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Chile-General Flashcards

1
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Which producer has the largest vineyard holdings in Chile?

A

Concha Y Toro with over 9000 hectares of vineyards

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When where the following producers established:

 Cousino Macul
 Vina San Pedro
 Vina Errazuriz 
 Santa Rita
 Concha y Toro
Lapostelle
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Cousino Macul 1856 (maipo)
 Vina San Pedro 1865 (Curico)
 Vina Errazuriz 1870 (Aconcagua)
 Santa Rita 1880 (Maipo Punte Alto)
 Concha y Toro 1883 (Maipo Punte Alto)
Lapostelle 1994 (Grand Marnier in Colchagua)
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Which Estate did Barons de Rothschild-Lafite take over?

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The Colchagua estate of Los Vascos in 1988.

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When and who founded:
Vina Aquitana
Almaviva
Sena

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Vina Aquitana: 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

Almaviva: 1997 in the Maipo Valley by Camile de Rothschild (of mouton) and Concha y Toro

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

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5
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Which Burgundian producer set up a venture in the Maipo Valley in 1991

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William Fevre

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6
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Which ocean is Chile positioned on?

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Pacific

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

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The Humboldt current

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8
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What is El Nino?

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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.

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9
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When was the Denominacion de Origin system introduced in Chile?

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enacted in 1994 and entered into effect in 1995

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10
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What are the 4 tiers of DO’s in Chile

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

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11
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Name the Region Viticola in Chile

A 
Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral.
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12
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Wines indicating an origin in Chile need only contain what minimum percentage of grapes harvested in the stated region.

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75%

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13
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Wines indicating a grape variety in Chile must contain what % of the specified varietey?

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75%

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14
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Wines indicating a vintage in Chile must contain what % of grapes from that ?

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75%

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15
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True or False the Pais grape cannot be listed on the label of a DO wine in Chile?

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True

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16
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Which Region Viticola were added in 2012 in Chile?

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Atacama and Austral

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17
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What 3 new divisions for existing DOs were added in Chile in 2012?

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

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18
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A DO with one of the 3 divisions added to it on the label must contain what % of grapes from that area in Chile?

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85%

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19
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What is the most planted grape variety in Chile?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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20
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Which grape was Carmenere thought to be in Chile until 1994?

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Merlot

21
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What are the parent of Carmenere

A

Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet

22
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In which direction does the Humboldt current flow?

A

Northward

23
Q

Name 3 synonyms for Pais

A

Mission
Listan Prieto
Criolla Chica

24
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Name every DO within the Valle Central DO.

A

*Valle del Maipo DO
*Valle del Rapel DO
-Valle del Cachapoal DO
-Valle de Colchagua DO
+Los Lingues
+Apalta
*Valle de Curicó DO
-Valle del Lontué DO
-Valle del Teno DO
+Licanten DO
*Valle del Maule DO
-Valle del Claro DO
-Valle del Loncomilla DO
-Valle del Tutuvén DO

25
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Name every DO within the Aconcagua DO, what administrative region is it in?

A
  • Valle del Aconcagua DO
  • Valle de Casablanca DO
  • Valle de San Antonio DO
    • Valle de Leyda DO
    • Lo Abarca DO

Valparaiso

26
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Name every DO within the Atacama DO, what does this area produce the most of?

A

Valle de Copiapó
Valle del Huasco

Pisco grapes

27
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name every DO within the Coquimbo DO.

A

Valle del Elqui DO
Valle del Limarí DO (most land planted)
Valle del Choapa DO(least amount of land planted)

28
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Name every DO within the Sur DO.

A

Valle del Itata DO
Valle del Bío-Bío DO
Valle del Malleco DO

29
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Name every DO within the Austral DO, where is it in Chile?

A
  • Valle del Cautín DO (in La Araucania Admin region w/Malleco)
  • Valle de Osorno DO (South of Cautin in Los Rios admin region.)

South of Malleco DO

30
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What is “MOVI” and when was it est.?

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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.” Membership has swelled since MOVI’s founding, and the association currently counts wineries like Garage Wine Co., Montsecano, Von Siebenthal, Sigla, Kingston, and Garcia + Schwaderer amongst its members. Inclusion is less a signal of winery style and more an indicator of size and personal attention to the day-to-day affairs of making wine.

31
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Name two prominent wineries in Chile founded founded by an international winemaker.

A

Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Lafite in 1988, to take over the Colchagua estate of Los Vascos.

Lapostolle, also in Colchagua, was founded in 1994 by the namesake owners of (Grand) Marnier-Lapostolle. In Maipo Valley,

Bruno Prats (former owner of Château Cos d’Estournel) and Paul Pontallier (current managing director of Château Margaux) launched Viña Aquitania in 1990.

Baron Philippe de Rothschild arrived in 1997 to create Almaviva in conjunction with Concha y Toro.

Robert Mondavi joined with Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz to found Seña in 1995.

32
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Name the 9 admin regions where commercial wine making is happening.

A 
Atacama (Region III, Norte Chico)
Coquimbo (Region IV, Norte Chico)
Valparaíso (Region V, Zona Central)
Santiago (Región Metropolitan, Zona Central)
O’Higgins (Region VI, Zona Central)
Maule (Region VII, Zona Central)
Bío Bío (Region VIII, Zona Sur)
La Araucanía (Region IX, Zona Sur)
Los Lagos (Region X, Zona Sur)
33
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Name the 5 geographic sectors Chile is divided into.

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Norte Grande, Norte Chico, Zona Central, Zona Sur, and Zona Austral

34
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Name the two mountain ranges of Chile.

A

the Andes and the Cordilleras de la Costa, or Coastal Range (pacific Ocean.)

35
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What is Vigno?

A

In the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake, which struck along the Maule coast, a dozen wineries in western Maule banded together to form Vignadores de Carignan, an association committed to the preservation of the region’s old-vine Carignan. The association’s original members trademarked a brand—VIGNO—and delimited a geographic area (the secano interior of western Maule) in which VIGNO wines can be grown. Association members wishing to use the brand name on a label must observe a few additional rules:

  • minimum 85% Carignan, which must be dry-farmed, head-trained, and at least 35 years of age (grafted Carignan qualifies).
  • The remainder of the blend must be other old-vine, head-trained, dry-farmed fruit from Maule.
  • The wine must be aged for at least 2 years prior to release. The manner of aging (bottle, barrel, new or used wood) is left to the individual producer’s discretion. There are no tasting panels nor other regulatory controls, but the association currently restricts access to the brand.
36
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Name the principal grapes allowed in Chilean Pisco production.

A

Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
Moscatel Rosado
Moscatel de Austria (Torrontés Sanjuanino)
Torontel (Moscatel Amarillo, a progeny of País x Muscat of Alexandria)
Pedro Jiménez.

37
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3 synonyms for Pais?

A

Mission
Criolla Chica
Listan prieto

38
Q

How is Casablanca classified on the Winkler Scale?

A

Region I

39
Q

Puente Alto is located where?

A

DO area of Maipo

40
Q

Which area has the most land under vine:

Colchagua
Cachapoal
Maule
Aconcagua
Itata
A

Maule

41
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What is Chile’s most planted white grape?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

42
Q

Del Melchior is produced by who, of what grape, and where?

A

Concha y Toro, Cabernet Sauv, Maipo (Punte Alto)

43
Q 
Name the wines made of mainly Carmenere:
Montes Purple Angel
Concha Y Toro Carmin de Peumo
Montes Alpha M
Sena
Errazuriz "Kai"
A

Montes Purple Angel
Concha Y Toro Carmin de Peumo
Errazuriz “Kai”

44
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What si the name of the dense and cool morning fog that creeps into the coasts of Chile?

A

Camanchaca

45
Q

The Nahuelbuta Mountains have a strong influence over the climate of where?

A

Bio Bio valley

46
Q

Marchigue, Lolol, and & San Fernando are DO areas where?

A

Colchagua

47
Q

The Teno and Lontue valleys are where?

A

Curico

48
Q

Most planted grape in the Itata?

A

Pais

49
Q

Where are the Talinay Hills?

A

Llimari (Coquimbo)-Tabli producer

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