Brazil, Uruguay Flashcards
Who is the 4th largest wine producer in South America?
Uruguay
Most planted grape in Uruguay?
Tannat
What is the name for Tannat in Uruguay? Why?
- Harriague
- brought to country by Basque immigrant, Don Pascual Harriague
White grapes of up and coming importance in Uruguay?
Albariño and Cocó
2 levels of classification in Uruguay
- Vino de calidad preferente (VCP) “quality wine”
- —Wines must be made from Vitis vinifera varieties
- —must be sold in bottles of 75 cl or smaller.
- Vino común (VC), “table wine”
- —often sold in demijohns and tetra paks
- —much of it is rosé
Capital of Uruguay?
Montevideo
Top wine regions in Uruguay
- Canelones
- Montevideo
- Colonia
- San José
3rd most wine producing country in South America?
Brazil
How much of production in Brazil is sparkling?
25%
What major Champagne house set up in Brazil?
Moët et Chandon
What is the most developed region in Brazil? What % is made there?
- Serra Gaúcha within Rio Grande do Sul
- 90% of Brazilian wine!!
Where does most viticultural activity occur in Brazil
Southern state of Rio Grande do Sul
Where is São Francisco Valley?
- Brazil
- tropical region in Northern Brazil where harvest can occur 2x a year
Where is Uruguay?
- Between brazil and Argentina
- Central/Southern Eastern coast
First Origin Indication region in Brazil
Vale does Vinhedos
2002
