Chile- Labels/Classifications/Laws/Aging

Question 1

What is the overreaching percentage of vintage, varietal, and DO?

Answer 1

75%

Question 2

minimum alcohol content for all Chilean wines

Answer 2

11.5%

Question 3

Terms “Reserva” and “Reserva Especial” mean what?

Answer 3

minimum 12% abv.Reserva Especial must see time in oak.

Question 4

What does “Reserva Privada” and “Gran Reserva” mean?

Answer 4

min 12.5% abv.Gran Reserva must see oak.

Question 5

What label terms designate the wine has spent mandatory time in oak? What are the minimum alcohols?

Answer 5

Reserva Especial - 12%Gran Reserva - 12.5%

Question 6

Red grapes account for approximately ____% of total acreage in Chile

Answer 6

73%

Question 7

2 most widely planted grape varieties in Chile

Answer 7

Cabernet Sauvignon and País

Question 8

in 2011, what three new geographical label terms were designed? What are the laws ?

Answer 8

preexisting DOs may now use geographical terms to indicate their proximity to the coast, mountains, or andes. Costa, Entre Cordilleras, Andes. 85% of grapes must come from specified area, and can be added to any DO.

Question 9

What label term means the grapes were grown in the valley between the Coastal Range and the Andes?

Answer 9

Entre Cordilleras

Question 10

What three predominate geographical elements influence viticulture in Chile?

Answer 10

the Coast, the Coastal Mountains, and the Andes

Question 11

What natural phenomena influences the temperatures of Chile, and forces cool sea air into the valleys?

Answer 11

Humboldt Current.

Question 12

What replanting system is prevalent in Chile since vines do not need to be grafted?

Answer 12

Mugron system - simply bending a branch from a growing vine into the earth to start a new plant. When it takes hold, the branch is cut from its parent vine.