Argentina Flashcards
Most of the fruit that Vina Cobos sources from comes from which of the estate’s vineyards
Marchioness Estate, owned by Andrea Marchiori’s father (partner in winery)
Who was Argentina’s first female winemaker of note
Susan Balboa
Argentina’s oldest family owned winery, who also fought for the creation of Argentina’s first DOC (Lujan de Cuyo)
Luigi Bosca
Only Mendoza region to be classified Region II on Winkler Scale
Uco Valley
Name of Terrazas de los Andes single vineyard Cab Sauv
Los Aromos
What famous consultant is behind Clos de los Siete
Michel Rolland
IG of Lujan de Cuyo DOC (APVL-C)
Agrelo
Perdriel
Las Compuertas
Vistalba
What is Charbono known as in Argentina
Bonarda
In what Cuyo province is the Famantina Valley
La Rioja
Cuyo IG north to south
La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza
Where is Bodegas Chacra located
Rio Negro in Patagonia
What two Argentina wineries are part of Hess Group
Colome
Amalaya
What vineyards are used for Cheval des Andes
Las Compuertas (Lujan de Cuyo)
La Consulta (Uco Valley)
What three Pinot Noirs does Bodegas Chacra produce? what is the meaning of the names
Trienta y Dos
Cincinnati y Cinco
Sesante y Siete
the year the vines were planted
Who is behind Alto Limay and where is it
Paul Hobbs
Patagonia
Who collaborates with Bodegas Chacra to produce their Chardonnay
Jean-Marc Roulot
What part of Argentina is Guatallary located in
Tupungato (within Uco Valley, Mendoza)
Departmental IG of Uco Valley(TTSG)
Tupungato
Tunuyan
San Carlos
Gualtallary
If a blend, Argentina requires a min % of what to be listed on label
20%
What major river runs through Uco Valley
Tunuyan River
1st Argentinian IG based on soil
Altamira IG in Uco Valley
What grape is the Famantina Valley (in La Rioja) known for
Torrontes
What is the southern-most vineyard in the world? Region? Producer?
Sarmiento
Chubut, Patagonia
Ortonia Patagonia Extrema (owned by Alejandro Bulgheroni)
Name the winemaking regions of Argentina north to south
North Region
Cuyo
Center Region
Patagonia
Subregions of Argentina’s North Region from north to south
Jujoy
Salta
Tucuman
Catamarca
Calchaqui Valley is a system of interconnecting valleys that is shared among which 4 IG of Argentina
Jujoy
Salta
Catamarca
Tucuman
Subregions of Salta (CCMS-C)
Cachi
Cafayete
Molinos
San Carlos
Only official DOC in Argentina
Lujan de Cuyo, Central Mendoza
San Rafael, Souther Mendoza
Mendoza subregions
Northern, Central, Uco Valley, Eastern, Southern
Subregions of Patagonia, which isn’t an IG
La Pampa (not an IG)
Neuquen
Rio Negro
Trevelin (within Chubut)
Criollo Chica in Argentina is called what in Chile? USA?
Pais in Chile, Mission in USA
Dominio del Plata is owned by which famed female enologist
Susan Balboa
When were the first vineyards planted in Argentina
1556
What two weather phenomena affect viticulture in Argentina
Zonda wine (foehn wind that is hot and can interrupt flowering)
El Niño (can bring rot and fungal disease)
What region of Mendoza gets the most rainfall each year
North Region. Mendoza gets about 9 inches of rain a year, normally in summer months and often in the form of hail
Argentinas Bonarda has been DNA tested to be identical to which French varietal
Savoie’s Corbeau
Parents of Torrontes Riojano
Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria
3 Finca vineyards of Achaval Ferrer
Finca Altamira
Finca Bella Vista
Finca Mirador
Only producer of San Rafael DOC
Valentin Bianchi
Highest peak in Argentina
Mt Aconcagua (highest mountain in souther hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
Most planted white grape of Argentina
Pedro Gimenez (not related to Pedro Ximenez)
While Torrontes Riojano is the best Torrontes, what are the other two types
Sanjanino and Mendocino
What 3 pink skinned grapes occupy 30% of Argentina’s vineyard acreage
Cereza
Criolla Chica
Criolla Grande
Where is the Valle de Tulum IG
Valle de Tulum is a multi-department IG in San Juan IG of Cuyo department
Northernmost subregion of the Uco Valley
Tupungato - Zapata’s White Stones and White Bones are here
Is Cab Sauv or Malbec generally better in Mendoza’s higher elevation vineyards
Malbec
Most important grape of San Rafael DOC
Chenin Blanc