Chile, Uruguay and Brazil Flashcards

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Capitol city of Uruguay

A

Montevideo

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Leading grape variety of Uruguay

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Tannat

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Alternative name of Tannat (in honor of an early adopter) used in Uruguay

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Harriague (in honor of Pascual Harriague)

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Red grape widely used in Uruguay for rosé (exported to Brazil)

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Black Muscat

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5
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Chile’s cold ocean current

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Humboldt Current

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Very dry desert located at the northern end of Chile’s viticultural areas

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Atacama Desert

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Leading grape variety of Chile

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Chilean name(s) for the Friulano grape

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Sauvignon Vert, Sauvignonasse

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Geographical terms for Chile’s wine regions, as defined west-east

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Costa (Coast), Entre Cordilleras (Between the Mountains), Andes

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10
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Grape variety previously thought to be Chilean “Merlot”

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Carmenere

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Six main viticultural regions of CHile

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Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Central Valley
Del Sur (Southern Regions)
Austral
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Two subregions of the Atacama Viticultural Region

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Copiapo Valley

Huasco Valley

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In addition to wine, many of the grapes of the Atacama Viticultural Region are used for these two products:

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Table grapes

Pisco

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14
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Three subregions of the Coquimbo Region

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Elqui Valley
Choapa Valley
Limari Valley

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Subregion located at one of the narrowest points of Chile

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Choapa Valley

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Three subregions of the Aconcagua Region

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Aconcagua Valley
Casablanca Valley
San Antonio Valley

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Subregion of the Aconcagua Region best-known for cool climate white varieties

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Casablanca Valley

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Zone located within the San Antonio valley subregion - known for granite soils

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Four subregions of Chile’s Central Valley Region

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Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Curico Valley
Maule Valley

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Wine region surrounding the city of Santiago de Chile

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Two zones of Chile’s Rapel Valley

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Colchagua Valley

Cachapoal Valley

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Organization supporting dry-farmed, old vine Carignan in Chile’s Maule Valley

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VIGNO Vignadores de Carignan

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Rustic style of wine produced in the Maule Valley, often made from Pais grapes

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3 subregions of Chile’s “Southern Regions” viticultural area

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Itata Valley
Bio-Bio Valley
Malleco Valley

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2 subregions of Chile's "Austral Region" viticultural area
Cautin Valley | Osorno Valley
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Unique feature of the climate of Chile's Austral Region
The area receives far more rain than Chile's other regions - as much as 1,800 mm/70 inches a year
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Brazilian state best-known for wine production
Rio Grande do Sur
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Brazil's only DO
Vale dos Vinhedos DO
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Brazil's six main wine-production regions
``` Serra Gaucha Vale do Sao Francisco Serra do Sudeste Campos de Cima da Serra Planalto Catarinense Campanha ```