Mainly South America - ST Questions 17.10.20 Flashcards
In which Argentinian province would you find the multi-departmental IG Valle de Tullum?
San Juan
Who makes the following wines? Saurus Barrel Fermented Malbec Gran Medalla Malbec Brioso Gala 1
Saurus Barrel Fermented Malbec – Familia Schroeder
Gran Medalla Malbec – Trapiche
Brioso – Susana Balbo
Gala 1 – Luigi Bosco
List the following IGs in ascending order of altitude at their highest point. Tucuman, Salta, Catamarca, Jujuy
Catamarca 1000-2100m
Tucuman 1675-2500m
Salta 1280-3100m
Jujuy 1250-3329m
In which province would you find the Trevelin IG?
Chubut
List the departments of Mendoza’s Primera Zone.
Lujan de Cuyo, Godoy Cruz, Maipu
Which French Chateau’s owners also own Bodegas Diamandes?
Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere
What is the synonym for the following grapes when grown in Argentina?
Listan Prieto
Montepulicano
Charbono
Listan Prieto – Criolla Chica
Montepulciano – Cordisco
Charbono – Bonarda
List the three types of Torrontes.
Torrontes Mendocino, Torrontes San Juanino, Torrontes Riojano
On which river is the Uco valley situated?
Tunuyan
In which province would you find Chapadmalal and which Trapiche brand is from there?
Buenos Aires, Costa y Pampa
Criolla Chica, Criolla Grande and Cereza are commonly referred to as what colour varieties?
Pink
Which Argentinian Province is second highest in terms of production?
San Juan
In which country would you find the provinces of Ica and Tacna and the regions of Arquipa and Moquegua?
Peru
Which country has some of the world’s highest vineyards at Potosi and Tarija?
Bolivia
What is the name of the spirit distilled from Muscat of Alexandria which is Bolivia’s answer to Pisco?
Singani
Name a synonym for Brazil’s southerly Campanha wine region.
Fronteira
Who introduced Tannat to Uruguay?
Don Pascual Harriague
List the zones of Maule.
Claro, Loncomilla, Tutuven
In which Chilean region would you find ‘Ayllu’ or ‘community’ wine blended from Syrah, Malbec, Pinot Noir and Pais?
Atacama
The South American tectonic plate converged with which other plate to form the Andes mountains?
Nazca
What is the parentage of Carmenere?
Gros Cabernet X Cabernet Franc
Who is sometimes referred to as the father of Chilean wine?
Silvestre Ochagavia
List the zones of the Rapel valley?
Colchagua and Cachapoal
Which 2 Bordeaux winemakers launched Vina Aquitania in 1990 and what is the name of its Malleco based operation?
Bruno Prats and Paul Pontallier, Sol de Sol
State the DOs where the following producers are based. Falernia Valdivieso Matetic Aristos
Falernia – Elqui Valley
Valdivieso – Curico
Matetic – San Antonio
Aristos – Bio Bio
List the zones of the Austral region.
Cautin valley, Osorno valley
In which zone is Peumo DO located?
Cachapoal
Which wine label was founded by Louis Michel Liger-Belair and Pedro Parra?
Aristos
Which wine won the Berlin tasting of 2004?
Vinedo Chadwick 2000
What was the first vintage of Almaviva?
1996
Who makes the following German alleinbesitzen? Rauenthaler Nonnenberg Piesporter Kreuzwingert Wachenheimer Rechbachel Maximin Grunhauser
Rauenthaler Nonnenberg – Georg Breuer
Piesporter Kreuzwingert – Reinhold Haart
Wachenheimer Rechbachel – Burklin Wolf
Maximin Grunhauser – Carl von Schubert
List the DOCGs of Puglia.
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero, Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva, Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva, Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
Who makes Montebello in Tuscany?
Badia al Coltibuono
The French grape Tibouren is mainly used for which Ligurian DOCs?
Riviera Liguri di Ponente and Rossesse di Dolceacqua
What is minimum aging for Bolgheri Superiore.
2 years including 1 in wood
What are the regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula VA?
Niagara Escarpment, Niagara on the lake
In which years did Prohibition start and end in Canada?
1916-1927
List four grapes used for white port.
Any 4 of Gouveio, Malvasia, Fina, Viosinho, Rabigato, Esgana Cao, Folgasao
Which Port houses make the following single quintas? Quinta dos Canais Quinta do Roeda Quinta Sao Luiz Quinta Retiro Novo
Quinta dos Canais – Cockburn’s
Quinta do Roeda – Croft
Quinta Sao Luiz – Kopke
Quinta Retiro Novo – Wiese & Krohn
What are the terraces on Madeira called?
Poios
