Uruguay, Peru, Brazil, Mexico

Question 1

Peruvian Pisco distillation

Answer 1

Copper pot stills

Question 2

Uruguay name for Tannat

Answer 2

Harriague - after the guy that brought it there

Question 3

Uruguay wine law

Answer 3

1. Vino Común: common wine
2. VCP: Vino de Calidad Preferete
   - min 85% for varietal labelling
   - Vitis Vinfera
   - packaged in glass 750ml or less
   - min 10.5% ABV

• regions follow political boundaries. 16/19 make wine. Grouped into 6 sets

Question 4

Canelones

Answer 4

60% of Uruguayan production
* Canelones, Montevideo, San José = Metropolitan regions

Question 5

Uruguay climate

Answer 5

(mostly) humid maritime
* Atlantic influence
* avg 39in/yr rain
* humid
* 30 - 35ºS

Question 6

Uruguay viticultural threats

Answer 6

1. BIRDS: huge bird populations
2. Rot: very humid here
3. Fungal disease

Question 7

Tannat in Uruguay

Answer 7

1 grape

• thick skins withstand heat and humidity. Actually benefits from some humidity
• TANNINS: 5 seeds instead of the normal 2 or 3. Seeds have the most tannin

Question 8

Uruguay grapes

Answer 8

1. Tannat
2. Moscatel de Hamburg (black Muscat; used in rosé)
3. Merlot
4. Ugni Blanc
5. Cab Sauv

• Ugni Blanc, SB, CH = most planted whites
  75% of production is red

Question 9

Uruguay wine regions

Answer 9

1. Metropolitan: Canelones, Montevideo, San José
2. Coastal: Maldonado, Rocha
3. S. Riverside: Soria, Colonia
4. N. Riverside: Artigas, Salta, Paysandú
5. Northern: Rivera, Tacuerembó
6. Central: Durazno, Florida, Lavalleja, Treinta y Tres

Question 10

Uruguay producers

Answer 10

Marichal
Bodegas Garzon
Artesana
Bouza

Question 11

Brazil’s most important places for production

Answer 11

Rio Grande do Sul (state)
* Serra Gaucha subregion is the most developed within.. 90% of Brazil production
**Vale dos Vinhedos DO, Altos de Pinto Bandeira DO

Question 12

DO of Rio Grande do Sol

Answer 12

Vale dos Vinhedos DO, Altos de Pinto Bandeira DO

Question 13

Altos de Pinto Bandeira DO

Answer 13

Brazil; DO within Rio Grande do Sol (state)
* Espumante Natural: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir with max 25% of Riesling Italico
* traditional method, 12/24/36months on lees
* 520 - 770M

Question 14

Brazil Wine Law

Answer 14

IP = indication of origin
DO = wine with characteristics due to environment, both natural and human factors

Question 15

Vale dos Vinhedos DO

Answer 15

Serra Gaucha, Rio Grande de Sol
Brazil
SPARKLING: Chard/PN
WHITE: Chard/Welschriesling
RED: Merlot-based with Cab Sauv, Franc, Tannat

Brazil’s 1st origin indication (2002); became DO in 2012

Question 16

Place in Brazil that harvests 2x a year

Answer 16

São Francisco Valley

Question 17

Brazil grapes

Answer 17

Vitis vinifera:
1. Cab Sauv
2. Chard
3. Merlot
4. Moscato
5. Pinot Noir

Hybrids/Vitis Lambrusca = ~75% of vineyard area. Isabel is the most planted. Bordô also common.

Question 18

4 spirits distilled from wine

Answer 18

1. Pisco
2. Armagnac
3. Cognac
4. Brandy de Jerez

Question 19

Peruvian Pisco

Answer 19

Distilled from wine (like Cognac, etc)
* distilled 1x in copper pot still
* distilled to proof (38% to 48%). No water added
* min. 3 months aging in “non-reactive” container (no wood)

quebranta, mollar, negra criolla, uvina, italia, moscatel, torontel and albilla

Question 20

Traditional aging/storage vessel for Peruvian Pisco

Answer 20

Botijas

Question 21

Peruvian Pisco varieties

Answer 21

Non-aromatics:
1. Quebranta (most important; 80% of Pisco made with it entirely or blended)
2. Negra Criolla
3. Uvina
4. Mollar

Aromatics:
5. Moscatel
6. Torrontel
7. Italia
8. Albilla

Question 22

3 types of Peruvian Pisco

Answer 22

1. Puro Pisco: single varietal
2. Mosto Verdes: distilled from sweet (partially unfermented) wine
3. Acholados: blends of 2 or more different varieties. Blended after fermentation

Question 23

Peruvian Pisco additives

Answer 23

Literally.. nothing
No water, caramel, wood aging, etc

Question 24

Baja Mexico climate

Answer 24

Mediterranean with maritime climate

Question 25

Oldest winery in the Americas

Answer 25

Casa Madero, 1597

Question 26

states in Mexico with wine production

Answer 26

Baja California (90%)
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Zacatecas
San Luis Potosi
Guanajuato
Queretaro
Aguascalientes

Question 27

Wine production valleys of Baja California

Answer 27

Valle de Guadelupe** most important
Calafia
Santo Tomas
San Vicente
San Antonio de la Minas

Question 28

Baja California climate

Answer 28

Hot dry Mediterranean with maritime influence
* very dry - as little as 8in rain/yr in some parts

Question 29

Valle de Guadelupe

Answer 29

Key wine region in Baja California
* LA Cetto = biggest winery (produces over 1/2 of Mexican wine)
* hot dry Mediterranean climate

Cab Sauv, Merlot, Zin

Question 30

What major French company arrived in Brazil in the 1970’s, marking the beginning of the industry’s modernization?

Answer 30

Moet et Chandon

Question 31

What is Brazil’s first DO?

Answer 31

Vale dos Vinhedos, located in the celebrated Serra Gaúcha region

Question 32

Pinto Bandeiro DO features what style of wine?

Answer 32

Sparkling - this is the first sparkling wine-specific appellation outside of Europe
(Brazil)

Question 33

Brazil’s Riesling Itálico is actually ____________?

Answer 33

Welschriesling

Question 34

What 3 varieties dominate over 3/4 of Brazil’s planted vines?

Answer 34

Isabel
Niagara
Bordô

Question 35

What is Brazil’s most planted variety?

Answer 35

Isabel

Question 36

What is Brazil’s most planted vinifera variety?

Answer 36

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 37

Where would you find the majority of Brazilian Tannat plantings?

Answer 37

In Serra do Sudeste and Campanha Gaúcha, at the southern tip where naturally.. the grape migrated from Uruguay

Question 38

Ica Valley

Answer 38

Heartland of Peruvian Pisco