South America

Question 1

Mission grape

Answer 1

Black grape, one of earliest to arrive in the Americas. From Canary Islands in Spain, where it is called Listan Prieto. Offshoots from the grape provided early viticultural material for Central and South America, and even California.

Question 2

Pais

Answer 2

Chilean synonym for the Mission Grape

Question 3

Criolla Chica

Answer 3

Argentinian synonym for the Mission Grape

Question 4

Cereza

Answer 4

pink-skinned grape, most planted grape in Argentina, on the decline

Question 5

Torrontes Riojano

Answer 5

Unique, highly aromatic crossing of Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria, Argentina hoping for it to be the white grape answer to their red grape international success with Malbec

Question 6

What are the six DOs of Chile

Answer 6

Atacama, Coquimbo, Aconcagua, the Valle Central (Central Valley), Sur (the Southern Regions), and the Austral Region

Question 7

True or False: Soils in the Aconcagua Valley are generally alluvial, and red grapes dominate the valley’s vineyards, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Panquehue

Answer 8

Acongagua home to Errázuriz, one of Chile’s most prominent estates and winemaking families, experiences a more moderate climate. Errázuriz’s “Seña,” an iconic Bordeaux-style blend and one of the premier reds of Chile, placed ahead of both Château Lafite and Château Margaux in the 2004 Berlin Tasting—a milestone for the Chilean wine industry likened to the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris.

Question 9

Casablanca DO

Answer 9

Among coolest new winemaking regions of Chile. Has become Aconcagua DO’s most prominent zone and great for fresh Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay

Question 10

Central Valley DO

Answer 10

Chile’s oldest and most established winemaking region. From north to south, the DO’s subregions are Maipo Valley, Rapel Valley, Curicó, and Maule Valley.

Question 11

Maipo Valley

Answer 11

Chile’s most famous winemaking area, and the classic region in the country for Cabernet Sauvignon. Due to its proximity to Santiago, many of Chile’s established houses are based in the region, including Concha y Toro (Chile’s largest producer), Santa Rita, and Cousiño Macul. Cabernet thrives on the well-drained, low slopes of the Andes

Question 12

Rapel Valley

Answer 12

South of Maipo, divided into Cachapoal and Colchagua. Cabernet Sauvignon lead grape, Merlot second, Carmenère is growing in importance, and may soon eclipse Merlot as the valley’s second most cultivated grape.

Question 13

Apalta

Answer 13

In Eastern Colchagua is the source of Casa Lapostolle’s “Clos Apalta” and Viña Montes “Alpha M,” two of Chile’s iconic Bordeaux-style blends.

Question 14

Where are the Maule Valley and Curico

Answer 14

Central Valley DO. Maule, one of Chile’s largest regions, has much more vineyard acreage than the Maipo Valley, but the quality is variable. Curicó, achieved recognition when Miguel Torres set up here in the late 1970s

Question 15

Southern Regions DO

Answer 15

Itata, Bio Bio and Malleco, Pais and Muscat de Alexandria most planted

Question 16

Costa, Entre Cordilleras, and Andes

Answer 16

Producers may now append pre-existing DOs with one of these three new designations, 85% of the grapes must be harvested in the appropriate region.

Question 17

Bonarda

Answer 17

Argentina’s second most planted grape, is genetically Savoie’s Corbeau—Charbono in the US

Question 18

Pedro Gimenez

Answer 18

Unrelated to Spain’s Pedro Ximenez, blending grape for bulk wine. Argentina’s most planted variety

Question 19

Torrontes

Answer 19

Argentina’s secondmost planted white grape variety

Question 20

What is the top grape in the Northern region of Salta

Answer 20

Torrontes

Question 21

Cuyo

Answer 21

Comprises the wine-producing provinces of La Rioja, San Juan and Mendoza

Question 22

What are the top two largest wine producing regions in Argentina

Answer 22

Mendoza and San Juan

Question 23

Divisions of Mendoza

Answer 23

Northern, Central (Upper), Southern, and Eastern sectors, and the Uco Valley—a western subregion and home to the province’s highest vineyards

Question 24

Mendoza soil type

Answer 24

Loose, alluvial sand over clay, a structure that, when coupled with the gale-force Zonda wind, helps to keep phylloxera and other diseases at bay. As in Chile, almost all vines in Mendoza are planted on their own rootstock. The climate is desert-like

Question 25

Most planted grape in Mendoza

Answer 25

Malbec

Question 26

What are the two DOCs of Argentina

Answer 26

Lujan de Cuyo and San Rafael, only used for Malbec

Question 27

What are the two winemaking provinces of Patagonia

Answer 27

Río Negro and Neuquén. Torrontés and Sémillon perform well in the chalky soils and longer growing seasons, although cool-climate, elegant versions of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir are promising. Bodegas Chacra, (started by Sassicaia’s founding family) rapidly emerged as Patagonia’s most famous estate in the mid-2000s, selling Río Negro Pinot Noir

Question 28

Rio Grande do Sul

Answer 28

Southern Brazilian state on the Argentinean border.
Serra Gaúcha is the most developed viticultural region and accounts for approximately 90% of Brazilian wine. Vale dos Vinhedos, a subregion within Serra Gaúcha, received Brazil’s first Origin Indication in 2002.

Question 29

Harriague

Answer 29

Tannat in Uruguay, dominant red varietal in Uruguay

Question 30

Don Melchor is made by what producer

Answer 30

Concha y Toro

Question 31

Clos Apalta is made by what producer

Answer 31

Casa Lapostolle

Question 32

Sena is made by what prodcuer

Answer 32

Errazuriz Sena

Question 33

Purple Angel is made by what producer

Answer 33

Vina Montes

Question 34

Maipo vs Maipu

Answer 34

Maipo Valley is the most famous winemaking area in Chile, it is in the Central Valley surrounding Santiago; Maipu is a department in Central Mendoza in Argentina that produces some of the best Malbec in the country

Question 35

What are the sub regions of Valle central

Answer 35

Maipo, Rapel (cachapoal, colchagua) Curico, Maule

Question 36

What are the wine regions of Chile from North to South

Answer 36

Atacama

Coquimbo (Elqui, Limari)

Aconcagua (Aconcagua, Casablanca, San Antonio, Leyda)

Valle Central (Maipo, Rapel, Curico, Maule

Sur (Itata, Bio bio, Malleco)