Chapter 17: Chile, Brazil, and Uruguay

Question 1

Capitol city of Uruguay

Answer 1

Montevideo

Question 2

Leading grape variety of Uruguay

Answer 2

Tannat

Question 3

Alternative name for Tannat (in honor of an early adopter) used in Uruguay

Answer 3

Harriague (in honor of Pascual Harriague)

Question 4

Chile’s cold ocean current

Answer 4

Humboldt Current

Question 5

Very dry desert located at the northern end of Chile’s viticultural areas

Answer 5

Atacama Desert

Question 6

Leading grape variety of Chile

Answer 6

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 7

Chilean name(s) for the Friulano grape

Answer 7

1. Sauvingon Vert 2. Sauvignonasse

Question 8

Geographical terms for Chile’s wine regions, as defined west-east

Answer 8

1. Costa/Coast 2. Entre 3. Cordilleras/Between the Mountains 4. Andes

Question 9

Grape variety previously thought to be Chilean “Merlot”

Answer 9

Carmenère

Question 10

Six main viticultural regions of Chile

Answer 10

1. Atacama 2. Coquimbo 3. Aconcagua 4. Central Valley 5. Del Sur (Southern Regions) 6. Austral

Question 11

Two subregions of the Atacama Viticultural Region

Answer 11

1. Copiapó Valley 2. Huasco Valley

Question 12

In addition to wine, many of the grapes of the Atacama Viticultural Region are used for these products:

Answer 12

1. Table grapes 2. Pisco

Question 13

Three subregions of the Coquimbo Region

Answer 13

1. Elqui Valley 2. Choapa Valley 3. Limarí Valley

Question 14

Subregion located at one of the narrowest points of Chile

Answer 14

Choapa Valley

Question 15

Three subregions of Aconcagua Region

Answer 15

1. Aconcagua Valley 2. Casablanca Valley 3. San Antonio Valley

Question 16

Aconcagua subregion best-known for cool-climate white varieties

Answer 16

Casablanca Valley

Question 17

Zone located within the San Antonio Valley – known for granite soils

Answer 17

Leyda Valley

Question 18

Four subregions of Chile’s Central Valley Region

Answer 18

1. Maipo Valley 2. Rapel Valley 3. Curicó Valley 4. Maule Valley

Question 19

Chilean wine region surrounding the city of Santiago

Answer 19

Maipo Valley

Question 20

Two zones of Chile’s Rapel Valley

Answer 20

1. Colchagua Valley 2. Cachapoal Valley

Question 21

Organization supporting dry-farmed, old vine Carignan in Chole’s Maule Valley

Answer 21

VIGNO ‘Vignadores de Carignan’

Question 22

Rustic style of wine produced in the Maule Valley, often made from País grapes

Answer 22

‘Pipeño’

Question 23

3 subregions of Chile’s ‘Southern Regions’ VR

Answer 23

1. Itata Valley 2. Bío-Bío Valley 3. Malleco Valley

Question 24

2 subregions of Chile’s ‘Austral Region’ VR

Answer 24

1. Cautin Valley 2. Osorno Valley

Question 25

Unique climate feature of Chile’s Austral Region

Answer 25

The area receives far more rain than Chile’s other regions – as much as 1,800 mm/70 inches a year

Question 26

Brazilian leading state for wine production

Answer 26

Río Grande do Sul

Question 27

Brazil’s only DO

Answer 27

Vale dos Vinhedos DO

Question 28

Brazil’s six main wine-production regions

Answer 28

1. Serra Gaúcha 2. Serra do Sudeste 3. Vale do São Francisco 4. Campos de Cima da Serra 5. Planalto Catarinense 6. Campanha