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What is the Zonda?
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a fierce, dusty, hot Argentinian afternoon wind that blows down from the mountains in the late spring and early summer, sometimes adversely affecting flowering
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What is the climate in Argentina?
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The general lack of humidity in most Argentinean winegrowing regions keeps vineyards free of fungal problems, and snowmelt provides plentiful water for irrigation—in those years that the Andes receive heavy winter snowfall. Unfortunately, the little moisture that does precipitate in the vineyards often comes in the form of dangerous spring and summer hail. As expected in a continental climate, summer temperatures can reach 100° F and above, although the country’s higher elevation vineyards—some of the world’s highest vines (3,000 meters above sea level) are located in Salta
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What is the average national elevation for vineyards in Argentina?
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900 meters above sea level
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What area in Argentina has the most vines?
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Mendoza in Cuyo. 3/4 of Argentina's wine production
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T or F. The lack of major nearby urban centers keeps Argentinean vineyards rather free from the effects of pollution
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TRUE
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T or F. As in Chile, almost all vines in Mendoza are planted on their own rootstock
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TRUE
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What is furrow irrigation?
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a technique developed centuries ago by the Incas, in which the rivers' water, swelled by Andes snowmelt, is directed through the vineyards in channels—or by more modern methods of drip irrigation
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What is Argentina's most widely planted red grapes?
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Malbec, Bonarda (a variety of Italian origin but distinct from Piedmontese Bonarda), Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, and Tempranillo
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What is Bequignol?
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is a rare Bordeaux red grape sometimes found in the south-west of France. It is also known as Chausset. The wines are light but deep in color. Very small plantings in Argentina
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What is Argentina's most widely planted white grapes?
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Pedro Giménez,(a variety unrelated to Spain’s Pedro Ximénez,a blending grape often mainly suitable for bulk wines or grape concentrate) Torrontés, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc
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What are the pink skined varities of Argentina?
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Cereza
Criolla Chica Criolla Grande occupy nearly 30% of the nation’s vineyard acreage. |
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What are the 4 main areas are Argentina's wine regions broken up into?
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Center Region
Cuyo IG North Region Patagonia IG |
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What is the IG of the Center Region of Argentina?
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Córdoba Argentina IG
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What are the 4 IG's of the Northern Region of Argentina?
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Catamarca IG
Jujuy IG Salta IG Tucumán IG |
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What are the 3 IG's of Cuyo?
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La Rioja Argentina IG
Mendoza IG San Juan IG |
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What are the 3 IG's of Patagonia IG?
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La Pampa
Neuquén IG Río Negro IG |
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What are the Provinces of Argentina North to South?
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Jujuy
Salta Valles Calchaquíes Tucumán Catamarca Córdoba La Rioja San Juan Mendoza La Pampa Río Negro Neuquén Entro Ríos bordering Uruguay |
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What style of wine is the Region of Salta becoming known for?
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high-altitude Torrontés
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Where is Cafayate located?
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Salta
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Who makes "Crios"?
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Susana Balbo
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What are two leading producers in Cafayate?
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Etchart Winery
Yacochuya ( Arnaldo Etchart's new project) |
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Who was responsible for bringing Michel Rolland to Argentina?
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Arnaldo Etchart
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Where is the provenence of Catamarca located?
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South of Salta
North of La Rioja |
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Where is the Desaguadero River?
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Starts in La Rioja flows thru Cuyo with its basin in La Pampa
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What is the northern most region of Cuyo IG?
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La Rioja
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What is La Rioja's most famous wine region?
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Famatina Valley
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What is Argentina's 2nd largest production area?
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San Juan
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What are the 5 provinces of San Juan?
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Tulum
Zonda Ullum Jáchal Fertil Valleys |
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Where is the Valle de Tulum located?
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San Juan IG
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What area is known for its vermouth, brandy and sherry style wines?
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San Juan. Its hot summer climate is ideal for grapes destined for brandy and vermouth production
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What are the 5 sub regions of Mendoza IG?
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Valle de Uco (900-1400)
Northern Mendoza (580-700) Eastern Mendoza (640-730) Central Mendoza (640-1070) Southern Mendoza (450-800) |
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What are the soils of Menodza?
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Soils in the region are generally comprised of loose, alluvial sand over clay, a structure that, when coupled with the gale-force Zonda wind, helps to keep phylloxera and other diseases at bay
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What are the 4 IG's of Northern Mendoza?
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Maipú (part)
Las Heras Lavalle Guaymallén San Martin (part) |
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What are the 5 IG's of Eastern Mendoza?
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San Martín (part)
Rivadavia Junín Santa Rosa La Paz |
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What are the 2 IG's of Central Mendoza?
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Luján de Cuyo D.O.C
Maipú (part) |
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What are the 2 IG's of Luján de Cuyo D.O.C?
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Agrelo IG
Las Compuetas IG |
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What unoffical sub region of Luján de Cuyo D.O.C does Achával Ferrer make a single vineyard from?
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Perdriel
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What are the 4 IG's of Maipú IG?
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Barrancas IG
El Paraiso IG Lunlunta IG Russel IG |
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Where is the Mendoza River?
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Centeral Menodza
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What are the 3 IG's of Valle de Uco ?
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Tunuyán
Tupungato San Carlos |
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Where is the Tunuyán River?
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Valle de Uco
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What are the 3 unoffical sub regions of San Carols?
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Altamira
La Consulta San Carlos Town (Achával Ferrer ---produces an Altamira & La Consulta single vineyard bottleings) |
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What are the 2 IG's of Southern Mendoza?
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General Alvear
San Rafael D.O.C |
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Where is the Diamante River?
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San Rafael, Southern Menodza
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Where is the Atuel River?
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General Alvear, Southern Mendoza
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What are the 2 D.O.C's of Aregentina?
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Luján de Cuyo
San Rafael |
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Who makes Cheval des Andes?
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owned by LVMH. Bordeaux Blend.Joint venture between Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de Los Andes
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What are some of the leading producers of Mendoza?
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Catena
Susana Balbo’s Dominio del Plata Bressia Achával Ferrer |
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What 2 french grapes of being cultivated with success in the high elevation vineyards of Uco Valley and Tupungato?
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Chardonnay & Sémillon
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What is the principal grape of San Rafael and General Alvear?
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Chenin Blanc. currently used only by Valentín Bianchi for base quality wines
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What 2 white grapes of the Southern Regions preform well on the chalky soils and in the its longer growing seasons?
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Torrontés & Sémillon
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Name 3 of the important sub-regions of Mendoza
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Tupungato
San Rafael D.O.C. Luján de Cuyo D.O.C. |
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Where is Bodegas Chacra located?
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Patagonia's most famous estate. spearheaded by the family behind Tuscany’s Sassicaia. selling super-premium Rio Negro Pinot Noir
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What producer is acclaimed for their Malbec from the Rio Negro?
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Bodega Noemía de Patagonia
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What are the wine regions North to South of Brazil?
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São Francisco Valley
Planalto Catarinense Campos de Cima de Serra Serra Gaúcha Serra do Sudeste Campanha |
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Where is the Vale dos Vinhedos located?
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Serra Gaúcha. Brazil's 1st GI. Created in 2002.
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What is unique about São Francisco Valley?
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Biggest tropical vineyard in the world, at latitude 9° south, 2 harvests per year
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What was the 1st cultivated grape in Brazil?
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American Vine Isabella with others…Concord, Catawba & Norton
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What is Harriague?
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Tannat found in Uruguay. Brought in buy frenchman Don Pascual Harriague. Dominant red grape in Uruguay
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What Urugauian wine area first planted Tannat?
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Riviera because the climate is hotter and drier
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What are the 7 main wine regions of Uruguay?
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Montevideo
San José Canelones Colonia Maldonado Rivera Salta |
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What are 4 Costal Regions of Uruguay?
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Montevideo
San José Canelones Maldonado |
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What is Uruguay's main wine region?
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Canelones. 60% of the wine is grown here
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What Brazilian wine region is on Uruguay's Northern border?
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Campanha
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What Uruguaian wine region borders Brazil?
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Riviera
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Where is the river Plate?
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is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and Uruguay
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