The Wine Profile

Bronze

Alentejo

Grapes, Winemaking & Wine Laws · 6 questions · 400 pts

1 Which type of wine has made the Alentejo in southern Portugal best known and most celebrated?

A Red wines B Dry rosé wines C Sweet dessert wines D Sparkling wines

2 How is the typical style of a red wine from the Alentejo best described?

A Ripe, soft and fruity, easy to enjoy young B Austere and tart, needing long ageing to soften C Heavily smoky and almost without fruit character D Light and pale with very low alcohol

3 Aragonez is one of the Alentejo's leading red grapes. Which well-known Spanish grape is Aragonez in fact?

A Monastrell B Garnacha C Tempranillo D Bobal

4 Which white grape is regarded as the Alentejo's signature variety for white wines?

A Loureiro B Verdejo C Albariño D Antão Vaz

5 The Alentejo has a traditional wine style made and aged in large vessels of one particular material. Which material?

A Clay B Steel C Glass D Granite

6 Which designation is carried by the red and white wines at the Alentejo's highest quality level in the Portuguese origin system?

A Grand Vin Alentejo B Premier Cru Alentejo C Classico Alentejo D DOC Alentejo