Argentina Flashcards
What wind blows down from the Andes in late Spring and early summer in Argentina?
The Zonda
How high in elevation are the vineyard of Salta?
1,280 - 3,100 meters above sea level
Who owns Bodega Colomé and where is it located?
What is special about one of their vineyards?
Donald Hess (purchased in 2001)
Salta
Altura Máxima is the highest vineyard in Argentina. Located in the Molinos subregion
Red grapes of Argentina in order of importance
Malbec, Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo
Synonyms for Argentinian Bonarda
Savoie - Corbeau
US- Charbono
Argentinian white grapes in order or plantings
Pedro Giménez (not related to the Spanish Pedro Ximénez), Torrontés, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc
In what year were the Reserva and Gran Reserva categories introduced in Argentina?
What are their requirements?
2008
Reserva
White - 6 months of aging
Red - 12 months of aging
Gran Reserva
White - 12 months of aging
Red - 24 months of aging
Max yields were also limited
In which region does 3/4 of Argentina’s wine production occur?
Mendoza
Name 3 wines Susana Balbo makes in Mendoza
- BenMarco - Los Chacayes
Malbec in Vista Flores IG - Nosotros - Nómade
Malbec in Val de Uco IG - Brioso -
CF, CS, Malbec, PV in Luján de Cuyo
Which winery brought Michel Rolland to Argentina?
What is the parent company today and what other wineries fall within it?
Bodegas Etchart
Bodega Rolland -
Mariflor and Val de Flores in
Vista Flores IG < Tunuyan < Uco Valley < Mendoza and
Yacochuya in Cafayate < Salta
Name 3 wines from Achaval-Ferrer. Which was the first?
- Finca Altamira (1999) 100% Malbec
La Consulta IG < San Carlos IG < Uco Valley IG < Mendoza - Quimera. BDX blend.
Mendoza - Finca Bella Vista. 100% Malbec.
Luján de Cuyo < Primera Zone < Mendoza
Where is Cheval des Andes located?
Who are the collaborators?
Mendoza - Luján de Cuyo and Uco Valley
Cheval Blanc (LVMH) & Tarrazas de los Andes (LVMH), so really just an LVMH project
What are the 2 DOCs of Argentina?
Both in Mendoza
Luján de Cuyo DOC < Primera Zona
San Rafael DOC < South Mendoza
Where is Bodegas Chacra?
Who started it?
What wine do they make?
Río Negro < Patagonia
Founded by Piero Incisa della Rochetta of the Sassicaia family
Chardonnay and Mainqué made in collaboration with JM Roulot
Pinot Noir - Lunita & Barda
Where is Catena Zapata?
Name 3 wines they make.
Mendoza
Nicolás Catena Zapata
BDX blend
Adrianna Vineyard - (Fortuna, White bones, White stones, River)
Tupungato IG < Uco valley
Nicasia Vineyard
Malbec in Valle de Uco
What is the most important sub region of Salta?
Cafayate
What 3 distinct varieties share the name Torrontés?
Torrontés Riojano (Croilla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria)
Torrontés Sanjuanino
Torrontés Mendocino
What are the 4 regions of Northern Argentina in N - S order
Jujuy
Salta
Tucumán
Catamarca
What are the subregions of Salta?
Cachi
Cafayate
Molinos
San Carlos
In what valley is Cafayate?
Calchaqui Valley
What is the affect of the Andes mountains on vineyard land?
Creates a rain shadow - low rainfall - the mountains naturally provide irrigation from snowmelt that runs down from the peaks
What is the soil type of Salta?
Alluvial - sandy topsoil over a clay base
What are Argentina’s “work horse” varietals
Criolla Grande, Criolla Chica, & Cereza
What are Argentina’s “work horse” varietals
Criolla Grande, Criolla Chica, & Cereza
Around which river are vineyards concentrated in Catamarca?
The Abaucan
What are the regions of Cuyo from N - S?
La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza
What are the subregions of Mendoza?
Primera Zone - Luján de Cuyo DOC, Maipú
North Mendoza
South Mendoza - San Rafael DOC
East Mendoza
Uco Valley - Tupungato, Tunuyán, San Carlos
In which subregion is Vista Flores IG?
Tunúyan IG
What is another name for Criolla Chica?
Mission / País
What is South America’s southern most wine producing region?
Patagonia - Río Negro
What are the regions of Patagonia?
La Pampa
Río Negro
Neuquén
Chubut
What kind of landscape is Patagonia?
Desert. Close to the Andes mountains. Elevation averaging 300m. Viticulture relies on rivers.
What rivers are essential to viticulture in Patagonia?
Limay
Nuequén
Río Negro
What crops is Río Negro most famous for?
Apples and pears
Where is Bodega del Fin del Mundo?
Neuquén in Patagonia
What is the wine producing region in the central region of Argentina?
Cordoba Argentina
What is the minimum allowable % of a grape variety for it to be states on the label in Argentina?
85%
What grape was mistaken as SB in Argentina? What is it called in Italy?
Sauvignon Vert
Friulano
What are the common white grapes of Mendoza?
Chardonnay and Semillon in Uco
Chenin Blanc in San Rafael (actually more plants then Malbec here)
Where is ‘Crios’ made? By whom? Varietal?
Cafayete
Susan Balbo
Torrontés
What are the subregions of the Uco Valley?
Tupungato > El Perla
Tunuyán > San Pablo, Los Chacayes, Vista Flores
San Carlos > La Consulta, Paraje Altamira, El Cepillo
