Coquimbo Flashcards
Subregions
- Valle del Elqui DO
- Valle del Limarí DO
- Valle del Choapa DO
Biggest issue in Coquimbo
Drought
Major grapes of Valle del Elqui DO?
Syrah, Pedro Jimenez, Sauvignon Blanc
Major grapes of Valle del Limarí DO?
Chardonnay, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Pedro Jimenez
One of the few areas in Chile with calcareous soils—red clay atop limestone recalling the terra rossa of Coonawarra
Major grapes of Valle del Choapa DO?
Syrah,Malbec, Pedro Jimenez
The northernmost and driest of Coquimbo’s three winegrowing regions?
Valle del Elqui DO
Which 2 sources provide water for Valle del Elqui DO?
Elqui River and Puclaro Reservoir
Most important producer of Valle del Elqui DO?
The joint Chilean-Italian venture Viña Falernia was the first producer to explore the region’s potential, shifting its focus from Pisco grape production to wine in the mid-1990s
Falernia’s “Alta Tierra” has since become a reference point for Elqui, and Chilean, Syrah.