Argentina Flashcards
Argentina, stop sign at blackbird
North pose by stop sign
lot entrance pile of salt
Tucan sam in left corner
Turn right: Cat with marc’s face
North Region
Salta
tucuman
Catamarca
Argentina, blackbird, left of entrance after catamarca
Micheal Scott saying “Coo Yo”
Other side of entrance a rioja bottle
further down, puerto rico fort
Corner, men dozing off
Cuyo
La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza
Argentina: Blackbird parking lot: Turn Right after Men dozing off in corner
White guy in patagonia vest
Entrance to tables: Pawpaw with pam’s face
First table: Black guy at Rio’s carnival
Second table: Quin on first day
Patagonia
La Pampa
Rio Negro
Neuquen
Strong wind called what coming from where doing what
Zonda: coming from Andes in late spring early summer, drying everything out
Climate in Argentina
Continental
Why is Argentina dry?
Zonda and rain shadow from Andes
Type of irrigation in Argentina
Flood irrigation, channeled from snow above
Is there phyloxera in Argentina?
Yes but it isn’t a great threat due to sandy soils (and flood irrigation for some reason)
What is charbano?
Black, high phenolic, balanced acidity, low alcohol grape
Charbano in Cali
Second most planted grape in Argentina as Bonarda
Originated in Savoie as Douce Noir or Corbeau
Are Argentinian wines ever acidified?
Yes, often
Heat quickens the ripening process
Altitude and water control seem to be key
Most planted white Argentinian grape
Pedro Gimenez
Top torrontes?
Torrontes Riojano
Aging laws in Rioja
Riserva (6 mo./1 year) and Gran Riserva (1 year/2 year)
What grape variety is in Susana Balbo’s Crios?
Torrontes
