Argentina

Question 1

Argentina

Answer 1

SA’s largest wine-prod country
5th largest prod wolrd
E Side of the Andes = rainshadow

climate: very dry, arid
tpopo: environ 3000 feet above sea level = key to sucess!

white: torrontes
red: malbec, bonarda, cabernet sauvignon, syrah

Question 2

Viticulture important points (5)

Argentina

Answer 2

very dry, less humidity = free from fungal problems
irrigation = essential due to rain shadow creating arid climate (snowmelt from andes)
major diurnal swings ->growing season
Zonda brutal winds ->can effect flowering (late spring, early summer)
hail = hazard ->hail nets

Question 3

Region wine law

Argentina

Answer 3

IG (indicaciones Georgraficas) = AVAs

DOC (Denominacion de Origen Controlada)

Question 4

Stalla IG (important sub-region)
Argentina

Answer 4

northermost wine region in argentina
climate: generally warm, vineyard + altitude so T is coooler

white: torrontes
red: malbec

viti: some of the highest altitude vine-plantings world! + 10 000ft

important sub-region: Cafayate IG

Question 5

Mendoza IG? (+2 important sub-regions)

Argentina

Answer 5

climate: continental, arid, elevation-dependent
red: malbec

viti: largest viti in Argentina
2000ft to 4000ft
zonda = - mildew and other diseases
irrigation is essential (trad. furrow or flood technique) - river waters through vineyards
modern methods such as drip irrigation + used

vinif: french or american oak

Lujan de Cuyo DOC
Uco Valley IG

Question 6

Patagonia IG

Argentina

Answer 6

climate: notably cool area w/ some Argentina’s southermost vineyards

white: torrontes
red: malbec, cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir