argentina Flashcards
What is the name of the fierce wind that affects the vineyards in Argentina? What are its affects?
The Zonda. Blows down from the Mountains in the late Spring and early summer. exacerbates the dry conditions of the region and can adversely affect flowering.
What type of climate is generally typical of Argentina
Continental
What is the biggest contribution to the flavor of wines in Argentina?
Elevation along with intense sunlight, dry air and diurnal. temperature differences.
What is the most planted grape in Argentina?
Malbec
What is the second most planted variety in Argentina?
Bonarda. (But really, its Cereza.)
What is Bonarda knownn as in the US? Savoie?
Charbono. Corbeau
What does Reserva mean in Argentina for whites and reds?
Six months aging whites. one year for reds.
What does Gran Reserva mean in Argentina for whites and reds?
One year for whites. Two years for reds.
List the sub regions of Northern Region:
Catamarca, Salta, Tucuman, Jujuy, Valles Calchaquies (Just Suck The Cock) ??
Where is Catamarca?
Northern Region
Where is Jujuy?
Northern Region
Where is Tucuman?
Northern Region
Where is Salta?
Northern Region
List the subregions of Cuyo
La Rioja, San Juan, Mendoza
Where is San Juan?
Cuyo
Where is Mendoza?
Cuyo
The subregions of Cuyo are Mendoza, La Rioja, and what else?
San Juan
What are the subregions of Patagonia?
La Pampa, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Chubut
Where is Rio Negro?
Patagonia
Where is La Pampa?
Patagonia
What is the most planted grape in San Juan?
Syrah
Where is Neuquen?
Patagonia
What is Argentina largest wine producing province?
Mendoza
What is Argentina’s second largest wine producing province?
San Juan
What is the most cultivated grape in La Rioja?
Torrontes
Torrontes is the most cultivated grape where?
La Rioja
What is the most important wine producing region in Argentina?
Cuyo
What are the 5 subregions of Mendoza?
Northern, Central(Upper), Southern, Eastern, Uco Valley
Where is Cafayete?
Salta
Where does Susana Balbo produce her Torrontes Crios?
Cafayete, Salta
What are the soils of Mendoza
Alluvial sand over clay
What are the two DOCs of Argentina?
Lujan de Cuyo, San Rafael
Where is Lujan de Cuyo?
Central Mendoza
Where is Maipu?
Central Mendoza
What are the two most important areas of Central Mendoza?
Maipu and Lujan de Cuyo
Where is Tupungato?
Uco Valley, Mendoza
What grape variety is the darling of Tupungato?
Chardonnay
What is the principal grape of San Rafael DOC?
Chenin Blanc
Who owns Bodegas Chacras?
Sassicaia
What is the most planted grape in San Juan?
Syrah
What is the most planted white grape in Argentina?
Pedro Gimenez
What are the crossings for Torrontes?
Criolla Chica and muscat of alexandria
Which subregion of Mendoza has the highest altitude vineyards?
Uco Valley
What are the 3 departments of Uco Valley of Mendoza
Tupungato, Tunuyan, San Carlos
What is the Argentine synonym for the Pais grape?
Criolla Chica
What is Criolla Chica known as elsewhere?
Pais
Where do the majority of the vineyards in Argentina lie?
In the western sector of the country, in the plains and foothills near the Andes
What is a defining characteristic of the climate in Argentina? What causes this?
It is dry. It is in a rain shadow of the Andes, and this condition is exacerbated by the Zonda
What are big problems for vineyards in Argentina?
Hail, Spring and Autumn frosts, and nematodes
What are nematodes?
Nematodes are microsopic unsegmented ground worms present in moist soils that feed on vine roots, causing damage by stopping root elongation, killing plant tissue, changing root growth parterns, and removing plant nutrients.