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Chile Laws and History Flashcards

1
Q

Three terms used to define three different environments within growing regions in Chile
(decree #464, which also added Atacama and Austral to DO system)

A

Costa
Entre Corilleras
Andes

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2
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Reserva categories for Chilean wine

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Reserva and Reserva Especial 12% abv
Reserva Privada 12.5% abv

Gran Reserva and Reserva Privada spend mandatory time in oak

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3
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percentage of varietal required for a bottle of Chilean with a DO region listed

A

75%

85 exports

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4
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Claude gay brought French cuttings to Chile in the 1830s and planted them here

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Santiago Quinta normal agricultural station

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5
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this man is referred to as the father of Chilean wine

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Silvestre Ochagavia

founded Vina Ochagavia in 1851 still in operation (Santiago)

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6
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American winemakers with Chilean Projects

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Paul Hobbs
Randy Ullom
Byron Kosuge
Keu
Bernardo

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7
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french wine makers with a Chilean projects

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William Fevre (william fevre chile) Maipo 1991
Martin Prieur (Domaine Jacques Prieur, consults for Cono Sur)
Pascal Marchand: Dos Andes Veranda, Michel Liger Belair. Consults for Errasuriz

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8
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What is law 18,455 (Chile)

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Passed in 1985 lays down rules for production grapes from vitis vinifera 11.5% abv min

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9
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What are the tiers of DO largest to smallest in Chile

A

464 established four tiers of DO:

Viticultural Region
Subregion
Zone
Area

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10
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As of 2012 you may name Costa Entre Cordilleras or Andes to a wine provided this % of fruit is from this region

A

85%

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11
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most planted grape in Chile and the world

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

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12
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what year was DO system introduced in Chile

A

1994

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13
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this grape was often mistaken for Sauvignon Blanc in Chile

A

Friulano (Sauvignon Vert)

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14
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cool vintages of chile

A

2011

2013

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15
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Is there Entre Cordellieras in Elqui

A

NO

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16
Q

most planted white grape in Chile

A

Chardonnay

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17
Q

Chile is never wider than this kilometers

A

350 km

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18
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Continental mainland of chile spans these latitudes

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17 to 53 degrees

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19
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earliest wineries of chile

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Cousino Macul (1856)
Vina San Pedro (1865)
Vina Errasuriz (1780)
Santa Carolina (1875)
Santa Rita (1880)
Concha Y Toro (1883)
Undurraga (1885)

20
Q

Traditional aging vessels of Chile

A

Rauli beechwood

21
Q

the Andes can be this high on the eastern border of Chile

A

6000 m

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A
23
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This tasting put Chilean wines on the map

A

2004 Berlin Tasting put Errázuriz on the map with “Viñedo Chadwick” placing first and “Seña” placing second ahead of Lafite and Margaux.

“Seña” is a collaboration between Errazuriz and Robert Mondavi, with the first vintage in 1995.

24
Q

1 exporter by volume and value to the United States of any South American Country

A

Chile

25
Q

Spanish vines first arrived in this South American country

A

Peru

26
Q

How did Pisco get its name

A

From the name of the Port from where it was shipped, Pisco

27
Q

What is an arroba

A

measurement of weight, in Spain, not of volume. Equivalent to 8 liters

28
Q

These religious orders were exempt from embargoes on trade in South America

A

Dominicans
Franciscans
Jesuits

29
Q

This Spanish King issued an edict banning the planting of new vineyards in the Americas to encourage imports

A

1595
King Phillip II of Spain

30
Q

Spain did these things to stymie wine production in the Americas and increase imports, resulting in an underground Market for wine and brandy

A

Forbid Use of Native Labor
Raised taxes on South American Wine and aguardiente
Planting ban in 1654

31
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What is a Hacienda

A

Agricultural plantation in early chile

32
Q

Two early winegrowing estates in Chile that replaced vineyards with French cuttings, ripping out spanish grapevines

A

Vina La Rosa (Cachapoal 1824)
Carta Vieja (Loncomilla Valley, 1825)

33
Q

Chiles densest region of french immigration and the center of Chiles early vineyards

A

Concepcion

(Sur region)

34
Q

Three Chilean Brands that dominate 85% of domestic consumption

A

Concha Y Toro
Santa Rita
San Pedro

35
Q

What is MOVI

A

2009, 12 wineries
Movimiento de Vinateros Independientes

Owner and winemaker the same: winemaker pours the wine, garagiste, personal projects

Garage Wine Co
Montsecano
Von Siebenthal
Sigla
Kingston
Garcia and Schwaderer

36
Q

What year did Barons de Rothschild-Lafite arrive in Chile

A

1988

Took over Los Vascos in Colchagua

37
Q

These winemakers are creating more restrained styles of Chilean wine

A

Marcelo Papa (Concha Y Toro)
Francisco Baettig (Errazuriz)
Felipe Muller (Tabali)
Rodrigo Soto (Veramonte)
Marcelo Retamal (DeMartino)

38
Q

Five geographic sectors of Chile

A

Norte Grande
Norte Chico
Zona Central
Zona Sur
Zona Austral

39
Q

Commercial winegrowing takes place in these nine Administrative regions of Chile (there are 15 in total)
Listed North to South:

A

Atacama
Coquimbo
Valparaiso
Santiago
O’ Higgins
Maule
Bio Bio
La Araucania
Los Lagos

40
Q

DO boundaries of Chile are based on this geological formation

A

River Valleys running West from the Andes

41
Q

The two most important tectonic plates affecting Chile

A

South American Plate
Oceanic Nazca Plate

42
Q

The Andes Mountains is on this volcanic arc

A

Pacific ring of fire

43
Q

soil of the coastal range of Chile

A

horizontal layers of granite, schist and slate overlaid by red clay

44
Q

Some of the Andes high elevation vineyards have limestone due to accretion from tectonic action, but the majority is this kind of soil

A

Volcanic
Extrusive rock like Basalt and Andesite

45
Q

Which range is older: the Andes or the Coastal range

A

Coastal range
“soils of Pangea” formed when the continents were one

46
Q

Who famously said “Chile is three columns”

A

Cecelia Guzman (winemaker)
Haras de Pirque

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