Chile Flashcards

1
Q

When was vitis vinifera first brought to Chile?

A

Spanish missionaries brought vitis vinifera in the 1500s

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2
Q

The main variety that Spanish missionaries brought to Chile

A

Listan Prieto

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3
Q

Listan Prieto aka

A

Mission

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4
Q

What did the rich Chilean land owners do in the 1800s?

A

Built mansions modeled after the Chateaux of Bordeaux
Imported French varieties
Hired French winemakers

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5
Q

This country has had the most influence on Chile’s wines

A

France

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6
Q

most planted grape

A

Cab Sauv

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7
Q

Criolla Chica aka

A

Listan Prieto
Pais

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8
Q

Pais aka

A

Listan Prieto

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9
Q

Listan Prieto is also known as

A

Pais and Criolla Chica and Mission

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10
Q

Most important area

A

Central Valley

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11
Q

What happened in the 1980s and 1990s?

A

Lots of domestic and foreign investment into Chile’s wine industry - a lot of fine wine started getting produced

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12
Q

Chile’s altitude compared to Argentina’s

A

chile’s main vineyards are much lower in altitude

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13
Q

Brings cold air up the coast from Antarctic waters

A

Humboldt Current

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14
Q

the 5 major DOs

A

Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Central Valley
Southern Regions

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15
Q

this region become Chile’s first hotspot for cool climate viticulture in the 1990s

A

casablanca

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16
Q

Capital of Chile

A

Santiago

17
Q

What is the Central Valley

A

One of the 5 main DOs. expanse of fertile and fairly flat land situated between the Coastal Range and the Andes. Contains 5 important valley subregions seperated by rivers flowing from the Andes

18
Q

Name the 5 valleys of Central Valley

A

Maipo
Cachapoal
Colchagua
Curico
Maule

19
Q

the top 2 whites of Chile

A

Chardonnay
SB

20
Q

Chile’s top red wines are often a blend of…

A

Cab Sauv, Merlot, Carmanere

21
Q

Red grapes of Chile

A

Cab Sauv
Merlot
Carmanere
Pais (mass production)
Pinot Noir
Syrah

22
Q

What is Chile’s “zonification”

A

Costa Zone
Entre Cordilleras Zone
Andes Zone

23
Q

Most of Chile’s vineyards are ___-irrigated

A

drip

24
Q

Chile has a ____, warming growing season

A

long

25
Q

Why does Carmanere perform better in Chile than Bordeaux?

A

Carmanere has historically struggled to ripen in Bordeaux. was not commonly replanted post phylloxera in Bordeaux. Carmanera thrives in Chile’s long, warm growing season