General

Question 1

Chile

6 Regiones Vitivinícolas / Denominations of Origins (DOs)

N to S

Answer 1

• Atacama
• Coquimbo
• Aconcagua
• Valle Central (Central Valley)
• Sur (Southern Regions)
• Austral Region - new area at the southernmost limit of grape growing in the country

Question 2

Regions that grow grapes for Pisco production

Answer 2

• Atacama
• Coquimbo

Question 3

Coastal current that forces cool sea air inland through the river valleys to affect the Central Valley during the day

Answer 3

Humboldt Current

Question 4

Aconcagua and Valle Central (Central Valley)

Irrigation

Answer 4

• Irrigation is essential
• While neither zone is as dry as the deserts to the north

Question 5

Year 75% rule was established

Answer 5

1995

• Chilean Decree No. 464 (Viticultural Zoning Ordinance, published in 1995 and updated in 2012, and in 2018)
• Chilean wine law that institutes the blend must comprise 75% of vintage, varietal, and denomination of origins, if listed on the bottle
• Many wineries observe an 85% min for all three categories to comply with EU standards for export

Question 6

Chilean wine law

Hybrid grapes

Answer 6

Hybrid grapes are NOT permitted

Question 7

Chilean wine law

Min. alcohol for all wines

Answer 7

11.5% abv

Question 8

‘Reserva’ and ‘Reserva Especial’

Min. alcohol

Answer 8

12% abv

Question 9

‘Reserva Privada’ and ‘Gran Reserva’

Min. alcohol

Answer 9

12.5% abv

Question 10

2 labelings terms that indicate the wine spent time in oak

Answer 10

• ‘Reserva Especial’
  
  • ​min 12% abv
• ‘Gran Reserva’
  
  • ​min 12.5% abv

Question 11

Chile

% Red grape production

Answer 11

73%

Question 12

Northernmost wine growing region in Chile

Answer 12

Atacama

Question 13

Chili’s oldest and most established winemaking region

Answer 13

Central Valley DO

Question 14

Year Chilean wine producing regions (DOs) were established

Answer 14

December 1994

Question 15

Major reasons for tempered growth of the Chilean wine industry in the 20th century

Answer 15

• Political instability, coupled with bureaucratic regulations and high taxes
• Prior to the 1980s, the vast majority of Chilean wine was considered low quality and mostly consumed domestically

Question 16

Chile

Beginning of viticultural history

Answer 16

16th century

• When Spanish conquistadors brought Vitis vinifera with them as they colonized the region

Question 17

Century French wine varieties were introduced to Chile

Answer 17

mid 19th century

• Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenere, Cabernet Franc

Question 18

Decade when a renaissance began with the introduction of stainless steel fermentation tanks and the use of oak barrel aging.

Answer 18

early 1980s

Question 19

1995: number of wineries in Chile
2005: number of wineries in Chiles

Answer 19

1995: 12 wineries

2005: over 70 wineries

Question 20

Chile’s 3rd most planted white varietal

Answer 20

Muscat

• Although on the decline, nearly 6000 acres are planted in the Southern Regions DO (Sur)
• 3rd most planted white varietal after Sauvignon (Blanc and Vert) and Chardonnay

Question 21

Entre Cordilleras

Answer 21

‘between mountains’

• Describes the valley areas between the coastal range and the Andes, a region in which over three-quarters of Chilean wine grapes are grown

Question 22

‘Costa’, ‘Entre Cordilleras’, ‘Andes’

% of grapes that must be from the appropriate region

Answer 22

85%

Question 23

Decade when Miguel Torres set up Chilean operations in Curico

Answer 23

1970s