Mainly Argentina - ST Questions 03.04.21

Question 1

List the three ‘Pink’ varieties that together make up 30% of Argentina’s vineyard area?

Answer 1

Criolla Chica, Criolla Grande, Cereza

Question 2

What is the maximum residual sugar allowed for a Brut Sparkling Wine in Argentina?

Answer 2

14 g/l

Question 3

In which specific IG would you find La Consulta?

Answer 3

San Carlos

Question 4

Who makes the Finca Piedra Infinita Gravascal?

Answer 4

Familia Zuccardi

Question 5

List the 4 main GIs of the North Region?

Answer 5

Salta, Catamarca, Tucuman, Jujuy

Question 6

Who produces the Yacochuya Malbec and from which IG does it originate?

Answer 6

Bodegas Rolland, Cafayete

Question 7

In which IG would you find the sub, El Paraiso?

Answer 7

Maipu

Question 8

Which river originates near the Tipas volcano in La Rioja and flows through San Juan, with tributaries including the Jachál, San Juan, Tunuyán, Diamante and Atuel Rivers?

Answer 8

Rio Desaguedero

Question 9

What is the parentage of Malbec?

Answer 9

Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes

Question 10

What is the name of the volcano that is still active in Mendoza?

Answer 10

Tupungatito

Question 11

In which IG would you find the El Arenal vineyard, one of the highest in the world?

Answer 11

Cachi, Salta

Question 12

To which variety does the Mendoza clone belong and what is the most common drawback to its use?

Answer 12

Chardonnay, Millerandage

Question 13

Name the 2 DOCs of Mendoza and state the varieties mandated in each.

Answer 13

Lujan de Cuyo – Malbec, San Rafael – no variety mandated

Question 14

What is the miminum time in oak required for Gran Reserva red wines in Argentina?

Answer 14

2 years

Question 15

What is the name of the system of irrigation where snowmelt water is directed through the vineyards in channels?

Answer 15

Furrow

Question 16

Which Valley is the oldest area of San Juan and sits between the Andes and the Pie del Palo hills?

Answer 16

Tullum Valley

Question 17

Which region borders Neuquen to the North?

Answer 17

Mendoza

Question 18

What is the name of the strong wind that adversely effects flowering?

Answer 18

Zonda

Question 19

How much of the country’s wine production occurs in Mendoza, is it 25%, 50% or 75%?

Answer 19

75%

Question 20

In which GI would you find San Patricio del Chañar?

Answer 20

Neuquen

Question 21

What is the most Eastern GI in Argentina?

Answer 21

Chapadmalal

Question 22

The slopes of the Andes are made up of three major types of sedimentary soils. They are fluvial, alluvial and ______ ?

Answer 22

Colluvial (deposited by gravity)

Question 23

What is a Damajuana?

Answer 23

Demijohn

Question 24

What is the name of the body which was founded in 1956 and is in charge of agricultural innovation, including viticulture?

Answer 24

(INTA) National Agricultural Technology Institute of Argentina

Question 25

By which name is Listan Prieto more commonly known in Argentina?

Answer 25

Criolla Chica

Question 26

What is the name of the South American trade bloc established in 1991, which promotes trade and the fluid movement of goods, people and currencies among the member countries (currently Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay).

Answer 26

Mercosur

Question 27

What would you get if you ordered a vino naranjo in Argentina?

Answer 27

An orange wine

Question 28

What is Pie Franco?

Answer 28

the Spanish term for a vine planted on its own roots

Question 29

Where would you find Canelones?

Answer 29

Uruguay

Question 30

What is the name of the region in Brazil’s tropical North?

Answer 30

São Francisco Valley

Question 31

What does MJT stand for in the Smart and Dry mean temperature classification system?

Answer 31

Mean Jan/July Temperature

Question 32

List the bereichen of Sachsen.

Answer 32

Meissen, Elstertal

Question 33

Are the following Gemeinden in Mittelmosel, Ruwertal or Saar?
Eitelsbach 
Neumagen 
Ockfeln 
Zeltingen 
Mertsedorf

Answer 33

Eitelsbach – Ruwer
Neumagen – Mittel
Ockfeln – Saar
Zeltingen – Mittel
Mertsedorf – Ruwer

Question 34

What is “Grotto”?

Answer 34

Wine consumed in the typical Ticino wine pubs made from Bondola grape.

Question 35

What is Salvagnin?

Answer 35

Blend in Vaud: Min. 10% Pinot Noir, Min. 50% Gamay, Min. 20% Gamaret and/or Garanoir.

Question 36

What are the 2 estuaries of Peninsula de Setubal?

Answer 36

Tagus and Sado

Question 37

Cape Riesling is a synonym for which grape?

Answer 37

Crouchen blanc

Question 38

Which grapes can be labelled as single varietals in bianco Tullum DOCG?

Answer 38

Pecorino or Passerina

Question 39

Which Lambrusco DOC is in Lombardy?

Answer 39

Montovano

Question 40

What is the parentage of the following grape varieties?
Marselan
Lilorila
Arinarnoa

Answer 40

Marselan – Cabernet Sauvignon X Grenache
Lilorila – Baroque X Chardonnay
Arinarnoa – Tannat X Cabernet Sauvignon