South America Flashcards
What does the term Reserva and Gran Reserva mean on a bottle of Argentine wine?
Reserva indicates the wine was aged for a minimum 12 months in oak if red and 6 months in oak if white.
Gran Reserva indicates the wine was aged for a minimum 24 months in oak if red and a minimum 12 months in oak if white.
What do the terms Reserva Especial and Gran Reserva indicate on a bottle of Chilean wine?
These terms indicate that the wine has spent time in oak.
What terms are used on a bottle of Chilean wine that indicate that the wine has spent time in oak?
Reserva especial and Gran Reserva
What does the term Reserva indicate on a bottle of Chilean wine?
This indicates that the wine has a minimum alcohol content of at least 12% abv.
What does the term Reserva Especial indicate on a bottle of Chilean wine?
This indicates that the wine has achieved a minimum alcohol content of 12% and that it has seen at least some time aging in oak.
What does the term Gran Reserva indicate on a bottle of Chilean wine?
Indicates that the wine has acheived a minimum alcohol content of at least 12.5% and that it has spent at least some time in oak.
What does the term Reserva Privada indicate on a bottle of Chilean wine?
This only indicates that the wine has achieved a minimum alcohol content of at least 12.5%
What does the term Reserva indicate on a bottle of Argentine wine?
This indicates that the wine has been aged for at least 12 months in barrel if red and 6 months if white.
What does the term Gran Reserva indicate on a bottle of Argentine wine?
Indicates that the wine has spent at least 24 months in barrel prior to release if red and 12 months if white.
What is the appellation and grape(s) of Montes Purple Angel?
Colchagua Valley
Predominantly Carmenere with Petit Verdot
Where is Don Melchor produced and what is the grape?
Puente Alto in the Maipo Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Who produces Clos Apalta? Where is this and what are the grape(s)?
Casa Lapostolle
Apalta in Colchagua Valley
Where are Casa Lapostolle and Montes wineries located?
Colchagua Valley
Where is Seña produced and what were the original partners for this wine? Who owns 100% of the winery today?
Aconcagua Valley
Originally a partnership between Robert Mondavi and Errasuriz (Chadwick Family)
Owned since 2005 by exclusively the Chadwick family and today is Eduardo Chadwick’s project.
What are the grapes of Seña?
The six Bordeaux varietals
Where is VIK produced? What are the grape(s)?
Chachapoal Valley
Cab, Cab Franc, Carmenere, Merlot
What is the grape of Montes Folly?
Syrah
Who produces Don Maximiano Founder’s Reserve? Where is it produced and from what grapes?
Errazuriz
Aconcagua Valley
Cab, Cab Franc, Carmenere, and Malbec
What are three producers making quality wine in the Aconcagua Valley?
Errazuriz
Seña
Viña von Siebenthal
What are three producers making quality wine in Apalta?
Montes
Lapostolle
Neyen
What are three producers making quality wines in Casablanca?
Cono Sur
Veramonte
Matetic
Who owns Los Vascos? Where is this winery located?
Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)
Colchagua Valley
What is the grape of Errazuriz Kai?
Carmenere
Where is Louis Antoine Luyt’s winery in Chile?
Maule Valley
What is Vigno?
Maule Valley - based association of producers whose goal is to preserve dry-farmed old vine Carignan in the region and to support the local farmers who continue to grow these vines.
Short for Vignadores de Carignan. Wines that carry Vigno designation must be produced from vines that are dry-farmed, head-trained, and min 35 years old. Additionally the wine must be min 85% Carignan.
What is MOVI?
An association of artisanal wineries or wineries producing on a small scale.
Short for Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes
