Argentina Producers Flashcards
?? Where is Catena Zapata located?
Agrelo IG, within Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
?? Which winery in Argentina has a research center in conjunction with UC Davis?
Catena Zapata
?? Name two top chardonnays produced from Catena? From which vineyards?
White Bones, White Stones
From Adrianna vineyard
?? Where is Agrelo IG?
Within Lujan de Cuyo, in Primera Zona, Mendoza
?? Where is La Consulta IG?
In San Carlos, Uco Valley, Mendoza
?? Who is running Catena Zapata?
Nicolás Catena Zapata
?? Where is El Cepillo IG?
In San Carlos, Valle de Uco, Mendoza
?? Name the 6 vineyards of Catena Zapata? Which has the highest altitude?
Angélica, La Pirámide, Domingo, Adrianna, Nicasia, Angélica Sur.
Adrianna (1450m)
Nicasia in La Consulta IG (1095m)
?? Where is Lunlunta IG?
In Maipu, Primera Zona, Mendoza
?? Where is Adrianna Vineyard located?
Gualtallary, Tupungato IG, Valle de Uco, Mendoza
?? Name the three Malbec made from Adrianna vineyard?
Mundus Bacillus Terrae 2011
Fortuna Terrae 2012
River Malbec 2012
?? Where are the grapes sourched from for Historic Rows Malbec?
From Catena’s four vineyards: Adrinna, Nicasia, Angelica, Angelica Sur
?? What’s the first vintage of Catena Alta Historic Rows Malbec?
1996
?? What’s the inaugural vintage of Argentino Malbec?
2004
?? Where are the grapes sourced from for Argentino Malbec?
Old Vines from the Catena Zapata Family Vineyards, Nicasia (Nicolas’s grandmother) and Angélica(named after Nicolas’s mother)
?? What’s the first vintage of Nicolas Catena Zapata? Which years were not made?
1997 first vintage
1998 and 2012 were not made
?? Where are the grapes sourced from for Nicolas Catena Zapata?
From Adrianna vineyards and Nicasia vineyards
?? What are the grape varieties of Nicolas Catena Zapata?
Cab S, Malbec, Cab F
?? Who is the winemaker of Achaval Ferrer?
Gustavo Rearte
?? Name the three single-vineyard Malbec of Achaval Ferrer?
Finca Mirador (Mendoza IG), 2000.
Finca Bella Vista (Luján de Cuyo IG), 2003.
Finca Altamira (La Consulta IG), 1999.
?? What’s the grape variety of Quimera?
Dominated by Malbec, with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot
?? Who is the producer of Quimera嵌合体(blend)?
Achaval Ferrer
?? What’s the top blend wine of Achaval Ferrer?
Quimera
?? What’s the first vintage of Quimera?
2002
?? What’s the first vintage of Altamira(Alta mira高颜值) ?
1999
?? What’s the first vintage of Mirador (观点)?
2000
?? What’s the first vitnage of Bella Vista?
2003
?? Who is the owner of Achaval Ferrer?
Santiago Achával Becú
?? Where is Bodega Colome?
In Salta
?? Which winery has the world highest altitude vineyard?
Bodega Colome
?? What’s the highest vineyard called owned by Colome? What’s the elevation?
Finca Altura高度Máxima; 3111m
?? Who is the owner of Bodega Colome?
Donald and Ursula Hess, owner of Hess Collection in Napa Valley
?? Who is the winemaker of Bodega Colome?
Thibault Delamotte
Who is the producer of Finca Altura Maxima?
Which IG is it produced from?
Bodega Colome;
Valles Calchaquíes IG
?? Where is Zuccardi located?
Maipú, Mendoza
?? Where is Cheval des Andes?
Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
?? Cheval des Andes is the collaboration between which two wineries?
Château Cheval Blanc (owned by French luxury firm LVMH) and Argentine producer Terrazas de los Andes (established in 1996 by LVMH).
?? Who is the president of Cheval Blanc?
Pierre Lurton
?? What’s the first vintage of Cheval des Andes?
2001
?? what are the grape varieties of Cheval des Andes?
Malbec and Cab S, some times small percentage of PV or Merlot
?? Where is Viña Cobos?
Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
?? Who is the consultant of Vina Cobos?
Paul Hobbs
?? Who is the producer of Bramare label?
Viña Cobos
Bramare label features a series of single-vineyard wines, including five Malbec bottlings
?? Where is Bodega Noemía?
Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina
?? Bodega Noemía is a partnership which two winemakers?
Noemi Marone Cinzano and Danish winemaker Hans Vinding-Diers (cousin of Peter Sisseck of Pingus
?? Who is Argentina’s first degree-holding female enologist?
Susana Balbo
?? What’s the former name of Susana Balbo Wines?
Dominio del Plata
?? Where is Dominio del Plata?
Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
?? Who is the producer of BenMarco?
Susana Balbo/Dominio del Plata
?? What’s the entry level label of Susana Balbo?
Crios
?? What are the grape varieties of BenMarco Expresivo?
80% Malbec and 20% Cab F
?? What’s the first vintage of BenMarco Expresivo?
1999
?? Where is Terrazas de Los Andes?
Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
?? Name the three two parcels of Terrazas?
Los Castaños Malbec (Paraje Altamira IG) and Los Cerezos Malbec (Las Compuertas IG)
?? Where is SuperUco?
Tunuyán, Mendoza
?? Where is Trapiche?
Coquimbito, Maipú, Mendoza
?? Where is Bodega Norton?
Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
?? Which winery is owned by Swarovski srystals?
Bodega Norton
Who is the owner of Chateau Leoville Poyferre?
Cuvelier family (Didier Cuvelier)
Where is Chateau Leoville Poyferre located?
What’s the second label?
St Julien
before was Moulin-Riche, but now is Pavillon de Leoville Poyferre
Which winery is owned by Cuvelier Family in Argentina ?
What are the grape varieties for the Grand Vin?
Where is it made from?
Cuvelier Los Andes,
Malbec, Cab S, Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot
Uco Valley
Which winery is owned by Cuvelier Family in Chile ?
What are the grape varieties?
Where is it made from?
Cuvelier del Maule (Maule Valley, Chile);
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carignan, Carménère, Cinsault;
Who is the owner of Clos de Los Siete?
where is it located?
Michel Rolland and six friends:
Bonnie family
Owners of Bodega Diamandes
Jean Guy and Bertrand Cuvelier
Owners of Cuvelier los Andes
Catherine Pere-Verge
Owner of Monteviejo
Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and Laurent Dassault
Owners of Felecha de los Andes
in Uco Valley
What is the former name of Susana Balbo Wines?
Dominio del Plata
Where is Perdriel?
In Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
Which winery is owned by Hess Collection of Napa Valley?
Bodega Colome
Where is Bodega Colomé located?
Molinos, Salta
Who is the producer of 1831 Malbec? Grape? First vintage?
Colomé, 100% Malbec, 2015
Who is the producer of Finca Canal Uco? Grape? First vintage? From which IG?
Zuccardi, Malbec, 2012, Paraje Altamira IG
Who is the producer of Finca Piedra Infinita? Grape? First vintage?
Zuccardi, Malbec, 2012, Paraje Altamira IG
Name 3 top Malbec wines produced from Paraje Altamira IG by Zuccardi?
Finca Canal Uco, Finca Piedra Infinita, Aluvional Paraje Altamira
Name the 5 “Aluvional” wines of Zuccardi? Which was the first made and in which year? Which was the latest?
La Consulta (Valle de Uco IG),
Vista Flores (Valle de Uco IG),
Paraje Altamira (Paraje Altamira IG),
El Peral (Tupungato IG),
Gualtallary (Gualtallary IG);
The first was La Consulta in 2008
Latest was Gualtallary 2013
Who is the winemarkers of Cheval des Andes?
Gerald Gabillet and Pierre Olivier Clouet (winemaker of Cheval Blanc) as winemakers
What’s the first vintage of Altura Máxima Malbec?
2012
Who is the producer of Fósil ? Grape? IG?
Zuccardi, Chardonnay, San Pablo
Who is the producer of Botánico? Grape? IG?
Zuccardi, 100% Chardonnay, Gualtallary
What’s the first vintage of Bodega Noemia? Grape?
2001, 100% Malbec
Who is the producer of A Lisa? Grape varieties? First vintage?
Bodega Noemia, 90% Malbec + 9% Merlot + 1% PV;
2004
Who is the producer of Alberto ? What’s special for this wine? What’s frist vintage?
Bodega Noemia, 95% Malbec and 5% Merlot; Vines are ungrafted planted in 1955;
2003
Where is Susana Balbo?
Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo
Who is the producer of the series of “Nosotros”?
Susana Balbo
What’s the single vineyard wine made by Susana Balbo?
Nosotros Single Vineyard NÓMADE
Who is the producer of Nosotros Single Vineyard NÓMADE?Where is it made from? Grapes? first vintage?
Susana Balbo;
Paraje Altamira IG (in San Carlos, Uco Valley);
100% Malbec (aged 16months in barrel, 80% new);
First vintage: 2007
Which is the “selection of selections” line of Susana Balbo? Name the two limited edition labels of this line?
Nosotros; Corcel and Sofita
Who is the producer of Nosotros Sofita ? where is it produced? Grapes? First vintage?
Susana Balbo, Agrelo- Lujan de Cuyo, 70-80% Malbec+Petit Verdot;
2010
Who is the producer of Nosotros Corcel(in spanish means steed骏马? where is it produced? Grapes? First vintage?
Susana Balbo, Gualtallary - Uco Valley IG, 100% Mabel (100% new French oak for 14mths)
2018
Who is the producer of BenMarco Expresivo? Where is it produced from? Grape? First vintage? What’s this wine’s style?
Susana Balbo, Gualtallary, Tupungato IG;
Around 80% Malbec and Cab F;
1999
Lineal, fresh, elegant.
Name the four wines of BenMarco serie except BenMarco Expresivo?
BenMarco Malbec de Los Chacayes;
BenMarco Cabernet Sauvignon de Los Árboles (Uco Valley;
BenMarco Pinot Noir de Los Chacayes;
BenMarco Cabernet Franc de Paraje Altamira.
Who is the producer of Brioso?grapes? Where is it produced? First vintage?
Susana Balbo, Cab S dominated with Malbec, Cab F and PV;
Agrelo - Lujan de Cuyo;
1999
Where is Altos Las Hormigas (ants蚂蚁)?
Medrano - Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza
Who is Marcos Fernández?
Former winemaker of Dona Paula, now is the winemaker of Terrazas de Los Andes
Who is the winemaker of Terrazas de los Andes?
Hervé Bernie-Scott and Marcos Fernández.
What’s the other name of El Enemigo? It’s a joint venture between who?
Bodega Aleanna
Joint venture between AdriannaxAlejandro (daughter of Nicolas Catena and soil scientist/former chief winemaker of Catena Zapata Alejandro Virgil)
Where is Bodega Aleanna/El Enemigo located?
Lujan de Cuyo
Which is Argentina’s oldest family-owned winery? When was it established?
Luigi Bosca, in 1901
What’s the second entry-level label of Luigi Bosca?
La Linda.
Where is Luigi Bosca located?
Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza
Who is the owner of Luigi Bosca?
Arizu family - Basque native (four generations)
Who is the owner of Cabernet de los Andes? Where is it located?
Arizu Family, Luigi Bosca;
In Catamarca
Who is the producer of Paraíso? Where is it produced from? Grapes?
Luigi Bosca;
Gualtallary (Tupungato), Altamira (San Carlos) and Los Árboles (Tunuyán), in Uco Valley
Malbec and Cab S
Who is the producer of Icono? Where is it produced from?Grapes? First vintage?
Luigi Bosca;
Malbec and Cab S blend from Finca Los Nobles in Las Compuertas;
2005
Where is Los Árboles?
Tunuyán, in Uco Valley
Name the 6 vineyards of Luigi Bosca?
Los Miradores - Los Árboles, Tunuyán
Miralejos - Altamira, San Carlos
El Paraiso - Maipú
Finca Don Leoncio - Barrancas, Maipú
Los Nobles - Vistabla, Luján de Cuyo
Finca La Linda - Vistabla, Luján de Cuyo
Who is the producer of Finca Los Nobles Malbec Verdot? Which grapes? Where is it produced from?
Luigi Bosca, Malbec and Petit Verdot blend from old vines.
Lujan de Cuyo IG.
Who is the producer of Gala 1? grapes? Where is it produced from?First vintage?
Luigi Bosca; Malbec, Tannat, PV blend;
Lujan de Cuyo IG;
2001
Who is the producer of Los Miradores? Grape? Where is it produced from? First vintage?
Luigi Bosca;
100% Malbec
Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Uco Valley
100% Malbec
2011
Which is the 90-year-old vineyard of Luigi Bosca?
Finca Los Nobles
Where is SuperUco? How many vineyard holdings?
Tunuyán, Mendoza;
2ha
Who is the producer of Genitori Gualta ? Where is it produced from? Grapes? First vintage?
Super Uco; from Gualtallary, Tupungato IG;
60% Malbec and 40% Cab F;
2011
Who is the producer of Genitori Mío ? Where is it produced from? Grapes?
SuperUco, Cabernet Sauvignon from Altamira (San Carlos, Uco Valley)
Who is Roberto de la Mota? Which is his own winery?
Founding winemaking of Terrazzas de los Andes wine program for Bodega Chandon in 1996 and Cheval des Andes;
Mendel wines.
Who are the founders of Mendel Wines? Where is it located?
Sielecki family and Roberto de la Mota; in Luján de Cuyo
Who is the producer of Finca Remota Malbec? Where is it from? What’s special? First vintage?
Mendel Wines; Paraje Altamira IG, from ungrafted vines planted in 1950s;
2006
Which GI is the highest area of Lujan de Cuyo?
Las Compuertas
Who is the producer of Malbec Viejos Viñedos en Pie Franco? Where is it made? What’s special? First vintage?
Matías Riccitelli; in La Consulta, Las Compuertas, Vistalba.
Malbec from 100-year-old ungrafted vines;
2009
What’s the backgroud of Matías Riccitelli?
Born into a winemaking family in Cafayate, Salta, whose father Jorge is a reknowned winemaker for Bodega Norton.
Who is the producer of República del Malbec马尔贝克共和国? Where is it produced from? What’s special? First vintage?
Matías Riccitelli;
Las Compuertas IG;
Ungrafted vines planted in 1927
2011
Where is Bodegas Salentein?
Los Árboles, Tunuyán
Who is the producer of Gran VU Blend? IG? Grape? First vintage?
Bodegas Salentein; Valle de Uco; Malbec and Cab S; 2011
Who is the producer of Numina Gran Corte? IG? Grape? What’s special? First vintage?
Bodegas Salentein; Valle de Uco;
A Malbec-dominant Bordeaux blend (Malbec+Cab S, Merlot, Cab F, PV);
Ages 5years in cellar;
2003
Who is the winemaker of Bodega Salentein?
José Galante, former enologist at Catena Zapata
Who is the producer of La Pampa 1997? What’s special? IG?
It’s a Single vineyard Malbec made by Bodega Salentein, from Salentein’s highest elevation plot 1300m, in San Pablo IG (Tunuyán, Uco Valley).
Who is the producer of The Primus? Which grapes are produced from this serie?
Bodega Salentein;
Malbec, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot
Where is Bodega DiamAndes? Who is the owner?
Vista Flores, Tunuyán, Mendoza;
Bonnie Family who owns Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere in Graves, also one of the partners of Clos de Los Siete
Which winery in Argentina is owned by Bonnie Family(Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere)?
Bodega DiamAndes
Who is the winemaking consultant of Bodega DiamAndes?
Michel Rolland
Where is Bodega El Esteco?
Cafayate, Salta
Who is the owner of El Esteco?
Grupo Peñaflor, which also owns Trapiche and Santa Ana
What’s the flagship wine of El Esteco? Where is it made from? Gape? First vintage?
Altimus; Valles Calchaquies IG; Malbec blend changes each vintage.
2000
What’s the newest project of Achaval Ferrer? Who are the founders? What’s the philosophy? What’s the first vintage?
Matervini
Santiago Achaval and Roberto Cipresso
Imposes Burgundian philosophy onto its Malbec, with a portfolio of single-site monovarietal wines.
2010 first vintage but released in 2016.
Who is the producer of Saurus? Why there is an image of the Aeolosaurus (Greek for ‘wind lizard’) on the label?
Familia Schroeder, dinosaur skeleton(骨骼)was discovered during the winery’s construction
Where is Familia Schroeder located? What’s the flagship wine?
Neuquén (one of the most influential estates in Patagonia)
Pinot Noir-Malbec blend
Who is the owner of Doña Paula?
Chilean wine group Claro, which owns Carmen and Santa Rita in Chile.
WHere is Doña Paula located?
Lujan de Cuyo
Who is the producer of Sauvage Blanc? What’s the wine made from and style?
Dona Paula; Brut Nature Sparkling made from Sauvignon Blanc;
Produced from Tupungato, Uco Valley
Who is the producer of El Alto? Where is it produced from? First vintage?
Doña Paula, from Finca El Alto de Ugarteche in Lujan de Cuyo, at 1050m.
2010
Who is the producer of Gernot Langes?grapes?
Bodega Norton, Malbec+Cab S+Cab F from the estate’s oldest vines.
Which is the top cuvee of Bodega Norton?
Gernot Langes
Name four Michel Rolland’s own wineries(Bodega Rolland) in Argentina?
Mariflor in Mendoza, 2009
Val de Flores in Mendoza, 2002
Yacochuya in Salta (joint venture with Arnaldo Etchart),1999
Clos de los Siete in Tunuyán,
Eno Rolland - a research lab in Mendoza
Who made Mariflor Malbec? Where? First vintage?
Michel Rolland, Uco Valley, 2009
Who made Val de Flores Malbec? Where? First vintage?
Michel Rolland, Vista Flores, 2002
Who made Yacochuya Malbec? Where? First vintage?
Michel Rolland, Cafayate, 1999
What’s the blend of Clos de Los Siete?
Primarily Malbec, Merlot, Cab S, Syrah, PV.
Primarily Malbec, Merlot, Cab S, Syrah, PV.
Monteviejo, DiamAndes, Cuvelier Los Andes, Bodega Rolland’s Mariflor
Then blended by Michel Rolland.
Which is Catena’s most top cuvee?
Estiba Reservada
Who is the producer of Estiba Reservada? Where? Grape?
Catena Zapata, Agrelo, Bordeaux blend (Cab S,Mec, Melot) dominated by Cab S
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Who is the founder of Bodega Chacra?
Piero Incisa della Rocchetta (Sassicaia)
Where is Bodegas Bianchi?
in San Rafael
Name a famous producer in San Rafael?
Bodegas Bianchi
Who is the producer of Enzo Bianchi Gran Corte? Grapes?
Bodegas Bianchi in San Rafael;
A 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.
Who is the producer of Maria Carmen? Grape?
Bodegas Bianchi, Chardonnay
Where is Trivento Bodegas y Viñedos?
Maipú
What’s the name of Trivento’s late harvest viognier-sauvignon blanc?
Brisa de Abril
Who is the producer of Brisa de Abril? What’s the wine made from and style?
Trivento, late harvest made from Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc
What’s the top wine of Trivento? Where is it made? Grapes?
Eolo; Lujan de Cuyo, Malbec; 2005
Name the Single vineyard Pinot Noirs of Bodega Chacra?
Treinta y Dos (planted in 1932)
Cincuenta y Cinco (planted in 1955)
Who is the producer of Mainqué? grape?
Bodega Chacra and Jean-Marc Roulot, Chardonnay
Which wine is made by Jean Marc Roulot in Argentina?
Mainqué collaborated with Chacra.
Where is Rutini? Who is the founder?
In Coquimbito in Maipu;
Felipe Rutini
Who was the first winery to plant vines in Uco Valley?
Rutini, in 1925
What’s the top wine of Rutini? Grapes? First vintage?
Felipe Rutini
A Bordeaux-blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec.
1981 to celebrate the winery’s centenary released in 1985.
When was Rutini established?
1885