Chile

Question 1

What are the six DOs of Chile?

Answer 1

Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral Region

Question 2

What is the name of the Pacific current that cools the wine growing regions south of Santiago?

Answer 2

Humboldt Current

Question 3

What is the name of the mountain range between the Pacific and the Central Valley

Answer 3

Coastal Mountains

Question 4

What area of Chile is the most desertous? The north, the central valley region, or the south?

Answer 4

The north

Question 5

True or false: irrigation is essential in the Central Valley and in Aconcagua

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the 75% rule and when was it established?

Answer 6

1995. If variety, vintage, and DO are to be listed on the label, they must comprise a minimum of 75% of the blend. Most producers observe a minimum of 85% in order to comply with EU standards of export.

Question 7

The Andes lie in which direction in relation to the wine growing regions of Chile?

Answer 7

East

Question 8

What does the indication “Costa” imply on a label?

Answer 8

Sourced from the coast

Question 9

What does the indication “Entre Cordilleras” imply on a label?

Answer 9

Sourced from between mountain ranges

Question 10

What does “Andes” indicate on a label?

Answer 10

Sourced from the Andes Mountains

Question 11

What is the climate of Chile?

Answer 11

Mediterannean

Question 12

True or false: Phylloxera proves a huge challenge in Chile

Answer 12

False

Question 13

True or false: irrigation is forbidden in Chile

Answer 13

False

Question 14

What is the name for the variety País in the California?

Answer 14

Mission

Question 15

True or false: many cuttings of Bordeaux varieties found in Chile are taken from before Phylloxera first appeared in Europe

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Carmenère was once believed in Chile to be what variety?

Answer 16

Merlot

Question 17

In the Atacama desert, how high have vines been planted?

Answer 17

Up to more than 8,200ft (highest 11,480ft on the border of Bolivia)

Question 18

What is Ayllu?

Answer 18

“Community” vines grown at extreme altitudes. Typically Syrah, Malbec, Pinot Noir, and País.

Question 19

Who is the biggest wine producer in Chile?

Answer 19

Concha y Toro

Question 20

What are the three subregions of Aconcagua?

Answer 20

Aconcagua Valley
Casablanca Valley
San Antonio Valley

Question 21

What is the minimum alcohol required in Chilean wine?

Answer 21

11.5%
12% for Reserva and Reserva Especial
12.5% for Reserva Privada and Gran Reserva

Question 22

Which classifications of Chilean wine are required to be aged in oak

Answer 22

Reserva Especial and Gran Reserva

Question 23

What are the leading grape varieties in Chile?

Answer 23

Cabernet Sauvignon
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Vert
Merlot
Chardonnay
Carmenère
Syrah

Question 24

Where is pisco primarily made?

Answer 24

In the north in Atacama and Coquimbo

Question 25

What soil types are found in the west of Chile?

Answer 25

Granite
Schist
Slate

Question 26

What soil types are found in the Central Plains?

Answer 26

Deep clay
Loam
Silt
Sand

Question 27

What are the four subregions of the Central Valley

Answer 27

Maipo
Rapel
Curicó
Maule

Question 28

What are the two subregions of Rapel Valley?

Answer 28

Colchagua
Cachapoal

Question 29

What are the three valleys of Sur?

Answer 29

Itata
Bío Bío
Malleco