Argentina Flashcards
What city is the primary market for Argentine wine?
Buenos Aires
What is the mountain range to the west of the Argentine wine region that works as a rain shadow and keeps western Argentina very dry?
The Andes
What is the climate in the Argentine wine regions?
Continental
What is the name of the wind that comes down the Andes and can damage leaves and fruit, and possibly bring frost damage?
The Zonda
What is the greatest threat posed in Argentine wine areas at the time of harvest?
Hail
Criolla Grande and Cereza grape varieties have what colored skins?
Pink
The large diurnal temperature fluctuations in Argentina are due to what?
Elevation and dry air
The two flagship grapes of Argentina are
Malbec and Torrontes
The profile of Malbec is
deeply colored, often inky black, blackberry and plum
The profile of Torrontes is
light bodied with floral aromas (like Viognier)
Argentina’s DOC laws are European style and enforced by a local council called a
consejo
What are the two DOC regions in Argentina?
Lujan de Cuyo and San Rafael, both in Mendoza
What are the three wine regions in Argentina from north to south?
Northern Regions
Cuyo (Central Region)
Patagonia
What country lies to the north of the Argentine wine region?
Bolivia
List the wine producing provinces in the northern region from north to south.
Jujuy
Salta
Tucuman
Catamarca
List the wine producing provinces in the Cuyo region from north to south.
La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza
What is the most southern wine producing province in Argentina?
Rio Negro
What wine producing province is to the north of Rio Negro?
Neuguen
Salta is most known for what grape?
Torrontes
Cafayate is a subregion of what province?
Salta
The highest vineyard in the world is in what subregion of Salta?
Molinos
Argentina’s oldest wine producing region is
La Rioja
Mendoza accounts for what percentage of Argentina’s vineyard acreage?
70%
Most of the Mendoza vineyards are planted at what altitude?
2000 - 4000
