Chile Flashcards
which 2 diseases have never attacked chile and why
Phylloxera
oidium (Powdery Mildew)
** isolation caused by Andes and pacific ocean
which current passes over chile
Humbolt current
cooling influence on coastal areas
Name the 5 main viticultural regions
Atacama Coquimbo Aconcagua Valle Central Sur
what are the 3 parts of chile
Costa = coastal region
Entre Cordillera = between the mountains
Andes = close to the mountains
Atacama DO
table wines and
wine for distillation into spirits
name the 3 sub regions of Coquimbo DO
Elqui Valley
Limari Valley
Choapa Valley
Grapes of Coquimbo DO
cab sauv Merlot Carmenere syrah chardonnay sauv blanc
name the sub regions of Region of Aconcagua DO
Valle del Aconcagua
Valle de casa blanca
Valle de San Antonio
grape of errazuriz wines?
Cabernet Sauvignon
grapes of Aconcagua DO
Carmenere Merlot Chardonnay sauvignon blanc Pinot noir
Year in which produce of Aconcagua DO was reduced by 50%
1991
due to late frosts
Name a few good producers in Aconcagua DO
Vermonte
Caliterra
Name the 3 sub regions of San Antonio
Lo Abarca
Rosario
Leyda
casa marin winery of which region and which grape
Aconcagua DO
Sauvignon blanc
name the 4 Regions of Valle central DO
Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule
Name the grape and good producers of MAIPO VALLEY
- Cab Sauv
* * Caliterra, carmen, chocalan, cousino macul, concha y toro, santa rita
Name the 2 zones of Rapel valley
Valle del Cachapoal
Valle del Colchagua
grapes and producers of Rapel Valley
- Merlot, carmenere, syrah
* * Lapostolle, Casa Silva, Montes, los Vascos
Name the 2 sub regions of Curico valley
and its grapes
** Lontue
Teno
** Cab sauv, sauv blanc
where is the miguel Torres estate located
Teno
Curico valley
Valle central DO
which is the largest wine region in chile
Maule Valley
Name the 3 sub regions of Maule Valley
Claro
Lonomilla
Tutuven
grapes of maule valley
Cab sauv
Merlot
carmenere
Pais (Mission)
which is the local grape of maule valley what is its other name
Pais
Mission grape
regions of Sur DO
Valle del Itata
Valle del Bio
Malleco
which is the 4th experimental sub zone of SUR DO
Osorno
grapes of Sur DO
Muscat of alexandria Pais Sauvignon blanc Chardonnay Pinot nir
grapes of Itata valley of Sur
muscat of Alexandria
main grape of Bio Bio and Malleco Valleys
Pais
wine law of chile , year?
1995
75 % ?
grape stated
vintage stated
origin stated
% for EU export?
85%
