years, max. 8 years, with an additional min 15 years in demijohn.
What’s the date allow to sell vintage port?
1st of May in the second year following harvest
What’s latest date to bottle vintage port?
Must be bottled by July 30 of the 3rd year after harvest.
WHat’s the quota system called on Port vineyard quality?
Benefício (from latin: to do good with)
What’s the quota of Port production for A class vineyard ?
1890L/ha
Who is the producer of Cask 33? style?
Sandeman, Very Old Tawny, the blends include 30-40-60-70 year old tawny.
What’s the point system called for Beneficio ?
Cadastro points system
Who is the producer of Pisca? What’s the current name?
Single vineyard port made by Niepoort,from Vinha da Pisca, 80-100-year-old vines, Vintage Port.
Bioma Vinha Velha since 2008.
What’s the synonym of Trousseau in Portugal?
Bastardo
What are the 6 main grapes in Porto?
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz,
Tinta Amarela(if 5 main, take out Tinta Amarela)
What is Tinta Amarela called outside of Douro?
Trincadeira (especially in Alentejo)
??How is the climate in Douro?
*The climate become progressively hotter and drier the further east they are
(Porto is the second wettest city in Europe with annual rainfall of 1200mm, in Régua 900mm, in Pinhão 700mm, and on the Spanish frontier is only 400mm).
*Serra do Marão马朗山脉which has 1400m high, protects the Douro region from rain-bearing winds from the Atlantic.
*climate is dry and hot continental, temperature can frequently reach 30°C even at harvest time.
??Please name the 9 red grape varities of Douro and 6 preferred white grapes?
Red: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cão, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela, Tinta Francisca, Bastardo, Mourisco Tinto.
White: Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Esgana Cão, Folgasão.
WHich mountain protects Douro region from rain-bearing winds from the Atlantic?
Serra do Marão
??What’s the tasting panel of IDVP called?
Câmara de Provadores
??When was Douro appellation demarcated?
In 1756.
??Which are the most process-driven wines in the world?
Champagne, sherry, port…
??The production of Port is overseen and enforced by which institution?
Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP) = Douro Port Wine Institute
??What’s IVDP?
Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto.