South America Expert Flashcards
Parents of Carmenère?
Gros Cabernet
Cabernet Franc
Min % of grape required for Chilean wine varietal labeling?
min 75%
Sweetness levels for Chilean wine?
Seco: max 4g/L
Semi-Seco/Demi-Sec: 4-12g/L
Semi Dulce/Moelleux
Dulce/Doux: min 45g/L
3 Dos of Aconcagua?
San Antonio Valley DO
Casablanca Valley DO
Aconcagua Valley DO
DO subregion (zone) of San Antonio DO?
Leyda DO
Marcelo Papa makes wine for who?
Concha y Toro
Top two wines at the 2004 Berlin tasting?
Viñedos Chadwick
Seña
What is the min abv for any wine in Chile?
11.5%
Where are the Talinay Hills?
Limarí Valley
Where are the Nahuelbuta Mountains?
Bío Bío Valley
Where do Altair and Anakena produce wine?
Cachapoal Valley
Most planted grape variety in Limarí Valley?
Chardonnay
Almaviva is a joint venture between who? Where is it?
Concha y Toro
Baron Philipe de Rothschild
Puente Alto (Maipo)
DO of Santa Rita? Top wine?
Maipo Valley DO
Casa Real
DO of Errazuriz? Top wines?
Don Maximiano (Aconcagua Valley)
Seña (Aconcagua Valley)
BDX blend
What is the name of the morning mist from the Pacific Ocean that affect the climate of Chile’s Central Valley?
Camanchaca
Name of the strong cool Arctic current that affects Chile wine country?
Humboldt
Which of the following are based on Carmenère?
Seña Errazuriz "Kai" Concha y Toro "Carmin del Peumo" Montes "Purple Angel" Montes "Alpha M"
Montes “Purple Angel”
Errazuriz “Kai”
Concha y Toro “Carmin del Peumo”
The Claro, Tutuven, and Loncomilla Valleys are located where?
Maule Valley
La Sirena, Vicuño, and Paiguano are DO areas where?
Elquí Valley
Carmenère was incorrectly identified as this grape? Until when?
Merlot
Until 1994
What is the most planted red variety in Itata?
País
The Teno and Lontué Valleys are located in which Valley?
Curicó Valley
What are the 3 DOs of Maule?
Claro Valley DO
Loncomilla Valley DO
Tutuven Valley DO
