Chile - Valle Central Flashcards

1
Q

Name the 4 regions within the Valle Central Region Viticola

A

Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Curicó Valley
Maule Valley

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2
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Which region Viticola is Maipo Valley DO in?

A

Valle Central

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3
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Which region Viticola is Rapel Valley DO in?

A

Valle Central

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4
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Which region Viticola is Curicó Valley DO in?

A

Valle Central

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5
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Which region Viticola is Maule Valley DO in?

A

Valle Central

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6
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What is the climate in the Valle Central Region Viticola?

A

Semi-arid, warm Mediterranean

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7
Q

Name some famous wines from the Alta Maipo

A
Don Melchor
Almaviva
Viñedo Chadwick, 
Alvaro Espinoza’s Antiyal
Santa Rita’s “Casa Real.
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8
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Describe the Cabernet based wines of the Alta Maipo

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The style of the fruit from the region is tannic, concentrated and ripe, if often lower in acidity than Cabernet Sauvignon from other DO regions in Chile. In the glass, top Alto Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon is more closely aligned with Napa than Bordeaux.

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9
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Name the unofficial subzones of the Maipo Valley

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Alto Maipo, at elevations of 400-600 meters or higher in the piedmont of the Andes; the central area of Medio Maipo; and Maipo Costa/Maipo Bajo, the lowest-lying vineyards in the southwest.

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10
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Name the zones within the Rapel Valley

A

Cochapoal

Colchagua

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11
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Name an area within the Cochapoal DO that is particularly well regarded

A

Peumo

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12
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What grape variety is Peumo within the Cochapoal DO well know for?

A

Carmenere

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13
Q

Name some producers in the Colchagua DO

A
Montes
Lapostelle
Neyen
Koyle
Los Vascos
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14
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What is the most important yet unofficial zone within the Colchagua DO?

A

Apalta Valley

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15
Q

Which river is the Apalta Valley located on ?

A

Tinguiririca River

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16
Q

Clos Apalta is the top wine of which producer

A

Casa Lapostelle

17
Q

Alpha M is the top wine of which producer?

A

Montes

18
Q

Who makes Casa Real?

A

Sant Rita

19
Q

Who makes Clos Apalta?

A

Casa Lapostolle

20
Q

Name the 2 areas of the Maipo Valley that are considered Maipo Andes

A

Puento Alto

Pirque

21
Q

The Rapel Valley corresponds to which administrative region?

A

O’Higgins administrative region

22
Q

What DO of Chile has the most acreage under vine

A

Rapel Valley

23
Q

Which area is the warmest, Maipo, Cochapoal or Colchagua?

A

Cochapoal

24
Q

In which DO is Pedro Parra’d Clos des Fous project?

A

Cochapoal

25
Q

The area’s San Fernandez and Santa Cruz are in which DO?

A

Colchagua

26
Q

Where is Montes based?

A

Cochapoal

27
Q

Which administrative region is directly South of the O Higgins administrative region in Chile?

A

Maule administrative region

28
Q

Name the 2 DO zones of the Valle de Curico DO

A

Valle del Teno

Valle del Lontué

29
Q

Sagrada Familia, Rauco, Romeral, and Molina are DO areas within which DO region?

A

Valle de Curico DO

30
Q

What is the most planted grape variety in the Curico Valley

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

31
Q

Which DO region of Chile did Miguel Torres launch his winery in 1979

A

Curico Valley

32
Q

Name the 3 zones of the Maule Valley DO

A

Valle del Claro
Valle del Loncomilla
Valle del Tutuvén

33
Q

What is the most planted grape variety in the Maule Valley?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

34
Q

What is the second most heavily planted DO in Chile?

A

Maule Valley

35
Q

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 and the support of small growers who have maintained it.

36
Q

What rules must winemakers wishing to use the VIGNO trademark observe?

A

The wine must contain a 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.