Brazil Flashcards
Brazil’s 2 wine classification
DO -> Denomination of Origon
IO -> Indication of Origin
Brazil’s most important winemaking state
Rio Grande Do Sul
Brazil has _ main wine producing regions
6
Most important wine producing region - responsible for 85% of production
Serra Gaucha
What is Serra Gaucha
most important wine producing region - does 85% of production
What kind of wine is produced in Serra Gaucha
red wine (tannat, cab sauv, cab franc, merlot)
sparkling wine (malvasia and moscato for charmat method; pn + chard for trad)
Brazil’s only DO
Vale dos Vinhedos DO
Vale dos Vinhedos DO is a subregion of…
Serra Gaucha
flagship varieties of Vale dos Vinhedos DO
Merlot + Chard
6 major regions of Brazil
SERRA GAUCHA
Campanha
Serra do Sudeste
Campos de Cima de Serra
Planalto Catarinense
Vale do Sao Francisco
South America’s 3rd largest wine producer
Brazil
capital of Uruguay
Montevideo
most important region of Uruguay
Canelones District
alternative name of Tannat in Uruguay
Harriague
this white grape has great potential in Uruguay
Albarino
