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Argentina COPY Flashcards

1
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Where does Argentina fall in world rankings of wine production?

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5th

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What is the mountain range providing rainshadow for Argentina? What is the climate?

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  • Andes

- Continental Climate

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What is the first dusty dry wind that blows in Argentina? When?

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Zonda!

-late spring, early summer

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Describe the various meso-climates of Argentina from north to south

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Jujuy is humid subtropical
Salta is subtropical highland
Tucuman/Catamarca/La Rioja are hot semi-arid, moving down into Mendoza which is arid continental.
San Juan is a desert
All winegrowing regions in Patagonia are semi-arid continental.

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5
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Where are some of the highest vines in Argentina?

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Bodega Colomé in Salta

over 3000 m above sea level

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6
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Avg elevation of vineyards

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900m

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7
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Is there pollution in Argentina? Chile?

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Argentina - no - no nearby major urban center

Chile - yes - Maipo covered in smog from Santiago

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8
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Argentina:
Most planted red grape and 2nd most
Most planted white grape and 2nd most

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Red: Malbec, Bonarda

White: Pedro Giménez, Torrontés

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9
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What is Argentina’s Bonarda known as elsewhere?

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  • NOT same as Italian Bonarda

- same as Corbeau in Savoie = Charbono in US

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10
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Three pink skinned varieties in Argentina? How much of nations vineyard acreage?

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-Cereza
-Criolla Chica (mission)
-Criolla Grande
30% nations vineyard acreage

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11
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Conditions for Reserva/Gran Reserva labeling in Argentina

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-must be with “premium wine grape” like Malbec or Gewurz

Reserva - max yields
---White - 6 months aging
---Red - 1 year aging
Gran Reserva - max yields
---White - 1 year
---Red - 2 year aging
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12
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Three broad regions of Argentina

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  • Northwestern Provinces
  • Central Provinces of Cuyo
  • Southern Provinces of Patagonia
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13
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What are the winemaking regions of Argentina?

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North Region
Center Region
Cuyo IG
Patagonia IG

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14
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What are the winemaking provinces of the North Region? N to S

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Jujuy IG
Salta IG
Catamarca IG
Tucumán IG

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15
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Main white grape of Jujuy IG?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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16
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Where is the Calchaquies Valley?

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Salta Area

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17
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Subregions of Salta

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Cachi
Molinos
San Carlos
Cafayate (most important)

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18
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Subregions of Cuyo in Argentina

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  • La Rioja
  • San Juan
  • Mendoza

(N-S)

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19
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Subregions of La Rioja (N to S)

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Famatina (most important)
Chilecito

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20
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Subregions of Patagonia in Argentina

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  • La Pampa (NE)
  • Rio Negro (SE)
  • Neuquén (W)
  • Chubut (S)
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21
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Where does 3/4 of Argentina’s wine production occur?

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Mendoza, Cuyo

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22
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What is getting good rep in Salta? Where is Salta?

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  • Northernmost subregion of NW provinces in Argentina

- high-altitude Torrontés doing well

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23
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What region within Salta is promising for Torrontés?

Producer/bottling?

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  • Cafayate

- Susana Balbo - Crios

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24
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Three producers based in Cafayate, Salta

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  • Susana Balbo - Crios
  • Etchart - Michel Rolland (BDX)
  • Yacochuya - new Etchart project
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25
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What is Catamarca known for? Where is it? Grapes?

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  • More area under vine than Salta

South of Salta

- Torrontes, Syrah, Malbec, Cab Sauv

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26
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What is the most famous sub-region in La Rioja, Cuyo?

Most cultivated grapes?

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  • Famatina Valley

- Torrontes, then Malbec

27
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What is Argentina’s 2nd largest producing province?

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-San Juan, in Cuyo

28
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Subs of San Juan in Cuyo?

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Tulum, Zonda, Ullum, Jáchal, Calingasta, Pedernal, Fertil

29
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Important geographic features of San Juan in Cuyo.

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San Juan River
Andes

30
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What is Argentina’s Bonarda sometimes confusingly called?

A

Barbera Bonarda

31
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What do a lot of grapes from San Juan end up as?

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  • brandy and vermouth bc of hot summer climate

- sherry style wines good

32
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What subregion might you find sherry style wine in Cuyo?

33
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Subregions of Mendoza:

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  • Northern
  • Central (Upper/Primera)
  • Southern
  • Eastern
  • Uco Valley- in the West
34
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Where are the highest vineyards in Mendoza? What grapes thrive here

A

Uco Valley

-Chard, Semillon

35
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Soils of Mendoza

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loose alluvial sand over clay

36
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Wind that affects Mendoza

37
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Are many vines planted on their own rootstock in Argentina? Chile?

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Yes, both

  • sandy soil and Zonda keeps phylloxera at bay in Argentina
  • Chile never had it
38
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Climate in Mendoza? Irrigation?

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Desert-like

irrigation essential

39
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Two types of irrigation in Mendoza

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  • furrow irrigation - traditional (Incas) - direct river water by channels
  • drip irrigation - modern
40
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How much of Mendozas vines are red?

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about half

malbec main grape

41
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What producer makes single vineyard wines that see over a year in 100% new barrels?

A

Achával Ferrer

42
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What style is Cheval des Andes?

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  • Blend - Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot
  • Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes Collab (LVMH)
43
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Two DOCs of Argentina:

Grapes?

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  • Luján de Cuyo - Malbec only

- San Raphael - Chenin blanc

44
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Two best traditional sites for Malbec in Mendoza?

A
  • Luján de Cuyo DOC - Malbec only

- Maipú

45
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Top producers for Malbec

A

Catena Zapata
Susana Balbo’s Dominio del Plata
Bressia
Achával Ferrer
Familia Zuccardi
Altos las Hormigas

46
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Where is Tupungato? Grapes?

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  • In Uco Valley in west Mendoza

- Chard and Semillon

47
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What is the principle grape of Southern Mendoza’s San Rafael and General Alvear

A

Chenin Blanc!

48
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Who makes wine in San Rafael DOC? What quality? What grape?

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  • Valentin
  • Base quality
  • Chenin Blanc
49
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Where is Patagonia in relation to Mendoza? Climate? Latitude?

A

-South
=Cooler climate, influence of Rivers, Atlantic Ocean
-lots of sunshine, little rainfall
36-45 degrees south

Mendoza is 32-34 degrees south

50
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Soils and grapes of Patagonia

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  • chalky soil
  • White grapes - Torrontes Riojano, Semillon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
  • Also, cool climate elegant Malbec, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Pinot Noir
51
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Who spearheaded Bodegas Chacra? Where is it? What grape?

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  • Sassicaia family
  • Río Negro subregion of Patagonia
  • Pinot Noir
52
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Most famous estate in Patagonia

A

Bodegas Chacra (Sassicaia family)

53
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What percentage of grapes required to label varietally in Argentina?

54
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Where will you find the subzones Las Compuertos, Perdrid and Vistalba?

A

Lujan de Cuyo

55
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Where will you find the subzones Lunlunata and Barrancas?

56
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Where will you find the subregions Tupungato, Tunuyan and San Carlos?

A

Uco Valley

57
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Where will you find the subregions of San Rafael and General Alvear?

A

Southern Mendoza

58
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What are the rivers in Rio Negro?

A

Colorado
Negro

59
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Where is the subregion 25 de Mayo?

60
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Where will you find the subregions Alto Valle de Río Negro, Avellaneda, General Conesa, General Roca, Pichimahuida

61
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Where are the southern most commercial vineyards in the world?

62
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Where will youfind the Trevelin IG?

63
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What are the winemaking provinces of the Atlantic Region?

A

Chapadmalal IG (Eastern most)
Villa Ventana IG
Médanos
Balcarce IG

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