Argentina Law.History.Producers Flashcards
Where does Argentina rank in terms of worldwide production?
Fifth largest producer of wine
Seventh largest exporter of wine
Major red grapes of Argentina?
Malbec, Bonarda, Cab Sauv, Syrah, Merlot, Tempranillo
Major white grapes of Argentina?
Pedro Giménez (bulk), Torrontés, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc
What are the “pink skins” of Argentina?
Cereza, Criolla Chica, Criolla Grande (30% of the national average)
What are the three clones of Torrontes?
Torrontes Riojano (highest quality) Torrontes Mendocino Torrontes Sanjuanino
What is the parentage of Torrontes Riojano and Mendocino?
Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria
What year did Argentina implement “reserva” and “gran reserva” labeling? What varieties are eligible?
2008; Premium grapes (aka no pink skins).
What does Reserva indicate in Argentina?
6mos of aging for whites
1 year of aging for reds
What does Gran Reserva indicate in Argentina?
1 year of aging for whites
2 years of aging for reds
When were the first french varieties planted in Argentina?
1852, by botanist Michel Aimé Pouget
Which winery pioneered quality grape growing in Argentina, and when? What specific practice did it introduce?
Trapiche, run by Tiburcio Benegas in 1885.
Introduced planting varieties in separate block rather than as field blends.
How are Argentinian vine rows oriented, and why?
North-South, almost universally - because irrigation was via snowmelt, north-south was how the water ran.
Name four major wineries owned by Argentinian families
Catena
Luigi Bosca
Zuccardi
Peñaflor
What is Paul Hobbs’s Argentina project?
Viña Cobos (Lujan de Cuyo)
Who collaborates on Altos Las Hormigas?
Alberto Antonini and Pedro Parra
Who was the first to plant vineyards in Mendoza, and when?
Catena, 1902
Who is the most widely exported producer in Cafayate? What prominent french winemaker consults on a project there (and what is it called)?
Susana Balbo (the Crios wines). Michel Rolland; Etchart (Pernod Ricard)
Three other key producers of Salta
Colomé El Porvenir San Pedro de Yacochuya Michel Torino (Peñaflor) Domingo Molina
Name two producers in Catamarca
Don Diego
Tizac - Cabernet de los Andes (Luigi Bosca)
Name two producers in La Rioja
Cooperative La Riojana (500 growers)
Valle de la Puerta
San Huberto
Three producers in San Juan
Bodegas Callia, Finca las Moras, Graffigna
Luján de Cuyo: Major Producers
Achaval Ferrer, Catena Zapata, Chakana, Bressia, Domino del Plata, Belasco de Banquedano, , Enrique Foster, Bodega Norton, Bodega Vistalba, Bodegas Weinert, Cheval des Andes, Terrazas de los Andes
Maipú: Major Producers
Zuccardi, Trapiche (Peñaflor), Lopez (largest winery in Argentina)
Uco: Major Producers
Clos de la Siete, O. Fournier Argentina, Saltentein, DiamAndes, Mumm Argentina, Masi Tupungato
What is Patagonia’s most famous winery? Who is behind it?
Bodegas Chacra, spearheaded by Tenuta San Guido
Neuquen: Major Producers
NQN, Fin del Mundo, Familia Schroeder
Who owns DiamAndes?
Malartic Lagraviere
Who owns Bodega Piedra Negra?
François Lurton
Who owns Etchart?
Pernod Ricard
Where is Chandon Argentina?
In Lujan de Cuyo; grapes come from Uco
Who created Clos de la Siete, and what is it?
Michel Rolland
A single property made up of seven previously individual wineries in the Uco (Tunuyan)
Who owns Colomé? Outside of Mendoza, where do they farm vines?
Hess Group
Salta
Who is the owner and winemaker at Dominio del Plata?
Susana Balbo
Who owns Graffigna?
Pernod Ricard
Name three wineries owned by Grupo Peñaflor
Las Moras (San Juan) Michel Torino/El Esteco (Cafayate) Trapiche (Mendoza) Andean Viñas (Lujan de Cuyo) Santa Ana (Mendoza)
La Posta is an extension of what estate?
Catena Zepata
Who owns Terrazas de los Andes?
LVMH
