Chile Flashcards
Official sub DO of San Antonio Valley?
Coastal Area: -- Lo Abarca -- Algarrobo -- Cartagena Within Leyda Valley: -- San Juan -- Santo Domingo
What is “Reserva” in Chile?
Minimum of 12% of ABV
What make the border of Chile from the rest of the Continent?
(East)?
Andes Mountains
What is a “Pisco Puro”
Pisco made from a non aromatic red grape:
= Quebranta
What are the main DOs of the Central Region of Chile?
- Maipo
- Rappel (Colchagua / Colchapoal)
- Currico (Teno / Lontue)
- Maule (V. De Claro / V. de Loncomilla / Tutuven)
Name some sub-DO of the Colchapoal region?
Entre Cordilleras:
- Coltauco
- Puemo
- Rancahua
Andes:
- Requinoa
- Rengo
- Machali
Where is Cochapoal Valley located?
Rappel Valley - Central Region - Chile
What is the northern most region of Chile?
Is irrigation allow here?
Atacama DO
- Copiapo DO
- Huasco DO
– Yes, desert like climate, grape mainly used for distillation
“La Serena”?
Sub area of Elqui DO
- Coquimbo DO
- Chile
Where is Cautin located?
Austral Region - Chile
Where is Lontué region located?
Currico - Central Region - Chile
What are the sub region of Aconcagua DO?
- Aconcagua Valley
- San Antonio Valley
- Casablanca Valley
What is the minimum alcohol content for chilean wines?
11,5% ABV for any wines
Where is Pirque DO, Puente Alto DO located?
Maipo / Central Region / Chile
Name some sub-DO of Aconcagua Valley DO?
Coastal:
– Quillota
Entre Cordillera:
- Hijuelas
- Panquehue
- Cantemu
- Llay Llay
- San Felipe
Andes Mountains
- Santa Maria
- Calle Larga
- San Esteban
Where is Osorno located?
Austral Region - Chile
What are the sub-DO of the Teno region? Where is it located?
Currico DO - Central Region - Chile
- Licanten (2018)
- Rauco
- Romeral
- Vichuquen
What is the climate of Coquimbo / Atacama?
Desert like: Dry and hot
Atacama Desert
Name 5 sub area DO of the Colchagua Valley?
Coastal:
- Lolol
- Paredones
- Pumanque
- Lituechen
Entre Cordilleras:
- Santa Cruz
- Palmilla
- Peradillo
- Marchigue
- La Estrella
- Apalta
Andes:
- Los Lingues
- San Fernando
- Chimbarongo
Where is Leyda Valley located? What are the sub-DO?
San Antonio Valley - Aconcagua Region - Chile
- San Juan
- Santo Domingo
What are the mains grapes varieties used for the Pisco production?
Which of them are classified as aromatic ?
- Quebranta (red NO)
- Moscatel (aromatic white)
- Torontel: (pink aromatic)
- Italia: (White aromatic)
- Albilla (white aromatic)
+ Negra Criolla
+ Mollar
+ Uvina
What means “Reserva Especial” in Chile?
wines must reach a min of 12% ABV and min time in oak
What are the sub region of Itata Valley?
- Coelemu
- Portezuelo
- Quillon
- Chillan
What is the rule for Chile wine law?
(vintage, variety, DO labelling)?
75%
Most of the winery follow the 85% rules, in order to export wine to the EU
What are the sub-DO of the Rappel Valley of Chile? (Central Region)
Colchagua DO
Colchapoal DO
What famous producer is set on Aconcagua DO?
Erraruriz
- Panquehue
Producer of Seña, Viñedo Chadwick
Where is Itata Valley located?
Sur Region - Chile
Where is Claro Valley located?
Maule - Central Region - Chile
What is Pisco aromatico? What grapes varieties?
Made with aromatic grappe varieties:
- Albilla
- Muscatel
- Italia
- Torrontel
“Vicuña”?
Sub area of Elqui DO
- Coquimbo DO
- Chile
Andes area
“Huasco” DO?
Sub-DO of the Atacama region
Northern Chile
Name the current cooling down climate of Chile?
Humboldt Current
What are the sub-DO of the Loncomilla region? Where is it located?
Maule DO - Central Region - Chile
- San Javier
- Parral
- Villa Allegre
- Linares
- Retiro
- Longavi