Ted - Argentina

Question 1

1. Name the 4 major winemaking regions of Argentina

Answer 1

a.Northern Region b.Center c.Cuyo d. Patagonia

Question 2

2. what are the 4 subzones of Cuyo?

Answer 2

a.La Rioja b.Mendoza c.San Juan d. San Luis - tiny region on 83 hc of vines planted

Question 3

3. Where is the Famatina Valley?

Answer 3

a.La Rioja

Question 4

4. Where is the uco Valley?

Answer 4

a. Menodza

Question 5

5. What are the Subregions of Central Mendoza?

Answer 5

a. Godoy Cruz b. Luja de Cuyo c.Maipu

Question 6

6. Where is La Consulta IG?

Answer 6

a. within San Carlos a subzone of the Valle de Uco

Question 7

Where is Valle de Tupungato?

Answer 7

a. a subzone within the valle de uco

Question 8

What are the subs of Lujan de Cuyo?

Answer 8

a. Agrelo b. Las Compuertas

Question 9

What are the subzones of Maipu?

Answer 9

a. Barrancas b. Lunluta c. Russel

Question 10

Where is th subzone of El Paraisio?

Answer 10

a. within the sub region of Maipu - without a subzone…

Question 11

Where is Salta located?

Answer 11

a. Within the Northern Region

Question 12

what is a famous sub of Salta? Name major grape and producer?

Answer 12

a. Cafayete b.Torrontes Riojano c. Susana Bilbo

Question 13

What european Grape is Bondarda ?

Answer 13

a. Corbiou of the savoie - also known as Charboner in Napa

Question 14

Define Zonda

Answer 14

a. A firece hot dry wind that blows down the andes and can strip berries.

Question 15

What are the Subzones of the Northern Region?

Answer 15

a. Catamarca b. Jujuy c. Salta d. Tucuman

Question 16

What does Reserva in Argentina infer?

Answer 16

a. 6months age for whites and 1year for reds

Question 17

What does Gran Reserva in Argentina infer?

Answer 17

a. 1 year age for whites and 2years for reds

Question 18

Name 3 producers in La salta

Answer 18

a. Columbe b. Etchart c. Susana Balbo d.Yacochuyo

Question 19

High Quality sub of la salta?

Answer 19

A.Cafayete

Question 20

What is directly south of La Salta?

Answer 20

a. Catamarca

Question 21

Name the 3 subs of Cuyo

Answer 21

A. Mendoza b. La Rioja c. San Juan

Question 22

Name the 5 subs of San Juan

Answer 22

a. tulum b. Zonda c. Ullum d. Jachal e. Fertil

Question 23

Name the subzones of Mendoza

Answer 23

a. Upper b. Eastern c. Southern d. Valle de Uco e. Central

Question 24

Which sub of Mendoza has the highest elevation vnyds?

Answer 24

a. Valle de Uco

Question 25

Two conditions of mendoza that help keep Philloxeria at bay?

Answer 25

a. Alluvial sandy soils over clay b. Dry dessert like climate and the gale force zonda

Question 26

Where is Lujan de Cuyo?

Answer 26

a. Central Mendoza

Question 27

Where is MaipU?

Answer 27

a. Central Mendoza

Question 28

What are the two DOC of Argentina?

Answer 28

a. San Rafael b. Lujan de Cuyo

Question 29

Name four producers of Mendoza

Answer 29

a. Achaval Ferrer b. Catena c. Bressia d. Trapiche

Question 30

Where is San Rafael and General Alvear?

Answer 30

a. Southern Mendoza

Question 31

Two sub zones of Patagonia?

Answer 31

a. Rio Negro b. Neuquen

Question 32

Where is La Pampa ?

Answer 32

a. Patagonia - northern portion

Question 33

Name a quality Producer of Pinot Noir in Patagonia?

Answer 33

a. Bodega Chacra - funded / founded by the family of sassicaia - winemaker is a buddy of Rajat.

Question 34

Name a quality Producer of Malbec in Patagonia?

Answer 34

a.Bodega Noemia

Question 35

what are the soil / cimate of Patagonia?

Answer 35

a. cool climate, chalky