Mainly Chile - MA Questions 28.02.21

Question 1

Name the DOs of Atacama.

Answer 1

Valle de Copiapó DO, Valle del Huasco DO.

Question 2

Which DO is the highest in Chile?

Answer 2

Valle del Elqui DO.

Question 3

Name the DOS of Coquimbo.

Answer 3

Valle del Choapa DO, Valle del Elqui DO, Valle del Limarí DO.

Question 4

Which DO in Coquimbo is the northernmost and the driest?

Answer 4

Valle del Elqui DO.

Question 5

Which DO in Coquimbo has only Andes DO areas?

Answer 5

Valle del Choapa DO; areas: Illapel and Salamanca.

Question 6

Which DO in Coquimbo is known for its Calcareous soils making it a very good spot for Chardonnay?

Answer 6

Valle del Limari DO.

Question 7

What is the name for the morning fogs present in the western Limari Valley closer to the coast?

Answer 7

Camanchaca.

Question 8

Which DO in Aconcagua has all 3 DO areas (Costa, Entre Cordilleras and Andes)?

Answer 8

Aconcagua DO.

Question 9

Name the DOs of Central Valley.

Answer 9

Valle de Curicó DO, Valle del Maipo DO, Valle del Maule DO, Valle del Rapel DO.

Question 10

Where would you find the DO area Puente Alto and where does it fit under the west east classification?

Answer 10

Valle del Maipo DO, Central Valley. Andes area.

Question 11

What are the DO zones of Valle de Curicó DO?

Answer 11

Valle del Lontué DO, Valle del Teno DO.

Question 12

Name the DO Zones of Valle del Maule.

Answer 12

Valle del Claro DO, Valle del Loncomilla DO, Valle del Tutuvén DO.

Question 13

Which DO Zone in Maule is the only one having Costa DO areas?

Answer 13

Valle del Claro DO; Empedrado and Curepto.

Question 14

Which DO Zone in Valle del Rapel has Costa DO areas?

Answer 14

Valle de Colchagua DO; Lolol, Litueche, Paredones and Pumanque.

Question 15

Where would you find the Peumo DO area? Is it Costa, Entre Cordilleras or Andes?

Answer 15

Valle de Cachapoal zone of Valle del Rapel. Entre Cordilleras.

Question 16

Name the DOs of Sur.

Answer 16

Valle del Itata DO, Valle del Bío-Bío DO, Valle del Malleco DO.

Question 17

Which producer in Chile possesses the largest vineyard holdings in South America?

Answer 17

Concha y Toro.

Question 18

Which export market is the strongest for Chile?

Answer 18

USA.

Question 19

How else is Carmenere known in Chile?

Answer 19

Grande Vidure.

Question 20

What is the minimum Alcohol by volume that a wine must achieve by law in Chile?

Answer 20

11.5%.

Question 21

What is the main reason why Casablanca is using rootstocks?

Answer 21

High presence of nematodes due to the sandy soils.

Question 22

Which unofficial subzone of San Antonio is the warmest and driest, known for Syrah?

Answer 22

Rosario.

Question 23

What is the minimum ageing period for VIGNO wines before they can be released?

Answer 23

2 years.

Question 24

What is the term used for head-trained VIGNO Carignan vines?

Answer 24

Cabeza.

Question 25

Where would you find Vina Aquitania producer?

Answer 25

Valle del Malleco DO.

Question 26

Who is producing Las Pizarras Chardonnay?

Answer 26

Errazuriz, Aconcagua Coast.

Question 27

Who is producing the wine called Bougainville? From which grape?

Answer 27

Santa Rita in Maipo Valley, Petite Syrah.

Question 28

Who is producing Alto de Piedras Carmenere?

Answer 28

De Martino.

Question 29

Azal is a synonym for which grape?

Answer 29

Touriga Nacional.

Question 30

What is “pipeño”?

Answer 30

Fresh, inexpensive blends, occasionally fizzy, made from País (Mission) grape for local consumption.

Question 31

What would be the grapes going into a Chilean local Bordeo (Bordeaux) blend?

Answer 31

Carignan, Cinsault, and País.

Question 32

What is the encepagement required for Minervois-La Liviniere?

Answer 32

min 40% Mourvedre and Syrah + Grenache + Lladoner Pelut.

Question 33

In which GI is the producer called Kilikanoon located?

Answer 33

Clare Valley GI, Mount Lofty Ranges Zone, South Australia, Australia.

Question 34

What is the oldest port house? Which single quinta do they own?

Answer 34

C.N. Kopke founded in 1638. Quinta do Sao Luiz.

Question 35

What is the maximum percentage of white grapes allowed in Marsala Rubino?

Answer 35

30%.

Question 36

What are the grapes and style of wines produced in Anjou-Villages and Anjou Villages Brissac AOPs?

Answer 36

Dry reds from CF and CS.

Question 37

Name the districts of Kwazulu-Natal Geographical Unit.

Answer 37

Central Drakensberg and Lions River.

Question 38

Petaluma Gap AVA is shared between which 2 counties?

Answer 38

Sonoma County and Marin County.

Question 39

Where would you find the producer Reinhold Haart?

Answer 39

Mosel, Germany.

Question 40

What are the Vinos de Pago in Utiel-Requena?

Answer 40

El Terrerazo, Los Balagueses, Chozas Carrascal and Vera de Estenas.