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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?

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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?
- Eastern Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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How are the Mendoza vineyard irrigated?
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?
Argentina - North Region | - Catamarca IG
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What are the 2 DOCs of Argentina?
- Lujan de Cuyo (Central Mendoza) | - San Rafael (Southern Mendoza): owned by Valentin Bianchi
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Where is Jáchal Valley located?
Argentina - Cuyo Province - - San Juan IG
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Where are situated the Mendoza's highest vineyard
Uco Valley
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What are the regulation for "Reserva" labelling in Argentina?
Wh: 6 mth ageing Red: 12 mth ageing Introduced in 2008
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What are the 3 most planted GV of Argentina?
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?
- 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?
47 000 Ha | 2nd largest production district of the country after Mendoza
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Who is Donald Hess
The owner of Colomé estate - Higher vineyard in the world: | Salta region - Argentina
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Where is Godoy Cruz IG IG located?
Central Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What is the 5th largest producer of wine in the world?
Argentina
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Where is Lunlunta IG located?
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?
- 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?
Loam and sandy soil over clay
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What are the most important pink-skinned grape varieties of Argentina?
- Cereza - Criolla Chica - Criolla Grande
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Where is Lujan de Cuyo DOC located?
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?
Argentina -- Follow by Chile and Brazil
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Where is Felipe Valera IG located?
Argentina - Cuyo Region | - La Rioja IG
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What are the IG of the Patagonia region?
- 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?
Malbec, Bonarda, CS, Syrah + Merlot, Tempranillo
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Where is Tinogasta IG located?
Argentina - North Region | - Catamarca IG
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What is the altitude range of the Northern Mendoza?
580-700m above the sea level
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What is the sub-IG ofLa Pampa IG?
25 de Mayo IG
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Where is Guaymallèn IG located?
Northern Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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Where is Tafi located?
Argentina - North Region | - Tucumán IG
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What is the climate of Argentina?
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 7 valleys sit into the Juan Region?
- Tullum - Ullum - Zonda - Jáchal - Calingasta - Pedernal - Fertil
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Where is Russel IG located?
Sub IG of Maipú - Central Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What is the first Vitis vinifera spicy to be shipped to America?
Criolla Chica - Listran Prieto in Canary Island - Païs in Chile - Mission Grape in California
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What is the most important wine country producer in Southern America?
Argentina -- Follow by Chile and Brazil
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What are the regulation for "Gran Reserva" labelling in Argentina?
Wh: 12 mth ageing Red: 24 mth ageing Introduced in 2008
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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?
Zonda wind - It is sourced from the andes mountains
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Where is Catamarca IG located?
Argentina - North Region
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Where is Tucuman IG located?
Argentina - North Region
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What style of wine show best on the San Juan in Argentina?
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?
Malbec and Cab Sauv too
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Is irrigation classical in Argentina? Why?
Yes Dry climate and intensified by the Zonda wind. -- Water sourced from the snow melting of the andes mountains
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Is irrigation classical in Argentina? Why?
Yes Dry climate and intensified by the Zonda wind. -- Water sourced from the snow melting of the andes mountains
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Where is Vista Flores IG located?
- sub IG of Tunuyan IG - Valle de Uco IG - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What are the IG of the Center Region
- Cordoba Argentina IG - - Colon - - Cruz del Eje - - San Javier - Entre Rios
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Where is located Colomé estate? Who is the owner?
In Salta Region - Argentina - Know as the higher vineyard of the world - - owned by Donald Hess
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What is the sub-IG of Rio Negro IG?
- General Roca IG
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Where is Zonda Valley located?
Argentina - Cuyo Province - - San Juan IG
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Where is Barrancas IG located?
Sub IG of Maipú - Central Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What are the 4 provinces (regions) of Argentina?
- North Region - Cuyo Region - Pentagonia - Centre region
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How are the Mendoza vineyard irrigated?
water sourced from the Andes's snow-melting spread over the vineyard throughout furrow irrigation -- developed by Incas centuries ago
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Where is Tinogasta IG located?
Argentina - North Region | - Catamarca IG
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What is the particularity of the Mendoza Chardonnay Clone developed in UC David university?
Grape has an higher ratio Skin-to-Juice
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Where is San Carlos IG located?
Argentina - North Region | - Salta IG
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What are the viticultural issues present in Central Mendoza?
Hail and frost Semi arid climate
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Where is Lavalle IG located?
Northern Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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Is the fungus disease pressure important in Argentina?
No | Dry climate, and important Zonda Wind helps to dry out the vineyard
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What are the most important GV of the Rioja Argentina?
- Torrontes | - Malbec
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Where is Tullum Valley located?
Argentina - Cuyo Province - - San Juan IG
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Where is Las Compuertas IG located?
Sub IG of Lujan de Cuyo DOC - Central Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What are the 2 Argentinian's project of Michel Rolland?
- Etchart | - Yacochuya
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How is Argentina rank in production wise worldwide?
5th
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What are the IG of the Rioja Argentina province?
- Famatina IG - Chilecito IG - Felipe Valera IG
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What is the Zonda wind? where is it the most prominent ?
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?
- Lavalle IG - Guaymallèn IG - Las Heras IG
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Where are the highest vineyard in the world located?
Argentina - Salta Region Over 3,000 m above the sea level
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Where is Junin IG located?
- Eastern Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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Name some famous winery of Central Mendoza?
- Chakana - Cheval des Andes - Vistalba - Bressia - Terranzas de los Andes
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Where is Santa Maria IG located?
Argentina - North Region | - Catamarca IG
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Where is Ullum Valley located?
Argentina - Cuyo Province - - San Juan IG
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Where is Tunuyan IG located?
- Valle de Uco IG - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina Sub-IG: Vista Flores
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What is the sub-IG of Nequèn IG?
- Añelo IG | - Confluencia IG
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Where is San Martin IG located?
- Eastern Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What are the IG of Southern Mendoza?
- San Rafael DOC - General Alvear IG - Malargüe IG
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What is the particularity of the Mendoza Chardonnay Clone developed in UC David university?
Grape has an higher ratio Skin-to-Juice
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Where is Fertil Valley located?
Argentina - Cuyo Province - - San Juan IG
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Is the fungus disease pressure important in Argentina?
No | Dry climate, and important Zonda Wind helps to dry out the vineyard
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Where is Tupungato IG located?
- Valle de Uco IG - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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Where is La Consultana IG located?
- Sub-IG of San Carlos - Valle de Uco IG - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What are the valley located within the San Juan IG?
- Valle de Tulum - Valle de Zonda - Valle de Ullum - Valle de Pedernal - Calingasta - Iglesia - Jachal
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Where is Las Heras IG located?
Northern Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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How is Argentina rank in production wise worldwide?
5th
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Where is Pedernal Valley located?
Argentina - Cuyo Province - - San Juan IG
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Where is Chilecito IG located?
Argentina - Cuyo Region | - La Rioja IG
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Where is Cafayate IG located?
Argentina - North Region | - Salta IG
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What are the 3 provinces of the Cuyo Region?
- La Rioja Arentina - San Juan - Mendoza
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What is the 5th largest producer of wine in the world?
Argentina
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Where is El Paraiso IG located?
Sub IG of Maipú - Central Mendoza - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What is the Zonda wind? where is it the most prominent ?
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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Where is Paraje Altamira IG located?
- Sub-IG of San Carlos - Valle de Uco IG - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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What are the most important red GV of Argentina?
Malbec, Bonarda, CS, Syrah + Merlot, Tempranillo
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Where is Famatina IG located?
Argentina - Cuyo Region | - San Juan IG
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Where is Jujuy IG located?
Argentina - North Region
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Where is Poman IG located?
Argentina - North Region | - Catamarca IG
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What is the sub IG of Tucumàn?
Tafi IG
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Where is Malargüe IG located?
Southern Mendoza IG - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina
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Where is San Carlos IG located?
- Valle de Uco IG - Mendoza IG - Cuyo Region - - Argentina Sub-IG: - - San Carlos - - Paraje Altamira
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What are the 3 most planted GV of Argentina?
1: Pedro Gimenez (unrelated to PX of Spain) 2: Bonarda: (Corbeau - Savoie / Charbono - US) 3: Cereza: pink-skin GV
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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?
Zonda wind - It is sourced from the andes mountains

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