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36 Cards in this Set
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What's unique about Sao Francisco, Brazil as wine producing region(2)
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Closer to the equator than any other wine region in the world (9 parallel)
land is so fertile that there are 2 harvests in one season |
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Which South American country was the first to establish viticulture in the New World. And when is that?
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Peru
Mid 16th |
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What happened to Peru in late 16th to late 17th to secure their dominant of production in South America
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Banning of new plants from Spanish Crown
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Who brought vitis vinifera vines in Chile in 1548
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Francisco de Carabantes
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Who was the first recorded grape grower in Chile in 1551
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Don Francesco de Aguirre
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What is Quinta Normal
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The nursery to study botanical specimen
Founded by Claudio Gay in 1830s responsible for development of French variety/viticulture in Chile |
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Why Chile is Phylloxera free (2)
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geographical isolation
sandy soil |
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Chile's geographical boundaries
North East South West |
Atacama Desert
Andes Mountains Patagonia Ice Fields Pacific Ocean |
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What geographic feature divides Chile and Argentina
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Andes Mountains
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What's the oldest wine region of Chile
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Maipo Valley
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Which region of Chile has most area under vine
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Maule Valley
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Mission grape in Chile is
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Pais
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Mission grape in Argentina is
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Criolla Chica
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Argentinean history overview
1920 1930-80 late 80s |
1920: 8th wealthiest country in the world
1930: 5 decades of economic crises deflating foreign investment Argentina is known for bulk production late 80s: more focus on quality |
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Torrontes is cross between?
And most planted in which region of Argentina |
Criolla Chica
Muscat d'Alexandria Salta |
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Argentinean top 3 white
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Pedro Gimenez
Torrontes Chardonnay |
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Argentinean top 3 red
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Malbec
Bonarda Cab-Sauv |
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What's geographical feature of Salta
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The highest altitude wine growing region in the world.
(2000m!!!!) |
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Irrigation in Chile/Argentina,
Allowed? |
yes
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What's unique about Argentinean irrigation
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Free run ice melt water from Andes Mountains
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What's unique about Argentinean training system
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Parral trellising system
2 meters off of the ground relieves vines from the stress of soil heat |
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What's Argentinean technique to fight Phylloxera
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Flooding the vine
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Soil in Maipo Valley
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Sandy and alluvial
Calcium deposits from the Maipo River |
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Main grape in Maipo Valley
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Cab-sauv
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Coolest wine region in Chile is
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Casablanca
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Casablanca's geographical feature and a variety coming out of the region recently?
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altitude of 500m
morning fog slow ripening season Pinot Noir |
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general rule for labeling % in Chile
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75%
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general rule for labeling % Argentina
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80%
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In Chile, "Reserva" means
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Not referring to aging
Doesn't mean whole a lot, but indicates the origin of the place and estate bottling |
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what is the current from south bringing cooling air to coast of Chile
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Humboldt current
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largest wine region of Argentina?
and how much of the production of the country is it responsible |
Mendoza
75% (95% export) |
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Malbec is originated
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Cahor
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which renowned Spanish wine maker established a winery in Curico?
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Miguel Torres
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Most northern region is chile?
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Elqui Valley
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Where is Tannat from originally and where is it planted widely nowadays.
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Madiran (SW france)
Uruguay |
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Chilean independence from Spain, when?
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1818
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