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South America Flashcards

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2 pink-skinned grape varieties, descended from original European vines, widely grown throughout Argentina

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Criolla (Grande and Chica)

Cereza

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Chilean name for the wine grape known in Italy as Friulano

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Sauvignon Vert (or Sauvignonasse)

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Two “signature” grapes of Argentina

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Malbec and Torrontés

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Two established DOC regions in Argentina

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Luján de Cuyo, San Rafael

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The four northernmost wine-producing provinces in Argentina

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Jujuy, Salta, Catamarca, Tucumán

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Sub-region of Salta well-known for high-altitude Torrontés

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Cafayate

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Province that accounts for over 70% of Argentina’s vineyards

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Mendoza

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Three wine-producing provinces located in Patagonia

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Rio Negro, Neuquén, La Pampa

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Leading grape variety of Chile

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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This grape was previously mistaken for Merlot in Chile

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Carmenère

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Three geographical terms used (as of 2011) to further define Chile’s wine regions

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Costa (Coast)

Entre Cordilleras (Between the Mountains)

Andes

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The six main viticultural regions of Chile, from North to South:

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Atacama

Coquimbo

Aconcagua

Central Valley

Del Sur (Southern Regions)

Austral

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Cold ocean current that cools the Chilean Coast

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Humboldt Current

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Three sub-regions of the Coquimbo region

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Elqui Valley

Limari Valley

Choapa

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Three sub-regions of the Aconcagua region

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Aconcagua Valley

Casablanca Valley

San Antionio Valley

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Wine region surrounding the city of Santiago de Chile

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Maipo Valley

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Two zones of Chile’s Rapel Valley

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Cachapoal Valley

Colchagua Valley

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Three sub-regions of Chile’s Maule Valley

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Claro Valley

Loncomilla Valley

Tutuven Valley

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Leading grape variety of Uruguay

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Tannat

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