Brazil/Uruguay/Peru

Question 1

What are the four categories of Peruvian Pisco?

Answer 1

Pisco Puro - made from a single variety (Quebranta)

Pisco Aromáticas - made from Muscat

Pisco Mosto Verde - made from partially fermented must. (green must)

Pisco Acholado - made from a mix of grape varieties

Question 2

What is the body of water that seperated Buenos Aires from Uruguay’s southern coastal departments?

Answer 2

Rio de la Plata

Question 3

What is the common vine training system used in Uruguayan Vineyards?

Answer 3

Lyre Trellis system.

U-shaped into two double cordon

Question 4

What is the most northern wine region of Brazil?

Answer 4

São Francisco Valley - Very tropical. Less than 10 degrees from the equator with at least two harvests per year.

Question 5

What is the most southern wine region of Brazi?

Answer 5

Campanha (also known as Fronteira)

Question 6

What is the northern wine department in Uruguay?

Answer 6

Rivera

Question 7

What is the predominant grape used to make Pisco Puro?

Answer 7

Quebranta

Question 8

What state does most of Brazil’s viticulture take place What is the most developed region?

Answer 8

Rio Grande do Sul

Serra Gaucha - 90% of production

Question 9

What was Tannat orignially known as in Uruguay?

Answer 9

Harriaque

Question 10

Where does most of Uruguay’s wine production take place and name three departments.

Answer 10

90% of production takes place on the southern coast across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires.

Conelones - contains most vineyards by far

San José -

Montevideo -

Maldonado -

Florida -