Coquimbo Flashcards

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Subregions

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  • Valle del Elqui DO
  • Valle del Limarí DO
  • Valle del Choapa DO
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Biggest issue in Coquimbo

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Drought

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Major grapes of Valle del Elqui DO?

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Syrah, Pedro Jimenez, Sauvignon Blanc

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Major grapes of Valle del Limarí DO?

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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

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Major grapes of Valle del Choapa DO?

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Syrah,Malbec, Pedro Jimenez

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The northernmost and driest of Coquimbo’s three winegrowing regions?

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Valle del Elqui DO

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Which 2 sources provide water for Valle del Elqui DO?

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Elqui River and Puclaro Reservoir

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Most important producer of Valle del Elqui DO?

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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.

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