Chile-General

Question 1

What is MOVI?

Answer 1

In 2009, 12 wineries banded together as the Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes (MOVI), “an association of small quality-oriented Chilean wineries who come together to share a common goal to make wine personally, on a human scale.”

Question 2

Which producer has the largest vineyard holdings in Chile?

Answer 2

Concha Y Toro with over 9000 hectares of vineyards

Question 3

When was Cousino Macul established?

Answer 3

1856

Question 4

When was Vina San Pedro established?

Answer 4

1865

Question 5

When was Vina Errazuriz founded?

Answer 5

1870

Question 6

When was Concha y Toro founded?

Answer 6

1883

Question 7

When was Santa Rita founded?

Answer 7

1880

Question 8

Which Estate did Barons de Rothschild-Lafite take over?

Answer 8

The Colchagua estate of Los Vascos in 1988.

Question 9

When was Lapostelle founded?

Answer 9

1994 by the namesake owners of (Grand) Marnier-Lapostolle in Colchagua

Question 10

Who founded Vina Aquitana?

Answer 10

In 1990 by a group led by Bruno Prats (former owner of Château Cos d’Estournel) and Paul Pontallier (current managing director of Château Margaux) in the Maipo Valley

Question 11

When was Almaviva created? Where? By who?

Answer 11

1997
Maipo Valley
Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro

Question 12

Baron Phillipe de Rothschild and Concha y TToro created which estate in 1997

Answer 12

Almaviva

Question 13

Who founded Sena? When and where?

Answer 13

Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz to found Seña in 1995

Question 14

Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz founded which estate om 1995?

Answer 14

Sena

Question 15

Which Burgundian producer set up a venture in the Maipo Valley in 1991

Answer 15

William Fevre

Question 16

Which ocean is Chile positioned on?

Answer 16

Pacific

Question 17

What is the name of the current that is a major moderating feature in the climate of Chile?

Answer 17

The Humboldt current

Question 18

What is El Nino?

Answer 18

The weather phenomenon known as El Niño is caused by a weakening and warming of the Humboldt Current. It occurs irregularly every few years, and its effects can last for a year or more. Pacific Ocean surface temperatures warm off the coasts of Chile and Peru, devastating fish populations and increasing rainfall dramatically in the arid regions of both countries.

Question 19

When was the Denominacion de Origin system introduced in Chile?

Answer 19

enacted in 1994 and entered into effect in 1995

Question 20

What are the 4 tiers of DO’s in Chile

Answer 20

the viticultural region (Región Vitícola)
the subregion
the zone,
the area

Question 21

Name the Region Viticola in Chile

Answer 21

Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral.

Question 22

Wines indicating an origin in Chile need only contain what minimum percentage of grapes harvested in the stated region.

Answer 22

75%

Question 23

Wines indicating a grape variety in Chile must contain what % of the specified varietey?

Answer 23

75%

Question 24

Wines indicating a vintage in Chile must contain what % of grapes from that ?

Answer 24

75%

Question 25

True or False the Pais grape cannot be listed on the label of a DO wine in Chile?

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Which Region Viticola were added in 2012 in Chile?

Answer 26

Atacama and Austral

Question 27

What 3 new divisions for existing DOs were added in Chile in 2012?

Answer 27

Costa (“coast”)
Entre Cordilleras (“between the mountains”)
Andes

Question 28

A DO with one of the 3 divisions added to it on the label must contain what % of grapes from that area in Chile?

Answer 28

85%

Question 29

What is the most planted grape variety in Chile?

Answer 29

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 30

Which grape was Carmenere thought to be in Chile until 1994?

Answer 30

Merlot

Question 31

What are the parent of Carmenere

Answer 31

Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet

Question 32

In which direction does the Humboldt current flow?

Answer 32

Northward

Question 33

Name 3 synonyms for Pais

Answer 33

Mission
Listan Prieto
Criolla Chica