South America Flashcards
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Why did South America suffer in the 17th century?
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A prohibitive Spanish law that restricted wine production in the new world in favor of Iberian producers
2
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When did Argentina, Chile and Brazil gain independence?
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In the early 1800s.
3
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What are the three leading wine producing countries of South America?
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Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
4
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What is the only major winemaking country to remain totally phylloxera free?
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Chile
5
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What is the mission grape of South America identical to?
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Listán Prieto in the Canary Islands
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What is the Chilean synonym for the mission grape?
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País
7
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What is Argentina’s most planted grape?
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Cereza
8
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What are the parent grapes of Torrontés Riojano?
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Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria
9
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Much of Chile’s Sauv Blanc is actually another grape. What is it?
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Sauvignon Vert or Friulano
10
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Much of Chile’s merlot is actually a different grape. What is it?
A
Carmenère
11
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What separates Chile from the rest of South America?
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The Andes Mountains
12
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Where are most of the major wine regions of chile located?
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South of the capital, Santiago
13
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What are the regional DOs of Chile (north to south)?
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- Atacama
- Coquimbo
- Aconcagua
- the Valle Central (Central Valley)
- Sur (the Southern Regions)
- Austral
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What is the climate of the northernmost regions of Chile?
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Although it is moderated by maritime influence, the regions are dry and desert like
15
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What is the climate of the Central Valley of Chile?
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Proximity to the Andes cools nighttime temperatures and along the coast the cold Humboldt Current cools the vines.
16
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What is the climate/weather of the southernmost regions of Chile?
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Rainfall is higher and the overall growing season is cooler and shorter.
17
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When was Chilean wine law established?
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1995
18
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What are the required minimums for vintage, varietal and denomination of origin for Chile?
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75% across the board although many wineries observe an 85% minimum to comply with EU standards.
19
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What is the minimum alcohol content for wines of Chile?
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11.5%
20
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What are the requirements for ABV for Reserva and Reserva Especial in Chile?
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12%
21
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What are the requirements for ABV for wines labeled Reserva Privada and Gran Reserva from Chile?
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12.5%
22
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What two labeling terms from Chilean stipulate time spent in oak?
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Reserva Especial and Gran Reserva
23
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What are the major grapes of Chile?
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- Cabernet Sauvignon
- País
- Merlot
- Sauv Blanc,
- Chard
- Carmenère
- Syrah
- Sémillon
- Pinot Noir
- Cabernet Franc
24
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What is the northernmost wine growing region in Chile?
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Atacama
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What happens to the majority of Atacama's wines?
They are distilled
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What are the three regions within Coquimbo in Chile?
Elqui and Limarí to the north and Choapa in the south
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Where is Atacama?
Chile
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Where is Coquimbo?
Chile
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Where is Elqui?
Coquimbo, Chile
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Where is Limarí?
Coquimbo, Chile
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Where is Choapa?
Coquimbo, Chile
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What is the most planted grape in both Elqui and Limarí?
Cab Sauv
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Where is Aconcagua DO?
Chile
34
What is Donald Hess' estate in Salta? How high are the vineyards?
- Colome
| - 3,000 m- some of the highest vineyards in the world
35
What is Bonards confusingly called in San Juan?
Barbera Bonarda
36
Although Colchagua is historically a bulk wine region, producers are finding success with premium wines sourced from higher-altitude sub-regions with greater diurnal variations, such as?
- Apalta
- San Fernando
- Chimbarongo
37
Who produces these iconic wines from Colchgua?
'Clos Apalta'
'Alpha M'
'Purple Angel'
- Casa Lapostolle 'Clos Apalta'- Bdx blend
- Vina Montes 'Alpha M'- Bdx blend
- Vina Montes 'Purple Angel'- Carmenere
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What portion of Argentina's production occurs in Mendoza?
~ 3/4
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What Argentine region makes decent sherry-like wines?
San Juan- the hot summer climate is also ideal for brandy and vermouth
40
What factor in Argentina helps keep Phylloxera and other diseases at bay?
Zonda- almost all vines in Mendoza are planted on their own rootstock
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What is the average elevation of vineyards of Argentina?
900 m
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Torrontes Riojano and Torrontes Sanjuanino are crossings of what grapes? Which is higher quality?
- Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria
| - Torrontes Riojano
43
The Rapel Valley (Central Valley) is divided into what two regions?
Cachapol and Colchagua
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Where is Vina Errazuriz located? What is their flagship wine?
- Panquehue commune of Anconagua DO
| - Sena- an iconic Bdx blend that placed ahead of Lafite and Margaux in the 2004 Berlin tasting
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What 3 provinces are located in the North Region of Argentina?
- Salta
- Tucuman
- Catamarca
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Where is Salta?
North Region, Argentina
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Where is Tucuman?
North Region, Argentina
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Where is Catamarca?
North Region, Argentina
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What are the sub-regions of the Central Valley DO?
- Maipo Valley
- Rapel Valley
- Curico
- Maule Valley
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Where is Maipo Valley?
Central Valley DO, Chile
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Where is Rapel Valley?
Central Valley DO, Chile
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Where is Curico?
Central Valley DO, Chile
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Where is Maule Valley?
Central Valley DO, Chile
54
What pink-skinned varieties occupy 30% of Argentina's vineyards?
Cereza, Criolla Chica and Criolla Grande
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What are Chile's major regional DOs from north to south?
- Atacama
- Coquimbo
- Aconcagua
- The Valle Central
- Sur (The Southern Region)
- Austral
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Where is Atacama?
Chile
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Where is Coquimbo?
Chile
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Where is Aconcagua?
Chile
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The Valle Central?
Chile
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Where is Sur?
Chile
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Which county is the 5th largest producer of wine in the world?
Argentina
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What are the 3 valleys of the Sur DO?
- Itata
- Bio Bio
- Malleco
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Where is Itata?
Sur DO, Chile
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Where is Bio Bio?
Sur DO, Chile
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Where is Malleco?
Sur DO, Chile
66
Who is Chile's largest producer?
Concha y Toro
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Where are Mendoza's highest vineyards?
Uco Valley in the west
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What two mountain ranges are in Chile?
The Coastal Ranges and the Andes
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What is Argentina's 2nd largest wine-producing province?
San Juan
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What is Argentina's most planted white grape?
Pedro Gimenez- unrelated to Spain's Pedro Ximenez
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Where was the Mendoza Chardonnay clone developed? It has gained popularity despite what issue?
- UC Davis
| - It is prone to millerandage and the resulting grapes have a higher skin-to-juice ratio
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What is Argentina's most planted grape?
Cereza
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When was Malbec introduced to Argentina?
1860
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Bodegas Chacra is located where? What are they producing?
- Patagonia
| - Super-premium Rio Negro Pinot Noir
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Where is Sao Francisco Valley?
A tropical winegrowing region in northern Brazil, where growers can harvest twice per year
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What in Aconcagua's most prominent subregion? What is it known for?
Casablance- Chard and SB
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Argentina's Bonarda has been identified as what?
- It is genetically district from the northern Italian grape of the same name
- It is Savoie's Corbeau, AKA Charbono in the US
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What varieties are grown in Brazil?
Bdx and other international grapes, along with Iberian varieties like Aragonez and Touriga Nacional
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Describe Brazil's production? What major foreign investment has invested here?
- Predominantly red, but nearly a quarter is sparkling
| - Moet & Chandon
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What Brazilian state contains most of the country's viticulture?
Rio Grande do Sul (along the Argentine border), with Serra Gaucha being the country's most developed wine region and accounts for approximately 20% of Brazilian wine
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What is the southernmost region in Chile? What is planted here?
- Malleco
| - Pinot Noir and Chard
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What are the subregions of the Aconcagua DO?
- Valle del Aconcagua DO
- Valle de Casablanca DO
- Valle de San Antonio Do
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Where is Valle del Aconcagua DO?
It is a subregion of Aconcagua DO in Chile
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Where is Valle de Casablanca DO?
It is a subregion of Aconcagua DO in Chile
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Where is Valle de San Antonio DO?
It is a subregion of Aconcagua DO in Chile
86
What is the northernmost wine region in Argentina?
Salta
87
What is the promising department in Salta increasingly appearing on Torrontes labels? Name 2 producers located here.
- Cafayate
- Etchart- first brought Michael Rolland to Argentina
- Yacochuya- Arnaldo Etchart's new project
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What is La Rioja's famous wine region? From what grapes?
- Famatina Valley
| - Torrontes and Malbec
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What DOs of Chile are historically destined for Pisco?
Atacama and Coquimbo
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When was Chilean wine law established? What is the 75% rule?
- Established in 1995
- Varietal, vintage and DO must comprise 75% to be listed on the label
- Most wineries observe 85% to comply with EU standards for exports
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Are hybrid grapes permitted in Chile?
No, only permitted varieties may be used
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What is Chile's most famous winemaking area? What is it known for?
- Maipo Valley
| - Cab Sauv- over 50% of the region's vineyards are devoted to the grape
93
What are the two departments of Mendoza that provide the best traditional sites for Malbec?
Lujan de Cuyo and Maipu
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What grapes may be labeled as 'Torrontes'?
-Torrontes Riojano
Lower quality:
- Torrontes Sanjuanino
- Torrontes Mendocino
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Chenin Blanc is the principal grape in what departments of Southern Mendoza?
San Rafael and General Alvear
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White grapes, such as Chard and Semillon, are cultivated with success in high elevations of what departments of Mendoza?
Uco Valley and Tupungato Department
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In 2011, the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture amended wine law to support 3 new geographical terms to append to the existing DOs. What are they? What percentage is required?
- Costa
- Entre Cordilleras ('Between Mountains')
- Andes
- To qualify, 85% of the grapes must be harvested in the appropriate region
98
What is the dominant red variety of Uruguay?
Tannat- rechristened Harriague, after Don Pascual Harriague, the Frenchman who introduced the grape to Uruguay
99
What does 'Reserva' and 'Gran Reserva' indicate on an Argentine label? When was it introduced? What is permitted?
Aging requirements:
- Reserva:
- -White- 6 m
- -Red- 1 year
- Gran Reserva
- -White- 1 year
- -Red- 2 years
-Introduced in 2008, no pink skinned varieties (Criolla Chica/Grande or Cereza) and max yields are regulated
100
What is the appellation system in Brazil? What is unique about it? What was the first?
- Origin Indications
- It restricts varieties and yields, in the manner of European appellations
- Vale do Vinhedos (a subregion within Serra Gaucha) in 2002
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What grape played a similar role in Argentina as the Mission grape did in Chile?
Criolla Chica
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What 2 grapes are related to Criolla Chica that are relevant in Argentina?
Cereza and Criolla Grande
103
What 3 major houses are located in Maipo Valley? Why?
- Concha y Toro
- Santa Rita
- Cousino Macul
-Its proximity to Santiago
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What are the most planted varieties of Itata and Bio Bio?
Pais and Muscat d'Alexandria
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What 3 provinces are located in the Cuyo region?
- La Rioja
- San Juan
- Mendoza
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Where is Cuyo?
Argentina
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Where is La Rioja?
Cuyo, Argentina
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Where is San Juan?
Cuyo, Argentina
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Where is Mendoza?
Cuyo, Argentina
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What are Curico's two subregions?
Lontue and Teno
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Where is Curico?
Valle Central, Chile
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Where is Lontue?
Curico, Valle Central, Chile
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Where is Teno?
Curico, Valle Central, Chile
114
Who makes the following wines and what are the varietals:
Don Melchor?
Vinedo Chadwick?
Almaviva?
Where are these produced?
Don Melchor- Concha y Toro, CS
Vinedo Charwick- Errazuriz, CS
Almaviva- joint project between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro, Bdx blend
Puente Alto subregion of the Maipo Valley, Chile
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What region in Chile is covered in Santiago's smog?
Maipo
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What are Mendoza's two DOCs?
- Lujan de Cuyo- authorized for Malbec
| - San Rafael- currently only used by Valentin Bianchi for base quality wines
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What are the subzones of San Antonio DO (Aconcagua)? What is it known for?
- Leyda
- Lo Abarca
- Rosario
- Malvilla
-Predominately wines, with PN showing promise
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Where is Leyda?
Valle de San Antonio, Aconcagua DO, Chile
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Where is Lo Abarca?
Valle de San Antonio, Aconcagua DO, Chile
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Where is Rosario?
Valle de San Antonio, Aconcagua DO, Chile
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Where is Malvilla?
Valle de San Antonio, Aconcagua DO, Chile
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What 3 provinces are located in the Patagonia province?
- La Pampa
- Rio Negro
- Neuquén
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Where is La Pampa?
Patagonia, Argentina
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Where is Rio Negro?
Patagonia, Argentina
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Where is Neuquén?
Patagonia, Argentina
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What are the 5 valleys of San Juan?
- Tulum
- Zonda
- Ullum
- Jachal
- Fertil
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Where is Tulum?
San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina
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Where is Zonda?
San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina
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Where is Ullum?
San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina
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Where is Jachal?
San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina
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Where is Fertil?
San Juan, Cuyo, Argentina
132
Who is Claudio Gay
in 1830 the Frenchman who set up a Chilean repository of pre-Phylloxera Vitis Vinifera vines at the University of Chile's Quinta Normal department
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Where di Miguel Torres set up Chilean operations in the 1970s?
Curico
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What are the regions in Rio Grande do Sul?
- Serra Gaucha
- Sao Jaoquim
- Serra do Sudeste
- Campanha
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Where is Serra Gaucha?
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Where is Sao Jaoquim?
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Where is Serra do Sudeste?
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Where is Campanha?
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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What are the highly regarded estates of Mendoza?
- Catena
- Susana Balbo's Domino del Plata
- Bressia
- Achaval Ferrer
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What air system cools the vines in Chile?
The Humoldt Current
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What is the only country to remain totally Phylloxera free?
Chile
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What project was founded in 1996 by Robert Mondavi? With who? Why is it no longer in the American market?
Robert Mondavi and Errazuriz have a collaborative project in Chile called Caliterra, founded in 1996, pulled from the American market when Mondavi was sold to Constellation
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What are the sub regions of the Austral?
* Valle del Cautín DO
| * Valle de Osorno DO
