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1
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What is Singani? What is it produced from?

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It is the national liquor of Bolivia. It has DO and GI status from the Bolivian government. It is eau-de-vie (classified as Brandy for International trade) distilled from Muscat of Alexandria grapes

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Where is the majority of wine production in Bolivia?

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Production is concentrated high in the Andes in the south of Bolivia in the Tarija Region (5,580-7,875 ft)

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What are pampas?

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Extensive treeless plains

Flatlands

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What are the three wine regions of Bolivia from North to South?

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Valles Crucenos
Cinti
Tarija (Main region)

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Where is Tarija in Bolivia?

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Tarija is located high in the Andes, in the South of Bolivia, at altitudes of 5,580-7,875 ft

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Name a wine producing estate in Bolivia?

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Campos de Solana (Tarija)

Uvairenda (1750)

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Who makes Coleccion de Altura? What is the blend?

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Campos de Solana

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec

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What country ranks 3rd in South America behind Argentina and Chile with the amount of acres planted to vineyards?

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Brazil

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What is the most common variety planted in Brazil?

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Isabella (American Hybrid)

85% of all vines

Resistant to rot/mildew

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How much of Brazil’s production is of sparkling wines?

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25% of total production is sparkling wines, made in a similar style to Italian spumante

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What is the name of Moet et Chandon’s estate in Brazil? When we it created? In what region?

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Moet et Chandon created Chandon Brazil in 1973 in Serra Guacha

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In what state in Brazil does most of the viticultural activity take place in?

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Rio Grande do Sul

Located on the Argentinean border

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What are the six wine regions of Brazil from North to South?

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Val do Sao Francisco
Planato Catarinense
Campos de Cima Da Serra
Serra Guacha
Serra do Sudeste
Campanha (Campanha Guacha)
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What is the wine capital of Brazil?

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Bento Goncalves

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What is unique about Origin Indications in Brazil?

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Origin Indication in Brazil is unique among New World countries; both yields and grape varieties are restricted in the manner of European appellations

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Where is the Val do Sao Francisco region located ? In what state?

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Val do Sao Francisco is located 625 miles south of the equator in a river valley in north eastern Brazil, in the Bahia state

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What is very unique about the harvests in the Val do Sao Francisco?

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Many vineyards produce TWO annual vintages rather than one in the semi-arid tropical climate!

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Binibrazil Rio Sol, Miolo, and Terranova are estates located in what region?

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Val do Sao Francisco

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What is the most important river in north-eastern Brazil?

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The Sao Francisco river

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Reliable volumes of what three grapes are produced in the Val do Sao Francisco?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Moscatel

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The Planato Catarinense wine region is located in what state?

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Santa Catarina

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What region is located immediately north of the Rio Grande do Sul state?

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Planato Catarinense

23
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The Serra Geral mountain range impacts what wine region?

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Planato Catarinense in the state of Santa Catarina

24
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Villaggio, Perico, Villa Francioni, and Quinta de Neve are estates located in what region?

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Planato Catarinense

25
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90% of Brazilian wine production takes place it what state?

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Rio Grande do Sul

Mainly from Vitis Labrusca and hybrid grapes like Isabella and Concord

26
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What are the four winegrowing regions in the Rio Grande do Sul state from North to South?

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Campos de Cima de Serra
Serra Guacha
Serra do Sudeste
Campanha (Campanha Guacha)

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Where is the Vale dos Vinhedos subregion located?

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Vale dos Vinhedos is located in the Serra Guacha region of the Rio Grande do Sul state

28
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What region was the recipient of Brazil’s first Origin Indication? When did this occur?

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Val dos Vinhedos received Brazil’s first Origin Indication in 2002

Promoted to DO in 2011

29
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What region in Brazil is sometimes referred to as ‘Little Italy’?

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Serra Guacha

30
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Where is Bento Goncalves located?

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Bento Goncalves is located in the Serra Guacha region of the Rio Grande do Sul state

31
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Where is the Pinto Bandeira GI and what style of wine is it famous for?

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The Pinto Bandeira GI is located in Serra Guacha and is famous for tradition-method sparkling wines

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What region is North of Campanha and South of Serra Guacha?

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Serra do Sudeste

33
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Ancelota is a red or white grape?

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Red

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What is Brazil’s most southerly wine-producing region, located on the border with Uruguay?

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Campanha (Campanha Guacha)

35
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What wine group is located in Campanha and has Michel Rolland as a consulting winemaker?

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Miolo Wine Group

36
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What region is sometimes referred to as Fronteira?

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Campanha (Campanha Guacha)

37
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Most viticulture in Campanha takes place around what two communes?

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Santana do Livramento (center of region)

Pinheiro Machado (eastern end)

38
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What are the soils found in Campanha?

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Sandy soils of limestone and granite

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Miolo Wine Group, Casa Valduga, and Salton Intenso are wine estates located in what region?

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Campanha (Campanha Guacha)

40
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What is a Serra?

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Low mountain ranges

41
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What are Guachos?

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Cowboys of the Brazilian pampas

42
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What does DO stand for in Brazil?

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Denominacao de Origem

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What grapes/styles of wine are produced in the Vale dos Vinhedos DO?

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for Red

Chardonnay for Whites

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for Sparkling Wines

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What style of wine is a specialty of Bento Goncalves?

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Sparkling wine (spumante)

45
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What famous region is located in the Pedrinho River Basin?

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Vale dos Vinhedos DO is located in part of the Pedrinho River Basin

46
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What is significantly higher in Brazil than most famous wine regions?

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Rainfall

Growers use particular methods of vine-training to lessen the risk of mildew

47
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Cave Geisse (Mario Geisse) is a sparkling wine producer located in what region?

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Pinto Bandeira

48
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Who makes Terroir Nature?

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Cave Geisse in Pinto Bandeirra

49
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Who makes Quinta do Seival?

A

Miolo Wine Group

50
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Who pioneered modern thinking about wine in Peru?

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Emile Peynaud

51
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What similarities do the Tacama vineyards in Peru have with the Central Coast of California?

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The Tacama Vineyards in the Ica province are also impacted by the cold Pacific, much like the vineyards of the Central Coast

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Where are most vineyards located in Peru?

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Most vineyards are located on the Central Coast, around Pisco and Ica

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