Boat that was formerly used to transport Port wine along the river Douro. From the Douro region to the cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, transportation took about three days and the course was full of danger and adventure.

 

White grape variety recommended in the Douro region. It is resistant to oxidation and produces wines with distinct aroma and flavour and also with good ageing potential.

 

Although there is also the red Rabo de Ovelha grape variety, it is the white variety that gains greater importance in the Portuguese wine heritage. It does not have synonyms and is recommended for the production of white QWPSR in the Dão, Bairrada and Alentejo (except for Portalegre) DOCs and in some DOCs of Ribatejo, Estremadura and Península de Setúbal.

 

Operation in which the deposits in wine are aerated and separated from the clear wine.

 

Accessory used to empty tanks or deposits.

 

Said of the overripe grape, dried in its own vine or harvested and put to dry between straw or hanged on wires. To dry grapes in the plant, one usually uses the old trick of twisting the bunches peduncle, thus cutting the passage of sap.

 

It was thanks to this red grape variety that the region of Colares became famous. It produces ruby coloured wines with high tannin content that take several years to smoothen. It is grown in the Colares region, in sandy fields located near the coast. For this reason its roots achieve depths of several metres, thus becoming resistant to phylloxera.

 

Butyric smell of an altered or damaged wine. This unpleasant smell can also be due to a bad cork. It shouldn't be confused with "rancid wines", which are sunny, mature, sweet, refined dessert wines.

 

Crossing of Chardonnay and Zöldsváni that is grown in Austria, Hungary and Slovenia. In France, where it is consumed as table grape, it is called Bouvier.

 

Pleasant fruity aroma found in some red wines. In a less noble version it can also be found in some foxy wines made up of wild vines.