General South America

Question 1

What are south americas 3 leading wine producers?

Answer 1

Chile Argentina and Brazil

Question 2

Where does most brazilian viticulture take place?

Answer 2

Rio Grande do Sul on the Argentinian border

Within Rio Grand do Sil is the most important sub region Serra Gaucha

Question 3

What is Serra Gaucha

Answer 3

best viticultutrral region in brazil within the rio grande do sul

Question 4

What is unique about Sao Francisco Valley?

Answer 4

Subtropical, can do two harvests a year

Question 5

What was teh first region in Brazil to recieve Origin Indication? What year/

Answer 5

Vale dos Vinhedos (which is within Serra Gauche)

2002

Question 6

What is tannat called in Uruguay?

Answer 6

Harriague

Question 7

Name 3 synonyms for the mission grape and where they are found

Answer 7

Criolla Chica- Argentina
Pais- Chile
Listan Prieto- Canary Islands

Question 8

3 types of Torrontes and their crossings

Answer 8

Torrontes Riojano- (Mission X Muscat of A)

Torrontes Sanjuanito
(Mission X Muscat of A)

Torrontes Mendocino 
(Mission X no one knows)

Question 9

WHo is Claudio Gay

Answer 9

Set up chilean repository of pre phylloxera wines in Chile

Question 10

Many people mistook Carmenere for what ?

Answer 10

Merlot

Question 11

In chile what many any DO append to thei labels? What are the stipulations

Answer 11

Costa
Entre Cordilleras
Andes

Min 85% of grapes form the demarcated region

Question 12

What are the 6 DO Zones of Chile

Answer 12

Atacacoma
Coquimbo
Anconcagua
Valle Central
The Sur
Astral?

Question 13

What are the 3 subzones of Coquimbo

Answer 13

Elqui (Syrah)
Limari (Chard)
Choapa

Question 14

What is the vast majority of the grapes produced in Atacama and Coquimbo used for?

Answer 14

Pisco Production

Question 15

What are the subzones of the Anoconcagua DO

Answer 15

Anconcagua Valley
Casablanca
San Antonio

Question 16

What are the 4 subzones of San Antonio

Answer 16

Leyda