Uruguay/Brazil

Question 1

Wine regions of Uruguay

Answer 1

Rivera
Salto
Paysandu
Colonia
San José
Florida
Montevideo
Canelones
Maldonado

Question 2

Name of the state in Brazil, bordering Uruguay where viticulture is centered (Southern)

Answer 2

Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil’s two DOs: (In Serra Gaucha)

DO Altos de Pinto Bandeira
DO Vale dos Vinhedos

Question 3

90% of Uruguays wine is grown in these three Southern Coastal departments

Answer 3

Canelones
San Jose
Montevideo

Question 4

This winemaker makes a Liqueur Tannat from old vine Harriague

Answer 4

Gabriel Pisano

Question 5

Where can one harvest twice a year

Answer 5

Northern Brazil
Vale de Sao Francisco IP

Question 6

Brazil’s first Origin Indication (2002)

Answer 6

Valle dos Vinhedos IP

Became DO in 2012

Question 7

Where is Chandon Brazil?

Answer 7

Rio Grande del Sul

A quarter of country’s production is Sparkling

Question 8

What is the climate of Uruguay?

Answer 8

Maritime (subtropical)

Question 9

First DO for sparkling wine in the new world

Answer 9

Altos de Pinta Bandeira (2022)
In Serra Gaúcha, Southern Brazil

Chardonnay , Pinot noir, Riesling Italico (Welschriesling)

Left bank of Vale do Rio Das Antes
Traditional method

Only Geisse, Aurora, Don Giovanni and Valmarino are wineries allowed to produce

Question 10

What are the two denominations of Wine in Brazil?

Answer 10

IP (Indication of Origin)

DO (Denomination of Origin)

Question 11

What is the term for Traditional Method in Altos de Pinto Bandeira DO?

Answer 11

Espumante Natural

Question 12

Altitude requirement for Altos de Pinto Bandeira DO (Brazil)

Answer 12

Altitude Requirement of 520 to 770m