Brazil and Uruguay - GuildSomm Flashcards
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Most important wine region in Brazil, producing 90%+
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Serra Gaúcha < Rio Grande do Sul
1
Q
Most of Brazil’s quality wine is made in what southern state?
A
Rio Grande do Sul.
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Q
Subregion of Serra Gaucha that was Brazil’s first Origin Indication in 2002
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Vale do Vinhedos
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Q
Major grape varieties of Brazil
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Bordeaux and Iberian varietials (CS, Merlot, Aragonez, Touriga Nacional)
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Q
Brazil’s Origin Indication system restricts what?
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yields and grape varieties (modeled on Europe)
5
Q
Brazillian region so tropical it gets two harvests a year
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São Francisco Valley
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Q
São Jaoquim, Serra do Sudeste, Campanha are subregions in what country?
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Brazil
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Uruguay’s predominant varietal and its synonym
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Tannat aka Harriague
