Chile

Question 1

Name the Second largest producer of wine in South America.

Answer 1

Chile

Question 2

Describe Climate for:

1. Coastal?
2. Mid Valley?
3. Andes?

Answer 2

• COASTAL: with morning fog and less extreme temperature shifts
• MID VALLEY: with large temperature swings (this is also called diurnal shift) and 330 days of sun a year
• ANDES: with high elevation vineyards, up to 7000 feet (2133 m)

Question 3

Most widely planted grape of Chile is?

Answer 3

Cabernet Sauvignon (94,900 acres)

Question 4

What is Chile’s signature red varietal?

Answer 4

Carmenere

Question 5

Name Chile’s Carmenere wine qualities that set them apart from other wines from the region.

Answer 5

Dark red fruit & spice, medium tannins.

Question 6

Chile’s Wine Law: standard % to designate place of origin and grape variety on wine label.

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

What is a warm area in Chile; typically makes table wine from Pisco?

Answer 7

Coquimbo

Question 8

Name the table wine producing region north of Santiago, Chile?

Answer 8

Limari River Valley

Question 9

Name the Limarí River Valley grape varieties.

Answer 9

Chardonnay & Syrah

Question 10

Name two sub-regions north west of Santiago?

Answer 10

Casablanca & San Antonio

Question 11

Name San Antonio & Casablanca’s varietals?

Answer 11

Sauvignon Blanc & Chardonnay

Question 12

Chile’s Central Valley consists of?

Answer 12

4 large valleys

Question 13

Name the warmest region of the Central Valley of Chile and just outside Santiago?

Answer 13

Maipo

Question 14

What are the Maipo varietals?

Answer 14

• Cabernet Suvignon
• Merlot
• Carmenere

Question 15

Chile has remained phylloxera free mainly because?

Answer 15

isolation west of the vast Andes Mountains/high elevation, which form a natural barrier from other grape-growing countries.