Chapter Seventeen - South America

Question 1

What climatic and geographical features combine to make the western foothills of Argentina an excellent area for wine grapes?

Answer 1

• Dry air
• Plentiful water from snowmelt
• High elevations
• Sunshine

Question 2

What is the name of the fierce winter wind that often affects the vineyards of Argentina?

Answer 2

The Zonda

Question 3

What weather threat can affect the vineyards of Argentina at harvestime?

Answer 3

Hail storms

Question 4

What is the leading red grape of Argentina?

Answer 4

Malbec

Question 5

What is considered the signature white grape of Argentina?

Answer 5

Torrontes

Question 6

What is the highest level of wine quality designation used in Argentina?

Answer 6

Denominacion de Origen Controlada (DOC)

Question 7

What is the intermediate quality level designation used for the wines of Argentina?

Answer 7

IG

Question 8

What designation is used for table wines and regional wines in Argentina?

Answer 8

IP

Question 9

What are the first two regions in Argentina to be declared DOC?

Answer 9

Lujan de Cuyo

San Rafael

Question 10

Province with close to 17% of Argentina’s vineyards, making it the second largest grape producing province in the country?

Answer 10

San Juan

Question 11

Province particularly well known for high altitude Torrontes Riojano

Answer 11

Salta

Question 12

Province that contains the Famatina mountain range

Answer 12

La Rioja

Question 13

Province that contains close to 75% of Argentina’s vineyards

Answer 13

Mendoza

Question 14

Term used to designate the best wines of Argentina

Answer 14

Vinos Finos

Question 15

Home province of the ultra high elevation Moya Vineyard

Answer 15

Jujuy

Question 16

Label term based on minimum aging periods

Answer 16

Reserva

Question 17

DOC region located in Mendoza’s Primera Zona

Answer 17

Lujan de Cuyo

Question 18

Province that contains some of the lowest elevation vineyards in Argentina

Answer 18

Rio Negro

Question 19

A subregion of Salta with very high altitude vineyards

Answer 19

Cafayete

Question 20

Province located in the geographic center of Argentina

Answer 20

Cordoba

Question 21

Province located just south of Mendoza

Answer 21

Neuguen

Question 22

Red grape also known as Douce Noir

Answer 22

Bonarda

Question 23

White grape grown primarily for use in fortified wines and bulk wines

Answer 23

Pedro Gimenez

Question 24

DOC region located in South Mendoza

Answer 24

San Rafael

Question 25

Home province of the Sarmiento region

Answer 25

Chubut

Question 26

How long is Chile? How wide?

Answer 26

2,700 miles | 100 miles

Question 27

Atacama Desert

Answer 27

One of the driest places on earth, is located in the north of Chile

Question 28

In part due to its natural barriers and strict quarantine policies, Chile has managed to remain free of the vineyard pest______

Answer 28

Phylloxera

Question 29

Chile has a cold ocean current, known as the ________ Current

Answer 29

Humboldt

Question 30

The most widely planted grape in Chile?

Answer 30

Cab Sauv

Question 31

In the 1990s, it was discovered that many of the Chilean grapes thought to be Merlot were actually _______

Answer 31

Carmenere

Question 32

Some of the Chilean grapes originally thought to be Sauvignon Blanc are actually _____

Answer 32

Sauvignon Vert

Question 33

Chile has a set of geographic place of origin laws known as the ______ system

Answer 33

DO

Question 34

Under Chilean law, the minimum requirement for place of origin, vintage, and variety on a wine label is______%, however many export oriented wineries use the EU standard of ______%

Answer 34

75%, 85%

Question 35

Three terms based on Chile's east-west geography were approved for use on Chilean wine labels

Answer 35

Costa (coast) Entre Cordilleras (Between the mountains) Andes

Question 36

Region surrounding the Chilean city of Santiago

Answer 36

Maipo Valley

Question 37

A cool-climate subregion of the Coquimbo, well-konwn for mineral driven white wines

Answer 37

Limari Valley

Question 38

The region that contains the Cachapoal and Colchagua Valleys

Answer 38

Rapel Valley

Question 39

The warmest subregion of Aconcagua

Answer 39

Aconcangua Valley

Question 40

A region of the Central Valley located inland, with no maritime influence

Answer 40

Curico Valley

Question 41

A large area that encompasses more than 80% of Chile's vineyards

Answer 41

Central Valley

Question 42

Northern region better known for Pisco than for fine wine

Answer 42

Atacama Region

Question 43

Area known for old vine Carignan and the VIGNO organization

Answer 43

Maule Valley

Question 44

The southernmost extreme of winegrowing in Chile

Answer 44

Austral Region

Question 45

Area of the Southern Regions (Del Sur) increasingly planted with Riesling, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir

Answer 45

Bio Bio Valley

Question 46

Subregion of the Aconcagua Valley known for granite soils and breezy conditions

Answer 46

Leyda Valley

Question 47

Area of Coquimbo, increasingly known for the country's best Syrah

Answer 47

Elqui Valley

Question 48

Wine area located at the narrowest point of the country

Answer 48

Choapa Valley

Question 49

What wine region is located nearest to the border between Argentina and Bolivia?

Answer 49

Jujuy

Question 50

What wine region is known for high altitude Torrontes

Answer 50

Cafayete

Question 51

What area has been awarded Brazil's first DO designation?

Answer 51

Vale dos Vinhedos