Other SA Flashcards
What is unique about Brazil’s new Origin Indications system?
Both yields and grape varieties are restricted (in the manner of European appellation systems).
What is the dominant grape of Uruguay? What is the traditional local name, and where does it come from?
Tannat
Harriague, named for Pascual Harriague, a Basque immigrant who first planted Tannat in Salto in 1870.
What is Brazil’s annual output? Where does that place them in overall production?
84.5 million gallons annually; fifth largest producer in the Southern Hemisphere (after Argentina, Australia, South Africa, and Chile)
What are the most common varieties for Brazilian table wine? Table wine accounts for what quantity of plantings and production?
Labrusca varieties, specifically Isabella, Bordo, and Niagara
75% of all plantings, and 66% of production
Where is most Brazilian fine wine produced, and from what grape species?
Serra Gaúcha
Vinifera
Name three major firms in Brazil, and four mid-size houses.
Miolo, Salton, Aurora (co-op)
Chandon Brazil, Garibaldi (co-op), Perini, Casa Valduga
Where did Brazil’s wine tradition originate?
In the 1870’s in Serra Gaúcha, thanks to a large immigrant population from Trentino and the Veneto.
What is IBRAVIN?
The Brazilian Wine Institute, founded 1998.
What is an adega?
A winery
Who is the father of Brazil’s boutique wine movement?
Antonio dal Pizzol (Dal Pizzol winery)
Who pioneered quality sparkling wine in Brazil?
Mario Geisse
What is the northernmost winegrowing region in Brazil, and where is it? What is the focus of production?
Vale do São Francisco, in Pernambuco and Bahia at 8-9º S, 400M elevation.
Mostly labrusca varieties
How many harvests a year in the Vale do Saõ Francisco?
Generally two, sometimes three; can operate on a 120-130 day viticultural cycle.
In which Southern Brazilian states is viticulture concentrated?
Paraná
Santa Catarina
Rio Grande do Sul
Paraná: subregions and major grapes
Colombo, São José dos Pinhais, Campo Largo
Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay
Santa Catarina: subregions, climate, major grapes
Vale do Rio do Peixe (high elevation), Pedras Grandes, Morro da Fumaça, Vale do Rio Tijucas, São Joaquim/Planalto Catarinese (uniquely 100% vinifera)
20% Vinifera; remainder is labrusca or hybrid
Either very good or very bad; sometimes early winters, often major frost problems.
Which state produces 90% of Brazil’s wine, and what is its most important region? How does production break down?
Rio Grande do Sul
Serra Gaúcha
80% labrusca & hybrids, 20% vinifera
Where is the Vale do Viñedos? What is the climate and elevation?
The heart of Serra Gaúcha, centered around the town of Bento Gonçalves.
Realtively cool, very humid/wet (67 inches/year), 600-800M in elevation.
Basalt-derived soils.
What is Brazil’s sole DO? What are the requirements?
Vale do Viñedos
All grapes for appellated wines must come from teh appellation. The only varietal wines permitted are Merlot and Chardonnay, and their blending partners are mandated. Sparkling wines must be methode traditionelle.
Also regulated are minimum alcohols, permitted grape varieties overall, aging requirements for barrel and bottle, and production techniques (no oak chips, for one).
Where is Campanha Gaúcha, and what are its subzones?
In Rio Grande do Sul, on the Uruguayan border
(west to east)
Uruguaiana and Itaqui
Sant’Ana do Livramento and Rosário do Sul
Dom Pedrito, Candiota, and Bagé
What is the breakdown of wine production in Uruguay?
Heavily weighted towards labrusca and hybrids.
60% of wineries make exclusively “commún” (common) wines, bottled in demi-johns, from these varieties. Of the wineries that produce quality wine as well, the typical split is 80% commún, 20% quality.
Name three wineries in Uruguay
Juanicó (largest producer of fine wine, producing the Don Pascual brand)
Bodegas Carrau
Bracco Bosca
Pisano
What are the four northern winegrowing departments of Uruguay?
Artiga
Salto, Rivera
Paysandu
What are the southern winegrowing departments of Uruguay? What bodies of water do they border? Which is the most important?
Colonia, San Jose, Canelones, Maldonado
Rio de la Plata, South Atlantic Ocean
Canelones, with 60% of production
What is Singani?
Bolivia’s equivalent to Pisco
What is the elevation of Bolivia’s vines?
1700-2800M, with an average of 2700M
What are the winegrowing valleys of Bolivia?
La Paz
Santa Cruz
Cinti
Tarija
