Brazil/Uruguay

Question 1

What style of wine constitutes 1/4 of all of Brazil’s output?

Answer 1

Sparkling wine

Question 2

What is unique about Brazil’s system of Origin Indications

Answer 2

Unique among New World countries, both yields and grape varieties are restricted in the manner of European appellations.

Question 3

What grapes are planted in Brazil?

Answer 3

Bordeaux and other international grapes are planted in Brazil, alongside Iberian varietals like Aragonez and Touriga Nacional.

Question 4

Where does Uruguay ship over half of its production to?

Answer 4

Brazil

Question 5

What is the dominant red varietal in Uruguay? What is it more commonly known as?

Answer 5

Harriague “Ar-ree-ah-gee (hard g)” (after Don Pascual Harriague the Frenchman who introduced the grape to Uruguay). Better know as Tannat.

Question 6

Name a winegrowing region, where growers are able to harvest twice a year.

Answer 6

São Francisco Valley is a tropical winegrowing region in the northern part of Brazil.
–Less than 10 degrees south of the equator.