Argentina Flashcards
Argentina’s most important red grapes
Malbec
Bonarda
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Argentina’s most important white grapes
Torrontés
Muscat of Alexandria
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay
Argentinian Producers
Catena Zapata Chacra Noemia Zuccardi Altos las Hormigas Susana Balbo
Salta top producers
Colomé
El Porvenir
Bodegas Etchart
Yacochuya
Three regions of Argentina
North
Cuyo
Patagonia
2 major provinces of Argentina
Salta and Mendoza
Name the most important region and grape of Argentina
Malbec
Region: Cuyo
Province: Mendoza
Zonda Wind
Is a wild springtime wind that blows constantly and can strip leafs off of wines, and the wines end up developing thicker skins and thicker stems so that they don’t blow away
There is also no fungal disease because of all this wind
Which is a prominent area in Argentina for Torrontés?
Salta
What is an important feature of the Salta Vineyards?
High Altitude
What is the Zonda?
A fierce wind from the Andes in Argentina
Where is the Luján de Cuyo DOC located?
Mendoza, Argentina
What is the major hazard to the vineyards of Mendoza
Hail
