South America Flashcards
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Chile Overview
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- most made by tank method
- fruity style
- Brut and slightly sweeter are common
- small number of traditional method wines made
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
- most are inexpensive or mid-priced if being exported
- mostly for domestic consumption
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Chile Sparkling Wine Growing Environment
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- generally grown in areas where there is some cooling influence such as the coastal areas or Andean foothills
- most vineyards are irrigated
- fruit for inexpensive wine sourced from Central Valley
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Premium Sparkling Wine Regions in Chile
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- Casablanca
- San Antonio (Leyda)
- Limari
- Curico
- Bio Bio
4
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Chile Winemaking
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- mainly tank method made with very modern equipment
- Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for tank wines
- Some traditional method wines with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir or Pais for Rose
- Moscatel Sparkling Wines exist as well
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Argentina Overview
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- most wines by tank method but carbonation and traditional methods also employed
- approx 160 wineries making sparkling wine, mostly in Mendoza
- many wineries are adding sparkling wine to extend their product ranges
- tank method wines are fruity and off dry to medium sweet
- traditional method wines made in Brut style
- mostly consumed domestically
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Regions for Higher Quality Sparkling Wine in Argentina
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Mendoza - Lujan de Cuyo and Uco Valley:
- extremely high altitudes preserve delicate flavors and acidity
- grapes for sparkling wines harvested one to two months before still wines
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Argentina Sparkling Wine Grape Varieties
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- Pedro Gimenez
- Chardonnay
- Chenin Blanc
- Pinot Noir
- Ugni Blanc
- Semillon
8
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Inexpensive Argentinean Sparkling Wine
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- usually made by carbonation
- Pedro Gimenez, Chenin Blanc, Semillon
- Tank method used for mid priced wines (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir)
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Traditional Method Argentina Sparkling Wine
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- Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
- Vintage or NV
- Majority spend at least 12 months on lees, many with more
- ripe lemon and apple fruit, autolytic aromas, medium + acidity, medium + body and alcohol
- most are white
