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Chile Flashcards

1
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Who is Claudio Gay>?

A

In 1830, Frenchman Claudio Gay set up a Chilean repository of pre-phyloxera Vitis Vinifera vines at the university of Chile’s Quinta Normal department. These vines combined with Chile’s geographic isolation (due to the Andes) makes it the only major winemaking region that is still totally Phylloxera free.

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2
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Give me 3 synonyms for the mission grape and where they are found

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Criolla Chica (Argentina),

Pais (Chile),

Listan Prieto (Canary Islands)

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3
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What are the 6 DOS of Chile

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Atacama
Coquimbo
Anconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral Region
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4
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What are the conditions of Atacama and Coquimbo, what do they make?

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Dry and desert like, only suitable for pisco production

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5
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WHat are the two major moderating facotrs of wine growing chile?

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Huimboldt Current (blows cool air off the Pacific)

Andes- Cools the nighttime temps

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6
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Where is irrigation most prominent

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Valle Central and Anconcagua

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7
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When did chilean wine law start? what is the most important thing it did?

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Est. 1995

Put into place the 75% rule (Vintage, Varietal, Origin) must be min 75%

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8
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In chile, why do many winemakers move the 75% rule to 85%?

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To comply with EU standards

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9
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What is the min alc % for chilean wines

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11.5%`

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10
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What is the min alc % for Reserva and Reserva Especial?

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12%

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What is the min alc for Riserva Privada and Gran Reserva?

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12.5%

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12
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What two aging deisgnations must spend a mandatory time in oak?

A

Reserva especial

Gran Reserva

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13
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What grape is gaining reputatio in the high altutde valleys of Elqui?>

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Syrah

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14
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Limari is showing to be well suited to what grape and for what reason

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Chardonnay, lots of limestone

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15
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what are the three subzones of Coquimbo

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Elqui- Syrah
Limari- Chardonnay
Choapa-

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16
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The Anconcagua river flows from what to what?

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The andes to the pacific through the Anconcagua sub region

17
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The soils of Anconcagua Valley are what?

A

Alluvial soils

18
Q

What is Casablanca most known for growing

A

Chard & SB

19
Q

What are the 4 subzones of San Antonia

A

Leyda
Lo Abarca
Rosario
Malvilla

20
Q

San Antonia is most known for growing what/>

A

White grapes, though PN is hsowing promise

21
Q

Central Valley DO Subzones

A

Maipo

Rapel-Chahapoal + Colchagua

Curico

Maule

22
Q

Where in Valle Central (and also all of CHile) is CS most famoust

A

Maipo Valley

23
Q

Talk about Concho Y toro

A

Maipo producer, Chile’s largest wine producer, “Don Melchor” fruit comes from Puente ALto

24
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What are two produers of the Maipo Valley

A

Concha Y Toro
Sant Rita
Cousino Macul

25
Q

Almaviva is a joint project betweern who?

A

Baron Philippe de Rothschild & Concha y Toro

26
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What is the name of the joint orject between Rothschild & Concho y Toro

A

Almaviva

27
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2 major red grapes of Rapel?

A

CS & Carmenere

28
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Which subzone of rapel is N?

A

Chachapoal in the North

Colchagua S

29
Q

Talk about Purple angel

A

Made by Vina Montes

Made from COlchagua fruit, it is Chile’s highest profile Carmener wine

30
Q

What are the two sub regions of curico?

A

Lontue

Teno

31
Q

What are the Curico and Maule region generally known for?

A

Bulk / generic wine production

Both are mostly planted to Cabernet

32
Q

What are the most planted red and white grapes of Malleco?

A

Chardonnay and PN

33
Q

What is generally planted in the Itata and Bio Bio?

A

Pais and Muscat (of alexandria)

34
Q

What are teh subzones of the sur (southern Region_

A

Itata
Bio Bio
Malleco

35
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In 2012 the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture amended what law?

A

Allowing 3 geographic terms to appear on DO labels:

Costa

Entre Cordilleras “Between the Mountains”- The valley areas between coastal ranges and andes

Andes

85% of the grapes must come from the apropriate region to apply this label

36
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What are the 3 geographic terms allowed to be applied to Chilean DO wine?

A

Costa

Entre Cordilleras “Between the Mountains”- The valley areas between coastal ranges and andes

Andes

85% of the grapes must come from the apropriate region to apply this label

37
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What is the min % of grapes from a stated geographic area if a wine is printed with Costa, Entre Cordilleras or Andes?

A

85%

38
Q

Where does the fruit for puple angel come from, and who is the producer

A

Vina MOntes, Colchagua Fruit

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