Chile, Uruguay and Brazil

Question 1

Capitol city of Uruguay

Answer 1

Montevideo

Question 2

Leading grape variety of Uruguay

Answer 2

Tannat

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Harriague (in honor of Pascual Harriague)

Question 4

Red grape widely used in Uruguay for rosé (exported to Brazil)

Answer 4

Black Muscat

Question 5

Chile’s cold ocean current

Answer 5

Humboldt Current

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Atacama Desert

Question 7

Leading grape variety of Chile

Answer 7

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 8

Chilean name(s) for the Friulano grape

Answer 8

Sauvignon Vert, Sauvignonasse

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Costa (Coast), Entre Cordilleras (Between the Mountains), Andes

Question 10

Grape variety previously thought to be Chilean “Merlot”

Answer 10

Carmenere

Question 11

Six main viticultural regions of CHile

Answer 11

Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Central Valley
Del Sur (Southern Regions)
Austral

Question 12

Two subregions of the Atacama Viticultural Region

Answer 12

Copiapo Valley

Huasco Valley

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Table grapes

Pisco

Question 14

Three subregions of the Coquimbo Region

Answer 14

Elqui Valley
Choapa Valley
Limari Valley

Question 15

Subregion located at one of the narrowest points of Chile

Answer 15

Choapa Valley

Question 16

Three subregions of the Aconcagua Region

Answer 16

Aconcagua Valley
Casablanca Valley
San Antonio Valley

Question 17

Subregion of the Aconcagua Region best-known for cool climate white varieties

Answer 17

Casablanca Valley

Question 18

Zone located within the San Antonio valley subregion - known for granite soils

Answer 18

Leyda Valley

Question 19

Four subregions of Chile’s Central Valley Region

Answer 19

Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Curico Valley
Maule Valley

Question 20

Wine region surrounding the city of Santiago de Chile

Answer 20

Maipo Valley

Question 21

Two zones of Chile’s Rapel Valley

Answer 21

Colchagua Valley

Cachapoal Valley

Question 22

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

Answer 22

VIGNO Vignadores de Carignan

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Pipeno

Question 24

3 subregions of Chile’s “Southern Regions” viticultural area

Answer 24

Itata Valley
Bio-Bio Valley
Malleco Valley

Question 25

2 subregions of Chile’s “Austral Region” viticultural area

Answer 25

Cautin Valley

Osorno Valley

Question 26

Unique feature of the climate of Chile’s Austral Region

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Brazilian state best-known for wine production

Answer 27

Rio Grande do Sur

Question 28

Brazil’s only DO

Answer 28

Vale dos Vinhedos DO

Question 29

Brazil’s six main wine-production regions

Answer 29

Serra Gaucha
Vale do Sao Francisco
Serra do Sudeste
Campos de Cima da Serra
Planalto Catarinense
Campanha