South America Flashcards
Three terms used to define the 3 large environments in Chilie
Costa
Entre Corilleras
Andes
DOs of Chile
Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral
Varietal bottled wines must be what % to be listed on the label for Chile?
75%
85% for exports
What area in Chile focuses on old vine Carignan?
Maule
What city is near Itata Valley
Concepcion
This Chile region focuses mainly on Pinot Noir
Bio Bio
Almaviva is produced by who
Baronne Phillipe Rothschild and Concha y Toro
Where is Limari Valley
Conquimbo
What does Limari Valley focus on
Chardonnay
Main grape of Itata
Pais
Who founded Casa Lapostolle
Gran Marnier
Marchïgue, Lolol and San Fernando are DO areas of:
Colchagua Valley
When were new oak barriques introduced in Chile
1990
DO Zones of Valle de Maule (Valle Central)
Valle del Claro DO
Valle del Loncomilla DO
Valle del Tutuven
DOs in Sur
IBM
Valle del Itata DO
Valle del Bio DO
Valle del Malleco DO`
DOs in Sur
IBM
Valle del Itata DO
Valle del Bio DO
Valle del Malleco DO
Rapel valley is divided into these DOs
Cacapola & Colchagua
Subzones of Aconcagua DO
Valle de Casablanca
Valle de San Antonio
Valle del Aconcagua (Panquehue, DO area is most famous)
What geographical feature in Limari keeps the vines cool
break in the coastal mountain range
What is the terrain of Maule?
Very flat
What is the terrain of Maule?
Very flat
DOs of Atacama
Copiapo
Huasco
Subregions of Coquimbo
Elqui
Limari
Choapa
Big grape in Elqui
Syrah
Subregions in Aconcagua
Valle del Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca
Valle de San Antonio
Big grape of San Antonio
Sav Blanc
Sub regions in Valle Central N-S
MRCM
Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule
Father of Chilean wine
Silvestre Ochagavia
Most planted grape in Chilie
Cab Sav
Why did Carmenere disappear in native France after phylloxera but thrives in Chile
Its difficult to graft
Where would you find Cinsault in Chile
Itata Valley
What year was the DO system introduced in Chile
1994
Name for dense cool fog creeps into coastal ranges of Chile
Camanchaca
Highest growing region in Chile
Valle del Elqui, some vines at 2000 m
Most planted white grape in Chile
Chardonnay
Subregions of Curico
Iontue and Teno
Valle de Leyda is a subregion of this DO in Aconcagua
San Antonio
This tasting put Chilean wines on the map
2004 Berlin Tasting
What current cools Chile?
Humbolt Current
What is the minimum for vintage, varietal and origin for Chile?
75% (EU is 85% so most producers do this)
Is Casablanca cool or warm?
cool, one of the coolest in Chile
Is Maipo cool or warm?
Warm
Overall climate of Argentina
continental
What type of irrigation is used in Argentina?
Furrow (developed by the Incas)
What wind blows Argentina from the Andes?
Zonda
Does Argentina have issues with hail?
Yes, can use hail nets
Most planted white grape in Argentina
Pedro Gimenez
What is the second most planted grape in Argentina?
Bonarda
Aging requirements for wines labeled reserva in Argentina
6mo for white wine
1 year for reds
Aging requirements for wines labeled Gran reserva in Argentina
1 year for white
2 years for red
Parent grapes to Torrontes
Muscat Alexandria x Criolla Chica
This region in western Mendoza is home to the highest vineyards
Uco Valley
Main Valley of Salta
Calchaqui Valley
Main grape in Catamarca IG
Cab Sav
Principal grap in San Rafel
Chenin Blanc
Regions in Argentina N-S
Salta
Catamarca
La Rioija
San Juan
Mendoza
Patagonia
Where is San Rafael
Mendoza
Districts in Salta
CMSCV
Cachi
Molinos
San Carlos
Cafayate (important)
Valle de Cafayate
Second most planted white grape in Argentina
Torrontes
Major grape of San Juan which is in where
Syrah, in Cuyo
Winemaking provinces in Patagonia
La Pampa
Neuquen
Rio Negro
Pais is known as this in Argentina
Criolla Chica
Regions of Mendoza
Primera zone
North Mendoza
South Mendoza (rafael)
East Mendoza
Uco Valley
The volcano in Mendoza
Tupungatito
Most planted grape of La Rioja Argentina
Torrontes, 2ed is Malbec
When does the Zonda blow
afternoons in late spring and early summer
almost all vines in Mendoza are planted on their own rootstock: True or False?
True
Argentina’s only two DOCs
Luján de Cuyo (Primera Zone, Mendoza)
San Rafael (South Mendoza)