Argentina

Question 0

What are the pink-skinned varieties of Argentina ?

Answer 0

Cereza
Criolla Chica
Criollo Grande

Question 1

Argentina’s Bonarda is the same grape in what 2 countries?

Answer 1

Charbono in US

Corbeau In Savoie

Question 2

What are the wine- making regions of Argentina?

Answer 2

Northwestern Provinces

Central provinces of Cuyo (approx 3/4 country’s production)

Southern provinces of Patagonia

Question 3

Where is Cafayate and Catamarca?

Answer 3

Departments in Salta

Question 4

Who are 2 famous producers in Cafayate-Salta–Argentina?

Answer 4

Susana Balbo “Crios”

Etchart, the winery that first brought Michel Rolland to Argentina
“Yacochuya” new project.

Susana Balbo and Arnaldo Etchart

Question 5

What are the wine-producing provinces of Cuyo?

Answer 5

La Rioja-(famantina valley)

Mendoza-Northern, Central (upper), Southern, Eastern

San Juan–Tulum, Zonda, Ullum, Jachal, Fertil/–pink-skinned varietals and Syrah

Question 6

What is a sub region of Mendoza?

Answer 6

Uco Valley is a western sub region and home to the province’s highest vineyards. It has a department–the “Tupingato” dept.

Question 7

2 superb wines of Mendoza?

Answer 7

Achaval Ferrer

Cheval des Andes– texture like Pomerol

Question 8

Lujan de Cuyo (one of Argentina’s two DOC’s, auth only for Malbec) and Maipu in Central Mendoza highly regarded estates:

Answer 8

Catena,
Susana Balbo’s “Dominio del Plata”
Bressia
Achaval Ferrer

Question 9

Southern Mendoza departments:

Answer 9

San Rafael

General Alvear

Question 10

What are the two DOC’s in Argentina?

Answer 10

Lujan de Cuyo (auth for Malbec only)–Central Mendoza

San Rafael–Southern Deptartment Mendoza–( used by Valentin Bianchi for base quality wines )

Question 11

Argentina–Patagonia 3 provinces for winemaking:

Who are the 2 most famous producers:

Answer 11

La Pampa
Rio Negro
Nequen

Bodegas Chacra Pinot Noir–(family behind Italy’s “Sassicaia”

Bodega Noemia de Patagonia-Malbec