Chile and Argentina - ST Questions 07.03.20

Question 1

What is the name of the hot dry wind from the NW of Argentina that adversely affects flowering?

Answer 1

Zonda

Question 2

Name a DOC for Central Mendoza, for which grapes does it apply?

Answer 2

Lujan de Cuyo, Malbec

Question 3

Argentina’s Reserva and Grand Reserva white wines must be aged for a minimum of how long?

Answer 3

6 months Reserva, 12 months Gran Reserva (double for reds)

Question 4

What is a synonym for the Criolla Chica grape?

Answer 4

Pais

Question 5

Which is considered the best sub-variety of Torrontes?

Answer 5

Riojana

Question 6

What is a synonym for Argentinean Bonarda?

Answer 6

Corbeau or Charbono

Question 7

What are the main IGs of the North Region?

Answer 7

Salta, Catamarca, Jujuy, Tucuman

Question 8

Who makes the following wines?
River Stones Malbec 
Quimera 
Bramare Malbec 
Lote Especial 
A Lisa Malbec/Tannat/PV 
Aluvional 
La Delfina Malbec

Answer 8

River Stones Malbec – Catena Zapata
Quimera – Achaval Ferrer
Bramare Malbec – Vina Cobos
Lote Especial – Bodegas Colomé
A Lisa Malbec/Tannat/PV – Bodegas Noemia de Patagonia
Aluvional – Zuccardi
La Delfina Malbec – Susana Balbo

Question 9

How is the wine of La Rioja IG labelled for export markets?

Answer 9

Famatina Valley

Question 10

In which IG would you find Calingasta, Tulum, Ullum and Fertil Valley?

Answer 10

San Juan

Question 11

Name an IG of the Center Region.

Answer 11

Cordoba

Question 12

Which famous winemaking name is behind Yacochuya?

Answer 12

Michel Rolland (with the Etchart family)

Question 13

Which famous Burgundian winemaker works with Bodegas Chacra on the Mainque and Chacra Chardonnays?

Answer 13

Jean Marc Roulot

Question 14

Through which IG does the river Desaguadero flow through?

Answer 14

San Juan

Question 15

Name an active volcano found in Mendoza.

Answer 15

Tupungatito

Question 16

In which Uco Valley IG would you find the Paraje Altamira single vineyard?

Answer 16

San Carlos

Question 17

Which two tectonic plates converge along the wine regions of Chile?

Answer 17

Nazca Plate and the South American plate

Question 18

What are the sub regions of Coquimbo?

Answer 18

Elqui, Limari, Choapa

Question 19

In which Zone would you find the area of Apalta?

Answer 19

Colchagua

Question 20

Who is credited with bringing the first grape cuttings to Chile from France in the 1830s?

Answer 20

Claude Gay

Question 21

What is Rauli?

Answer 21

A Green Beech wood used for casks

Question 22

Carmenere is a crossing of which two grapes?

Answer 22

Gros Cabernet x Cabernet Franc

Question 23

What is the minimum alcohol content for all Chilean wine?

Answer 23

11.5%

Question 24

Reserva and Reserva Especial Chilean wines must have what minimum alcohol content?

Answer 24

12% (12.5% for Reserva Privada and Gran Reserva)

Question 25

Which wine from which area in which sub region took 1st place in a variation of the Judgement of Paris tasting in Berlin in which Chilean wines replaced Californian?

Answer 25

Vinedo Chadwick 2000, Puente Alto, Maipo

Question 26

What is pipeños?

Answer 26

A fresh, fizzy wine often made from old vine Pais

Question 27

Name two top vineyard sites specifically for Carmenere.

Answer 27

Peumo in Cachapoal, Los Lingues and Apalta in Colchagua

Question 28

Name the top Errazuriz single varietal Carmenere.

Answer 28

Kai

Question 29

What are the sub zones of Maule Valley?

Answer 29

Claro, Valle de Loncomilla, Valle de Tutuven

Question 30

What is the name of the fog that rolls in from the sea to Limari valley in particular?

Answer 30

Camachaca

Question 31

What are the requirements for Vigno wines?

Answer 31

minimum 85% Carignan, dry farmed, head trained, at least 35 yr old vines, aged for 2 years before release

Question 32

What are the sub regions of Austral Region?

Answer 32

Valle de Cautin, Valle del Osorno

Question 33

Which company has planted the Southernmost vines in the world at the Chile Chico vineyard?

Answer 33

Undarraga

Question 34

Who makes Sol de Sol?

Answer 34

Vina Aquitania

Question 35

Which sub region and region is Falernia’s ’Alta Tierra’ from?

Answer 35

Elqui, Coquimbo

Question 36

What’s in a Paloma cocktail?

Answer 36

2 oz. Tequila, One-half muddled Lime, Chilled Grapefruit Soda. Rim with Salt.

Question 37

Name a Dutch Trappist beer.

Answer 37

Koningshoeven

Question 38

What is Kvass?

Answer 38

A Russian Rye beer, brewed usually with fruit juice

Question 39

What is Biodynamic preparation 506?

Answer 39

Dandelion flowers in a cow mesentery

Question 40

What are the aging requirements for a Malaga Superiore Riserva?

Answer 40

Min 4 years in oak or cherry wood