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Question 1

What is the climate in Argentina?

Answer 1

Continental. Very dry as the Andes mountains provide a rain shadow effect

Question 2

Where are most of the vineyards in Argentina concentrated?

Answer 2

In the western sector of the country in the plains and foothills of the Andes

Question 3

What is the Zonda?

Answer 3

a fierce, dusty, hot afternoon wind that blows down from the mountains in the late spring and early summer, sometimes adversely affecting flowering.

Question 4

Name the 6 main red grapes of Argentina in ascending order of importance

Answer 4

Malbec, Bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, and Tempranillo

Question 5

What is the Bonarda grape known as in the Savoie?

Answer 5

Corbeau

Question 6

What is the most planted white grape in Argentina?

Answer 6

Pedro Giminez

Question 7

What is millerandage

Answer 7

is a potential viticultural hazard problem in which grape bunches contain berries that differ greatly in size and, most importantly, maturity.

Question 8

What is the Mendoza Chardonnay clone prone to?

Answer 8

Millerandage

Question 9

What does Reserva mean on a label in Argentina for white and red wines

Answer 9

Implies a minimum 6 months of aging for white wines and one year for reds

Question 10

What does Gran Reserva mean on a label in Argentina for white and red wines

Answer 10

Indicates at least one year of ageing for whites and two for reds.

Question 11

What are the parents of Torrontes?

Answer 11

Muscat of Alexandria and Criolla Chica

Question 12

What are the 3 seperate varieties of Torrontes in Argentina

Answer 12

Torrontés Riojano is the most widely grown, the most aromatic, and is considered to produce the highest quality wines.
Torrontés Mendocino, the least aromatic, is also the least widely grown
Torrontés Sanjuanino takes the middle ground.

Question 13

What are the wine producing provinces of Cuyo?

Answer 13

La Rioja IG
Mendoza IG
San Juan IG

Question 14

What is the northernmost of the 3 IGs of Cuyo?

Answer 14

La Rioja

Question 15

What is the most famous wine region within La Rioja IG?

Answer 15

Famatina Valley

Question 16

What is the most cultivated grape in La Rioja IG?

Answer 16

Torrontes

Question 17

Tulum, Zonda, Ullum, Jáchal, Calingasta, Pedernal and Fertil are all valleys within which Argentinian IG?

Answer 17

San Juan

Question 18

San Juan IG is in which province of Argentina?

Answer 18

Cuneo

Question 19

La Rioja IG is in which Province of Argentina?

Answer 19

Cuneo

Question 20

Mendoza IG is in which province of Argentina?

Answer 20

Cuneo

Question 21

Where is the Uco Valley?

Answer 21

A western sub region of Mendoza

Question 22

What is the department within the Salta IG that is particularly known for Torrontes?

Answer 22

Cafayate

Question 23

Name some producers from the Cafayate department in Salta

Answer 23

Susan Balbo. ‘Crios’
Etchart
Yacochuya

Question 24

What wine styles has the San Juan IG historically been known for

Answer 24

Hot climate ,makes it ideal for brandy and vermouth production. The region’s sherry-style wines are reasonably good in quality.

Question 25

What is Furrow irrigation?

Answer 25

A technique developed centuries ago by the Incas, in which the rivers’ water, swelled by Andes snowmelt, is directed through the vineyards in channel

Question 26

Name the DOCs in the Mendoza IG

Answer 26

Lujan de Cuyo DOC

San Rafael DOC

Question 27

Lujan de Cuyo is a DOC in which IG of Argentina?

Answer 27

Mendoza

Question 28

San Rafael DOC is in which IG of Argentina?

Answer 28

Mendoza

Question 29

What is the climate in Mendoza?

Answer 29

Arid Continental

Question 30

Name the winemaking provinces of Patagonia

Answer 30

Río Negro

Neuquén

Question 31

Name the province adjacent to Rio Negro gaining prominence as an emerging wine area

Answer 31

La Pampa

Question 32

Name the wine regions of Argentina

Answer 32

Salta
Catamarca
La Rioja 
San Juan
Mondoza
Neuquen
Rio Negro
Buenos Aires/Medanos

Question 33

What is the most famous estate in Patagonia?

Answer 33

Bodegas Chacra, spearheaded by the family behind Sassicaia they make ulttra premium Pinot Noir from Rio Negra

Question 34

What grape variety is Bodegas Chacra well know for?

Answer 34

Pinot Noir

Question 35

Terrazas de los Andes is partnered with what Bordeaux estate to produce wine in Mendoza?

Answer 35

Chateau Cheval Blanc

Question 36

Name the sub regions of Mendoza

Answer 36

Northern
Central (Upper)
Southern
Eastern sectors
Uco Valley

Question 37

Where is Maipu located?

Answer 37

Central Mendoza

Question 38

What white grape variety is prominent in the Southern Mendoza department of San Rafael?

Answer 38

Chenin Blanc

Question 39

Name the 2 major wine making provinces of Patagonia

Answer 39

Rio Negro

Neuquén

Question 40

What is the name of the province immediately north of Rio Negro?

Answer 40

La Pampa

Question 41

Where does Argentina rank in world wine production volume?

Answer 41

Argentina is currently the world’s fifth largest wine producer by volume – after France, Italy, Spain and the USA in that order

Question 42

What region is immediately south of Salta?

Answer 42

Catamarca

Question 43

What is the predominant variety in San Juan?

Answer 43

Syrah

Question 44

What is Clos de los Siete

Answer 44

Clos de los Siete is an oasis comprised of seven vineyards in the foothills of the Andes ner Vista Flores in Tunuyan, south of Mendoza. Managed by Michel Rolland, Clos de los Siete is a venture bringing togethe a team of men and women who share a passion for wine and for Argentina. Clos de los Siete benefits from their extensive knowledge and their commitment to create a truly great Argentinian wine.