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General Chile info Flashcards

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About how many miles North to South is Chile?

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3,000

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How many coastal miles are occupied by viticulture?

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800

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What are the 6 regional DOs, north to south?

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Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Valle Central
Sur
Austral Region
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What is the climate of Atacama and Coquimbo

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desert like

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Grapes for northern Chile are usually used for what?

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Pisco

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What is the name of the current that cools the coastal vines?

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Humboldt

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What is the “% requirement” rule and when did it occur?

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75%, 1995

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What do wineries often do for EU export on requirements?

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Up the 75% rule to 85%

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What is the minimum alcohol?

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11.5%

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What is the minimum alcohol for Reserva Especial and Reserva?

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12%

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What is the minimum alcohol for Reserva Privada and Gran Reserva

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12.5%

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What are Chiles leading grapes?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Pais
Merlot
Sauvignon Blanc (and Sauvignon Vert)
Chardonnay
Syrah
Semillon
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Franc
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How much acreage is for red grapes?

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73%

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What are the two northern valleys of Coquimbo?

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Elqui and Limari

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What are the soils like in Aconcagua Valley?

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Usually alluvial

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16
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In what tasting did Errazuriz “Sena” beat Ch Lafite and Margaux?

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2004 Berlin tasting

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What are the Central Valley Subregion DOs from North to South?

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Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Curico
Maule Valley

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18
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What is the main grape of Maipo?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Almaviva is a joint project between who?

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Baron Phillippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro

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What are the two parts of Rapel Valley?

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Cachapoal and Colchagua

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What two iconic blends are from Apalta in eastern Colchagua?

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Casa Lapostolle’s “Clos Apalta”

Vina Montes “Alpha M”

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What are the 3 valleys of Chile’s southern regions?

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Itata
Bio Bio
Malleco

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What are the most planted grapes in Itata and Bio Bio?

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Pais and Muscat de Alexandria

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What does Entre Cordilleras mean?

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between mountains

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What are the 3 new Chile label designations? How much of the grapes have to be from there?
Costa Entre Cordilleras Andes 85%
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What is the RS of Seco?
max 4 g/l
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What is the RS of Demi-Sec?
4-12 g/l
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What is the RS of Semi Dulce/Moeulleux/Medium Sweet
12-45 g/l
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What is the RS of Sweet?
min 45 g/l
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What was the Viticultural Zoning Ordinance name?
Chilean Decree No 464
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What are the 3 DO of Aconcagua?
Valle del Aconcagua Valle de Casablanca Valle de San Antonio
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How much of Valle del Aconcagua is red?
84%
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What is the only DO Costa area of Valle del Aconcagua?
Quillota
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What are the DO Entre Cordilleras of Valle del Aconcagua?
``` Hijuelas Catemu Panquehue Llaillay San Felipe ```
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What are the DO Andes of Valle del Aconcagua?
Santa Maria Calle Larga San Esteban
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Valle de Casablanca is all what DO?
DO Costa
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How much of Valle de Casablanca is white?
76%
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What is the sub-DO zone of Valle de San Antonio?
Leyda
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What are the DO areas within Leyda?
``` San Juan Santo Domingo (both Costa) ```
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What are the Valle de San Antonio DO areas not in Leyda?
Cartagena | Algarrobo (both Costa)
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How much of Valle de San Antonio is white?
68%
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What are the 2 DO of Atacama?
Valle de Copiapo | Valle del Huasco
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What are the 2 Austral DO?
Valle del Cautin | Valle de Osorno
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Elqui?
La Serena - Costa Paiguano - Andes Vicuna - Andes
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Choapa?
Illapel | Salamanca (both Andes)
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Limari?
* Costa: Ovalle * Entre Cordilleras: Punitaqui * Andes: Monte Patria, Río Hurtado
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Itata?
* Costa: Portezuelo, Coelemu | * Entre Cordilleras: Chillán, Quillón
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Bio Bio?
•Entre Cordilleras: Yumbel, Mulchén
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Malleco?
Traiguén (Entre Cordilleras)
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Maipo?
* Entre Cordilleras: Isla de Maipo, Talagante, Melipilla, Alhué, María Pinto, Colina, Calera de Tango, Til Til, Lampa * Andes: Santiago, Pirque, Puente Alto, Buin
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What are the 2 sub-DO zones of Valle de Curico?
Valle de Lontue | Valle del Teno
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What are the DO areas of Valle de Curico?
* Costa: Vichuquén * Entre Cordilleras: Rauco, Sagrada Familia * Andes: Romeral, Molina
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Lontue?
* Entre Cordilleras: Sagrada Familia | * Andes: Molina
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What are the DO areas of Valle del Teno?
* Costa: Vichuquén * Entre Cordilleras: Rauco * Andes: Romeral
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What are the 3 sub-DO zones of Valle del Maule?
* Valle del Claro DO * Valle del Loncomilla DO * Valle del Tutuvén DO
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What are the sub DO areas of Valle del Claro?
* Costa: Empedrado, Curepto | * Entre Cordilleras: Talca, Pencahue, San Rafael
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What are the sub DO areas of Valle del Loncomilla?
* Entre Cordilleras: San Javier, Villa Alegre, Parral, Linares, Longaví, Retiro * Andes: Colbún
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What are the sub DO areas of Valle del Tutuven?
DO Areas: Cauquenes (Entre Cordilleras)
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What are the 2 sub DO zones of Valle de Rapel
* Valle del Cachapoal DO | * Valle de Colchagua DO
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What are the DO areas of Valle de Colchagua?
* Costa: Lolol, Litueche, Paredones, Pumanque * Entre Cordilleras: Nancagua, Santa Cruz, Palmilla, Peralillo, Marchigüe, La Estrella * Andes: San Fernando, Chimbarongo
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What are the DO areas of Valle de Cachapoal?
* Entre Cordilleras: Rancagua, Peumo, Coltauco | * Andes: Requínoa, Rengo, Machalí

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