Other South America Flashcards
What is Singani? What is it produced from?
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
Where is the majority of wine production in Bolivia?
Production is concentrated high in the Andes in the south of Bolivia in the Tarija Region (5,580-7,875 ft)
What are pampas?
Extensive treeless plains
Flatlands
What are the three wine regions of Bolivia from North to South?
Valles Crucenos
Cinti
Tarija (Main region)
Where is Tarija in Bolivia?
Tarija is located high in the Andes, in the South of Bolivia, at altitudes of 5,580-7,875 ft
Name a wine producing estate in Bolivia?
Campos de Solana (Tarija)
Uvairenda (1750)
Who makes Coleccion de Altura? What is the blend?
Campos de Solana
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec
What country ranks 3rd in South America behind Argentina and Chile with the amount of acres planted to vineyards?
Brazil
What is the most common variety planted in Brazil?
Isabella (American Hybrid)
85% of all vines
Resistant to rot/mildew
How much of Brazil’s production is of sparkling wines?
25% of total production is sparkling wines, made in a similar style to Italian spumante
What is the name of Moet et Chandon’s estate in Brazil? When we it created? In what region?
Moet et Chandon created Chandon Brazil in 1973 in Serra Guacha
In what state in Brazil does most of the viticultural activity take place in?
Rio Grande do Sul
Located on the Argentinean border
What are the six wine regions of Brazil from North to South?
Val do Sao Francisco Planato Catarinense Campos de Cima Da Serra Serra Guacha Serra do Sudeste Campanha (Campanha Guacha)
What is the wine capital of Brazil?
Bento Goncalves
What is unique about Origin Indications in Brazil?
Origin Indication in Brazil is unique among New World countries; both yields and grape varieties are restricted in the manner of European appellations
Where is the Val do Sao Francisco region located ? In what state?
Val do Sao Francisco is located 625 miles south of the equator in a river valley in north eastern Brazil, in the Bahia state
What is very unique about the harvests in the Val do Sao Francisco?
Many vineyards produce TWO annual vintages rather than one in the semi-arid tropical climate!
Binibrazil Rio Sol, Miolo, and Terranova are estates located in what region?
Val do Sao Francisco
What is the most important river in north-eastern Brazil?
The Sao Francisco river
Reliable volumes of what three grapes are produced in the Val do Sao Francisco?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Moscatel
The Planato Catarinense wine region is located in what state?
Santa Catarina
What region is located immediately north of the Rio Grande do Sul state?
Planato Catarinense
The Serra Geral mountain range impacts what wine region?
Planato Catarinense in the state of Santa Catarina
Villaggio, Perico, Villa Francioni, and Quinta de Neve are estates located in what region?
Planato Catarinense
90% of Brazilian wine production takes place it what state?
Rio Grande do Sul
Mainly from Vitis Labrusca and hybrid grapes like Isabella and Concord
What are the four winegrowing regions in the Rio Grande do Sul state from North to South?
Campos de Cima de Serra
Serra Guacha
Serra do Sudeste
Campanha (Campanha Guacha)
Where is the Vale dos Vinhedos subregion located?
Vale dos Vinhedos is located in the Serra Guacha region of the Rio Grande do Sul state
What region was the recipient of Brazil’s first Origin Indication? When did this occur?
Val dos Vinhedos received Brazil’s first Origin Indication in 2002
Promoted to DO in 2011
What region in Brazil is sometimes referred to as ‘Little Italy’?
Serra Guacha
Where is Bento Goncalves located?
Bento Goncalves is located in the Serra Guacha region of the Rio Grande do Sul state
Where is the Pinto Bandeira GI and what style of wine is it famous for?
The Pinto Bandeira GI is located in Serra Guacha and is famous for tradition-method sparkling wines
What region is North of Campanha and South of Serra Guacha?
Serra do Sudeste
Ancelota is a red or white grape?
Red
What is Brazil’s most southerly wine-producing region, located on the border with Uruguay?
Campanha (Campanha Guacha)
What wine group is located in Campanha and has Michel Rolland as a consulting winemaker?
Miolo Wine Group
What region is sometimes referred to as Fronteira?
Campanha (Campanha Guacha)
Most viticulture in Campanha takes place around what two communes?
Santana do Livramento (center of region)
Pinheiro Machado (eastern end)
What are the soils found in Campanha?
Sandy soils of limestone and granite
Miolo Wine Group, Casa Valduga, and Salton Intenso are wine estates located in what region?
Campanha (Campanha Guacha)
What is a Serra?
Low mountain ranges
What are Guachos?
Cowboys of the Brazilian pampas
What does DO stand for in Brazil?
Denominacao de Origem
What grapes/styles of wine are produced in the Vale dos Vinhedos DO?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for Red
Chardonnay for Whites
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for Sparkling Wines
What style of wine is a specialty of Bento Goncalves?
Sparkling wine (spumante)
What famous region is located in the Pedrinho River Basin?
Vale dos Vinhedos DO is located in part of the Pedrinho River Basin
What is significantly higher in Brazil than most famous wine regions?
Rainfall
Growers use particular methods of vine-training to lessen the risk of mildew
Cave Geisse (Mario Geisse) is a sparkling wine producer located in what region?
Pinto Bandeira
Who makes Terroir Nature?
Cave Geisse in Pinto Bandeirra
Who makes Quinta do Seival?
Miolo Wine Group
Who pioneered modern thinking about wine in Peru?
Emile Peynaud
What similarities do the Tacama vineyards in Peru have with the Central Coast of California?
The Tacama Vineyards in the Ica province are also impacted by the cold Pacific, much like the vineyards of the Central Coast
Where are most vineyards located in Peru?
Most vineyards are located on the Central Coast, around Pisco and Ica
