Chile Flashcards
Who has the largest influence on Chile’s industry
France, esp BDX varieties
How much is exported
3/4 of production
Quinta Normal
1830 Claudio Gay persuades government to set up an experimental nursery with several botanical specimens, including V. vinifera cuttings (safe from phylloxera)
1970/80s
Domestic consumption of basic wines decline, 1/2 of vines pulled up
1987-1993
Democracy returns, significant investments in vini technology, 10,000+ ha planted to international varieties, focus on quality for export market
What 4 companies control 80% of market
Concha y Toro, Santa Rita, Santa Carolina, San Pedro
MOVI
Movement of Independent Vinters
Chanchos Deslenguados
Group of independent producers allied to the natural wine movement
Original and Modern areas
Original on warm, flat, fertile plains of Central Valley. New regions forces on cooler zones
Result of irrigation
Vine roots shallow
% is red production
74%
What regions focus on Pisco
Atacama, Coquimbo. Most northern
Central Valley climate
Generally Mediterranean
Regions N to S
Coquimbo, Aconcagua, Central Valley, Southern Region
Most planted varieties
CS (41,500 ha), SB (14,131 ha)
Aconcagua
3 distinct zones. Interior, Panquehue, Manzanar
Aconcagua Interior
One of hottest, driest regions. Alluvial soils, good reds. Errázuriz and von Siebenthal exporters