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Where is Rivadavia IG located?

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  • Eastern Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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Where is Agrelo IG located?

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Sub IG of Lujan de Cuyo DOC

  • Central Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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What are the sub-IG of the Eastern Mendoza?

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  • Junin IG
  • San Martin IG
  • La Paz IG
  • Santa Rosa IG
  • Rivadavia IG
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Who is Donald Hess

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The owner of Colomé estate - Higher vineyard in the world:

Salta region - Argentina

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Where is Calingasta Valley located?

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Argentina

  • Cuyo Province
    • San Juan IG
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Where is Santa Rosa IG located?

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  • Eastern Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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Explain the landscape of Eastern Mendoza?

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  • valley floor, less mountainous than the central Mendoza
  • Sit on the Mendoza / Tunuyàn rivers
  • Alluvial soil base
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Why is the Phylloxera stay away of Mendoza?

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  • soil: loam and sandy/alluviale over clay

+ reforged by the gale force Zonda wind

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What are the sub-IG of the Catamarca IG?

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  • Belen IG
  • Poman IG
  • Santa Maria IG
  • Tinogasta IG
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Where is General Alvear IG located?

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Southern Mendoza IG

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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What is the climate of Argentina?

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Continental:

  • rain shadow from the Andes Mountains= dry conditions
  • Zonda wind: hot dry afternoon wind
    • often free fungal disease by dry affect
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What are the sub-IG of the primera zona of Mendoza?

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  • Godoy Cruz IG
  • Lujan de Cuyo DOC:
    • Agrelo IG
    • Las Compuertas IG
  • Maipù IG:
    • Barrancas IG
    • Lunlunta IG
    • Russel IG (El Paraiso IG)
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Where is located Colomé estate? Who is the owner?

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In Salta Region - Argentina

  • Know as the higher vineyard of the world
    • owned by Donald Hess
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What are the sub-GI of Salta IG?

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  • Cafayate
  • Cachi
  • Molinos
  • San Carlos
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Where is San Rafael DOC Located?

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Southern Mendoza IG

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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Where is Maipù IG located?

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Central Mendoza

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina

Sub IG:

  • Barrancas IG
  • Russel IG (El Paraiso IG)
  • Lunlunta IG
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Where is Cachi IG located?

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Argentina - North Region

- Salta IG

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What are the synonym of Argentina’s Bonarda?

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Savoie: Corbeau
US: Charbono

  • Unrelated to the Italian Bonarda
    • 2nd most planted red GV
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Where are the highest vineyard in the world located?

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Argentina - Salta Region

Over 3,000 m above the sea level

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When does the “Reserva” / “Gran Reserva” labelling term have in introduced in Argentina?
What are the regulations?

A

2008

Reserva

  • W: 6 mth
  • R: 12 mth

GR
W: 12 mth
R: 24 mth

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What are the 4 mains rivers of Mendoza Region?

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  • Mendoza River
  • Uco River
  • Diamente River
  • Atuel River
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Where is Salta IG located?

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Argentina - North Region

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What is the particularity of the Mendoza Chardonnay Clone developed in UC David university?

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Grape has an higher ratio Skin-to-Juice

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What are the synonym of Argentina’s Bonarda?

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Savoie: Corbeau
US: Charbono

  • Unrelated to the Italian Bonarda
    • 2nd most planted red GV
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Where is La Paz IG located?

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  • Eastern Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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How are the Mendoza vineyard irrigated?

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sourced from the Andes’s snow-melting water.

  • spread over the vineyard throughout furrow irrigation
    • developed by Incas centuries ago
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Where is Belen IG located?

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Argentina - North Region

- Catamarca IG

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What are the 2 DOCs of Argentina?

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  • Lujan de Cuyo (Central Mendoza)

- San Rafael (Southern Mendoza): owned by Valentin Bianchi

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Where is Jáchal Valley located?

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Argentina

  • Cuyo Province
    • San Juan IG
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Where are situated the Mendoza’s highest vineyard

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Uco Valley

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What are the regulation for “Reserva” labelling in Argentina?

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Wh: 6 mth ageing
Red: 12 mth ageing

Introduced in 2008

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What are the 3 most planted GV of Argentina?

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1: Pedro Gimenez (unrelated to PX of Spain)
2: Bonarda: (Corbeau - Savoie / Charbono - US)
3: Cereza: pink-skin GV

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How is the Mendoza sub-divided?

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  • Northern Mendoza
  • Eastern Mendoza
  • Uco Valley (province’s higher vineyards)
  • Central Mendoza
  • Southern Mendoza
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Where is San Juan province rank production wise in Argentina? How many hectares?

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47 000 Ha

2nd largest production district of the country after Mendoza

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Who is Donald Hess

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The owner of Colomé estate - Higher vineyard in the world:

Salta region - Argentina

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Where is Godoy Cruz IG IG located?

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Central Mendoza

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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What is the 5th largest producer of wine in the world?

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Argentina

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Where is Lunlunta IG located?

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Sub IG of Maipú

  • Central Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
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What are the sub-IG of the Uco Valley IG?

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  • Tupungato IG
  • Tunuyàn IG
    • Vista Flores IG
  • San Carlos IG
    • La Consultana IG
    • Paraje Altamira IG
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Explain the soil type of the Mendoza?

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Loam and sandy soil over clay

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What are the most important pink-skinned grape varieties of Argentina?

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  • Cereza
  • Criolla Chica
  • Criolla Grande
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Where is Lujan de Cuyo DOC located?

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Central Mendoza

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina

sub IG:

  • Agrelo IG
  • Las Compuertas
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What is the most important wine country producer in Southern America?

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Argentina

– Follow by Chile and Brazil

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Where is Felipe Valera IG located?

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Argentina - Cuyo Region

- La Rioja IG

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What are the IG of the Patagonia region?

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  • La Pampa IG
    • 25 de Mayo

Nequén IG

    • Añelo
    • Confluencia

Rio Negro IG
– General Roca

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What are the most important red GV of Argentina?

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Malbec, Bonarda, CS, Syrah + Merlot, Tempranillo

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Where is Tinogasta IG located?

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Argentina - North Region

- Catamarca IG

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What is the altitude range of the Northern Mendoza?

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580-700m above the sea level

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What is the sub-IG ofLa Pampa IG?

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25 de Mayo IG

50
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Where is Guaymallèn IG located?

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Northern Mendoza

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
51
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Where is Tafi located?

A

Argentina - North Region

- Tucumán IG

52
Q

What is the climate of Argentina?

A

Continental:

  • rain shadow from the Andes Mountains= dry conditions
  • Zonda wind: hot dry afternoon wind
    • often free fungal disease by dry affect
53
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What are the 7 valleys sit into the Juan Region?

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  • Tullum
  • Ullum
  • Zonda
  • Jáchal
  • Calingasta
  • Pedernal
  • Fertil
54
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Where is Russel IG located?

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Sub IG of Maipú

  • Central Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
55
Q

What is the first Vitis vinifera spicy to be shipped to America?

A

Criolla Chica

  • Listran Prieto in Canary Island
  • Païs in Chile
  • Mission Grape in California
56
Q

What is the most important wine country producer in Southern America?

A

Argentina

– Follow by Chile and Brazil

57
Q

What are the regulation for “Gran Reserva” labelling in Argentina?

A

Wh: 12 mth ageing
Red: 24 mth ageing

Introduced in 2008

58
Q

What is the name of the hot argentinian wind affect the late spring / early summer times? Where does it come from?

A

Zonda wind

  • It is sourced from the andes mountains
59
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Where is Catamarca IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

60
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Where is Tucuman IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

61
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What style of wine show best on the San Juan in Argentina?

A

Historically based in pinked-skin GV
Although Syrah and Bonarda presents well with the hot summers
Dry climate give chance for brandy / fortified sherry like wines

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What is the main GV of the Central Mendoza?

A

Malbec and Cab Sauv too

63
Q

Is irrigation classical in Argentina? Why?

A

Yes

Dry climate and intensified by the Zonda wind.
– Water sourced from the snow melting of the andes mountains

64
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Is irrigation classical in Argentina? Why?

A

Yes

Dry climate and intensified by the Zonda wind.
– Water sourced from the snow melting of the andes mountains

65
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Where is Vista Flores IG located?

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  • sub IG of Tunuyan IG
  • Valle de Uco IG
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
66
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What are the IG of the Center Region

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  • Cordoba Argentina IG
    • Colon
    • Cruz del Eje
    • San Javier
  • Entre Rios
67
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Where is located Colomé estate? Who is the owner?

A

In Salta Region - Argentina

  • Know as the higher vineyard of the world
    • owned by Donald Hess
68
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What is the sub-IG of Rio Negro IG?

A
  • General Roca IG
69
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Where is Zonda Valley located?

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Argentina

  • Cuyo Province
    • San Juan IG
70
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Where is Barrancas IG located?

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Sub IG of Maipú

  • Central Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
71
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What are the 4 provinces (regions) of Argentina?

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  • North Region
  • Cuyo Region
  • Pentagonia
  • Centre region
72
Q

How are the Mendoza vineyard irrigated?

A

water sourced from the Andes’s snow-melting spread over the vineyard throughout furrow irrigation
– developed by Incas centuries ago

73
Q

Where is Tinogasta IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

- Catamarca IG

74
Q

What is the particularity of the Mendoza Chardonnay Clone developed in UC David university?

A

Grape has an higher ratio Skin-to-Juice

75
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Where is San Carlos IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

- Salta IG

76
Q

What are the viticultural issues present in Central Mendoza?

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Hail and frost

Semi arid climate

77
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Where is Lavalle IG located?

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Northern Mendoza

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
78
Q

Is the fungus disease pressure important in Argentina?

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No

Dry climate, and important Zonda Wind helps to dry out the vineyard

79
Q

What are the most important GV of the Rioja Argentina?

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  • Torrontes

- Malbec

80
Q

Where is Tullum Valley located?

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Argentina

  • Cuyo Province
    • San Juan IG
81
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Where is Las Compuertas IG located?

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Sub IG of Lujan de Cuyo DOC

  • Central Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
82
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What are the 2 Argentinian’s project of Michel Rolland?

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  • Etchart

- Yacochuya

83
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How is Argentina rank in production wise worldwide?

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5th

84
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What are the IG of the Rioja Argentina province?

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  • Famatina IG
  • Chilecito IG
  • Felipe Valera IG
85
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What is the Zonda wind? where is it the most prominent ?

A

Hot Argentinian wind, from the Andes mountains:
Flow in late afternoon, in late spring / early summers
– Helps to maintain a dry condition, with less diseases pressures.

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What are the sub-IG of the Northern Mendoza?

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  • Lavalle IG
  • Guaymallèn IG
  • Las Heras IG
87
Q

Where are the highest vineyard in the world located?

A

Argentina - Salta Region

Over 3,000 m above the sea level

88
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Where is Junin IG located?

A
  • Eastern Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
89
Q

Name some famous winery of Central Mendoza?

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  • Chakana
  • Cheval des Andes
  • Vistalba
  • Bressia
  • Terranzas de los Andes
90
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Where is Santa Maria IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

- Catamarca IG

91
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Where is Ullum Valley located?

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Argentina

  • Cuyo Province
    • San Juan IG
92
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Where is Tunuyan IG located?

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  • Valle de Uco IG
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina

Sub-IG: Vista Flores

93
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What is the sub-IG of Nequèn IG?

A
  • Añelo IG

- Confluencia IG

94
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Where is San Martin IG located?

A
  • Eastern Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
95
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What are the IG of Southern Mendoza?

A
  • San Rafael DOC
  • General Alvear IG
  • Malargüe IG
96
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What is the particularity of the Mendoza Chardonnay Clone developed in UC David university?

A

Grape has an higher ratio Skin-to-Juice

97
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Where is Fertil Valley located?

A

Argentina

  • Cuyo Province
    • San Juan IG
98
Q

Is the fungus disease pressure important in Argentina?

A

No

Dry climate, and important Zonda Wind helps to dry out the vineyard

99
Q

Where is Tupungato IG located?

A
  • Valle de Uco IG
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
100
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Where is La Consultana IG located?

A
  • Sub-IG of San Carlos
  • Valle de Uco IG
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
101
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What are the valley located within the San Juan IG?

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  • Valle de Tulum
  • Valle de Zonda
  • Valle de Ullum
  • Valle de Pedernal
  • Calingasta
  • Iglesia
  • Jachal
102
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Where is Las Heras IG located?

A

Northern Mendoza

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
103
Q

How is Argentina rank in production wise worldwide?

A

5th

104
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Where is Pedernal Valley located?

A

Argentina

  • Cuyo Province
    • San Juan IG
105
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Where is Chilecito IG located?

A

Argentina - Cuyo Region

- La Rioja IG

106
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Where is Cafayate IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

- Salta IG

107
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What are the 3 provinces of the Cuyo Region?

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  • La Rioja Arentina
  • San Juan
  • Mendoza
108
Q

What is the 5th largest producer of wine in the world?

A

Argentina

109
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Where is El Paraiso IG located?

A

Sub IG of Maipú

  • Central Mendoza
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
110
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What is the Zonda wind? where is it the most prominent ?

A

Hot Argentinian wind, from the Andes mountains:
Flow in late afternoon, in late spring / early summers
– Helps to maintain a dry condition, with less diseases pressures.

111
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Where is Paraje Altamira IG located?

A
  • Sub-IG of San Carlos
  • Valle de Uco IG
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
112
Q

What are the most important red GV of Argentina?

A

Malbec, Bonarda, CS, Syrah + Merlot, Tempranillo

113
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Where is Famatina IG located?

A

Argentina - Cuyo Region

- La Rioja IG

114
Q

Where is Jujuy IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

115
Q

Where is Poman IG located?

A

Argentina - North Region

- Catamarca IG

116
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What is the sub IG of Tucumàn?

A

Tafi IG

117
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Where is Malargüe IG located?

A

Southern Mendoza IG

  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina
118
Q

Where is San Carlos IG located?

A
  • Valle de Uco IG
  • Mendoza IG
  • Cuyo Region
    • Argentina

Sub-IG:

    • San Carlos
    • Paraje Altamira
119
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What are the 3 most planted GV of Argentina?

A

1: Pedro Gimenez (unrelated to PX of Spain)
2: Bonarda: (Corbeau - Savoie / Charbono - US)
3: Cereza: pink-skin GV

120
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What is the name of the hot argentinian wind affect the late spring / early summer times? Where does it come from?

A

Zonda wind

  • It is sourced from the andes mountains

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