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

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Trapiche, run by Tiburcio Benegas in 1885.

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

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Name four major wineries owned by Argentinian families

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Catena
Luigi Bosca
Zuccardi
Peñaflor

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What is Paul Hobbs’s Argentina project?

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Viña Cobos (Lujan de Cuyo)

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Who collaborates on Altos Las Hormigas?

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Alberto Antonini and Pedro Parra

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

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Catena, 1902

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

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Susana Balbo (the Crios wines).
Michel Rolland; Etchart (Pernod Ricard)
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Three other key producers of Salta

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Colomé
El Porvenir
San Pedro de Yacochuya
Michel Torino (Peñaflor)
Domingo Molina
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Name two producers in Catamarca

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Don Diego

Tizac - Cabernet de los Andes (Luigi Bosca)

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Name two producers in La Rioja

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

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Three producers in San Juan

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Bodegas Callia, Finca las Moras, Graffigna

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Luján de Cuyo: Major Producers

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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

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Maipú: Major Producers

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

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Uco: Major Producers

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

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

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

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NQN, Fin del Mundo, Familia Schroeder

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Who owns DiamAndes?

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Malartic Lagraviere

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Who owns Bodega Piedra Negra?

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François Lurton

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Who owns Etchart?

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Pernod Ricard

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Where is Chandon Argentina?

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In Lujan de Cuyo; grapes come from Uco

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

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Michel Rolland

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

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21
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Who owns Colomé? Outside of Mendoza, where do they farm vines?

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Hess Group

Salta

22
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Who is the owner and winemaker at Dominio del Plata?

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Susana Balbo

23
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Who owns Graffigna?

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Pernod Ricard

24
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Name three wineries owned by Grupo Peñaflor

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Las Moras (San Juan)
Michel Torino/El Esteco (Cafayate)
Trapiche (Mendoza)
Andean Viñas (Lujan de Cuyo)
Santa Ana (Mendoza)
Mumm Argentina (Uco)
25
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La Posta is an extension of what estate?

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Catena Zapata

26
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Who owns Terrazas de los Andes?

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LVMH

27
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Who produces Altura Maxima?

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Colomé

3100M in Uco

28
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Who produces Estiba Reservada?

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

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What are the wines of Achaval Ferrer?

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

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What are the wines of Vina Cobos?

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Cobos Malbec
Cobos Volturno (Cab Sauv base)
Bramare (appellation wines)
Bramare Single Vineyards: Zingaretti, Rebon, Touza, Marchiori
Cocodrilo (Cab Sauv + Malbec)
Felino (varietal wines)
31
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What is the blend for Nicolas Catena Zapata

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Cab Sauv + Malbec

32
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Which three wineries account for 85% of domestic consumption in Chile?

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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.

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Who owns Los Vascos?

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Domaine Barons de Rothschild-Lafite (1988)

34
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Who created Viña Aquitania?

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

35
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Seña is a collaboration between whom?

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Eduardo Chadwick (Errazuriz) and Robert Mondavi, 1995.
Owned wholly by Chadwick since 2005.
36
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Who collaborates on Aristos?

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Louis-Michel Liger-Belair and Pedro Parra

37
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Which Chablisienne producer has a Chilean outpost?

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William Fèvre - William Fèvre Chile

38
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Name two high end Carmenere bottlings

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Errázuriz “Kai” (Aconcagua)

Concha y Toro “Carmín de Peumo” (Rapel)

39
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What is Chile’s largest producer? What is their flagship wine?

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Concha y Toro
Don Melchor (Cab Sauv, Puente Alto, Maipo)
40
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What is Almaviva?

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

41
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Name three brands owned by Concha y Toro

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Serie Riberas
Terrunyo
Gravas del Maipo
Casillero del Diablo
Trio
Marquest de Casa Concha
Amelia
Don Melchor
Carmin de Peumo
42
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Name two wines from Malleco

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Clos des Fous Latuffa Pinot Noir

Viña Aquitania Sol de Sol (Chardonnay and Pinot Noir)

43
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What wine currently comes out of Austral?

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

44
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Where is the world’s southernmost vineyard?

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

45
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Name five wines originating in the Alto Maipo

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Don Melchor (Concha y Toro)
Almaviva
Viñedo Chadwick (Errazuriz)
Antiyal (Alvaro Espinosa, Carmenere, Cab Sauv, Syrah)
Casa Real (Santa Rita)
46
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What is significant about the soils of Puente Alto? What significant wines originate in this area?

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Particularly gravelly, caused early international exposure.

Don Melchor, Viñedo Chadwick, Almaviva

47
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Name five major producers in Colchagua

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

48
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Which two high end Carmenere bottlings appellate as DO Peumo? Why is this notable?

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Herencia (Santa Carolina)
Carmín de Peumo (Concha y Toro)

Areas are rarely used for labeling, as zones generally have broader recognition.

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Apalta: Top Wines

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

50
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Important producers in Curicó

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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.

51
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What is VIGNO, and what requirements surround it?

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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

52
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Name three VIGNO producers

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

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