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1
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Which is the first modern winery of Chile

A

Vina Ochagavia - started by Silvestre Ochagavia in 1851

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Which were the first few modern wineries to show up in Chile

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Cousino Macul 1856
Vina San Pedro 1865
Errazuriz 1870
Santa Carolina 1875
Santa Rita 1880
Concha Y Toro 1883
Undurraga 1885

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3
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What is MOVI

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A group of Chilean small Independent producers

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4
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Where did Miguel Torres plant his first vineyards in Chile

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In Curico -1979

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5
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Where is Domaines Barons de Rothschild estate in Chile? What is it called?

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Los Vascos Estate in Colchagua

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6
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Where is Lapostolle Estate based in Chile

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Colchagua

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7
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Who were the famous winemakers behind Vina Acquitania

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Paul Pontallier and Bruno Prats

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8
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Which famous Burgundy producer consults Cono Sur

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Martin Prieur of Jacques Prieur

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9
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Who is the winemaker at Concha Y Toro

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Marcelo Papa

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10
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Who is the winemaker at Errazuriz

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Fransisco Baettig

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11
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What is the length and breadth of Chile

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4300 km long, not more than 350 km wide at any point. 17 north to 53 degree south

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12
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Which desert forms a border with Peru, in the north of Chile

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Atacama dessert

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13
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What are the two mountain ranges in Chile

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Andes
Cordilleras de la Costa
Mountains cover 80% of Chile’s landmass

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14
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What kind of climate range is found in Chile

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Norte Chico, the climate is hot and arid
Zona Central, it is warm and Mediterranean
Zona Sur, the climate turns cool, rainy, and maritime

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15
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What are the Chile’s DO normally named after

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Rivers originating from Andes, going west

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16
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Which current cools the coastal regions in Chile

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Humboldt current

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17
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What is the minimum alcohol required in a Chilean wine

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11.5%

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18
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What are the four different tiers in Chilean DO system

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Region (Region Viticola)
Sub Region
Zone
Area

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19
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What are the different Region Viticola of Chile

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Atacama,
Coquimbo,
Aconcagua,
Valle Central,
Sur,
Austral

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20
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What are the subregions in Atacama Region

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Valle de Copiapo
Valle del Huasco

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21
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What are the subregions in Coquimbo Region

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Valle del Elqui
Valle del Limari
Valle del Choapa

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22
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Name a key producer in Limari

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Tabali
Casa Tamaya
Fransisco de Aguirre

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23
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Name a key producer in Elqui

A

Cavas delle Valle
Falernia

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24
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Name a key producer in Choapa

A

Domaine de Manson - MOVI member

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25
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Which majorly grown grape variety in Chile cannot appear on DO wines

A

Pais

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26
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What are the three new subdivisions in Chile by proximity to mountain regions

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Costa
Entre Cordilleras
Andes

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27
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Who identified Carmenere in Chile? Where?

A

Jean Michel Boursiquot (French Ampelographer) at Vina Carmen

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28
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What are the parents of Carmenere

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Cabernet Franc
Gros Cabernet

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29
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What is the parentage of Gros Cabernet

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Fer
Hondarrabi Beltza

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30
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Name a synonym of Carmenere

A

Grand Vidure
Cabernet Gernischt

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31
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Name few high end varietal bottlings of Carmenere

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Kai - Errazuriz
Carmin del Peumo - CYT
Purple Angel - Montes
Harencia - Santa Carolina

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32
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Name some famous Chilean wines with high percentage of carmenere in the blend

A

Almaviva - CTY/BPDR
Clos Apalta - Lapostolle

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33
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Which sites are considered the best for Carmenere

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Peumo in Cachapoal
Los Lingues in Colchagua
Apalta in Colchagua

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34
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What are pergola vineyards called in Chile

A

Parron

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35
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Which grower has planted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in Valle del Huasco

A

Vina Ventisquero

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36
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Where is the port of Pisco located

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In Peru

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37
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What are the key Pisco grapes in Chile

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Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
Moscatel Rosado
Moscatel de Austria (Torrontés Sanjuanino)
Torontel (Moscatel Amarillo, a progeny of País x Muscat of Alexandria)
Pedro Jiménez.

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38
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What is Piscola

A

Chilean drink of Pisco and Cola

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39
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What are the area DO in Elqui

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La Serena, Vicuña, Paiguano

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40
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Which Elqui subregions are in entre cordillera zones

A

None
La Serena is coastal
Vicuna and Paiguano are Andes

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41
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Who was the first producer to venture in Elqui

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Vina Falernia

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42
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Which is the flagship wine of Vina Falernia

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Vina Falernia Alta Tierra Syrah Gran Reserva

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43
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What are the area DO’s in Limari valley

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Ovalle, Monte Patria, Punitaqui, Río Hurtado

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44
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What are the two rivers of snowmelt that help the water availability in Limari

A

Rio Hurtado
Rio Grande

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45
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Which is the Costa area in Limari

A

Ovalle - capital of Limari

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46
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Which fogs engulf Limari in the morning

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Camanchaca

47
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What are the area DO in Choapa

A

Salamanca, Illapel

48
Q

What are the regions in Aconcagua

A

Valle de Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca
Valle de San Antonio

49
Q

What are the two areas in Aconcagua, outside the DO Zones

A

Marga-Marga and Zapallar

50
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What kind of soils are found in Aconcagua Costa areas

A

Schist and Slate based

51
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Who is the most important producer in Aconcagua Valley

A

Vina Errazuriz

52
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Which is the iconic wine produced in Aconcagua Valley

A

Sena

53
Q

What is Casablanca named after

A

Casablanca Creek, that is seasonal and runs dry during summers

54
Q

What cools the area in Casablanca valley

A

Humboldt current and coastal fogs

55
Q

Which DO in Chile are entirely coastal

A

Casablanca and San Antonio

56
Q

What is the major viticultural worry in Casablanca DO

A

Spring frosts
Nematodes (Grafting needed)

57
Q

Who pioneered viticulture in Casablanca

A

Pablo Morande from Concha Y Toro

58
Q

Where are the best vineyards in Casablanca planted

A

on the hillsides, in reddish clays overlaying quartz-rich granite, rather than the sandy loams of the valley floor

59
Q

What are the three subzones of San Antonio

A

Valle de Leyda DO, Lo Abarca DO, and the unofficial zone of Rosario

60
Q

What is the most planted grape in San Antonio

A

Sauvignon Blanc

61
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Which subzone of San Antonio is the coolest

A

Lo Abarca

62
Q

Which winery first planted Syrah in San Antonio

A

Matetic

63
Q

Name a producer in Lo Abarca subzone of San Antonio

A

Casa Marin

64
Q

What are the regions in Central Valley

A

Maipo, Rapel, Curicó, and Maule Valley

65
Q

Which Alto Maipo areas are classified as Andes

A

Puente Alto and Pirque

66
Q

Which subregions are Santa Rita’s headquarter located in

A

Buin in Maipo

67
Q

Which major wineries are located in Santiago

A

Santa Carolina
Concha Y Toro
Cousino Macul
Santa Rita

68
Q

Which Iconic Chilean wines are based on Maipo fruit

A

Almaviva
Don Melchor
Vinedo Chadwick
Antiyal (Alvaro Espinoza)
Casa Real (Santa Rita)

69
Q

Which Iconic Chilean wines are based on Maipo fruit

A

Almaviva
Don Melchor
Vinedo Chadwick

70
Q

Which famous subregion of Maipo is famous for Almaviva, Don Melchor and Vinedo Chadwick

A

Puente Alto

71
Q

What kind of soils are found in Puente Alto

A

Gravelly soils
Big diurnal difference in temperatures

72
Q

What are the subregions of Rapel Valley

A

Cachapoal
Colchagua

73
Q

Which two rivers fall into Rapel river

A

Cachapoal and Tinguiririca

74
Q

Which Cachapoal area is known for it’s quality Carmenere

A

Peumo

75
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What kind of soils are found in Cachapoal

A

brown clay and alluvial soils

76
Q

What kind of wines is Herencia from Santa Carolina

A

Carmenere from Peumo

77
Q

Which famous producer owns Clos de Fous? Where?

A

Pedro Parra in Cachapoal in Andes foothills at 1KM elevation

78
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Where is Clos Apalta located

A

In Colchagua - Apalta area

79
Q

Which river forms the boundary between Cachapoal and Colchagua

A

Tinguiririca - falling in to Rapel reservoir later

80
Q

Which areas of Colchagua are classified Costa

A

Lolol, Pumanque, and Paredones

81
Q

Which French companies ventured into Colchagua for winemaking

A

Los Vascos (Rothschild)
Lapostolle (Marnier)
Hacienda Araucano (Lurton)

82
Q

Which Chilean brands are rooted in Colchagua

A

Cono Sur,
Viu Manent
Casa Silva

83
Q

Which new and emerging producers made Colchagua it’s home region

A

Montes,
Neyen,
Koyle

84
Q

Why is Apalta considered higher quality area in Colchagua

A

slightly cooler climate, reduced sunshine hours, well-drained granitic soils, and hillside planting potential

85
Q

Which famous wines originate in Apalta

A

Clos Apalta
Montes Alpha M

86
Q

Which famous Chilean company owns Koyle

A

Undurraga

87
Q

Which other regions south of Rapel reservoir are getting more praise

A

Marchigüe (Montes) and Lolol (Vina Santa Cruz)

88
Q

Which other subregion of Colchagua other than Apalta is slowly getting famous for hillside plantings

A

Los Lingues (Siegel)

89
Q

What are the zones in Curico Valley

A

Teno
Lontue

90
Q

Which two rivers flow in Curico Valley

A

Teno river and Lontue river

91
Q

Which area is defined coastal in Curico

A

Vichuquén

92
Q

Which white grape is primarily grown in Curico

A

Sauvignon Blanc - due to cooler climate than rest of the central valley

93
Q

Which famous wineries are located in Curico

A

San Pedro
Miguel Torres
Viña Echeverría

94
Q

Which iconic wine of Miguel Torres comes from 100 years old Cabernet Sauvignon plants

A

Manso de Valesco

95
Q

What are the zones in Maule

A

Claro
Loncomilla
Tutuven

96
Q

What kind of soils are found in Maule

A

alluvial along the Maule River,
redder and more granitic with significant compositions of quartz closer to the coast

97
Q

Which subregion of Central Valley is the largest producer

A

Rapel (if counted together)
otherwise Maule

98
Q

What is VIGNO

A

Vignadores de Carignan, an association committed to the preservation of the region’s old-vine Carignan and the support of small growers who have maintained it

99
Q

Which two famous rivers in Zona Sur have DO named after them

A

Itata
Bio Bio

100
Q

Which region borders Maule to the south

A

Itata

101
Q

Which two grapes were recommended to grow in Itata

A

Moscatel de Alejandria
Cinsault
Pais also traditionally grown

102
Q

What are the key grapes in Bio Bio

A

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and aromatic whites.
País

103
Q

Which is the southernmost subregion in Sur

A

Malleco

104
Q

What are the key grapes in Malleco

A

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

105
Q

What kind of climate is found in Malleco

A

cool, rainy, windy, semi-continental climate.

106
Q

Which famous estates use fruit from Malleco

A

Viña Aquitania’s “Sol de Sol” wines and Pedro Parra’s Clos des Fous among its first successes.

107
Q

Which Colchagua estate used Austral DO on one of its wines

A

Casa Silva (Lake Ronco Vineyard)

108
Q

What are the key grapes in Austral

A

Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir

109
Q

Which commune has the world’s southern most vineyard

A

Chile Chico in Austral DO
(yet to release wine, owned by Undurraga)

110
Q

What are the sub regions of Austral

A

Valle del Cautin
Valle de Osorno

111
Q

What are the best communes in Maipo, around Santiago

A

Pirque, Puente Alto, Macul, Alto Jahuel

112
Q

Which flagship wine of Stefano Gandolini comes from the top vineyard planted to high density in Maipo (Buin)

A

Las Tres Marias Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Planted at 7000 vines per ha

113
Q

Which famous Chilean group does Rafael Urrejola works as winemaker for

A

Undurraga

114
Q

Name some famous Limari Chardonnays

A

The Society’s Limarí Chardonnay
Tabalí Reserva Especial Chardonnay
Concha y Toro Corte Marcelo Limarí Chardonnay
The Society’s Exhibition Limarí Chardonnay
Talinay Coastal Limestone Vineyard Chardonnay
De Martino Quebrada Seca Limarí Chardonnay
Maycas del Limarí Quebrada Seca Chardonnay

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