Argentina Flashcards
Argentina is the world’s _th largest producer of wine
5
t/f: Argentina’s vineyards are very wet
false - Argentina is in a rain shadow - and the Zonda also dries out vineyards in the afternoon
lack of humidity in most Argentina vineyards keeps vineyards free of _____ issues
fungal
Argentina’s 2nd most planted red grape
Bonarda
Bonarda is known as ______ in the US
charbano
Argentina’s most planted white grape
Pedro Gimenez
top 4 most planted white grapes of Argentina
Pedro Gimenez, Torrontes, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc
____-skinned varieties account for 1/3 of Argentina’s vineyard acreage
pink
“Reserva” meaning
6 mo of aging for white; 1 year for red ; yields are limited
“Gran Reserva”
1 yr aging for white; 2 yrs for red ; yields are limitedw
winemaking areas of Argentina are divided by…
Northwestern provinces
Cuyo
Patagonia
Cuyo is comprised of these 3 provinces
Mendoza
La Rioja
San Juan
Where is the famous wine region Famatina Valley?
La Rioja
Where do you find the highest vineyards of Mendoza?
Uco Valley
t/f: almost all vines in Mendoza are planted on their own rootstock
true
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Argentina’s 2 DOCs
San Rafael DOC
Lujan de Cuyo DOC
What is the Mission grape known as in Argentina?
Criolla Chica
Primary market for Argentinian wine
Buenos Aires
source of Argentina’s irrigation water
Andean snow melt
What are the pink skinned varieties of Argentina?
Criolla Chica and its descendants, eg, criolla grande and cereza. makes low quality white wines
the three distinct varieties of Torrontes
Torrontes Mendocino
Torrontes Riojano
Torrontes Sanjuanino
the most widely grown Torrontes
Torrontes Riojana
Lead reds of argentina
malbec, cab sauv, bonarda, syrah
lead white grapes of argentinja
Pedro Gimenez
Chardonnay
moscatel de Alejandria
SB
Chenin Blanc
Viognier
Argentina’s 3 level appellation system (instituted 1999)
DOC
IG
IP
Argentinian wine industry is regulated by…
INV - Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura
“vinos finos”
the finest wines of Argentina - 20% of production - stricter regualtions: must be made with premium grapes (typically no pink varieties) + 85% min for varietal label
highest vineyard in Argentina
Moya Vineyard in Jujuy
Where is Molinos?
subregion of Salta
What grapes are grown in Catamarca?
~40% pink varieties; mostly bulk, some unique ones of high quality. Torrontes Riojano and Cab Sauv are the top export varieties
Lead grape of La Rioja
Torrontes Riojano
Where are the majority of vineyards in La Rioja found?
Famatina Valleys; on either side of the Famatina range
this province is the #2 producer
San Juan
most vineyards in Mendoza are planted at this elevation range
2000-4000 ft
lead white grapes of Mendoza
Chard
torrontes riojano
sb
Mendoza’s 5 subregions
Uco Valley
Primera Zona
Northern Oasis
East Mendoza
South Mendoza
t/f: Neuquen is a white wine region
false. 85% red; though white wine here has good reputation
Rio Negro has some of the ______ elevation vineyards in Argentina
lowest
