South America Producers

Question 1

Which winery pioneered quality grape growing in Argentina, and when? What specific practice did it introduce?

Answer 1

Trapiche, run by Tiburcio Benegas in 1885.

Introduced planting varieties in separate block rather than as field blends.

Question 2

Name four major wineries owned by Argentinian families

Answer 2

Catena
Luigi Bosca
Zuccardi
Peñaflor

Question 3

What is Paul Hobbs’s Argentina project?

Answer 3

Viña Cobos (Lujan de Cuyo)

Question 4

Who collaborates on Altos Las Hormigas?

Answer 4

Alberto Antonini and Pedro Parra

Question 5

Who was the first to plant vineyards in Mendoza, and when?

Answer 5

Catena, 1902

Question 6

Who is the most widely exported producer in Cafayate? What prominent french winemaker consults on a project there (and what is it called)?

Answer 6

Susana Balbo (the Crios wines).
Michel Rolland; Etchart (Pernod Ricard)

Question 7

Three other key producers of Salta

Answer 7

Colomé
El Porvenir
San Pedro de Yacochuya
Michel Torino (Peñaflor)
Domingo Molina

Question 8

Name two producers in Catamarca

Answer 8

Don Diego

Tizac - Cabernet de los Andes (Luigi Bosca)

Question 9

Name two producers in La Rioja

Answer 9

Cooperative La Riojana (500 growers)
Valle de la Puerta
San Huberto

Question 10

Three producers in San Juan

Answer 10

Bodegas Callia, Finca las Moras, Graffigna

Question 11

Luján de Cuyo: Major Producers

Answer 11

Achaval Ferrer, Catena Zapata, Chakana, Bressia, Domino del Plata, Belasco de Banquedano, , Enrique Foster, Bodega Norton, Bodega Vistalba, Bodegas Weinert, Cheval des Andes, Terrazas de los Andes

Question 12

Maipú: Major Producers

Answer 12

Zuccardi, Trapiche (Peñaflor), Lopez (largest winery in Argentina)

Question 13

Uco: Major Producers

Answer 13

Clos de la Siete, O. Fournier Argentina, Saltentein, DiamAndes, Mumm Argentina, Masi Tupungato

Question 14

What is Patagonia’s most famous winery? Who is behind it? What are the wines?

Answer 14

Bodegas Chacra, spearheaded by Tenuta San Guido
Treinta y Dos
Cincuenta y Cinco
Barda
Mainque (Merlot)

Question 15

Neuquen: Major Producers

Answer 15

NQN, Fin del Mundo, Familia Schroeder

Question 16

Who owns DiamAndes?

Answer 16

Malartic Lagraviere

Question 17

Who owns Bodega Piedra Negra?

Answer 17

François Lurton

Question 18

Who owns Etchart?

Answer 18

Pernod Ricard

Question 19

Where is Chandon Argentina?

Answer 19

In Lujan de Cuyo; grapes come from Uco

Question 20

Who created Clos de la Siete, and what is it?

Answer 20

Michel Rolland

A single property made up of seven previously individual wineries in the Uco (Tunuyan)

Question 21

Who owns Colomé? Outside of Mendoza, where do they farm vines?

Answer 21

Hess Group

Salta

Question 22

Who is the owner and winemaker at Dominio del Plata?

Answer 22

Susana Balbo

Question 23

Who owns Graffigna?

Answer 23

Pernod Ricard

Question 24

Name three wineries owned by Grupo Peñaflor

Answer 24

Las Moras (San Juan)
Michel Torino/El Esteco (Cafayate)
Trapiche (Mendoza)
Andean Viñas (Lujan de Cuyo)
Santa Ana (Mendoza)
Mumm Argentina (Uco)

Question 25

La Posta is an extension of what estate?

Answer 25

Catena Zapata

Question 26

Who owns Terrazas de los Andes?

Answer 26

LVMH

Question 27

Who produces Altura Maxima?

Answer 27

Colomé | 3100M in Uco

Question 28

Who produces Estiba Reservada?

Answer 28

Catena Zapata Cab Sauv, Merlot, Malbec, from Agrelo First vintage 2001, current vintage 2009

Question 29

What are the wines of Achaval Ferrer?

Answer 29

Cab Sauv and Malbec Single Vineyards: Finca Mirador, Finca Bella Vista, Finca Altamira Prestige Blend: Quimera (chosen vine by vine before harvest)

Question 30

What are the wines of Vina Cobos?

Answer 30

``` Cobos Malbec Cobos Volturno (Cab Sauv base) Bramare (appellation wines) Bramare Single Vineyards: Zingaretti, Rebon, Touza, Marchiori Cocodrilo (Cab Sauv + Malbec) Felino (varietal wines) ```

Question 31

What is the blend for Nicolas Catena Zapata

Answer 31

Cab Sauv + Malbec

Question 32

Which three wineries account for 85% of domestic consumption in Chile?

Answer 32

Concha y Toro Santa Rita San Pedro Overall, the Chilean wine industry is top-heavy, and the largest producers create and control market perceptions of Chile worldwide.

Question 33

Who owns Los Vascos?

Answer 33

Domaine Barons de Rothschild-Lafite (1988)

Question 34

Who created Viña Aquitania?

Answer 34

Bruno Prats (Cos d'Estournel) and Paul Pontarlier (Margaux)

Question 35

Seña is a collaboration between whom?

Answer 35

``` Eduardo Chadwick (Errazuriz) and Robert Mondavi, 1995. Owned wholly by Chadwick since 2005. ```

Question 36

Who collaborates on Aristos?

Answer 36

Louis-Michel Liger-Belair and Pedro Parra

Question 37

Which Chablisienne producer has a Chilean outpost?

Answer 37

William Fèvre - William Fèvre Chile

Question 38

Name two high end Carmenere bottlings

Answer 38

Errázuriz "Kai" (Aconcagua) | Concha y Toro "Carmín de Peumo" (Rapel)

Question 39

What is Chile's largest producer? What is their flagship wine?

Answer 39

``` Concha y Toro Don Melchor (Cab Sauv, Puente Alto, Maipo) ```

Question 40

What is Almaviva?

Answer 40

A joint project between Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro (think Opus One in Chile). Cabernet Sauvignon base, Puente Alto, Maipo.

Question 41

Name three brands owned by Concha y Toro

Answer 41

``` Serie Riberas Terrunyo Gravas del Maipo Casillero del Diablo Trio Marquest de Casa Concha Amelia Don Melchor Carmin de Peumo ```

Question 42

Name two wines from Malleco

Answer 42

Clos des Fous Latuffa Pinot Noir | Viña Aquitania Sol de Sol (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir)

Question 43

What wine currently comes out of Austral?

Answer 43

Casa Silva, the Lake Ranco wines (SB, Chard, PN)

Question 44

Where is the world's southernmost vineyard?

Answer 44

The commune of Chile Chico, on the edge of the glacier lake General Carrera. Farmed by Undurraga. Yet to be produced commercially.

Question 45

Name five wines originating in the Alto Maipo

Answer 45

``` Don Melchor (Concha y Toro) Almaviva Viñedo Chadwick (Errazuriz) Antiyal (Alvaro Espinosa, Carmenere, Cab Sauv, Syrah) Casa Real (Santa Rita) ```

Question 46

What is significant about the soils of Puente Alto? What significant wines originate in this area?

Answer 46

Particularly gravelly, caused early international exposure. | Don Melchor, Viñedo Chadwick, Almaviva

Question 47

Name five major producers in Colchagua

Answer 47

Cono Sur, Viu Manent, Casa Silva Lapostolle, Los Vascos, Hacienda Araucano Montes, Neyen, Koyle

Question 48

Which two high end Carmenere bottlings appellate as DO Peumo? Why is this notable?

Answer 48

Herencia (Santa Carolina) Carmín de Peumo (Concha y Toro) Areas are rarely used for labeling, as zones generally have broader recognition.

Question 49

Apalta: Top Wines

Answer 49

Clos Apalta, Casa Lapostolle, 66% Carmenere, 19% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, dry-farmed vineyard, planted 1920. Alpha M, Montes, Cab Sauv dominant BDX blend.

Question 50

Important producers in Curicó

Answer 50

San Pedro (mostly bulk wine) Miguel Torres Chile (specifically the Manso de Velasco plot, 100yo Cabernet Sauvignon) Viña Escheverría Currently, Curicó is largely given to bulk plantings.

Question 51

What is VIGNO, and what requirements surround it?

Answer 51

VIGNO is the brand trademarked by the Vignadores de Carignan in western Maule. Restricted to a delimited area Dry-farmed Minimum 30 years vine age (may be grafted) Aged 2 years before release Minimum 65% Carignan

Question 52

Name three VIGNO producers

Answer 52

``` Bravado Wines De Martino Garage Wine Company Lomas de Cauquenes Meli Miguel Torres Morande Odfjell Valdivieso Viña Roja ```