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Argentina Flashcards

1
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What is the most important wine producing country in South America?

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Argentina

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2
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Where does Argentina stand in the realm of world production and export.

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5 in the worlds production

7 in the world export

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3
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Where are most of the vineyards located in Argentina?

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The western part of the country in the foothills of the Andes.

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4
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What is the climate of Argentina?

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Continental

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5
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Why do the vineyards experience a continental climate?

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The Andes create a rain shadow effect causing the eastern side of the Andes to be quite dry.

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6
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What is the Zonda?

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It is a late spring, early summer wind that blows down from the Andes. Can harm bud break and blow sand.

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7
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What kind of problems are in the vineyard?

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Not a lot of mildew because no humid and lots of wind. Hail is common during budding.

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8
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What is the average altitude of a vineyard in Argentina?

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300m above sea level.

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9
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What is one of the highest altitude vineyards in Argentina?

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3,000m above sea level.

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10
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What are the regions important grapes?

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Malbec
Bonarda
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah
Merlot
Tempranillo
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11
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Is the Bonarda in Argentina related to the Northern Italy?

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No, recent studies say that it is related to the grape Corbeau from the Savoie.

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12
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What is Argentina’s Bonarda = Corbeau referred to as in the United States?

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Charbono

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13
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What is Argentina’s most planted white grape?

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Pedro Giménez - unrelated to the Spanish Pedro Ximénez.

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14
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What is Pedro Giménez most suitable for?

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Bulk wine production or grape concentrate

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15
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What are the most planted from largest to smallest white grapes Argentina?

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Pedro Giménez
Torrontes
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc

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16
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What chardonnay clone has become popular in Mendoza?

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Mendoza Chardonnay clone developed at the UC Davis.

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17
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What are the good and the bad qualities of the Mendoza Chardonnay clone?

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It is prone to Millerandage but has a greater skin to juice ratio.

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18
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What amount of production of the entire production happens in Mendoza located in Cuyo?

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3/4 - 146,000

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19
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What region is famous for Torrentes?

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Salta

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20
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What department in Salta is beginning to appear on the labels?

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Cafayate

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21
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Who is responsible for “Crios” Torrentes

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Susanna Balbo

22
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What winery first brought Michel Rolland to Argentina?

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Etchart

23
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What is Arnaldo Etchart’s new project?

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Yacochuya

24
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What are the regions of Cuyo?

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La Rioja
Mendoza
San Juan

25
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Which region of Cuyo in the most north?

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La Rioja

26
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What is the most famous region in La Rioja?

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Famatina

27
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What kind of wines does La Rioja make?

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Torontes and Malbec

28
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What does San Juan make?

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Pink skinned grapes historically, Syrah and Bonarda (Barbera Bonarda). A large percentage of grapes for distilling and some sherry production.

29
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What regions is Mendoza divided into?

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Northern
Central (Upper)
Southern
Eastern sectors
Uco Valley
30
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What are the characteristics of Uco Valley?

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It’s a western sub-region. Some of the highest vineyards. Soils are 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.

31
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Are almost all of Mendoza’s vineyards planted on their own rootstock?

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Yes.

32
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What is the climate like in Mendoza?

A

Desert-like?

33
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What sone of the techniques that the Incas invented that help keep the vines irrigated?

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Snow melt from the Andes is directed through channels in the vineyard.

34
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Is there drip irrigation in Agrentina?

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Yes

35
Q

In what other regions is Malbec found in?

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Loire Valley, Bordeaux, Cahors

36
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What are the only two DOC’s in Argentina?

A 
Luján de Cuyo (Central Mendoza)
San Rafael (Southern Mendoza)
37
Q

How much Oak does Achával Ferrer single vineyard wines see?

A

100% New Barriques

38
Q

What is the wine that tastes like Pomerol?

A

Cheval des Andes

39
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What are the two areas of Mendoza that provide the “best” and traditional sites for Malbec production?

A

Luján de Cuyo (DOC Malbec only)

Maipú

40
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Name some great producers located in the Lujan de Cuyo and the Maipu.

A

Catena
Susana Balbo’s Dominio del Plata
Bressia
Achával Ferrer

41
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What other red grape in growing in acreage?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

42
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What white grape do well in the higher elevation area in Mendoza Uco Valley?

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Chardonnay and Semillon in the Tupungato Deparment in the Uco Valley

43
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What is the other only DOC in Argentina besides Lujan de Cuyo?

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Chenin Blanc predominantly Southern Mendoza departments of San Rafael DOC, currently used only by Valentín Bianchi for base quality wines and General Alvear, although the region is not known for fine wines.

44
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What are the grapes that are used in bulk wine production that are on the decline?

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Criolla Grande and Cereza still account for a quarter of plantings in Mendoza, but they are relegated to bulk wine and grape concentrate

45
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What is the region south located in the south of Agentina?

A

Patagonia

46
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What are the sub-regions of Patagonia?

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Río Negro
Neuquén
La Pampa

47
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What is a famous producer located in Patagonia?

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Bodegas Chacra - started by the Sassicaia family became famous in the mid-2000. Pinot Noir from Rio Negro.

48
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What kind of soils are there in Patagonia?

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Chalk - cooler climate

49
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What grapes grow in Patagonia?

A

Torrontes
Semillion

Pinot Noir
Malbec
Cabernet
Merlot

50
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Whats another producer of patagonia?

A

Bodega Noemía de Patagonia -elegant Malbec

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