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Chile Flashcards

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1
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What grape variety is Maipo Valley known for?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

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2
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Casablanca Valley is best known for the production of what style wine?

A

White Wine

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3
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What region contains the Maipo Valley

A

Valle Central

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4
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Colchagua Valley is located in which DO?

A

Central Valley

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Casablanca Valley is a coastal subregion within which DO?

A

Aconcagua

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By volume, Chile is one of the top 10 producers of wine in the world. T/F

A

True

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7
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Where is the Leyda Valley in Chile located?

A

San Antonio

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Which mountain range provides a rain shadow for most of Chile’s winegrowing regions?

A

Chilean Coastal Range

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9
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Which Chilean wine region surrounds the capital of Santiago?

A

Maipo Valley

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10
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In which century were vines first planted in Chile?

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16th

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Chilean regions north to south

A

Atacama

Coquimbo

Aconcagua

Central Valley (Valle Central)

South Region (Sur)

Austral

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12
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Puente Alto is located in?

A

Maipo Valley

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Carmenère is usually harvested after Cabernet Sauvignon. T/F

A

True

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14
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Which Chilean regions is most focused on Pinot Noir production?

A

Bio-Bio Valley

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15
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The Valle del Rapel DO corresponds to which administrative region?

A

O’Higgins

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16
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What are the three wineries that account for 85% of domestic consumption in Chile?

A

Concha y Toro

Santa Rita

San Pedro

17
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Who was among the first foreign investors to arrive in Chile to take over the Colchagua estate of Los Vascos?

A

Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Lafite

18
Q

Robert Mondavi joined with Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz to found what winery in 1995?

A

Seña

19
Q

Who was one of the first Burgundian producers to start a joint venture in the Maipo Valley in 1991?

A

Chablis’ William Fèvre -establishing William Fèvre Chile

20
Q

Who is responsible for ensuring compliance with wine labeling laws and protection of Chile’s appellations of origin?

A

Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service

21
Q

When was Chile’s Denominación de Origen (DO) system debuted?

A

1994

22
Q

What are the four tiers of DOs in the Chilean system?

A

Region

Subregion

Zone

Area

23
Q

In Chile, wines indicating an origin need only contain what percentage of grapes harvested in the stated region?

A

75% -The minimum 75% rule also applies to varietal and vintage labeling, but in practice this export-focused country abides by the EU’s required 85% minimums in all three categories.

24
Q

What is Chile’s oldest grape variety?

A

pais

25
Q

Which two regions were added to Chile’s official list of viticultural regions in 2012?

A

Atacama Austral

26
Q

What is the most planted wine grape variety in Chile?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

27
Q

Carmenère was officially categorized as Merlot until what year?

A

1994

28
Q

What is the chief reason Carmenère disappeared in native France after the arrival of phylloxera?

A

Carmenère is a more difficult grape to graft, it disappeared in native France after the arrival of phylloxera but thrives in Chile.

29
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What is widely considered to be the best place for Carmenère?

A

Peumo -a DO area in Cachapoal

30
Q

What were the new divisions created for existing DOs based on proximity to the mountains or the ocean in 2012?

A

Costa Entre Cordilleras Andes

31
Q

Who produces “Clos Apalta?”

A

Lapostolle

32
Q

The Elqui, Limarí, and Choapa Valleys are located within which region?

A

Coquimbo

33
Q

What is VIGNO?

A

Vignadores de Carignan and is an association of producers whose goal is to create an appellation of origin for wines made from old Carignan vines that have been dry-farmed and bush-trained in the Maule Secano area in Chile.

Dry farmed only, min 65% Carignan aged 24 months in combo neutral oak, amphora, or bottle.

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