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1
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General Climate/Normal weather patterns

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Mediterranean. Very dry, cloudless summers. Humboldt currant bringing cold winds. Andes bringing

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Mountain names/effects

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Coastal range or cordilleras de la Costa and Andes providing buffer from humboldt winds and rain shadow. Andes to the east block any climatic effects from the eastern side.

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3 major climates from N-S

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Norte Chico (ha!), hot arid. Zona Central, Mediterranean warm. Zona Sur, cool maritime rainy.

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Meaning of Mertitime

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Influence from the sea creating little variation in weather

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5
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Why are DOs named the way they are?

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A combination of adjacent rivers and Political boundaries. Pretty neat, naming you regions after rivers. Pretty neat indeed.

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***Foreign winery projects (e.g. Sena with Mondavi/Errazuriz)

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  • Vina Haras de Pirque (Antinori/Matte family)
  • Miguel Torres
  • Los Vascos (Lafite Rothschild)
  • Domain Paul Bruno (Bruno prats part owner of Clos d’Estournel and Paul Pontallier of Margaux)
  • Almaviva (Concha y Toro and Mouton Rothschild)
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What is El Nino’s effect on South America?

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It’s a warming of the Humboldt Current, lasting about a year, happens every three years or so. Drastically increases rain fall in normally arid regions. Warms Pacific coastline. Fucks up the fishes.

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8
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How does Chile’s Costa vineyards differ from the Entre Cordilleras and Andes vineyards?

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The lack of moderating influences creates more erratic weather patterns.

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9
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Permitted grapes and most planted grapes (red/white)

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Red:
Cab Sauv,
Cab Franc
Carmenere
Cot/Malbec
Mouvedre
Nebbiolo
Petite Verdot
Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris
Sangiovese
Syrah
Verdot 
Zinfandel

White:

  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Gewurtz
  • Marsanne
  • Moscatel (Muscat) de Alejandria
  • Moscatel Rosada
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Reisling
  • Roussane
  • Sauv Blanc
  • Semillon
  • Torontel (Torrontes Synonym)
  • Viognier
  • Pedro Ximenez
Red amount planted
Cab Sauv
Merlot 
Carmenere
Syrah
Pais

White amount planted
Sauv Blanc
Chardonnay
Pisco/table grapes in the north

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10
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What is Torontel?

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Torrontes Synonym

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Why is carmenere more suited to Chile than France?

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It is very difficult to graft onto other rootstocks. Chile is, for the time being, phyloxra free

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12
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What are carmenere’s parents?

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Fer and Hondarribi Beltza

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13
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Where is Puemo, what are a few bottles from there?

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Cachapoal. Known for Carmenere. Concha y Toro’s “Carmin de Puemo” and Errazuriz’s “Kai”

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14
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All Region Viticola

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Atacama

Coquimbo

Aconcagua

Valle Central

Sur

Austral

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15
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All of the sub regions in the Viticola containing Vale de Choapa

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Coquimbo-
Valle de Elqui
Valle de Limari
Valle de Choapa

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The region viticola and accompanying subregions of Valle de Casablanca

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Aconcagua- 
Valle de Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca
Valle de San Antonio
     *valle de leyda
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17
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What is Atacama known for?

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Pisco/table grapes

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18
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Sauvignon vert/Friulano

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some sauvignon blanc was actually these in some cases

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19
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Newest wine region Chile (September 2017)

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Nuble, previously apart of Biobio in Sur, with 3 subregions including Itata

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20
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Itata details

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Used to be sub of Biobio, now in Nuble
Schist and granit hills, enough rain to Not need irrigation, low disease, old vines, cooling winds from Pacific
A lot of Pais, Cinsaut, Muscat of Alex
Most whites mentioned by Jancis are Chard while quality fees run from PN to Consult to Cab Sauv

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21
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Carignan likely to be found (Chile)

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Valle de Maule,

Northern half of DO is much warmer than South, which bunts up against Itata

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22
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What is Settesoli?

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Co-op in Sicily overseen by Pedro Parra

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23
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torrontes parents

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Criolla Chica X Muscat of Alexandria

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24
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from which area does most Brazilian wine come

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Serra Gaucha of Rio Grande do sul near argentina’s border

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25
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What is Harriague

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tannat syn Uruguay

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26
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Tannat syn Uruguay

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Harriague

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27
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what did Don Pascual Harriague do

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Introduced tannat to uruguay

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28
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who introduced tannat to Uruguay?

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Don pascual Harriague

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29
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what is Serra gaucha?

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subregion of Rio grande do sul where 90% of Brazilian wine comes from

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Sub region of Rio grande do sul

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Serra Gaucha

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31
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most planted grape Brazil

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Isabel

85%

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32
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only DO Brazil

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Vale dos Vinhedos

2002

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33
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what is Vale dos Vinhedos

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Subregrion of Serra Gaucha

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34
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subregion of Serra Gaucha

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Vale dos Vinhedos DO

Brazil

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35
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where is Planalto Catarinese

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north of Rio Grande del sul
high altitude
best place for Sauv bIanc and pinot noir
BRAZIL

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36
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Brazil region bordering Uruguay

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Campanha

great producers Moving here, limestone, granite, drier

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37
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What is fronteira

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another name for Campanha

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38
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Region just south of serra do sudeste

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campanha

granite, limestone, dry, investment

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39
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in which Brazilian region might you find Sauv blanc

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planalto catarinese
high elevation
north of Serra do sudeste

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40
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where do they harvest twice a year?

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Val do Sao Francisco

NE Brazil

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41
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what is val do Sao Francisco

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NE region in brazil, 2 harvests a year

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42
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If something is stated on label (vintage, grape, etc.) of Chilean wine, how much will it be?

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75%
75% rule established 95
many wineries opt for EU 85%

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43
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Almaviva beets

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Rothschild and Concha Y Toro

Puente Alto

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44
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Clos Apalta beets

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Merlot driven
Casa Lapostolle
colchagua valley
biodynamic

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45
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vinedo chadwick beets

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Vina Errazuriz
100% Cab
Puente Alto
2004 Berlin tasting winner

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46
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Don Melchor beets

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Concha y Toro
Cab Sauv and Franc
Puente alto

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47
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Sena beets

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Errazuriz and Mondavi

Aconcagua

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48
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Casa real beets

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100% Cab
Carneros Viejo vineyard in Maipo
Santa Rita

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49
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Piedra Infinita beets

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Zuccardi Malbec
Valle de Uco
paraje Altamira

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50
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Where are you likely to find Syrah in Chile

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Coquimbo, on high altitude slopes in Elqui

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51
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Where will you find Chard in Coquimbo

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Limari,

on the coast with limestone soil

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52
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Limari beets

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subzone of Coquimbo

coastal, limestone, chardonnay

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53
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Elqui beets

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Coquimbo subzone

high elevation syrah best

54
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sub regions of Coquimbo

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Limari
Elqui
Choapa

55
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what is choapa

A

subregion of Coquimbo

56
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Iconic wine of Aconcagua

A

Sena in Panquehue commune in Valle de Aconcagua by Errazuriz/Mondavi

57
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Panquehue beets

A

DO area of Valle de Aconcagua
entre cordilleras
Sena comes from here

58
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Subs of Aconcagua

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Valle de Casablanca
Valle del Aconcagua
Valle de San Antonio (sub: valle de leyda)

59
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Main subs of valle central

A

Curico
Maipo
Maule
Rapel

60
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subs of curico

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in Valle central
Valle de Lontue
Valle de Teno

61
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subs of Maule

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in Valle central
valle de claro
valle del Ioncomilla
valle del tutuven

62
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subs of valle de rapel

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in valle central
valle de colchagua
Valle del cachapoal

63
Q

Subs of Sur DO

A

Valle del Bio bio
Valle del itata
Valle del malleco

64
Q

where is valle del Bio bio

A

Sur DO

65
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where Valle del itata

A

Sur DO

66
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where is Valle del malleco

A

Sur DO

67
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where is valle del colchagua

A

valle del rapel (in valle central)

68
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where is Valle del cachapoal

A

valle del rapeI (in Valle central)

69
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where’s valle de tutuven

A

Maule, Valle central

70
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Where is valle del clero

A

Maule, valle central

71
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where is valle del loncomillo

A

Maule, Valle central

72
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Where is panquehue

A

Valle del Aconcagua in Aconcagua

sena from here

73
Q

where is errazuriz based

A

Valle de Aconcagua

74
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locations of Aconcagua’s DOs

A

Valle de Aconcagua is inland (panquehue is moderate meso in very hot Do)
Casa Blanca . and San Antonio are coastal

75
Q

where in Chile is sauv blanc most prominent

A

Valle de Casablanca

coastal DO of Aconcagua

76
Q

Valle de San Antonio deets

A

Whites and some PN

cool coastal DO below SB focused valle de Casa blanca in Aconcagua

77
Q

Valle de Casablanca beets

A

SB focused coastal DO in Aconcagua

78
Q

Valle central subs N-S

A

Maipo valley
Rapel Valley
Curico
Maule Valley

79
Q

Name 2 iconic wines from Apalta, where is it

A 
Clos Apalta (lapostolle)
Aplha M (vina Montes) in Eastern Colchagua, Valle delRapel
80
Q

Purple Angel beets

A

Colchagua Carmenere made by Vina Montes

81
Q

2 wines Made by Vina Montes

A

Alpha M, apalta Bord blend

Purple Angel, colchagua Carmenere

82
Q

where is cafayate

A

department in Salta

83
Q

What is “Crios” where is it from

A

Torrontes, Susana Balbo

Cafayate, Salta

84
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Name 3 wineries in Cafayate

A

Susana Balbos “Crios”
Etchart
Yacochuya

85
Q

subs of north region

A

Salta
Tucuman
Catamarca
Juyjuy

86
Q

Subs of Cuyo

A

La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza

87
Q

Most planted grape of La Rioja

A

Torrontes

88
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2 regions that specialize Torrontes

A

La Rioja

Cafayete (salta)

89
Q

Where is famatina Valley

A

region in La Rioja

90
Q

Best region of La Rioja

A

Famatina

91
Q

Where is Uco Valley

A

in Mendoza

92
Q

Sub regions of Mendoza

A 
Sectors: 
 Northern
Central
Southern
Eastern
Uco Valley
93
Q

How are subregions of Mendoza organized

A

Sectors, NSE

plus Central and Uco Valley

94
Q

Why is phyloxera at bay in Argentina

A

Alluvial sand (over clay) and Zonda winds

95
Q

Where is Maipu?

A

department in central Mendoza

96
Q

2 DOC of argentine

A

Lujan de Cuyo

San Rafael

97
Q

Subs of Central Mendoza

A

Godoy Cruz
Lujan de Cuyo (Doc)
Maipu

98
Q

Where is Lujan de Cuyo

A

Central Mendoza

99
Q

where is San rafaeI

A

Southern Mendoza

100
Q

where is Maipu

A

Central Mendoza

101
Q

Where is Godoy Cruz

A

Central Mendoza

102
Q

DOC in central Mendoza

A

Lujan de Cuyo

103
Q

Where is lunlunta

A

IG in Maipu, Central Mendoza

104
Q

What is Dominio del Plata

A

Susana Balbo estate

105
Q

Where is Paraje Altamira is? Something special

A

super sub of Uco Valley

Zuccardi’s Piedra Infinita is based here

106
Q

Name a sub of Uco Valley

A

Paraje AItamira

107
Q

Who makes Finca Altamira

A

Achaval ferrer

108
Q

Where is Rio Negro

A

Patagonia

109
Q

Where Neuquén

A

Patagonia

110
Q

Where is La Pampa

A

Patagonia

111
Q

Name 2 producers in Rio negro

A

Bodegas Chacra

Bodega Noemia

112
Q

Where is Bodega Noemi

A

Rio negro

113
Q

Where is Bodegas Chacra

A

Rio negro

114
Q

Where is Alto Valle de Rio Negro

A

Rio negro

115
Q

top site of Rio Negro

A

Alto Valle de Rio Negro

116
Q

Name a top PN from Argentina

A

Cincuenta y Cinco
Bodega Chacra
Alto Valle de Rio Negro

117
Q

Who makes Cincuenta y Cinco

A

Bodega Chacra
100% PN
Alto Valle de Rio Negro

118
Q

treinta y dos beets

A

top PN from Bodega Chacra in Alto Valle de Rio Negro
planted 1935
12% ish alcohol

119
Q

Paul Hobbs project Argentina

A

Vina Cobos

120
Q

What is the are known as “Primera Zona”

A

Lujan de Cuyo (Doc)
Maipu Valley
both in Central Mendoza

121
Q

Where is an area in Mendoza known for higher acid in Reds

A

Uco Valley

122
Q

An Argentinian region within which more Syrah than Malbec

A

San Juan

123
Q

Where is Colume Altura Maxima

A

Salta

124
Q

name of highest vineyard Argentina

A

Colume Altura Maxima

125
Q

What happened to Argentina in 1700’s that fucked wine production

A

1767 the Jesuits were expelled from Spain and its colonies by royal decree and their estates were either abandoned or seized

126
Q

Is Chaptalization allowed in Argentina?

A

No

127
Q

Which Argentinian region directly across from Santiago

A

Mendoza

128
Q

Mountain bordering Mendoza

A

Mnt. Aconcagua

129
Q

Central Mendoza regions

A

Primera Zone
Lujan de Cuyo
Maipu

130
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does Chile have Phylox

A

Nope

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