Chile Flashcards
South American country that only consumes 1/3rd of its production
Chile
Second largest producer of wine in South America
Chile
Chile is free of the Phylloxera root louse due to
It’s Mediterranean climate and high elevation
Chile produces more
Red wine
Most widely planted grape of Chile
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chile’s signature red variety
Carmenere
Chile’s Carmenere wine’s qualities that set them apart from other wines from the region
Dark red fruit & spice with medium tannins
Chile Wine Law: standard percentage to designate place of origin and grape variety on a wine label
75%
Warm area in Chile; typically makes table wine from Pisco
Coquimbo
Table wine region north of Santiago, Chile
Limarí River Valley
Limarí River Valley grape varieties
Chardonnay & Syrah
3,000 acre, red wine producing region north of Santiago
Aconcagua
Aconcagua grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere
Two subregions north west of Santiago
Casablanca & San Antonio
San Antonio & Casablanca varietals
Sauvignon Blanc & Chardonnay
South of Santiago and home to over 75% of Chile’s vineyards
Central Valley
Chile’s Central Valley consists of
4 large valleys
Warmest region of the Central Valley of Chile and just outside Santiago
Maipo
Maipo varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere
Rapel Valley consists of which subregions?
Cachapol & Colchagua
Rapel’s best grape
Merlot
Provides majority of Chile’s Sauvignon Blanc
Curico
Curico subregion that sometimes appears on labels
Lontue
Southernmost region of the Central Valley and oldest wine region in Chile
Maule
Maule historically plants ____ for bulk wine
Pais
Most widely planted variety in Maule, recently
Cabernet Sauvignon
Less protected by coastal range and much wetter than the rest of Chile’s regions
Southern Region
Lower quality grapes of the Southern Region
Pais & Muscatel
Subregions of the Southern Region
Itata & Bio Bio
New planting a of Itata & Bio Bio
Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
