CSW-Module 11 - South America Flashcards
2 pink-skinned grape varieties descended from original European vines widely grown throughout Argentina
Criolla (Grande and Chica)Cereza
Chilean name for the wine grape known in Italy as Friulano
Sauvignon Vert (or Sauvignonasse)
Two “signature” grapes of Argentina
Malbec and Torrontés
Two established DOC regions inArgentina
Luján de Cuyo - San Rafael
The four northernmost wine-producing provinces in Argentina
Jujuy - Salta - Catamarca - Tucumán
Sub-region of Salta well-known for high-altitude Torrontés
Cafayate
Province that accounts for over 70% of Argentina’s vineyards
Mendoza
Three wine-producing provinceslocated in Patagonia
Rio Negro - Neuquén - La Pampa
Leading grape variety of Chile
Cabernet Sauvignon
This grape was previously mistaken for Merlot in Chile
Carmenère
Three geographical terms used (as of 2011) to further defineChile’s wine regions
Costa (Coast) - Entre Cordilleras (Between the Mountains) - Andes
The six main viticulturalregions of Chile, from North to South
Atacama - Coquimbo - Aconcagua - Central Valley - Del Sur (Southern Regions) - Austral
Cold ocean current that cools the Chilean Coast
Humboldt Current
Three sub-regions of the Coquimbo region
Elqui Valley - Limari Valley - Choapa
Three sub-regions of the Aconcagua region
Aconcagua Valley - Casablanca Valley - San Antionio Valley