CHILE Flashcards
Geography
Similar to California
Western coast influence
Elevation 7,000 fts
- - - Desert in the north Mountains in the east Patagonia with icy in the south Ocean in the West
HISTORY
- Spanish brings grapes
- Hernan Cortéz 1520
- 270 years later Moscatel, Garnacha and País grapes.
- Spain has competition in wine industry so they made laws for restrictions in the production
- CLAUDIO GAY arrived to Chile (France influence)
- Imitating Bordeaux
- CS, Syrah, Malbec, Merlot, Semillon grapes
- Concha y Toro, Santa Helena, San Pedro, Santa Carolina, Urmenenta wineries start to develop
3 splits Áreas
Costa
Entre Cordilleras
Andes
Chile APELACIONES
-REGIÓN (6)
•SUB-REGION (17)
•ZONA
-ÁREA (3)
Chile Wine REGIONS (6)
- ATACAMA
- COQUIMBO*
- ACONCAGUA*
- VALLE CENTRAL (Central Valley)*
- REGION DEL SUR*
- AUSTRAL
(*) principals
ATACAMA Sub-regions
Valle de Copiapó
Valle del Huasco
COQUIMBO Sub-regions
-VALLE DEL ELQUI
Syrah, CS, and SB grapes
-VALLE DE LIMARI
Foogs
Chardonnay, Syrah
-VALLE DEL CHOAPA
ACONCAGUA Sub-regions
Valle de Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca**
Valle de San Antonio
VALLE CENTRAL Sub-regions
Valle de Maipo*
Valle del Rapel*
Valle de Curicó*
Valle de Maule*
REGION DEL SUR Sub-regions
Valle de Itata*
Vella de Bio-Bio
Valle del Malleco
AUSTRAL Sub-regions
Valle del Cautín
Valle de Osorno
Chile AREAS (3)
-COSTA (coast)
2,000-5,000 mts
-ENTRE CORDILLERAS (Between Cordilleras/mountains)
-ANDES
0 - 500mts
RAPEL Zones***
Warm and dry /CS and Carmenere icons
-CACHAPOAL
(80% red grapes)
-COLCHAGUA
(Best Carmenere)
CASABLANCA Valley
Icon Sub-region
Chardonnay SB PN Merlot Syrah