Weekly Wine Quiz: Flying High Again

Vinted on March 15, 2013 binned in wine quiz

This week, we’re continuing a short run of questions about the Argentine wine biz, since I’ve recently returned from a two week jaunt down there (courtesy of Wines of Argentina) to judge in the 2013 Argentina Wine Awards (much more to come on all of that jazz soon). And we’re quoting Ozzy. Because we can. Anyway, these questions will all have originally appeared in the newsletter The Juice, but you already knew that, right?

Flying High Again: Argentina’s vineyards are planted up to about what elevation?

A. 4000 feet

B. 7000 feet

C. 10,000 feet

D. 12,000 feet

Cheers – and good luck!

Comments

Jim

Friday, 15 March, 2013 at 20:08

C is as high as you need to go!
- 1WineDude
  
  Friday, 15 March, 2013 at 22:27
  
  Jim – depends on whether or not you're a grape vine :-)
Les Hubbard

Saturday, 16 March, 2013 at 11:33

B 7,000 feet where we grapes ripen fast in mid day sun but enjoy cool nights and irrigation water from the Andes snow melt!
- 1WineDude
  
  Saturday, 16 March, 2013 at 12:17
  
  Thanks, Les.
@zensolo

Saturday, 16 March, 2013 at 15:37

I'll go out on a limb & choose D: Colomé & partner Donald Hess pushed the envelop by planting Tannat at arguably the highest elevation vineyard in the world in Cafayate, & I seem to remember 4,000 meters as a figure…
@zensolo

Saturday, 16 March, 2013 at 15:39

PS, to my chagrined hidsight, I never made it up there, it was two 15-hour bus rides from Buenos Aires via Rosario & I balked…!
- 1WineDude
  
  Saturday, 16 March, 2013 at 18:56
  
  @zensolo – thanks; shame you didn't make the climb, but I suppose you'll be back?
Luanne

Wednesday, 20 March, 2013 at 9:03

I'll go for B. 7,000 ft

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