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Who inspired Argentina with their success?

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Chile

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Where does Argentina rank in wine-producing countries?

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5th

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Which part of Argentina are their vineyards?

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Mostly confined to western sector, in plains and foothills near Andes

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What is the climate of the western part of Argentinas vineyards

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Continental

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Climate of Argentina?

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• desert
• Andes rain shadow effect
• elevation
• wind

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What is the name of the hot afternoon wind that blows down from the mountains in late spring and early summer?

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Zonda

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What climatic thing can effect flowering?

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Zonda - hot, dusty wind

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What provides plenty of water for irrigation?

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Snowmelt

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Why is general lack of humidity good for viticulture?

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Keeps vineyards free of fungal diseases

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Viticultural hazard in spring and summer?

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Dangerous hail

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Where are some of the world m’s highest elevation vines?

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Salta (3000 meters asl) at Donald Hess’ Colomé estate.

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What is the national average elevation for vineyards?

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900 meters asl

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13
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Most important red grapes?

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• Malbec
• Bonarda
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Syrah
• Merlot
• Tempranillo

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Most important white grapes?

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• Torrontes
• Chardonnay
• Chenin Blanc

Pedro Giménez is most planted but used for blending/bulk wine

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What is the most the most planted white grape in Argentina?

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Pedro Giménez (not related to Spain’s Pedro Ximénez)

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What type of Chardonnay clone is popular throughout the country?

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The Mendoza Chardonnay clone - developed at the University of California at Davis

Is prone to Millerandage but resulting grapes have a greater skin-to-juice ratio

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17
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What kind of pink-skinned varieties are grown in Argentina?

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• Cereza
• Criolla Chic
• Criolla Grande

These occupy 30% of the nations vineyard acreage.

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18
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What grapes is Bonarda the same as?

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In Savoie - Corbeau
In USA - Charbono

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What kind of grapes do winemakers have to use to use the Reserva or Gran Reserva labelling?

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Premium gates like Malbec and Gewurtztraminer.

Can’t use Cereza or Criolla Chica

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20
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What does riserva on a label indicate?

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• Min. 6 months aging for white wines
• Min. 1 year for reds

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What does gran riserva on a label indicate?

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• Min. 1 year for whites
• Min 2 years again for reds

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When were the riserva and gran riserva designations introduced?

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2008

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23
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Where are the winemaking areas of Argentina divided between?

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• Northwestern provinces
• central Cuyo province
• southern Patagonia province

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24
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Which area in Mendoza in?

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Cuyo

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25
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Where does approx. three quarters of the country’s wine production occur?

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Provence of Mendoza, in Cuyo

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Is salta north or south of Mendoza?

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North

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27
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What area is gaining a reputation for high-altitude Torrontes?

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Salta

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What is a promising department within Salta?

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Cafayete

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29
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What provinces does Cuyo comprise of?

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La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza

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What is San Juan known for?

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Brandy and vermouth production. Some Sherry style wine.

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What is La Rioja’s most famous wine region?

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Famatina Valley

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32
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Where is the Uco valley?

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Mendoza (western subregion)

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33
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What sectors is Mendoza divided into?

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• Northern
• Central (Upper)
• Southern
• Eastern
• Uco valley

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Where in Mendoza would you find the highest vineyards?

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Uco Valley

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35
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What are the soils like in Mendoza?

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Loose, alluvial sand over clay

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Are vines planted on their own rootstock?

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Yes

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What helps keep Mendoza phylloxera and disease free?

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The structure of the soil and the gale-force zones wind

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38
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What is the climate like in Mendoza?

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Dessert like

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39
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Is irrigation necessary in Mendoza?

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Yes!

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40
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Furrow irrigation?

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Traditional form of irrigation.
Technique developed by the Incas.

The rivers waters, swelled by the Andes snowmelt, is directed through the vineyards in channels

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41
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Where would you find an appellation for Malbec only?

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Department of Luján de Cuyo.
One of 2 DOC’s.
In Central Mendoza

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42
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Name some great traditional sites for Malbec?

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Departments of Luján de Cuyo and Maipú

Both in Central Mendoza

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43
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What are Argentinas only DOC’s authorized only for Malbec wines?

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• Luján de Cujo
• San Rafael

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44
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What are 2 departments that are known to provide some of the best traditional sites for Malbec?

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Luján de Cuyo

Maipú (central Mendoza)

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45
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Name some highly regarded estates?

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• Catena
• Susana Balbo’s Domino Del Plata
• Bressia
• Achával Ferrer

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46
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Where might you find Chardonnay and Semillon planted?

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Uco Valley - high elevation.

Particularly in its Tupungato department

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47
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What is the principal grape in the southern Mendoza departments of San Rafael and General Alvear?

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Chenin Blanc

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48
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Most northerly wine region?

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Jujuy

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49
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What’s an important subregion of salta?

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Cafayate
(El Arenal
Molinos
Cafayate)

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50
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Climate of Patagonia?

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Cool, one of most southerly wine regions

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51
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What are the provinces of Patagonia?

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La Pampa
Neuquén
Río Negro
Chubut

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52
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What is grown in Patagonia?

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• Torrentes
• Semillon

Both good in chalky soils and longer growing season

• Malbec
• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Merlot
• Pinot Noir

Cool-climate elegant versions

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53
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Where is Salta?

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Very North of Mendoza

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San Juan?

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Province that is close to rivaling Mendoza.

Hotter and drier than Mendoza.
Moscatel de Alejandria is planted a lot
Some Syrah here

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55
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What country is the fifth largest producer of wine?

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Argentina
-in 2008 the world’s seventh largest exporter of wine

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Which mountains in Argentina provide the rain shadow effect in the western wine regions of Argentina?

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the Andes<br></br><img></img>

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What is the name of the fierce, dusty, hot afternoon wind that blows down from the mountains in the late spring and early summer, sometimes adversely affecting flowering?

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Zonda “viento zonda”
- the Zonda wind most commonly starts during the afternoon (between 12 and 6 PM), and tends to last between 1 and 12 hours, though it may present itself intermittently for as long as 2 or 3 days. It is countered usually by the entrance of cold air masses moving northwestward (viento sur). In 90% of the cases, the phenomenon takes place between May and November.

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What is the plentiful water source for irrigation in the grape growing areas of Argentina?

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snowmelt
-in those years that the Andes receive heavy winter snowfall.

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The little moisture that does precipitate in the vineyards often comes in the form of what?

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Hail

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Roughly how many meters above sea level are Argentina’s highest vineyards?

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3,000 meters above sea level
-some of the world’s highest vines
-located in Salta, at Donald Hess’ Colomé estate<br></br><img></img>

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Who is the most famous producer of high altitude wines in Salta?

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Donald Hess’ Colomé estate<br></br><img></img>

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What is the average national elevation for vineyards in Argentina?

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Approximately 900 meters above sea level
-As Argentinean vineyards are generally situated on the slopes of the Andean foothills and plains

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In descending order of importance, name Argentina’s most important red grapes.

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Malbec
Bonarda
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah
Merlot
Tempranillo

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True or false, Argentina’s Bonarda, the country’s second most planted grape, is genetically distinct from the Northern Italian grape of the same name?

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True
-but recent DNA studies have identified it as Savoie’s Corbeau—a variety known as Charbono in the United States

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What is Argentina’s Bonarda known as in Savoie and the rest of France?

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Corbeau

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What is Argentina’s Bonarda known as in the U.S.?

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Charbono

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67
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What is Argentina’s most planted white grape?

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Pedro Giménez
-a variety unrelated to Spain’s Pedro Ximénez, a blending grape often mainly suitable for bulk wines or grape concentrate

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What is Argentina’s second most planted white grape?

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Torrontés
-followed by Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc

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69
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Where was the Mendoza Chardonnay clone developed?

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University of California at Davis

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70
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Which pink-skinned varieties occupy nearly 30% of the nation’s vineyard acreage?

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Cereza
Criolla Chica
Criolla Grande

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What does the term “Reserva” mean for white wine in Argentina?

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minimum 6 months of aging
-designations introduced in 2008 also limit maximum yields

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What does the term “Gran Reserva” mean for white wine in Argentina?

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minimum 1 year of aging
-designations introduced in 2008 also limit maximum yields

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73
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What does the term “Reserva” mean for red wine in Argentina?

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minimum 1 year of aging
-designations introduced in 2008 also limit maximum yields

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What does the term “Gran Reserva” mean for red wine in Argentina?

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minimum 2 years of aging
-designations introduced in 2008 also limit maximum yields

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75
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The the three general winemaking areas of Argentina.

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northwestern provinces
central provinces of Cuyo
southern provinces of Patagonia

-Approximately three-quarters of the country’s entire wine production occurs in the province of Mendoza in Cuyo<br></br><img></img>

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Approximately three-quarters of the country’s entire wine production occurs in which province?

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the province of Mendoza in Cuyo<br></br><img></img>

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What is the promising department within Salta that is increasingly appearing on bottles of Torrontés?

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Cafayate
-Susana Balbo’s “Crios” is a widely exported hallmark of the style<br></br><img></img>

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Name two famous producers of Torrontés.

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Susana Balbo’s “Crios” (Cafayate)
Donald Hess’ Colomé estate (Salta)<br></br><img></img>

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Name some of the prominent producers based in Cafayate.

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Susana Balbo
Yacochuya
Etchart
Bodega Jose L Mounier “Finca Las Nubes”

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80
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Which province is directly south of Salta?

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Catamarca
-has less prestige but more area under vine, with Torrontés, Syrah, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon leading in acreage<br></br><img></img>

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Name the 3 provinces within the North wine region of Argentina.

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Salta
Tucumán
Catamarca<br></br><img></img>

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Name the 3 provinces within the Cuyo wine region of Argentina.

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La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza<br></br><img></img>

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Name the 3 provinces within the Patagonia wine region of Argentina.

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La Pampa
Rio Negro
Neuquén<br></br><img></img>

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What is the northernmost of the three provinces in the Cuyo wine region?

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La Rioja
-La Rioja’s output is dwarfed by the massive production of Mendoza and San Juan to the south<br></br><img></img>

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What is the most famous wine region in La Rioja province?

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Famatina Valley
-Torrontés is again the most cultivated grape, followed by Malbec
-La Rioja’s output is dwarfed by the massive production of Mendoza and San Juan to the south<br></br><img></img>

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86
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What is Argentina’s second-largest wine-producing province?

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San Juan
-more than 47,000 hectares under vine in the Tulum, Zonda, Ullum, Jáchal, and Fertil Valleys

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87
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Name the valleys of San Juan
7

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Tulum
Zonda
Ullum
Jáchal
Calingasta
Pedernal
Fertil Valleys

-Much of this acreage has historically been devoted to Argentina’s pink-skinned varieties, although Syrah and Bonarda—sometimes confusingly called Barbera Bonarda—are capturing critical attention.
- San Juan’s hot summer climate is ideal for grapes destined for brandy and vermouth production, and the region’s sherry-style wines are reasonably good in quality.

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What has San Juan historically been devoted to in terms of winemaking?

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Much of this acreage has historically been devoted to Argentina’s pink-skinned varieties, although Syrah and Bonarda—sometimes confusingly called Barbera Bonarda—are capturing critical attention.

  • San Juan’s hot summer climate is ideal for grapes destined for brandy and vermouth production, and the region’s sherry-style wines are reasonably good in quality.
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89
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Which sub-region of Mendoza is home to the province’s highest vineyards?

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Uco Valley<br></br><img></img>

90
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Describe the general soil composition of Mendoza?

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Soils in the region are generally comprised of loose, alluvial sand over clay, a structure that, when coupled with the gale-force Zonda wind, helps to keep phylloxera and other diseases at bay.

-As in Chile, almost all vines in Mendoza are planted on their own rootstock.

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What is the traditional form of irrigation developed centuries ago by the Incas sometimes used in Argentina?

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furrow irrigation
-a technique developed centuries ago by the Incas, in which the rivers’ water, swelled by Andes snowmelt, is directed through the vineyards in channels

-more modern methods of drip irrigation are more common

92
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What is the most planted grape in Mendoza?

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Malbec

93
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What are the two departments in central Mendoza that are most well known for growing Malbec?

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Luján de Cuyo
Maipú
-provide some of the best traditional sites for the grape<br></br><img></img>

94
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Name some highly regarded estates in Mendoza for making wine.

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Catena
Susana Balbo’s Dominio del Plata
Bressia
Achával Ferrer

95
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Who became the first female enologist in the history of Argentine winemaking?

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Susana Balbo
-After twenty years of working as a consultant winemaker both in Argentina and around the world, Susana Balbo decided to open her own winery. In 1999, Susana rented a small winery and began her first batches of wine.

96
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Where in Mendoza is most of the high quality Chardonnay and Sémillon produced?

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Uco Valley
-cultivated with success in the high elevation vineyards of Uco Valley and its Tupungato department<br></br><img></img>

97
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Chenin Blanc is the principal grape in what area of Mendoza?

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The Southern Mendoza departments of San Rafael and General Alvear, although the region is not known for fine wines.

98
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What type of soils are found in the Patagonian wine regions?

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chalky soils

99
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Which white grapes perform well in the Patagonian wine regions?

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Torrontés
Sémillon

100
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Who purchased the first of Bodega Chacra’s vineyards?

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Piero Incisa della Rocchetta
-spearheaded by the family behind Tuscany’s Sassicaia, rapidly emerged as Patagonia’s most famous estate in the mid-2000s, selling super-premium Río Negro Pinot Noir
-In the 1920s the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta dreamt of creating a ‘thoroughbred’ wine which eventually culminated in the creation of Sassicaia from from Tenuta San Guido

101
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What is the connection between Bodega Chacra and Tenuta San Guido?

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Bodega Chacra’s vineyards were spearheaded by the family behind Tuscany’s Sassicaia.

Piero Incisa della Rocchetta - purchased the first of Bodega Chacra’s vineyards

Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta - Made the first Sassicaia

102
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What is the most famous producer in Patagonia that is winning acclaim for Malbec?

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Bodega Noemía de Patagonia<br></br><img></img>

103
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What are the major Regions of Argentina?

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Northern, Cuyo, and Patagonia

104
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What are the 4 I.G. of the Norther Region of Argentina?

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Jujuy
Salta
Tucuman
Catamarca

105
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Name the most important subregion of each of the 4 I.G.’s in the Northrn region of Argentina.

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Salta- Cafayete, Molinos (colome)
Catamarca- Tinogasta
Jujuy- None
Tucuman- Tafi

106
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Name the I.G. and 3 sub-regions in Argentina’s Center region. X T L

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Cordoba:
Colon
Cruz de Eje
San Javier

107
Q

Name the 3 I.G.’s of Cuyo.

A

La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza

108
Q

What are the 5 major areas within the Mendoza I.G.?

A

Northern
Central
Eastern
Valle de Uco
Southern Mendoza

109
Q

What are the 3 regions within Northern Mendoza?

A

Lavalle
Guaymallen
Las Heras

110
Q

What are the 3 regions within Central Mendoza?

A

Godoy Cruz
Lujan de Cuyo
Maipu

111
Q

5 sub-regions of Lujan de Cuyo?

A

Agrelo
Las Compuertas
Perdriel
Vistalba
Ugarteche

112
Q

What are the sub and sub sub-regions of Maipu?

A

Barrancas (El Paraiso)
Lunlunta
Russel

113
Q

5 regions within Eastern Mendoza?

A

La Paz
Santa Rosa
Junin
Rivadavia
San Martin

114
Q

3 regions within the Valle de Uco?

A

Tupangato
Tunuyan
San Carlos.

115
Q

What are the sub and sub sub of San Carlos?

A

La Consulta
Paraje Altamira

116
Q

What are the regions of Souern Mendoza?

A

General Alvear & San Rafeal

117
Q

What are the 3 main subs of La Rioja?

A

Chilecito
Famatina
Felipe Varela

118
Q

What is the multi-department IG of San Juan?

A

Valle de Tulum

119
Q

What are the major Subs of San Juan

A

Tulum, Fertil, Jachal, Pedernal, Zonda, Calingasta

120
Q

What are the three subs of Patagonia?

A

La Pampa, Neuquen, and Rio Negro

121
Q

What is the most important sub of La Pampa?

A

25 de Mayo

122
Q

Name two subs of Neuquen.

A

Añelo
Confluencia

123
Q

What is the most important sub of Rio Negro?

A

General Roca

124
Q

Aging Requirements “Reserva” Argentina

A

White: 6 months Red: 12 months

125
Q

Aging Requirements “Gran Reserva” Argentina

A

White: 12 months Red: 24 months

126
Q

Who brings winemaking to the new world? When?

A

Spanish Conquistadores
16th ce.

127
Q

Describe 17th ce. ban on production in S. America. What brings an end to it?

A

Prohibitive Spanish law restricts wine production in favor of Iberian producers (unrelated to church).
Independence in 1800’s

128
Q

What two major factors bring rapid expansion of viticulture to Argentina?

A

European immigration
New RR system

129
Q

Claudio Gay

A

Frenchman who sets up repository of pre-phylloxera VV vines in Chile.

130
Q

Mission grape synonyms:
Canary Islands
Chile
Argentina

A

Canary Islands: Listan Priéto
Chile: País
Argentina: Criolla Chica

131
Q

Name the 2 pink-skinned varieties of S. America

A

Cereza
Criolla Grande

132
Q

Name the 3 Torrontes grapes

A

Torrontes Riojano: Criolla Chica x Muscat of A.
Torrontes Mendocino: Muscat x ?
Torrontes Sanjuanino: Criolla Chica x Muscat of A
*may all be labeled as Torrontes

133
Q

Torrontes Riojano is a crossing of what 2 grapes?

A

Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alex.

134
Q

Top 4 grapes of Argentina

A

Malbec
Torrontes Riojano
Torrontes Mendocino
Torrontes Sanjuanino

135
Q

Argentina is the ___ largest wine-producing country in world

A

5th

136
Q

Argentina is the ___ largest exporter in world

A

7th

137
Q

The most important WM country in S. America

A

Argentina

138
Q

Vines in Argentina are on the ___ part of country

A

Western

139
Q

Argentina climate

A

Dry Continental

140
Q

Major climatic influences of Argentina

A

Rain Shadow Effect (Andes)
Zonda: hot dusty wind that blows down from mountains in late spring/early summer
High Elevations

141
Q

Zonda

A

(Argentina)
Hot dusty wind that blows down from mountains late spring/early summer; affects flowering.

142
Q

Bonarda is called what in Savoie and USA?

A

Corbeau (Savoie)
Charbono (USA)
*not related to Italian Bonarda

143
Q

Pedro Giménez

A

Most-planted white grape in Argentina
Not related to Pedro Ximinez

144
Q

Most-planted white grape of Argentina

A

Pedro Giménez

145
Q

Reserva vs. Gran Reserva

A

Argentina

Reserva W: 6 mo aging
Reserva R: 12 mo aging

Gran Reserva W: 12 mo aging
Gran Reserva R: 24 mo aging
*also limits max. yields
*only for premium wine grapes (no Criolla Chica/Cereza)

146
Q

N-most region of Argentina

A

Salta

147
Q

Salta sub-regions

A

El Arenal
Molinos
Cafayate

148
Q

Cafayate climate & grapes

A

(Argentina - Salta)
Cool mountain climate
Torrontés

149
Q

3 Cafayate producers

A

(Argentina - Salta)
Susana Balbo “Crios”
Etchart
Yacochuya (Etchart)

150
Q

Catamarca Grapes

A

(Argentina - Salta)
Torrontés
Syrah
Malbec
CS

151
Q

Cuyo Subregions

A

(Argentina)
La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza

152
Q

Mendoza Subregions

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)

N. Mendoza
Eastern Mendoza
S. Mendoza
Uco Valley (W)
Central Mendoza

153
Q

La Rioja Subregion

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
Famatina Valley

154
Q

La Rioja Grapes

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
Torrontés
Malbec

155
Q

Famatina Valley IG

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
La Rioja Subregion

156
Q

5 San Juan IG Subregion

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
5:
Tulum
Zonda
Ullum
Jáchal
Fertil Valley

157
Q

San Juan IG Climate

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
Hot!

158
Q

San Juan IG Wine Styles

A

Brandy, Vermouth, Sherry

159
Q

San Juan IG Grapes

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
Pink-skinned varieties
Syrah
Bonarda

160
Q

What is Bonarda called in San Juan?

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
Barbera Bonarda

161
Q

Mendoza IG Climate

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
Desert-like -> irrigation necessary

162
Q

Where is Mendoza located?

A

(Argentina)
Cuyo

163
Q

Furrow vs. Drip Irrigation

A

(Argentina)
Furrow Irrigation:
Developed by Incas
Chanels direct river water (incl. snowmelt from Andes) through vineyards

164
Q

Mendoza IG Grapes

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
> 50% Red:
Malbec
Cab Sauv
Chardonnay
Sémillon
Chenin Blanc

*Pink Skinned grapes account for 1/4 production (bulk wine/grape concentration)

165
Q

5 Mendoza Producers

A

(Argentina - Cuyo)
Achàval Ferrer (single-vineyard Malbec)
Cheval des Andes
Catena
Dominio del Plata (Susana Balbo)
Bressia

166
Q

Cheval des Andes

A

Mendoza
JV between Ch. Cheval Blanc & Terrazes de los Andes

167
Q

Central Mendoza Subregions

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Lujan de Cuyo IG/DOC
Maipù IG

168
Q

What is the only DOC for Malbec in Argentina?

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza - Central Mendoza)
Lujan de Cuyo DOC

169
Q

Lujan de Cuyo

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Central Mendoza Subregion
*only DOC for Malbec

170
Q

Lujan de Cuyo Producers

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza - Central Mendoza)
Catena
Dominio del Plata (Susana Balbo)
Bressia
Achával Ferrer

171
Q

Maipù IG

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Central Mendoza Subregion

172
Q

Uco Valley IG Grapes

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Chardonnay & Semillon
*do well in high-altitude vineyards

173
Q

Where is the Uco Valley IG located?

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Western part of Mendoza

174
Q

Uco Valley IG vineyards are characterized by what?

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
High altitude

175
Q

Uco Valley Subregions

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Tupungato IG

176
Q

Tupungato IG

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Uco Valley Subregion

177
Q

Southern Mendoza Grapes

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Chenin Blanc

178
Q

Where does Chenin Blanc do best in Argentina?

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Southern Mendoza

179
Q

Southern Mendoza Subregions

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza - S. Mendoza)

San Rafael DOC
General Alvear IG

180
Q

San Rafael IG/DOC

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza - S. Mendoza)
Chenin Blanc
*not known for fine wine

181
Q

Only producer to use San Rafael DOC

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza - S. Mendoza)
Valentin Bianchi

182
Q

Valentin Bianchi

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza - S. Mendoza)
Only producer to use San Rafael DOC

183
Q

Argentina’s 2 DOC’s

A

Lujan de Cuyo DOC (Cuyo - Mendoza - Central Mendoza)
San Rafael DOC (Cuyo - Mendoza - S. Mendoza)

184
Q

General Alvear IG

A

(Argentina - Cuyo - Mendoza)
Southern Mendoza Subregion

185
Q

Patagonia IG Climate & Soil

A

(Argentina)
Cool Climate (longer growing season)
Chalky

186
Q

Patagonia IG Grapes

A

(Argentina)
Torrontés
Sémillon
Malbec
Cab Sauv
MErtlo
Pinot Noir

187
Q

Patagonia IG Subregions

A

(Argentina)
Rio Negro
Neuquén
La Pampa

188
Q

Rio Negro

A

(Argentina)
Patagonia Subregion

189
Q

La Pampa

A

(Argentina)
Patagonia Subregion

190
Q

Neuquén

A

(Argentina)
Patagonia Subregion

191
Q

Patagonia Producers

A

(Argentina)
Bodega Noemía di Patagonia (Malbec)
Bodegas Chacra (Rio Negro PN)

192
Q

Bodegas Chacra

A

(Argentina)
Rio Negro Producer
PN
*Sassicaia Fam

193
Q

What other countries in SA produce wine? (aside from Chile/Argentina)

A

Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Peru
Bolivia
Ecuador

194
Q

Where is wine produced in Brazil?

A

Southern part of country

195
Q

Brazil produces what wine styles?

A

Mostly red
1/4 sparkling

196
Q

Brazil Grapes

A

International
Iberian: Aragonez & Touriga Nacional

197
Q

Brazil: major region of production

A

Rio Grande do Sul (S)

198
Q

Brazil: 5 major regions of production

A

Rio Grande do Sul (S)
Sao Joaquim (S)
Serra do Sudeste (S)
Campanha (S)
Sao Francisco Valley (N)

199
Q

Which region in Brazil has 2 harvests/year?

A

Sao Francisco Valley (N)
Tropical!

200
Q

90% of Brazil’s wine is produced in what region?

A

(Rio Grande do Sul)
Serra Gaúcha

201
Q

Serra Gaucha Subregion

A

(Rio Grande do Sul)
Vale dos Vinhedos
*1st Origin Indication

202
Q

Brazil’s 1st Origin Indication

A

(Rio Grande do Sul - Serra Gaucha)
Vale dos Vinhedos

203
Q

4th largest producer in SA

A

Uruguay

204
Q

Major Grape of Uruguay

A

Tannat

205
Q

What is Tannat called in Uruguay

A

Harriague
*named after Frenchman who brought it

206
Q

What is chacra?

A

is the local word for a square farm divided into four equal squares by canals.

207
Q

What is the minimum percentage required to label a grape or region in Argentina?

A

0.8

208
Q

Which of Torrontés grapes is considered the highest quality?

A

Torrontés Riojano

209
Q

Nicolás by Catena Zapata is a blend of Malbec and what other grape?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

210
Q

Which region is closest to Buenos Aires?

A

La Pampa

211
Q

In what century was the Quinta Normal founded?

A

19th century

212
Q

Los Aromos

A

vineyard of Terrazas de los Andes, planted to Cabernet Sauvignon

213
Q

Las Compuertas

A

vineyard of Terrazas de los Andes, planted to Malbec

214
Q

The owner of Terrazas de los Andes

A

Chandon Argentina
1992

215
Q

Parral vine training system

A

Pergola

216
Q

Which river flows through San Juan?

A

Río Desaguadero

217
Q

What is the grape parentage of Malbec

A

Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

218
Q

the first in Argentina to be awarded five stars from Decanter Magazine

A

Finca Altamira
Achaval Ferrer

219
Q

3 “fincas” of Achaval Ferrer

A

Finca Bella Vista
Finca Mirador
Finca Altamira

220
Q

Who is the producer of “Estrella?”

A

Weinert

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