Review Deck #20: Focus on the Southern Hemisphere

Question 1

Three specific varieties of Torrontés

Answer 1

1. Torrontés Mendocino 2. Torrontés Riojano 3. Torrontés Sanjuanino

Question 2

Three levels of wine classification used in Argentina

Answer 2

1. DOC – Denominación de origen controlada 2. IG – Indicación geográfica – quality wines below the DOC level 3. IP – Indicación de procedenciatable wines, regional wines

Question 3

Most prolific wine-producing province of Argentina

Answer 3

Mendoza

Question 4

Ultra-high-altitude vineyard located in Jujuy

Answer 4

Moya Vineyard

Question 5

Unique aspect of Argentina’s Sarmiento Vineyard

Answer 5

Located at 45*S, it is considered one of the southern-most vineyards in the world

Question 6

Alternative name for Tannat (in honor of an early adopter) used in Uruguay

Answer 6

Harriague (in honor of Pascual Harriague)

Question 7

Very dry desert located at the northern end of Chile’s viticultural areas

Answer 7

Atacama Desert

Question 8

Leading grape variety of Chile

Answer 8

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 9

Six main viticultural regions of Chile

Answer 9

1. Atacama 2. Coquimbo 3. Aconcagua 4. Central Valley 5. Del Sur (Southern Regions) 6. Austral

Question 10

Organization supporting dry-farmed, old-vine Carignan in Chile’s Maule Valley

Answer 10

VIGNO ‘Vignadores de Carignan’

Question 11

Leading red grape of Australia

Answer 11

Shiraz

Question 12

The largest of Australia’s wine regions in terms of geographic size

Answer 12

Riverina

Question 13

Six regions of the Limestone Coast Zone

Answer 13

1. Coonawarra 2. Mount Benson 3. Mount Gambier 4. Padthaway 5. Robe 6. Wrattonbully

Question 14

Australian area known for varietal Semillon

Answer 14

Hunter (Hunter Valley)

Question 15

Hard sedimentary sandstone found in many parts of NZ

Answer 15

Greywacke

Question 16

NZ’s highest-producing wine region (by volume)

Answer 16

Marlborough

Question 17

Area within Hawke’s Bay known for unique, rocky soil

Answer 17

Gimblett Gravels

Question 18

White grape-focused “nickname” for the Gisborne region

Answer 18

“Chardonnay capital of New Zealand”

Question 19

Two leading red grapes of South Africa

Answer 19

Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz

Question 20

Cold ocean current that flows up the coast of South Africa

Answer 20

Benguela Current