Chile & Peru & producer profiles ✅ Flashcards
Chilean wine regions, some producers locations & major term linked with local industry
Year of the creation of the appellation
- Peruvian Pisco
- Chilean Pisco
- 1931
- 1991
➙ European Union rejected the Chilean Appellation in 2013
Region of production
Peruvian Pisco
- Lima
- Ica
- Arequipa
- Mequegua
- Tacna
Varieties of:
Peruvian Pisco
Non Aromatic:
* Quebranta
* Negra Criolla
* Mollar
* Uvian
Aromatics:
* Itata
* Moscatel
* Albilla
* Torrontel
Most Planted variety ofr:
Peruvian Pisco
Quebranta
➙ Red variety
Main trellis system for the production of
🍇 Pisco in Chile or Peru
Parron
➙ Pergola Trained system
🇵🇪 Explain the 3 main style of Pisco Production in Peru
- Puro: From single variety
- Acholado: Blend of aromatic & non aromatic varieties
- Mosto Verde: Distillation of semi-fermented grape juice
Explain the following term
⚗️ Pisco Puro
🇵🇪 Peruvian Pisco
🍇 Produced from single variety
Explain the following term
⚗️ Pisco Acholado
🇵🇪 Peruvian Pisco
🍇 Produced a blend of aromatic & non aromatic varieties
Explain the following term
⚗️ Pisco Mosto Verde
🇵🇪 Peruvian Pisco
🍇 Produced from semi-fermented grape must
Name some producers of:
🏠 Peruvian Pisco
- 4 Fundos
- Las Once de Azpitia
- Cuatros G’s
- Servulo
Date of creation of:
🎉 Chilean wine laws
1995
Minimum requierement for Vintage / Varietal labelling in Chile
75%
➙ ⚠️ For exportation in Europe, the 85% Rules takes place
Residual Sugar levels for:
🍯 Chilean wine laws
- Seco/dry: Max 4g/L
- Semi-seco / Medium Dry: 4-12g/L
- Semi Dulce / Medium sweet: 12-45g
- Dulce / Sweet: Min 45 g/L
Explain the following term
🇨🇱 MOVI
Independant Winemaker Movement
🎉 Created in 2009
🏠 12 members to start
Date of creation of:
🎉 Certified Sustainable Wine Chile
🎉 Early 2010’s
➙ ✅ First nationnal wide certification
➙ 🏠 Today: represent 80% of the total wine production in Chile
Explain briefly the following term:
🇨🇱 VIGNO
🍇 Association for the preservation of the old vine Carignan
🧭 Central Chile - Maule
Give the main regulations for:
🇨🇱 VIGNO
🧭 From Secano Interior: Western Maule
🍇 85% Carignan minimum
🌳 Head trained and dry farmed
🎉 30 years old vines
🛢️ 2 years of aging prior release
What is the current size of:
🍇 VIGNO vines production
around 500 / 600 Ha in total
How the following affect chilean vineyards
💨 El Niño
☀️ Hot pattern from Northern Chile
💦 Warming up the general climate and ocean water
🌦️ Increasing drought and arid climate
🔥 2024 is marked by wild fires
🧭 Name all Regiones Vitivinicolas of Chile
- Atacama DO
- Coquimbo DO
- Aconcagua DO
- Valle Central DO
- Sur DO
- Austral DO
From North to South
Explain the climate of the following Atacama’s region
🏜️ Desert like region
☀️ Very arid with almost no rainfall accross the year
🌕 Lunar like area
💦 Irrigation is necessary for grape growing
Name the sub-DOs of:
Atacama
🇨🇱 2 of them
- Valle de Copiapó DO
- Valle de Huasco DO
Name the most important production in:
Atacama
🥃 Pisco production
🍇 Grapes used for the distillation
🍇 Name the varieties used for the Pisco production in Chile
- Moscatel
- Moscatel Rosado
- Moscatel de Austria (Torrontes San Juanino)
- Torrontel
- Pedro Jimenez
🏠 Name a Pisco producer in Chile
Kappa
Explain the following term:
Parron
🍇 Pergola trained vineyard
🇨🇱 Atacama region in Chile
Name the climate’s features for grape production in:
Valle del Huasco DO
🏝️ Small oasis within the Atacama Desert
⛰️ High altitude: over 1000m
Also well know for olive production
Name 2 vineyards of:
Valle de Huasco DO
- Viña Ventisquero: Experimental estate
-
Alto de Carmen: Sweet Muscat production
➙ 1100m altitude
🧭 Within Atacama in Chile
Sub-Do’s of
🧭 Coquimbo region
- Elqui DO
- Limari DO
- Choapa DO
Name some major producers
Elqui
-
Viña Falernia
➙ 🎉 1st project here -
Cava del Valle
➙ Second on to be established -
Alcohuaz
➙ ⛰️ Highest in altitude: 2200m
🧭 Coquimbo Region in Chile
Explain the following term:
Camanchaca
💨 Typical morning fog of Valle del Limari in Chile
Name some major producers of
Choapa Valley
-
De Martino
➙ Largest producer -
Domaine de Manson
➙ Only based winery
🧭 Located in Coquimbo in Chile
DO Area of:
Valle del Elqui DO
🏝️ La Serena
⛰️ Paiguano
⛰️ Vicuña
🧭 Located in Coquimbo in Chile
DO Area of:
Valle del Limari DO
🏝️ Ovalle
🏜️ Punitaqui
⛰️ Monte Patria
⛰️ Rio Hurtado
🧭 Located in Coquimbo in Chile
DO Area of:
Valle del Choapa DO
⛰️ Illapel
⛰️ Salamanca
🧭 Located in Coquimbo in Chile
Name all 3 DOs of Aconcagua region
- Valle de AconcaguaDO
- Valle de Casablanca DO
- Valle de San Antonio
➙ Subs: Valle de Leyda DO & Lo Abarca DO
Name the most important and iconic producer of:
🏠 Valle de Aconcagua DO
Errazuriz
🍇 First vines planted in 1870’s
Bottlings:
* Don Maximiano Founder Reserve
* Viñedos Chadwick
* Seña
Coastal DO Area of:
🏝️ Valle de Aconcagua DO
Quillota
Name the 2 producers behind:
🏠 Seña project
Partnership between Robert Mondavi & Errazuriz wineries
🎉 First vintage: 1995
Leading producers of:
🏠Valle de Casablanca DO
- Veramonte
- Viña Casablanca
- Villard
- Pablo Morandé
➙ experimentation from Concha y Toro
Major varieties of:
🍇 Valle de Casablanca DO
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
🏝️ Due to the cool coastal climate
Sub-DO’s of:
🧭 Valle de San Antonio DO
- Valle de Leyda DO
- Lo Abarca
➙ updated in 2018
Major varieties of:
🍇 Valle de San Antonio DO
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
🏝️ Due to the cool coastal climate
Leading producers of:
🏠 San Antonio DO
-
Casa Marin
➙ First established estate here - Matetic
- Viña Leyda
DO Area of:
🧭 Valle de San Antonio
🏝️ Cartagena
🏝️ Algarrobo
🏝️ San Juan
🏝️ Santo Domenigo
Administrative region of
🧭 Valle Central of Chile
- O’Higgins
- Santiago
- Maule
🚜 75% of the country production is located here
🏘️ Name the DO region surrounding Santiago city
Valle del Maipo DO
www.wineofchile.clName all 4 Andes DO area of:
🧭 Valle del Maipo DO
- Santiago
- Pirque
- Puente Alto
- Buin
🍇 High quality grapes are sourced from those region
Grape origin for the production of
🍇 Errazuriz’s Viñedos Chadwick
🧭 Maipo’s Puente Alto area
🍇 95% Cabernet Sauvignon
🪵 22 months aging in french cask
🎉 1999
Name some Entre-Cordilleras DO Area of:
🏜️ Valle del Maipo DO
- Til Til
- Isla de Maipo
- Talagante
- Melipilla
- Maria Pinto
- Alhué
- Colina
- Calera de Tango
- Lampa
Leading producers of
🏠 Valle del Maipo DO
- Concha y Toro
- Santa Rita
- De Martino
- Cousiño Macul
- Almaviva
- Aquitania
Proucers behind
🏠 Almaviva bottling
Partnership between:
* Concha y Toro
* Baron Philippe de Rothschild
Sub-DO of
🧭 Valle de Rappel
- Valle de Colchagua
- Valle de Cachapoal
Rivers influencing the following:
💦 Rappel Valley of Chile
Rappel River
➙ Itself sourced from
* Cachapoal river
* Tinguiririca river