Chile Flashcards
name 3 producers in San Antonio DO
Vina Leyda, Matetic, Casa Marin
is Colchagua DO or Calchapoal DO better regarded?
Colchagua DO
name a few producers in Colchagua DO
Cono Sur, Los Vascos, Casa Lapostolle, Montes
which area of Chile is known for producing the best Carmenere?
Colchagua DO
name a few top wines w/ significant % of Carmenere
Concha y Toro “Carmin de Puemo”, Clos Apalta, Almaviva, Montes Alpha “M”, Errazuriz “Kai”
list the 6 regions of Chile from north to south
Atacama, Coquimbo, Aconcagua, Vallee Central, Sur, Austral
San Antonio subregions
Leyda
Malvilla
Rosario
Lo Abarca
who was the first person to bring French plantings to Chile
Claude Gay in the 1830s
min abv for Chilean wine? Reserva/Reserva Especial, Gran Reserva/Reserva Privada?
11.5%
12%
12.5%
where is Teno
Curico, Vallee Central
VIGNO requirements
- vines must be 30+ years old
- must be dry farmed
- min 65% Carignan
- must age 2+ years before release
what are the 4 categories for Pisco?
Pisco Puro
Pisco Aromatico
Pisco Musto Verde
Pisco Acholado
Maipo DO Andes areas?
Puente Alto, Pirque
who launched Vina Aquitana? What year?
Bruno Prats and Paul Pontailler. 1990
Coquimbo sub-regions
Elqui (Syrah)
Limari (Chardonnay)
Choapa
who is Almaviva a collaboration between
Concha y Toro, Philippe Rothschild
name a few producers based in Maipo
Concha y Toro
Santa Rita
Cousino Macul
the Rapel River is formed by the confluence of what 2 rivers?
Cachapoal and Tinguiririca
2 Chilean wines that got international recognition at the 2004 Berlin Tasting
Vinedo Chadwick
Errazuriz “Sena”
where is Errazuriz “Sena” from
Panquehue, Aconcagua
who is referred to as the “Father of Chilean Wine”
Sylvestre Ochagavia
- founded Vina Ochagavia in 1851
Coquimbo DO that has limestone soil and specializes in Chardonnay
Limari
name a few producers based in Limari
Tabali, Casa Tamaya
major grapes of Elqui DO
Syrah, Pedro Jimenez, Sauv Blanc
what are the zones of Maule
Claro
Tutuven
Loncomilla
Miguel Torres chose this area of chile to start his winery
Curico DO
where is the Osorno Valley
Austral
what is another name for Grand Vidure
Carmenere
where is “Sol de Sol” from and who produces it?
Malleco, Sur. Vina Acquitana
where are Vina Montes and Lapostolle based?
Colchagua, Rapel Valley
Central Valley subregions?
Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule
who owns Los Vascos
Lafite Rothschild
who owns Lapostolle?
Grand Marnier
who owns Vina Acquitana?
Bruno Prats and Paul Pontellier
Aconcagua DO subregions
Aconcagua
San Antonio
Casablancha
where are the DO areas of San Juan and Santo Domingo
Leyda
name 2 Andes DO regions within the Maipo DO
Puente Alto, Pirque, Santiago, Buin
important Aconcagua DO producers
Errazuriz, Von Siebenthal
what is Limari’s Coastal Area?
Ovalle
what are the 2 Andes DO in Colchagua
San Fernando
Chimbarongo
where is the Peumo area and what grape excels
Cachapoal DO
Carmenere
where is Apalta?
Colchagua DO
where is Panquehue?
Aconcagua Valley
list Chile’s 4 tiers of DO from largest to smallest
- Viticultural Region
- Subregion
- Zone
- Area
what is Chile’s oldest winery still in operation today?
Vina Ochagavia (1857)
who is Chile’s “Father of Wine”?
Silvestre Ochagavia
why are many of Casablanca’s vines grafted?
soil nematodes
what river flows through Colchagua?
Tinguiririca River
Curico DO zones
Teno
Lontue
Sur subregions
Bio Bio
Malleco
Itata
when was the Chilean DO system established?
1994 (enacted in 1995)
