Uruguay

Question 1

Name the sub-regions of Uruguay

Answer 1

Canelones
Montevideo
Maldonado
Colonia
Duranzo
Florida
Paysandu
Rivera
Salto
San Jose

Question 2

Which is the major sub-region of Uruguay?

Answer 2

Canelones followed by Maldonado and Montevideo

Question 3

Which is the wine regulatory Board of Uruguay?

Answer 3

VCP (Vino de Calidad Preferente)

Question 4

Which is the flagship grape of Uruguay and where its grown?

Answer 4

Tannat and it grows along the west banks of river Plate and its estuary close to the Atlantic Ocean

Question 5

Uruguay is in which place in terms of production in South America?

Answer 5

4th

Question 6

When and who brought the first Tannat grapes in Uruguay?

Answer 6

The first Tannat vines to arrive here were shipped across the Atlantic by 19th Century settlers from the Basque country by Don Pascual Harriague

Question 7

Synonim of Tannat?

Answer 7

Harriague

Question 8

Uruguay’s topography?

Answer 8

generally is flat with the highest point at 500m called Cerro Catedral

Question 9

Canelones is responsible for?

Answer 9

60% of production

Question 10

Uruguay’s latitudes?

Answer 10

30º-35º South Latitude

Question 11

Uruguay’s climate and soils?

Answer 11

Sub-tropical temperate maritime climate with clay heavier soils in the flat plains with limestone and calcaerous deposits

Question 12

Uruguay produces mainly?

Answer 12

red wines 80%

Question 13

Most planted grapes of Uruguay?

Answer 13

Tannat, followed by Black Muscat (Muscat de Hamburg), Merlot, Ugni Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
Other grapes include Albarino, Pinot Noir, Marselan, Cabernet Franc, Viognier, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Saquvignon Blanc

Question 14

90% of the vineyards are located?

Answer 14

To the south part

Question 15

Name some top producers of Uruguay

Answer 15

Bodega Garzón
Artesana
Familia Deicas
Bodega Cerro Chapeu
Pisano or Bodega Bouza

Question 16

Which is the rising star white grape of Uruguay?

Answer 16

Albarino

Question 17

Which is a new coastal emerging region in Uruguay and its soils, climate and varieties?

Answer 17

Maldonado, The soils are poor, with better drainage, and have a mix of granite, volcanic, rocky, and sandy soils. The climate is fresher with a stronger maritime influence and the hills are higher, meaning the cooler temperatures and wind reduce the humidity and can help make more aromatic wines with higher acidity and better vine health.

Varieties range from fresh whites like Albariño, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling, through to light reds like Pinot Noir and Sangiovese, and darker reds like Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Tannat, of course

Question 18

Name the two levels of classification for Uruguay wines

Answer 18

Vino de calidad preferente (VCP), a “quality wine” category. Wines must be made from Vitis vinifera varieties and are required to be sold in bottles of 75 cl or smaller.

Vino común (VC), a “table wine” category. VC wines are often sold in demijohns and tetra paks, and much of it is rosé

Question 19

Which is the capital city of Uruguay?

Answer 19

Montevideo and it is also the smallest

Question 20

Name a top producer from Montevideo

Answer 20

Bouza

Question 21

Canelones main grape?

Answer 21

the highest plantings of Tannat on earth

Question 22

Name a producer that pioneered Canelones and when

Answer 22

The Carrau family, one of Uruguay’s wine pioneers, has had vineyards in this region since 1930, planted with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay, as well as the northern Italian classics Nebbiolo and Marzemino

Question 23

Colonia is mostly known for?

Answer 23

It is best known for red wines from Cabernet Sauvignon and Tannat grown in its riverside vineyards

Question 24

Name a top producer from Maldonado

Answer 24

Bodegas Garzon

Question 25

Name 2 top producers from Canelones

Answer 25

Artesana and Bodegas Carrau

Question 26

Which grape produces brandy in Uruguay?

Answer 26

Ugni Blanc

Question 27

Tannat is often blended with?

Answer 27

Merlot