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Valle Central Flashcards

1
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this association promotes old Vine Carignan in Maule

A

VIGNO

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2
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Who produces “Casa Real”

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Santa Rita

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Almaviva is a collaboration between these wineries

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Baronne Phillipe de Rothschild
Concha Y Toro
1997

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4
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Miguel Torres “Manso de Velasco” is from this valley

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Cachapoal (Rapel DO)

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5
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three famous Carmenere bottlings

A

Errazuriz “Kai”
Concha Y Toro “Carmin del Peumo”
Montes “Purple Angel”

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6
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Marchïgue, Lolol and San Fernando are DO areas of:

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Colchagua Valley

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7
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Miguel Torres of Spain founded this project in Curicó 1979

A

Fundo Maquehue

Stainless steel temperature controlled fermentation tanks
new Barriques
pneumatic presses newly trellis vines or VSP

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8
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In 1988 Baron Lafitte Rothschild took over this Colchagua estate

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Los Vascos

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9
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What year was Lapostolle (Colchagua) formed

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1994 by Grand Marnier Lapostolle

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10
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In Maipo, 1990, these men started Vina Aquitania

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Bruno Pats former owner of Cos d’Estournel and Paul Pontallier (former managing director of Chateau Margaux)

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11
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What is MOVI

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2009, 12 wineries came together to create “garagiste” collective. More hands on, producers include Von Siebenthal, Montsecano, Sigla, Kingston, Garcia and Schwaderer

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12
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DO Zones of Valle de Maule (Valle Central)

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Valle del Claro DO
Valle del Loncomilla DO
Valle del Tutuvén DO

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13
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Major producers of Valle del Maule

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VIA
O Fournier
J. Bouchon

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14
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Entre Cordilleras DO areas of Maipo

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Entre Cordilleras:

Isla de Maipo
Talagante
Melipilla
Alhué
Maria Pinto
Colina
Caleera de Tango
Til Til
Lampa

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15
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Andes DO Areas of Maipo

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Andes:

Santiago
Pirque
Puente Alto
Buin

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16
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Major producers of Maipo DO

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Concha Y Toro
Santa Rita
Carmen
Santa Carolina
Cousino Macul
Almaviva
Haras de Pirque
Ventisquero
Odfjell
De Martino
Antiyal

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17
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Rapel valley is divided into these DOs

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Cacapoal DO
Colchagua DO

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18
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who makes purple angel what is it

A

Vina Montes

92% Carmenere 8% PV
Colchagua Valley

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19
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Who makes Alpha M

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Vina Montes, Bordeaux blend from Colchagua

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20
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DO Zones of Curicó (Valle Central)

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Lontué

Teno

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21
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What is the terrain of Maule like

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Very flat

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22
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Subregions of Valle Central North to South

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Valle del Maipo
Valle del Rapel
Valle de Curico
Valle del Maule

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23
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Second most planted grape in Chile

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Merlot

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24
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Why did Carmenere disappear in native France after phylloxera but thrives in chile

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More difficult to graft

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25
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Carmenere is higher in this compound than any other group

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IMBP 3-isobutyl-2methoxypyrazine

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26
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when is harvest usually conducted for Carmenere

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May 2 to 3 weeks after Cabernet Savignon for higher pyrazine

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27
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carmenere isn’t named for vina Carmen where it was discovered, but this

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Red pigment “Carmine” fall color of grapevines

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28
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synonym for Carmenere

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Gros Vidure, Grand Vidure

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29
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where is over 1/3 of Chile’s Carmenere planted

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Colchagua, in Rapel

Vina koyle is a producer

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30
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Concha Y Toro Carmenere bottling

A

“Carmin de Peumo”

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31
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Best sites for Carmenere

A

Peumo (Cachapoal)

Los Lingues, Apalta (Colchagua)

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32
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DO Areas of Valle de Curicó

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Costa: Vichuquén, Licantén

Entre Cordilleras: Rauco, Sagrada Familia

Andes: Romeral, Molina

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33
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Maipo’s largest Producer

A

Concha Y Toro

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34
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Who makes “Don Melchor”

A

Concha Y Toro

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35
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who makes Vinedo Chadwick what is it significance

A

Errasuriz won first place in 2004 Berlin tasting

2000 vintage

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36
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where is Clos Apalta made? what is it who produces it?

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Casa Lapostolle makes it in Apalta, Eastern Colchagua in Rapel Valley

Bordeaux style blend

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37
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in 1997 Barron Philippe de Rothschild founded this winery with Concha Y Toro

A

Almaviva

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38
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Maipo, Rapel and Curico are named for these features

A

The rivers that cross the coastal plain to pierce the low central range and find the sea

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39
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this region has the smallest vineyard area of the Valle Central regions

A

Maipo

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40
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Chilean Cabernet from Puente alto

A

Don Melchor (Concha Y Toro)
Errasuriz “Vinedo Chadwick”
Baron phillipe de Rothschild and Concha Y Toro “Almaviva”

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41
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zona Central encompasses these regions and administrative regions

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Aconcagua river valley runs through Santiago and D’Higgins, Maule and Bio Bio administrative regions

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42
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Achavel Ferrer is known for this

A

Malbec over a year in 100% new barrel

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43
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Carmenere is a crossing of this

A

Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet

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44
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Subregions of Valle Central

A

Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule

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45
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Where are Altair and Anakena producers (Chile)

A

Cachapoal in Rapel

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46
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Los Vascos is owned by

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Domaines Baron de Lafite Rothschild

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47
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What major River flows through Colchagua bringing clear snowmelt from the Andes?

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The Tinguiririca

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48
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Name two rules of production required to claim the VIGNO label. (Maule Valley)

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Min. 30-yr old dry-farmed, bush vine carignan from the Maule Secano, min. 70% carignan, aged 2 years

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49
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What wine district (DO area) in Cachapoal is known for its quality Carmenere vineyards?

A

Peumo

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50
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This wine took first place in the Berlin Tasting

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2000 “Viñedo Chadwick” took first place in the 2004 Berlin Tasting.

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51
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DO areas of Colchagua (Rapel, Valle Central)

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DO status in 2018:

Los Lingues and Apalta.

Apalta in Eastern Colchagua, and Casa Lapostolle’s “Clos Apalta” and Viña Montes “Alpha M,” two of Chile’s iconic Bordeaux-style blends are from there

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52
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Subregions of Colchagua with diurnal variation

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Andes: San Fernando, Chimbarongo

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53
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Maule Valley is known for this:

A

Bulk wine

54
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Errazuriz’ Carmenere bottling

A

‘Kai”

55
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where did Miguel Torres set up operation in Chile in the 1970s

A

Curico

56
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Who is Jean-Michel Boursiquot

A

French Ampelographer visited Vina Carmen in Maipo Valley and called Carmenere “Merlot Chileno”
1994

57
Q

Gros Cabernet (parent of Cab Franc) is the offspring of these two grapes

A

Fer and Hondaribbi Beltza

58
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Winemaker of Vina Koyle in Colchagua

A

Cristobal Undurraga

59
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Where is 1/3 of the country of Chiles Carmenere planted

A

Vina Koyle in Colchagua

60
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Valle Central contains all vineyards within these Administrative regions

A

Santiago
O’Higgins
Maule

Chile’s agricultural center

61
Q

Main town of Maipo Valley

A

Santiago

62
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Main town of Maule Valley

A

Cauquenes

63
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Where is the warmest DO subregion in the Valle Central?

A

Rapel Valley

(Region II and III)

64
Q

Three Areas of Maipo Valley

A

Alto Maipo (400-600m)
Medio Maipo
Maipo Costa/Maipo Bajo

65
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Two areas part of Alto Maipo

A

Puente Alto
Pirque
(Maipo Andes)

66
Q

Where is Concha Y Toro’s “Cassillero del Diablo” cellar

A

Pirque

South bank of Maipo river

67
Q

Where is Santa Rita winemaking facility

A

Buin DO area
Maipo

68
Q

What DO area is Santa Carolina in?

A

Santiago DO area

69
Q

Wines of Alto Maipo

A

Don Melchor
Almaviva
Vinedo Chadwick
Antiyal
Casa Real

70
Q

vines of Alto Maipo face this aspect

A

West

71
Q

Who makes Antiyal

A

Alvaro Espinosa

Alto Maipo

72
Q

Puente Alto is on this bank of the Maipo

A

North

73
Q

What does Puente Alto mean

A

High Bridge

Gravelly Soils!

74
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DO areas of Medio Maipo

A

Isla de Maipo

Alhué

75
Q

Where is terroir specialist De Martino in Maipo

A

Isla de Maipo (medio Maipo, clay based soil)

76
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Coolest region in Maipo Valley

A

Costa Maipo (No DO areas)

77
Q

Valle de Rapel DO corresponds to this Administrative region

A

O’Higgins

78
Q

Largest copper mine in Chile: El Teniente is here

A

Valle de Rapel DO

79
Q

Two DO Zones of Valle del Rapel DO

A

Cachapoal and Colchagua

80
Q

Rapel River Valley is at the confluence of these two rivers

A

Cachapoal and Tinguiririca Rivers

81
Q

DO Areas of Valle del Cachapoal DO

A

Rancagua
Requinoa
Rengo
Peumo
Machali
Coltauco

82
Q

Main city of Valle del Cachapoal DO

A

Rancagua

83
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Which is smaller: Cachapoal or Colchagua DO

A

Cachapoal DO (peumo, rancagua areas. Altair is here)

(Also the warmest)

84
Q

Soil of Cachapoal DO

A

Brown clay and alluvial

85
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Where is DO Peumo

A

Cachapoal DO

86
Q

Famous Carmenere Wines of Peumo DO (Cachapoal)

A

Santa Carolina’s “Herencia”
Concha Y Toro “Carmin de Peumo”

Both Bear “DO Peumo” on label

87
Q

Where in Cachapoal DO do Cabernet Sauvignon show promise

A

Alto Cachapoal (Andes Area)

88
Q

Producers of Alto Cachapoal

A

Altair (2001)
Anakena (1999)
Pedro Parra’s “Clos des Fous” (1000 meters above sea level in the Andes)

89
Q

DO areas of Valle de Colchagua DO
(Valle Central)

A

San Fernando
Chimbarongo
Nancagua
Santa Cruz
Palmilla
Lolol
Marchigue
Litueche
La Estrella
Paredones
Pumanque
Apalta

90
Q

The boundaries of the Arc Shaped, massive Colchagua follow this river

A

Tinguiririca River
flows west from Andes

91
Q

This area is home to 2/3 of Colchaguas vines

A

Entre Cordilleras , on valley floor near Santa Cruz DO area

92
Q

Where does the tinguiririca river empty

A

The Rapel Reservoir

93
Q

Costa areas of Colchagua

A

Lolol
Pumanque
Paredones

(Far southwest, near curico border)

94
Q

Two DO Andes Areas of Colchagua DO

A

Chimbarongo
San Fernando

95
Q

Cachapoal DO ranks this in number of plantings in Chile

A

Second behind Maule Valley

96
Q

This DO is home to more Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere than any other region in the chile

A

Colchagua DO

97
Q

Brands of Colchagua DO

A

Cono Sur
Viu Manent
Casa Silva
Lapostolle
Los Vascos
Hacienda Aracano
Montes
Neyen
Koyle

98
Q

Apalta DO Zone (Colchagua) is shaped like this and means this

A

Horseshoe
Means “earthquake” in Mapuche

99
Q

These brands made their Iconic wines in Apalta DO in the 90s

A

Casa Lapostolle “Clos Apalta”
Montes “Alpha M”

100
Q

When did Vina Las Ninas and Neyen move into Apalta?

A

1996 (Las Ninas)
2002 (Neyen)

101
Q

When did Ventisquero plant vines in Apalta (Colchagua DO)

A

Mid 2000s

102
Q

Neyen’s original valley floor plantings in Colchagua date back to this century

A

1890s

103
Q

Producers of Lolol and Marchigue (Costa areas of Colchagua)

A

Vina Santa Cruz
Montes (supplements Apalta fruit with marchigue estate)

104
Q

Where is Los Lingues (vineyard in Colchagua DO)

A

Andes DO area of San Fernando

105
Q

Who founded Koyle (biodynamic) in 2006? Where are they

A

Undurraga family
Up the Andes foothills in Los Lingues area, with basalt terraces (Colchagua DO)

106
Q

This producer in Andes DO area of Colchagua is next to Koyle and is planting a single steep hill that juts out amidst its surroundings

A

Siegel

107
Q

What is the only north-south artery of traffic available in Chile?

A

Pan American Highway

108
Q

Valle de Curico is in this Administrative region

A

Maule administrative region

109
Q

Sole costa DO area of Curico

A

Vichuquen

110
Q

These DO areas of Curicó surround the town of Curicó

A

Sagrada Familia
Rauco
Romeral
Molina

111
Q

Most planted grape of Curicó DO

A

Cabernet Sauvignon,
Though more white grapes are grown here than Rapel DO

112
Q

Where is San Pedro (producer) located in Valle Central?

A

Curicó

San Pedro is Chile’s second largest producer behind Concha Y Toro

113
Q

This bottling of Miguel Torres features 100 year old Cabernet Sauvignon Vines from Curicó

A

Manso de Velasco

114
Q

This important producer of Curicó Valley doesn’t use the DO on its labels

A

Vina Echeverría

115
Q

Where are most new Sauvignon Blanc plantings going in Curicó DO

A

Curicó Andes areas

116
Q

Table grapes in Parron of Maule Valley

A

Sultana
Crimson
Flame Seedless

117
Q

What is the historically dry farmed region of Western Maule, amidst pine covered low mountains called?

A

Secano Costero

118
Q

The Maule River flows from this lake in the Andes

A

Laguna del Maule

119
Q

Soil of Maule valley closer to the coast

A

quartz and granitic

120
Q

This DO claims more vine acreage than any other DO subregion in Chile

A

Maule Valley

121
Q

this regional border marks Maule’s southern border

A

Bio Bio region

122
Q

Most planted grape of Maule Valley

A

Cabernet Sauvignon (like everywhere else)

123
Q

This winemaker believes Cabernet Franc might be the wave of Maule’s Future

A

Via winemaker Camilo Viano

124
Q

Old bush vine Carignan (VIGNO) is close to this DO area and the coast

A

Cauquenes

Red granitic soil, cloudy

125
Q

Virtually all Chiles major producers source fruit from vineyards in this DO of chile

A

Maule Valley DO

126
Q

An earthquake struck Maule Valley in this year

A

2010

127
Q

What was VIGNO started as

A

Vignadores de Carignan

128
Q

What is the name for head trained vines in VIGNO (Carignan)

A

Cabeza

129
Q

Last major devastating Earthquake in Maule before 2010

A

1939

destroyed wineries

130
Q

After replanting of new varieties (1939) after Maule Earthquake this variety was planted in coastal Itata Valley west of Chilan

A

Cinsault

131
Q

In the Secano Costero of the warmer Western Maule Valley, this was the recommended variety

A

Carignan, thought to bolster the local País

132
Q

Vignadores de Carignan is in negotiations with the Chilean government to name VIGNO as Chile’s first _ appellation

A

DOC

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