Chile

Question 1

What separates Chile from the rest of South America?

Answer 1

The Andes Mountains

Question 2

What is the capital of Chile?

Answer 2

Santiago

Question 3

What are the DOs of Chile north to south?

Answer 3

Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
The Valle Central
Sur
Austral

Question 4

What is the climate of the northernmost regions of Chile (Atacama and Coquimbo)?

Answer 4

Dry and desert-like

Question 5

What two factors cool the vines in the Central Valley?

Answer 5

Proximity to the Andes Mountains and the Humboldt Current (forces cool air inland).

Question 6

What are the two mountain ranges of Chile?

Answer 6

The Coastal Mountains and the Andes Mountains

Question 7

What is the northernmost winegrowing region of Chile?

Answer 7

Atacama

Question 8

What are the three prominent sub-regions of Coquimbo?

Answer 8

Elqui and Limari in the northern parts and Choapa in the south

Question 9

Who makes “Seña”? What is it? Why is it important?

Answer 9

Made by Errazuriz
It is an iconic Bordeaux-style blend and one of the premier reds of Chile.
Important as it placed ahead of Chateau Lafite and Chateau Margaux in the 2004 Berlin Tasting.

Question 10

What are the three sub-regions of Aconcagua?

Answer 10

Valle de Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca
Valle de San Antonio

Question 11

What are the two coolest wine growing regions of Chile?

Answer 11

Valle de Casablanca and Valle de San Antonia (in Aconcagua)

Question 12

What are the four subzones of San Antonio?

Answer 12

Leyda (most important)
Lo Abarca
Rosario
Malvilla

Question 13

What are the sub-regions of Central Valley DO north to south?

Answer 13

Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Curico
Maule Valley

Question 14

What is Chile’s most famous wine producing region? What is the predominant grape there?

Answer 14

Maipo Valley (in Valle Central).
Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 15

What are the two sub regions of the Rapel Valley?

Answer 15

Cachapoal and Colchagua

Question 16

What are the sub-regions of Sur north to south?

Answer 16

Itata
Bio Bio
Malleco

Question 17

Explain what “Costa”, “Entre Cordilleras”, and “Andes” refer to on a Chilean wine label.

Answer 17

In 2012, the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture amended wine law to support three new geographic terms: Costa, Entre Cordilleras, and Andes. On labels, producers may now append pre-existing DOs with one of these three new designations, which signify the proximity of a vineyard to the coast (Costa) or to the mountains (Andes). Entre Cordilleras (“between mountains”) describes the valley areas between the coastal range and the Andes. In order to qualify, 85% of the grapes must be harvested from the appropriate region.

Question 18

Who can do this?

Answer 18

YOU can do this!