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Describe the Humbolt Current?

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A wind that forces cool sea air inland through Chilés river valeys to cool the Central Coast Vineyards during the day.

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Give two positive and two negative aspects of Casablanca’s locations and climate?

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  • Cool ocean breezes and cool afternoon temps
  • Mild winters lead to much longer growing season than Central Valley
  • No cool mountain nights
  • No meltwater for irrigation
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In the DO subregions of Coquimbo, where would you most likely find Syrah and Chardonnay?

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Elquí - Syrah

Limarí - Chardonnay

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List the regions of Chile from North to South?

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  • Atacama
  • Coquimbo
  • Aconcagua
  • Valle Central
  • Sur
  • Austral Region
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List the subregions of Rapel Valley from west to east?

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-Colchagua DO

-Cachapoal DO

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Name two Burgundian producers to set up shop in Chile?

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William Fèvre (William Fèvre Chile)

Domaine Jacques Prieur (Cono Sur)

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Name two DO Area’s of Valle de Colchagua DO that are in the Andes?

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San Fernando

Chimbarongo

Los Lingues

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Name two subregions of Valle de Colchagua DO in the Entre Cordilleras?

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Apalta

Peralillo

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What are Curico DO’s two Subregions?

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Lontué

Teno

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What are the four categories of Chilean Pisco?

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Pisco Carriente o Tradicional - 30-35% (60-70 proof)

Pisco Especial - 35-40% (70-80 proof)

Pisco Reservado - 40% (80 proof)

Gran Pisco - 43% (86+ proof)

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What are the DO subzones of Valle del Maule DO?

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Valle del Claro DO

Valle del Loncomilla DO

Valle de Tutuvén DO

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What are the DO sub zones of Valle del Rapel and which on is more influenced by the coast?

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Valle de Cachapoal DO

Valle de Colchagua DO - located on the coast.

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What are the DO zones in the Central Valley?

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Valle del Maipo DO -

Valle del Rapel DO -

Valle del Curico DO -

Valle del Maule DO -

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What are the DO zones of Aconcagua from north to south and which one is most influenced by the coast?

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Aconcagua DO -

Casablanca DO -

San Antonio DO - located along the coast

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What are the DO zones of Coquimbo and what grapes are associated with them?

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Elquí DO - Syrah

Limarí DO - Chardonnay

Choapa DO - only 100ha of vines.

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What are the subregions of Sur?

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Itata Valley DO -

Bío-Bío Valley DO -

Malleco Valley DO -

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What are the three sub-regions of San Antonio DO and which two are official?

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Valle de Leyda DO -

Lo Abarca DO -

Rosario - unoffical

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What are the two DO sub zones of Valle de Curico DO?

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Lontué DO -

Teno DO -

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What Chilean quality designation require a min. 12.5% alcohol?

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Reserva Privada

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Grand Reserva

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What Chilean quality designation requires a min. 12% alcohol?

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Reserva

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Reserva Especial

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What Chilean quality designation require min. time in oak?

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Reserva Especial

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Grand Reserva

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What DO zone is most associated with quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in Chile?

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Valle del Bío-Bío DO

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What is Almaviva and where is it located?

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A winery founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro.

Located in Puente Alto in the Maipo Valley.

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What is MOVI?

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Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes.

An association of small, quality minded Chilean wineries.. Founded in 2009.

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What is Seña and where is it?
A winery founded by Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz. ## Footnote **Valle del Aconcagua DO**
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What is the Berlin Tasting?
A tasting in 2004 put on by Eduardo Chadwick in Aconcagua molded after 1976 Judgment in Paris in which Viñedo Chadwick in Seña bested Lafite and Margaux.
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What is the Coastal areas of **Elquí DO?**
La Serena
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What is the importance of **San Antonio DO** and what are its subzones?
Located near the coast and one of Chiles coolest wine making regions. It is producing some good Sauvingon Blanc and Chardonnay. ## Footnote **Leyda DO -** **Lo Abarca DO -** **Rosario -** **Malvilla -**
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What is the largest biodynamic vineyard in the world?
Los Robles in Colchagua. Owned by Concha y Toro's Emilian Orgánico. Run by Alvaro Espinoza.
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What is the min. required alcohol content for all Chilean wines?
11.5%
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What is the most common grape for Chilean Pisco?
Muscat
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What is the most important DO area of the **Valle del Maipo DO**?
Puente Alto
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What is the most northern DO zone of Valle Sur?
Valle del Itata DO
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What is the most southern wine growing region of Chile?
**Austral Region DO**
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What is the name of Concha y Toro's estate in Limari? What style of wine is produced there?
Viña Marca del Limarí. Chardonnay & Pinot Noir with a little Syrah.
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What is the northern most quality minded viticulture region of Chile?
**Coquimbo DO**
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What is the northern most viticultural region in Chile and what are the grapes used for?
**Atacama DO** Pisco distillation.
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What is the soil make up in the Inland Valley?
Alluvial Gravel
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What is the soil makeup of coastal Chile?
Granite, schist and slate overlaid with red clay.
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What is the soil makeup of in the Valle Central?
In the Central Valley, river systems (and glaciers of yore) move volcanic sediments down into the intermediate depression in the form of clays and loams.
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What is the soil of **Elquí Valley DO**?
Granite, hillside vineyards.
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What is the top wine from Concha y Toro?
Don Melchor in Puente Alto in **Valle del Maipo DO**
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What soil would you find in **Aconcagua Valley DO**? What is the climate like?
Alluvial. Sunny and Dry
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What was added to the DO system in 2012?
Divisions to the existing DO system based on proximity to the ocean and mountains. **Coasta**, **Entre Cordilleras** & **Andes**.
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Where are the DO zones of **Copiapó DO** and **Huasco DO**?
**Atacama DO**
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Where in the Central Valley would you most likely see Carmenere?
Colchagua DO Rapel Valley
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Were is Apalta and who produces wine there?
Eastern **Colchagua DO** (Entre Cordilleras) ## Footnote Lapostolle - "Clos Apalta" (Bordeaux blend) Viña Montes - "Alpha M" (Bordeaux blend)
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Where is the DO area of Apalta?
**Valle de Colchagua DO**
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Where is the winery Errázuriz located?
**Valle del Aconcagua DO**
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Which of the Central Valley's DO's experience the most rainfall?
**Maule Valley DO**
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Which zone of Aconcagua would you most likely encounter quality Sauvignon Blanc?
**Valle del San Antonio DO**
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Who founded Lapostolle?
Marnier-Lapostolle | (Grand Marnier)
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Who owns Veramonte and where is it located?
Owned by the Huneeus family and located in the **Valle del Casablanca DO**
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Who produces Viñedo Chadwick?
Errazuriz
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Who was the first producer in **San Antonio Valley DO**?
1997, Viña Leyda
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**Santiago** is found within what DO?
**Maipo Valley DO** (Valle del Maipo)
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From North to South, what are the subregions of the **Valle Central DO?**
**Maipo Valley DO Rapel Valley DO Curicó Valley DO Maule Valley DO**
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What vintage of Don Melchor launched as Viña Don Melchor, standing apart from the Viña Concha y Toro portfolio?
2017 vintage (the 30th Anniversary Vintage) released in 2019
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The DO zones **Lontué Valley DO** and **Teno Valley DO** are found within what Central Valley subregion?
**Curicó Valley**
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Viñedo Chadwick and Viña Errazuriz are located in what DO area?
Punte Alto
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Traiguén is a DO area (EC) of what sub-region in Sur?
**Valle del Malleco DO**
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Where would you find the town of Concepción?
**Valle del Itata DO**
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Where would you find the DO area's Chillán, Quillón, Portozuelo & Coelemu?
**Valle del Itata DO**
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Where would you find the DO area's of Yumbel & Mulchén?
**Valle del Bío-Bío DO**
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What is the most heavily planted DO in Chile?
Rapel DO
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What was the first vintage of Almaviva?
1996
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Give two examples of a rainy vintage in Chile in the last 20 years.
2016 2002
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What are two examples of hot vintages in Chile in the past 20 years?
2017 2015 2001
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What vintage is considered to be the best growing conditions in Chile in the past 10 years?
2018
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Between the years 2000-2009, what vintage suffered significant frost damage in Chile?
2008
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Between the years 2010-2020, what vintage suffered significant frost damage in Chile?
2014
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What year was the famous earthquake in Chile?
2010
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What is the soil and climate of Puente Alto?
Gravel left by the Maipo River that runs through Puente Alto. Free draining alluvial soil limiting vigor. Altitude is at 700m with the mountain shading the vineyards in the morning.
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A wine labeled VIGNO is based on what varietal?
min. 85% Carignan, dry-farmed, head-trained, min 30 years old vine, aged min. 2 years.
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What grape leads all plantings in the ‘Medio Maipo' and why?
Carmenere Clay soils make it less ideal of Cabernet Sauvignon
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What are the grape requirements for a wine from the Valle del Maule labeled ‘Vigno’?
min. 85% Carignan
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What are the parent grapes of Carmenère?
Cabernet Franc X Gros Cabernet
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What is the Camanchaca?
Morning fog that influences Limarí.
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What is *Carmín de Peumo?*
Concha y Toro's top Carignan bottling
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What placed first and second in the 2004 Berlin Tasting?
1st - Viñedo Chadwick, 2000 2nd - Seña, 2001
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Where is Peumo DO located?
Cachapoal DO Rapel Valley DO, Valle Central
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What is the name of Concha y Toro's most famous Carmenère bottling and where is it from?
Carmín de Peumo Peumo area in Cachapoal DO
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Name three requirements for VIGNO wines.
Min. 85% dry farmed Carignan Min. 30 y/o vine age Min. 2 years aging Harvested from head trained vines in the Maule Secano
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Name two DO Areas of Maipo DO that are classified as Andes?
Santiago Pirque Puente Alto Buin
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Name three original members of VIGNO?
Bravado Garage Wine Co Miguel Torres Viña Roja Gillmore
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Who is Silvestre Ochagavia and what is his significance?
He founded Viña Ochagavia which is Chile's first modern winery and the oldest sill in operation today. Considered the "father of Chiean wine"
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What region is VIGNO most strongly associated with?
Maule Valley DO
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What is the most planted grape variety of the Maule Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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What river has the most influence on Apalata DO?
Tinguiririca River
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Where is Viña Aquitania and who are the owners?
In Maipo Valley DO Bruno Prats - Cos d'Estournelles owner Paul Pontalier - GM Château Margaux

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