Coquimbo

Question 1

Subregions

Answer 1

• Valle del Elqui DO
• Valle del Limarí DO
• Valle del Choapa DO

Question 2

Biggest issue in Coquimbo

Answer 2

Drought

Question 3

Major grapes of Valle del Elqui DO?

Answer 3

Syrah, Pedro Jimenez, Sauvignon Blanc

Question 3

Major grapes of Valle del Limarí DO?

Answer 3

Chardonnay, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Pedro Jimenez

One of the few areas in Chile with calcareous soils—red clay atop limestone recalling the terra rossa of Coonawarra

Question 4

Major grapes of Valle del Choapa DO?

Answer 4

Syrah,Malbec, Pedro Jimenez

Question 5

The northernmost and driest of Coquimbo’s three winegrowing regions?

Answer 5

Valle del Elqui DO

Question 6

Which 2 sources provide water for Valle del Elqui DO?

Answer 6

Elqui River and Puclaro Reservoir

Question 7

Most important producer of Valle del Elqui DO?

Answer 7

The joint Chilean-Italian venture Viña Falernia was the first producer to explore the region’s potential, shifting its focus from Pisco grape production to wine in the mid-1990s
Falernia’s “Alta Tierra” has since become a reference point for Elqui, and Chilean, Syrah.