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What’s the climate like in Mendoza and nearby regions? Any unique items that affect viticulture?

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Continental climate and very dry from the Andes rainshadow.

the Zonda winds blow down from the Andes and can affect flowering.

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What issues do Argentinian growers face throughout the year?

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Zonda winds during flowering
Drought, irrigation is necessary.
Hail in Spring and Summer

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Other than Malbec, what red grapes are widely cultivated in Argentina?

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Bonarda (Charbono)
Cab Sauv
Syrah
Merlot
Tempranillo

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What white grapes are prevalent in Argentina?

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Pedro Gimenez (no, not the same one)
Torrontes
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc

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What percentage of plantings in Argentina are its historical pink ones?

What are those grapes?

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Cereza, Criolla Chica, Criolla Grande

30%

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An Argentinian bottle labeled Reserva requires how much ageing? Give both white and red.

Gran Reserva?

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6 months for white
1 year for red

1 year for white
2 years for red

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How much of Argentinian production comes from Mendoza?

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75%

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The high altitude Salta region is known for what grape? How high up can vineyards go here?

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Torrontes

10000ft

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Where in Argentina will I find the Calchaqui Valley? What sub region is here?

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Its in Salta, home to Cafayate, the major sub region.

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What three provinces make up the Northern Region of Argentina?

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Salta, Tucuman, Catamarca

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What provinces in Argentina make up Cuyo region?

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La Rioja
San Juan
Mendoza

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What 3 provinces make up the Patagonia region in Argentina?

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La Pampa
Neuquen
Rio Negro

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In what province will I find the Famatina Valley?

What are its specialties?

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La Rioja

Torrontes and Malbec

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Mendoza is divided up into what sub regions?

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North, Central (Primera Zona), South, East, and Uco Valley

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Soils in Mendoza are generally what?

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alluvial sand over clay

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What are the 2 DOC of Mendoza? What can they make there?

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Lujan de Cuyo, only Malbec
San Rafael, a bit of everything

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Uco Valley is made up of what 3 sub regions?

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Tupungato
Tunuyan
San Carlos

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Who makes a more serious version of Malbec aged 100% New French Oak?

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Achaval Ferrer

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Maipu is a sub region of what Argentinian province?

What do they grow there?

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Mendoza

only Malbec

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Name some Mendoza producers for solid Malbec.

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Catena
Dominio del Plata
Bressia
Bramare

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What Mendoza producer makes high end Bordeaux Blends?

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Cheval des Andes

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What producers are known for their Salta wines in Argentina?

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Susana Balbo Crios
Donald Hess Colome
Arnaldo Etchart Yacochuya

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What region accounts for 90% of Brazilian production? What is the major area and sub region here?

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Rio Grande do Sul (90%)

Serra Gaucha
Vale dos Vinhedos (sub region)

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What grape is Uruguay known for?

What do they call it?

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Tannat

Harriague

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As a producer, Argentina ranks where in the world? And Chile?
5th top 10.
26
Which South American country initially led the continent in production, and when?
Peru, harnessing Incan flood irrigation methods over giant tracts of vines. 1500's
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By the 1700's, the vineyards of Peru had shifted their focus to making what?
Brandy, or as they called it, Pisco.
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Wine production developed in Chile for the first time during what half century period?
Late 1500's
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Chilean culture had modeled itself after whom leading up to and following independence in 1818?
European high society. Having a 'chateau' and grape vines was high class. So of course French grapes were used.
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What foreign investment can be found in Chile today?
Lafite Rothschild 1988 Marnier Lapostolle 1994 Cos d'Estournel+Margaux -Vina Aquitania 1990 Phillippe Rothschild and Concha y Toro -Almaviva 1997
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What are the 5 geographic sectors of Chile from North to South?
Norte Grande Norte Chico Zona Central Zona Sur Zona Austral
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What terroir factors are at play in Chile? What is the climate like?
Humboldt Current moderates coastal areas Cordilleras de la Costa provides a rainshadow effect, which fades as you go South. Atacama Desert up North, hot and arid Mediterranean in Zona Central
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What three label terms highlight climate and terroir on a Chilean label?
Costa Entre Cordilleras Andes
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What are the 4 tiers of the Chilean DO system?
Viticultural region Sub Region Zone Area
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What are the 6 viticultural regions of Chile from North to South?
Atacama Coquimbo Aconcagua Valle Central Sur Austral
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By law, if a Chilean bottle indicates place of origin, variety, or vintage on a bottle, what percent of the fruit is required to be that?
75% In practice producers operate at 85
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What percent of Chilean vineyards are planted to white grapes? What are the two important ones?
25% Sauv Blanc and Chard
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What percent of Chilean vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon? What are the next 2 important red grapes?
33% Merlot and Carmenere
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What are the 2 DO's in the Atacama Desert? Where does this fruit go?
Huasco River Valley Copiapo River Valley distillate for Pisco
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South of Atacama is what Viticultural Region? What are the 3 river valleys and sub regions here? Which one is relevant for quality wine production, from what grape?
Coquimbo Elqui, Limari, Choapa Limari, Chardonnay
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What VR is South of Coquimbo? What are the 3 sub regions here?
Aconcagua Valle del Aconcagua - Kinda like Napa, white in coastal areas, red up valley Casablanca - Cool, SB, Chard, Pinot San Antonio - Cool, Sauv Blanc
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In what sub region will I find Errazuriz and Sena?
Valle del Aconcagua
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Where will I find the Leyda DO in Chile?
San Antonio
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What VR comes South of Aconcagua? Name the sub regions from North to South
Valle Central Maipo Colchagua-Cachapoal (Rapel) Curico Maule
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What iconic Chilean wines are from Maipo?
Don Melchor - Concha y Toro Almaviva - P. Rothschild Vinedo Chadwick - Errazuriz Casa Real - Santa Rita
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The Puente Alto area is located in what Chilean Sub Region? Peumo? Apalta?
Maipo Rapel, Cachapoal Rapel, Colchagua
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What icon wines hail from Colchagua, Apalta?
Clos Apalta (Lapostolle) Montes Alpha M Santa Rita
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What grape are the following Peumo icon wines based on? Who produces them? Carmin de Peumo Herencia
Carmenere Carmin = Concha y Toro Herencia = Santa Carolina
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What grape excels in Cachapoal and why?
Carmenere. The area is warmer than Maipo or Colchagua, and the grape can hang longer for ripening.
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Which region lies South of the two Rapel areas? What changes here?
Curico Climate gets cooler and rain increases
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Curico is known for what wines?
Unfortunately bulk production. Cab Sauv is the leading grape, followed by Sauv Blanc.
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What region is South of Curico? Describe the region.
Maule The coastal and Andes mountains begin to taper, central valley widens.
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Whats the wine scene like in the Maule?
Diverse. Its a moderate climate, so acid levels are up. Cab Franc, Pais, Old vine Carignan, Malbec, Semillon are all grown. The VIGNO is here, a group of a dozen wineries committed to protecting old vine Carignan.
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What VR and sub region comes next after the Maule and Valle Central?
Sur and the Valle de Itata
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Whats the climate like in Itata?
More maritime and rainy, its greener here and less mountainous.
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Historically, what is key to Itata?
Pais, the most planted here. this was the center of Chile's wine industry in the 19th century. Lots of gobelet trained bush vines here, dry farming very common.
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What region is South of Itata? What grows here?
Valle de Bio Bio Cool climate grapes like pinot, chard, sauv blanc, etc
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Whats the last region in Chile, South of Bio Bio?
Valle del Malleco
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Where is the world's most Southerly vineyard?
In the Austral area Chile, 1250km South of Santiago

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