Chile Flashcards
What grape variety is Maipo Valley known for?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Casablanca Valley is best known for the production of what style wine?
White Wine
What region contains the Maipo Valley
Valle Central
Colchagua Valley is located in which DO?
Central Valley
Casablanca Valley is a coastal subregion within which DO?
Aconcagua
By volume, Chile is one of the top 10 producers of wine in the world. T/F
True
Where is the Leyda Valley located?
San Antonio
Which mountain range provides a rain shadow for most of Chile’s winegrowing regions?
Chilean Coastal Range
Which Chilean wine region surrounds the capital of Santiago?
Maipo Valley
In which century were vines first planted in Chile?
16th
Chilean regions north to south
Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Central Valley (Valle Central)
South Region (Sur)
Austral
Puente Alto is located in?
Maipo Valley
Carmenère is usually harvested after Cabernet Sauvignon. T/F
True
Which Chilean regions is most focused on Pinot Noir production?
Bio-Bio Valley
The Valle del Rapel DO corresponds to which administrative region?
O’Higgins
What are the three wineries that account for 85% of domestic consumption in Chile?
Concha y Toro
Santa Rita
San Pedro
Who was among the first foreign investors to arrive in Chile to take over the Colchagua estate of Los Vascos?
Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Lafite
Robert Mondavi joined with Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz to found what winery in 1995?
Seña
Who was one of the first Burgundian producers to start a joint venture in the Maipo Valley in 1991?
Chablis’ William Fèvre -establishing William Fèvre Chile
Who is responsible for ensuring compliance with wine labeling laws and protection of Chile’s appellations of origin?
Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service
When was Chile’s Denominación de Origen (DO) system debuted?
1994
What are the four tiers of DOs in the Chilean system?
Region
Subregion
Zone
Area
In Chile, wines indicating an origin need only contain what percentage of grapes harvested in the stated region?
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.
What is Chile’s oldest grape variety?
pais
Which two regions were added to Chile’s official list of viticultural regions in 2012?
Atacama Austral
What is the most planted wine grape variety in Chile?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carmenère was officially categorized as Merlot until what year?
1994
What is the chief reason Carmenère disappeared in native France after the arrival of phylloxera?
Carmenère is a more difficult grape to graft, it disappeared in native France after the arrival of phylloxera but thrives in Chile.
What is widely considered to be the best place for Carmenère?
Peumo -a DO area in Cachapoal
What were the new divisions created for existing DOs based on proximity to the mountains or the ocean in 2012?
Costa Entre Cordilleras Andes
Who produces “Clos Apalta?”
Lapostolle
The Elqui, Limarí, and Choapa Valleys are located within which region?
Coquimbo
