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PART 4 - PORTUGAL

Review Questions

Student Name:_____________________________                                                                      Date:______________


1. Portugal ranks as the (3rd/ 4th/ or 6th) largest producer of wines worldwide? ______

2. Name the best-known wine style of Portugal: __________________

3. The name 'Vinho Verde" means: ________________

4. All Vinho Verde wines are white wines. (True or False)?

5. Name the finest varietal used to make Vinho Verde: _________________

6. Dao red wines are made with a large proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon. (True or False)?

7. Dao wines can compare with French (Bordeaux or Burgundy)? __________________

8. All Dao wines are made by large cooperatives. (True or False)?

9. Name the indigenous varietal used to make Barraida wines: ___________________

10. Barraida wines can compare with French (Bordeaux/ or Burgundy)? _____________

11. Name one producer of Barraida wines: _________________________

12. The Douro River originates in Spain. What do the Spanish call this river?

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13. Name one varietal used in making red Douro wines: _____________________

14. All wines made in the Douro district are sweet and fortified. (True or False)?

15. Port wines are fortified with what type of spirit? _____________________________

16. All Port wines are red. (True or False)?

17. Name the two basic styles of Port: 1)________________2)_________________

18. Port 'vintages' are declared every year by every Port producer. (True or False)?

19. 'Colheita' Ports are non-vintage tawny Ports. (True or False)?


Extra credit essay question: What do you see in the future for dry Portuguese wines in the world market?

 

 

 

 

 

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