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1
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What climactic influence benefits the coastal areas of Chile?

A

Humbolt Current

flow north, cools the areas

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What is the parentage of Carmenere?

A

Cabernet Franc X Gros cabernet

(inherited both compounds from its parents:
3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine (IBMP) - why its SO green

Usually harvested in MAY (2-3 weeks after Cabernet)

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3
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Where is the majority of Carmenere planted?

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Colchagua (30%)

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4
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Name 2 top tier wines that are mostly carmenere.

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Errázuriz’s “Kai”

Concha y Toro’s “Carmín de Peumo”

Montes “Purple Angel”

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5
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List the regions of Chile form N-S

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Atacama

Coquimbo

Aconcagua

Valle Central

Sur

Austral

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6
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Name a DO that is entirely “Costa”

A

Casablanca

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7
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What 2 regions of the Valparaiso fall under the Aconcagua juristiction?

A

Marga-Marga

Zapallar.

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8
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When did Pisco earn its DO status in Chile?

A

1931

Peru (1991)

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9
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What grapes are authorized in the production of Pisco?

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  • Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
  • Moscatel Rosado
  • Moscatel de Austria (Torrontés Sanjuanino)
  • Torontel (Moscatel Amarillo, a progeny of País x Muscat of Alexandria)
  • Pedro Jiménez
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10
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What is the result of the crossing form Pais and Muscat of Alexandria?

A

Torontel

aka. Moscatel AMARILLO

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11
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What DO of Coquimbo is the driest?

A

Elqui Valley
(also northern most)
(Puclaro reservoir)
(Syrah dominate)

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12
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Where is the highest growing region of Chile?

A

Vicuña and Paiguano (2200m)

In Elqui Valley of Coquimbo

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What is the soil type found in the Limari Valley?

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Calcareous (red clay on limestone - like Terra Rossa)
(located in Coquimbo)
(Chardonnay dominant)

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14
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What are the effects of weather in Limari Valley?

A

Tongoy Bay
Talinay Hills
Camanchaca fogs (cam-en-check-ah)

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15
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Where is DeMartino located>??

A

Chop Valley of Coquimbo.

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16
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Name 3 members of MOVI.

A

Garage Wine Co.
Kingston Family
Laura Hartwig
Rukumilla

OWM
PS Garcia

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What is MOVI?

A

Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes

“an association of small quality-oriented wineries who come together to share a common goal to make wine personally, on a human scale.”

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18
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majority soil types of Aconcalgua?

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schist and slate soils

better for whites

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19
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What region of Chile is effected the most by the Humbolt Current?

A

Casablanca

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20
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What are the 2 main soils of Casablanca?

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  • Hillsides - reddish clays overlaying quartz-rich granite
    (Pinot Noir)
  • Valley Floor - sandy loams
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21
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What is the DO of San Antonio?

A

Leyda DO

San Antonio IN Aconcagua

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22
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What are the sub zones of Leyda?

A

Leyda DO
unofficial zones of :
- Lo Abarca
- Rosario

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23
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Where is San Antonio’s most extreme weather region?

A

Lo Abarca
(Casa Marin is there)

(Rosario - warmest, driest, most inland)

24
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What are the Do of the Central Valle of Chile N-S?

A

Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule (warmest region)

25
Q

What are the regions of Coquimbo N-S?

A

Elqui
Limari
Choapa

26
Q

What 2 areas are unofficially considered Alto Maipo?

A
  • Puente Alto

- Pirque

27
Q

Name 3 famous wineries located in the Puente Alto.

A

(Puente Alto - in Maine of Central Valle)

  • Don Melchor
  • Viñedo Chadwick
  • Almaviva
28
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Name the 2 zones of the Rapel Valle. N-S

A

Valle del Cachapoal (catch-a-poal) Warmer- (carmenere)

Valle de Colchagua

29
Q

What 2 rivers feed the Rapel Reservoir?

A 
Cachapoal river
Tinguiririca river (ting-gee-ree-reeka)
30
Q

Who produces “Herencia”

A

Santa Carolina
(Cachapoal / Rapel Valley)
(bears the PEUMO DO)

31
Q

Who produces “Carmín de Peumo”?

A

Concha y Toro
(Cachapoal / Rapel Valley)
(bears the PEUMO DO)

32
Q

Name 2 wines that label the Peumo DO.

A

Santa Carolina’s “Herencia”

Concha Y Toro “Carmin de Peumo”

33
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What does “Apalta” mean?

A

“earthquake”
(Mapuche dialect)

(Apalta is in the Santa Cruz DO)
(Colchagua)

34
Q

What are the zones of the Curico Valley?

A

Teno

Lontue

35
Q

What is the only Costa area of the Curico Valley?

A

Vichuquén (vish-u-qwin)

36
Q

What is Sauvignon Vert known as in Italy?

A

Friulano

37
Q

Name 2 producers in the Curico Valley.

A

San Pedro

Torres

38
Q

What are the zones of the Maule Valley N-S?

A

Claro
Loncomilla
Tutuven

39
Q

What is the Parron training system for?

A

“Over head” mostly table grapes

VSP - used for wine grapes

40
Q

What are the coastal soils of the Maule Valley?

A

Granite and quartz

alluvial along the river

41
Q

What is VIGNO?

A

Vignadores de Carignan
-association to preserve OV Carignan
(after the 2010 earthquake)
(in the secano interior of western Maule)

42
Q

What is the local name for ‘Head Trained’ in Chile?

A

CABEZA

Gobelet

43
Q

What is Cabeza?

A

Local name for Head trained in Chile.

Gobelet

44
Q

What rules govern VIGNO?

A
  • Vines must be dry-farmed
  • min 30yrs old
  • min 65% Carignan (to allow Torres to make Cordillera)
  • min 2yrs age prior to release
    (wood etc up to producer)
    (1 exception -
45
Q

Where are the Nahuelbuta Mountains?

A

Bio Bio

diminish coastal influence

46
Q

What geological feature diminishes the coastal influence for Bio Bio?

A

Nahuelbuta Mountains

nah-whell-boot-ah

47
Q

Which DO of Chile surrounds the town of Traigúen?

A

Malleco

48
Q

What winery is the first to use the new Austral DO on their labels?

A

Casa Silva
(Lake Ranco vineyards)
(based in Colchagua)

49
Q

Where are the worlds southern most vineyards?

A

Lake General Carrera and the Chilean tundra
- in the commune of Chile Chico
(Undurraga growing grapes at the 46th parallel)

50
Q

Where is Marcelo Papa the winemaker?

A

Concha Y Toro

51
Q

Where is Francisco Baettig the winemaker?

A

Errazuriz

52
Q

What Chilean wines placed in the Berlin tasting in 2004?

A
  1. Chadwick 2000
  2. Sena 2001
  3. Sena 2000
  4. Chadwick 2001
  5. Don Maximiano 2001
53
Q

What 3 Chilean wines placed in the Berlin Tasting in 2004

A

Chadwick 2000/2001
Sena 2000/2001
Don Maximiano 2001

54
Q

List the DO of Sur N-S

A

Itata
Bio Bio
Malleco

55
Q

The Camanchaca fog effects what DO of Chile?

A

Limari Valley

most of the coastal regions

56
Q

Regions of Chile

A

Atacama
(Copiopo Vly / Huasco Vly)

Coquimbo
(Elqui / Lipari / Choapa)

Aconcagua
(Acongagua/Casablanca/San Antonia)
(San Antonia - Leyda / Lo Abarca)

Valle Central

  • Maipo
  • Rapel:
  • – a. Cachapoal - Peumo
  • – b. Colchagua - Apalta / /Los Linguas
  • Curico: Trento / Lontué Vly
  • Maule: Claro / Loncomilla / Tutuven

Sur (Itata / Bio Bio / Malleco)

Austral (Valle Cautin / Valle Osorno)

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