Argentina Flashcards
(98 cards)
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Where is located Tupungato IG?
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- Argentina, Cuyo, Mendoza, Uco Valley
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Important river in Uco Valley
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- Tunuyan river
3
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What’s the dry & warm wind in Argentina?
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- Zonda wind
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What is the minimum aging for a reserva wines in Argentina?
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- Reserva 6 months (white) 1 year (red)
- must be a premium grape variety and yields are controlled
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What is the minimum aging for a Gran reserva wines in Argentina?
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- Gran Reserva 1 year (white) 2 years (red)
- must be a premium grape variety and yields are controlled
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Who produce La Delfina?
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- Susana Balbo
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What are the three types of Torrontés?
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- Torrontés Riojano (considered as the finest)
- Torrontés Sanjuanino
- Torrontés Mendocino
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What are the two DOCs in Argentina?
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- Luján de Cuyo
- San Rafael
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What is the crossing of Torrontés Riojano?
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- Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria
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What are the four regions of North Region?
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- Salta
- Catamarca
- Tucuman
- Jujuy
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Where is located Calchaquí Valley?
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- Argentina
- North region,
- The Valles Calchaquíes are not a province; however, the IG includes the following departments in Salta, Catamarca, and Tucumán: La Viña, San Carlos, Cafayate, Molinos, Santa María, and Tafí. In 2019, the Valles Calchaquíes IG included 4,226 hectares
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Who produced the Finca Altura Máxima cuvée?
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- Bodega Colomé, highest elevation in Argentina, second in the world, in Valles Calchaquies IG
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Belén, Pomán, Santa Maria, Tinogasta are subregions of which region?
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- North region, Catamarca
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What are the five subregions of Salta?
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- Cafayate
- Molinos
- El Arenal
- San Carlos
- Cachi
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Where is located Adrianna Vineyard?
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- Cuyo, Mendoza, Uco Valley, Tupungato IG, Gualtallary
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True of False, most of the vines in Mendoza are grafted
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- False, almost all vines are planted on their own rootstock in Mendoza
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What are the four regions in Cuyo?
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- La Rioja
- San Juan
- Mendoza
- San luis
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What is the oldest wine region in Argentina?
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- Cuyo, La Rioja
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What are the three subregions of La Rioja?
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- Famatima Valley
- Chilecito
- Felipe Varela
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What is the most important subregion of San Juan?
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- Tulum
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What are the regions in Patagonia?
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- La Pampa
- Neuquen
- Rio Negro
- Chubut
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Where is located the Paraje Altamira IG?
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- Cuyo, Mendoza, Uco Valley, San Carlos, within La Consulta
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What is the estate of Susana Balbo?
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- Dominio del Plata
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What are the subregions of Uco Valley?
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- Tupungato
- Tunuyán
- San Carlos
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Who is producing... Ben Marco Los Chacayes (extra point with the location)
- Susana Balbo, Vista Flores IG in Tunuyán
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Who is producing... Finca Mirador and Finca Bella Vista?
- Achaval-Ferrer
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Who is producing... Terroir Los Miradores?
- Luigi Bosca
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True of False, Cheval des Andes is a blended cuvée
- True, Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon based blend with estate fruit coming from different area in Mendoza.
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Cheval des Andes is a collaboration between with estates?
- Château Cheval Blanc & Terrazas de Los Andes
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Who is producing a range of single vineyard Malbec name Aluvional?
- Zuccardi
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What is the average price of the cuvée Finca Piedra Infinita from Zuccardi?
- 225 $ retail in SAQ
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What is the oldest family-owned winery?
- Luigi Bosca
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What is the second estate of Luigi Bosca in Catamarca?
- Cabernet de los Andes
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Where are located Bodea Noemía and Bodegas Chacra?
- Patagonia, Río Negro
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Bodega Noemía is associated with which Italian Family?
- Countess Noemi Marone Cinzano
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Who established Bodegas Chacra?
- Piero Incisa della Rochetta, granchildren of Marco Inciso della Rochetta (Sassicaia)
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Between 2015, 2016 and 2017, which vintage is considered as the best in Argentina
- 2017
16 and 15 were rainy years
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The first commercial vineyard in Argentina was planted in which century?
- 17th century
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Charbono in the United States is better known as _____ in Argentina
- Bonarda
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What is the average elevation range for vineyards in Argentina?
- 500 - 1,500 meters
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What is Furrow irrigation?
- irrigation that redirects river water by digging channels through the vineyard.
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What year was Geographical Indication system created in Argentina?
- 1999
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Who is the producer of "Estrella?"
- Weinert
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Which rivers flows through San Juan (Argentina) ?
- Río Desaguadero
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Tinogasta is located in which region?
- Catamarca
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The passing of the _____ Act in 1853 led to rapid development of Argentina's wine industry.
- Water
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What is the grape parentage of Malbec?
- Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes
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________ is an active volcano in Mendoza.
- Tupungatito
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Which clone of Chardonnay is most prominent in Argentina? Where it has been developed?
- Mendoza Clone, developed at the University of Davis in California
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Where is located Vista Flores IG?
- Valle de Uco IG, in Tunuyan IG
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Where is located Las Compuertas IG?
- Lujan de Cuyo DOC
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Where is located El Paraíso IG?
- Maipú IG
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Name the four winemaking regions of Argentina.
- Center region
- Cuyo IG
- North Region
- Patagonia IG
- Atlantic Region (unofficial)
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The biggest wine region of Argentina in ha planted ?
- Mendoza
- 75 % of the plantings of the country
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Is there more White or Rosé planted in Argentina ?
- Rosé
- 23,6 % of the plantings of the ccountry
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Name the three principal Rosé grapes of Argentina ?
- Criolla Chica
- Criolla Grande
- Cereza
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Name the most planted grape of Argentina ? and the second ?
- Malbec (22%)
- Cereza (13%)
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The climate of San Juan IG ?
- Desert-like
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Winemaking provinces of Northen Region (Argentina) ?
- Catamarca IG
- Jujuy IG
- Salta IG
- Tucuman IG
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Between Salta IG and Jujuy IG, which one reach highest elevation ?
- Jujuy IG
- 1250 – 3329 meters above sea level
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Winemaking regions of Patagonia IG ?
- La Pampa
- Neuquén IG
- Rio Negro IG
- Chubut (zones within Chubut : Trevelin IG)
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Winemaking regions of Atlantic Region in Argentina ?
- Buenos Aires
- Chapadmalal IG
- Villa Ventana IG
- Médanos IG
- Balcarce IG
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Name the important wind of Argentina.
- Zonda
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Highest vineyard of Argentina ?
- Colomé Estate
- Salta IG
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Other names for Bonarda ?
- Corbeau (Savoie)
- Charbono (USA)
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Argentina most planted white grape ?
- Pedro Gimenez
- For bulk wine or concentrate
- Unrelated to Pedro Ximenez of Spain
- Followed by Torrontés, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc
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Why do we find the best expression of torrontes planted in altitude ?
- At lower elevation it is prone to high alcohol level
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Who produce the cuvée ‘Crios’, a widely exported hallmark of Torrontès ?
- Susana Balbo
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Where do we find Etchart and Yacochuya winery ?
- Cafayate IG
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How is called the traditional form of irrigation in Mendoza ?
- Furrow irrigation
- Rivers' water, swelled by Andes snowmelt, is directed through the vineyards in channels
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Name the two DOC of Argentina.
- Luyan de Cuyo DOC
- San Rafael DOC
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Where, in Argentina, do we find a great expression of Chenin Blanc ?
- Southern Mendoza
- San Rafael DOC
- General Alvear IG
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Which grape is in the bottle of the super-premium Rio Negro wine made by Sassicaia’s family project
- Pinot Noir
- At Bodegas Chacra
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Who produce those top cuvées : Nicasia – Adrianna ?
- Catena Zapata
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Who produce those top cuvées : Finca Mirador – Finca Bella Vista – Quimera ?
- Achavel-Ferrer
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Which estate is named ‘Finca Altura Maxima’ ?
- Bodega Colomé
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Which estate produce top cuvées : Aluvional La Consulta – Aluvional Vista Flores ?
- Familia Zuccardi
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What is the partnership behind Cheval des Andes winery ?
- Cheval Blanc (St.Émilion)
- Terrazas de los Andes (LVMH)
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When a train happened to connect Mendoza region to the capital Buenos Aires ?
- 1885
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What are the three variants of Torrontès ?
- Riojano
- Sanjuanino
- Mendocino
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Parents of Malbec ?
- Prunelard x Magdeleine Noire des Charentes
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Which grape is referred as ‘Douce Noire’ ?
- Bonarda
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Those sub-regions belongs to wich Argentinian IG : Molinos – Cachi ?
- Salta IG
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Who is Michel Pouget ?
- French agronomist
- Brought the first Malbec in mid-1800s
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Another name for Criolla Chica ?
- Mission
- Listan Prieto
- Pais
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Other name for Tannat (in Uruguay) ?
- Harriague
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Where is located 25 de Mayo district?
- La Pampa
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Where can we find the districts Vistalba, Perdriel, Agrelo?
- Luján de Cuyo
- Argentina
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What are the three most planted red grapes in Argentina?
- Malbec
- Bonarda
- Cabernet Sauvignon
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How many hectares are planted in Mendoza?
- 150 000 hectares
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Where are located the estates Etchart and Yacochuya?
- Cafayate
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What is the most planted grape of Famatina Valley?
- Torrontés, followed by Malbec
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What is the other name of Central Mendoza?
- Primera Zona
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What grape varieties are allowed in Lujan de Cuyo?
- Malbec
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Which winery was the first project Michel Rolland worked in Argentina?
- Etchart in Cafayate
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At which moment of the year the Zonda wind comes from the Andes and what stage of the growing season it can impact?
- Spring and early summer
- it can affect the flowering
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What causes the diurnal shifts in Valle de Cafayate?
- Elevation
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What is most often used to prevent hail damage in vineyards in Argentina?
- Hail nets
