Argentina Flashcards
Where is Gualtallary?
Unofficial subzone of Tupungato IG (located within Uco Valley IG, Mendoza); sits on Las Tunas river
Soil of Mendoza
Alluvial sand over clay
Argentina wine law requires a minimum ___% stated grape
80%
If a blend, Argentina wine law requires a minimum ___% for any listed varietal
20%
What major river runs through the Uco Valley?
Tunuyán River
“Caro”, “Amancaya”, “Aruma”, are projects between what 2 wineries?
- Lafite and Catena Zapata
- Caro: CS/Malbec
- Amancaya: Malbec/CS
- Aruma: 100% Malbec
What is the 2nd-most planted red grape of Argentina?
Bonarda (synonym for Charbono in Cali)
How much aging does “Reserva” and “Gran Reserva” indicate on a bottle of Argentinian red wine?
- Reserva Red: 12m aging
- Gran Reserva Red: 24m aging
1st IG to gain appellation status based on soil?
Altamira IG, San Carlos, Uco Valley
Pascual Toso calls what IG home?
Maipú IG, Mendoza, Center Region
Where is the Cafayate IG?
Salta IG (North Region)
Where is the Famatina Valley IG located? What grape is it known for?
- La Rioja IG (Mendoza, Cuyo)
- Torrontes
What is Paul Hobb’s Mendoza winery?
Viña Cobos
What winery produces the wines “Treinta y Dos”, “Barda”, and which 2 iconic producers are at the helm of these joint projects?
- Bodega Chacra
- Jean-Marc Roulot and Piero Incisa della Rocchetta (from Tenuta San Guido/Bolgheri/Sassicaia)
What is the southernmost vineyard in the world? What region is it located? Who is the producer?
- Sarmiento vyd
- Chubut, Patagonia
- “Otronia Patagonia Extrema”
(**sits at 45.5*S); owner Alejandro Bulgheroni
What is the highest vineyard in the world? Where is it located?
- Moya Vineyard (3,329 meters / 10,922ft)
- Jujuy IG (North Region)
Name the (5) winemaking regions of Argentina north to south
- North Region
- Cuyo
- Center Region
- Patagonia
- Atlantic Region
N to S, (4) official subregions and (1) unofficial of the North Region
Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán, Catamarca, **Valles Calchaquíes
Most planted grape? Most planted white grape?
- most planted grape (overall): Malbec (2nd is Bonarda)
- most planted white grape: Torrontés Riojano (2nd is Chardonnay)
Main producing sub-region in the North Region?
Salta
Which commune in Salta contains 75% of the vyds in that subregion?
Cafayete
What is the regional term for the foehn wind that often occurs on the eastern slops of the Andes? It traps rain producing cloud cover in the mountains and leaves the area dry and sunny — rain shadow wind
Zonda
Calchaquí Valley is a system of interconnecting valleys that is shared among which 4 IGs?
Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca and Tucumán (North region)
4 subregions of Salta
- Cachi
- Molinos
- Cafayete
- San Carlos
The 2nd highest vineyard in the world is in Argentina. Where is it and who owns it?
- Altura Maxima vyd (“Maximum Height”) in Salta
- 3,111m or 9,333 ft
- from Colomé; owned by Donald Hess
What was the winery that brought Michel Rolland to Salta, Argentina?
(Arnaldo) Etchart
Etchart and Michel Rolland’s subsequent joint new project in Salta?
Yacochuya
Cheval des Andres is a joint project in Luján de Cuyo/Mendoza between which two wineries?
Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de Los Andes
Subregions of Cuyo IG, north to south (4)?
- La Rioja Argentina
- San Juan
- Mendoza
- San Luis (decreed in 2019)
What are the only 2 official DOCs in Argentina?
- Both in Mendoza
- Luján de Cuyo, Central
- San Rafael, Southern
Region with the longest continued history of wine production in the country
La Rioja Argentina (Cuyo IG)
T or F? 70% of all wine made in Argentina and 55% plantings of Malbec are in Mendoza
True!
What is furrow irrigation?
a technique developed by the Incas, in which the rivers’ water swelled by Andes snowmelt, is directed through the vineyards in channels
Argentina’s first official appellation?
Luján de Cuyo, Central, Mendoza (1993)
Newest Cuyo IG (decreed in 2019)
San Luis
Mendoza sub-regions (5)
- Northern
- Central
- Uco Valley
- Eastern
- Southern
Central Mendoza sub-regions (3)
- Godoy Cruz
- Maipú
- Luján de Cuyo
Uco Valley sub-regions (3)
- Tupungato
- Tunuyán
- San Carlos
The only subregion that is also a trademarked name
“Altamira” from the Paraje Altamira IG (San Carlos, Uco Valley, Mendoza)
Winemaking provinces in Patagonia (*3)
- Neuquén
- Río Negro
- Trevelin (appr. 2020, NW in Chubut)
- La Pampa
- Chubut
Criolla Chica in Argentina is called _____ in Chile, _____ in the Canary Islands and _____in the US
País, Listán Prieto, Mission
Bordeaux winery Clos l’Eglise also owns which Argentina winery?
Bodega Poesia (Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza)
Dominio del Plata owned by which famed enologist and first female winemaker?
Susana Balbo (Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza)
What is the iconic wine of Achaval Ferrer?
Quimera
Which of the following is not an official IG in Mendoza? Perdriel, Lunlunta, Rivadavia, Paraje Altamira, Las Heras
Perdriel
Cross of Torrontes?
Criolla Chica x Muscat d’Alexandria
Longest mountain range in the world?
Andes
Characterization of Argentina and Chile’s vineyards and its geography
- Chile’s wine regions owe their ideal growing conditions to their isolation (they are sandwiched between the cold Andes and the cold Pacific)
- Argentina’s most famous vineyards, typically oases of green set in uncompromisingly arid semi-desert, exist because of altitude
What is murgrón?
- a vine replanting system where taking a cane from an existing vine and directing it back into the ground to develop roots and propagate a new plant; also used in Argentina’s flood-irrigated vineyards
What area does the Colorado River flow through?
- Starts in Mendoza and flows into La Pampa in Patagonia
- it meets the Desaguadero (aka Salado) River at La Pampa
Where are Argentina’s most southerly vineyards?
Chubut in Patagonia
What grape is Cordisco better known as?
Montepulciano
What is Argentina’s most northern IG?
Jujuy
Where are Agrelo and Las Compuertas?
Luján de Cuyo
Who produces this wine or owns the vineyards?
Adrianna
Catena Zapata (Gualtallary, Tupungato in Uco Valley)
Who produces this wine or owns the vineyards?
Finca Piedra Infinita
Familia Zuccardi (Paraje Altamira, La Consulta in Uco Valley)
Who produces this wine or owns the vineyards?
Parcel Los Cerezos Malbec
Terrazas de los Andes (Las Compuertas in Luján de Cuyo)
Who produces this wine or owns the vineyards?
Bramare Malbec Marchiori Estate
Viña Cobos (Luján de Cuyo)
Who produces this wine or owns the vineyards?
Concreto Malbec
Familia Zuccardi
Who produces this wine or owns the vineyards?
Cincuenta y Cinco
Bodegas Chacra (Río Negro)
Which IG is Fiambalá Valley in?
Catamarca, North Region
**Valles Calchaquíes not a province in the North Region but contains the following departments
- Salta: Molinos, Cafayate, San Carlos, La Viña
- Catamarca: Santa María
- Tucumán: Tafí
Tinogasta subregion in which GI
Catamarca, North Region
The first IG in San Carlos GI in Uco Valley, Mendoza
Paraja Altamira GI
T or F? Argentina has the greatest concentration of high-altitude vineyards in the world
True!
In the vineyards, what is used in Argentina (Mendoza specifically) mainly to prevent devastation from hail, and secondly to reduce risk of sunburn due to intense sunlight and delay ripening?
Nets
Explain the 2 types of vine training found in Argentina
- Espaldera: more traditional method of 3 wires used to train vines close to the ground (usually associated with higher-quality vines)
- Parral (Cuyano): Tendone/Pergola training in Argentina
**a newer system introduced in the 1950s where vines are trained high off ground with the clusters allowed to hang down (pergola style, more associated with bulk wine production). Such a system helps prevent sunburn and allows for traditional farming below
⁃ to prevent sunburn
⁃ greater production
T or F? Argentina is the only country in South America to have a DOC system.
True!
