Chile Flashcards

1
Q

6 DO regions of Chile

A
Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral
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2
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2 sub DOs of Atacama

A

Copiapo

Huasco

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3
Q

3 sub DOs of Coquimbo

A

Elqui
Limari
Choapa

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4
Q

3 sub DOs of Aconcagua

A

Aconcagua
Casablanca
San Antonio

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5
Q

Where is Valle de Leyda DO?

A

San Antonio, Aconcagua

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6
Q

4 sub DOs of Valle Central

A

Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule

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7
Q

Closest region to Santiago

A

Maipo

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8
Q

2 sub DOs of Valle de Rapel

A

Cachapoal

Colchagua

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9
Q

2 sub DOs of Valle de Curico

A

Lontue

Teno

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10
Q

3 sub DOs of Valle del Maule

A

Claro
Loncomilla
Tutuven

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11
Q

3 sub DOs of Sur

A

Itata
Bio-Bio
Malleco

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12
Q

2 sub DOs of Austral

A

Cautin

Osorno

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13
Q

Chile’s first modern winery

A

Vina Ochagavia, 1851

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14
Q

What is MOVI?

A

Movimiento de Vinateros Independients. an association of quality minded wineries

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15
Q

3 major domestic consumption wineries

A

Concha y Toro
Santa Rita
San Pedro
*Account or 85% of domestic consumption

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16
Q

Winery created by Rothschild & Concha y Toro

A

Almaviva

17
Q

Winery created with Mondavi & Errazuriz

A

Sena

18
Q

Chile’s 2 parallel mountain ranges

A

Andes

Cordilleras de la Costa (Coastal Range)

19
Q

Chile’s key ocean current

A

Humbolt Current, flows northward

20
Q

Minimum alcohol for Chilean wine?

A

11.5%

21
Q

Where is Puente Alto DO?

A

Maipo, Valle Central

22
Q

Minimum rule for Chilean wines

A

75%, 85% for EU

23
Q

Most planted variety in Chile?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon, about 1/3 of plantings

24
Q

Major region for Pisco production

A

Atacama DO

25
Q

Highest peak in South America

A

Mt. Aconcagua

26
Q

Most important producer in Aconcagua Valley

A

Errazuriz

27
Q

Who makes Clos Apalta & Alpha M?

A

Casa Lapostolle

28
Q

Largest Chilean subregion DO

A

Maule Valley