Sur

Question 1

Mountain range of Bio Bio that influences climate

Answer 1

Nahuelbuta

Question 2

Concepción, Chiles third largest city, is near what wine region?

Answer 2

Itata Valley

Question 3

this region is most focused on Pinot Noir in Sur DO

Answer 3

Bio Bio

Question 4

Main red grape of Itata

Answer 4

País

Question 5

where would I find Cinsault planted in Chile

Answer 5

Itata Valley, majority is here

Question 6

DO regions of Sur (3)

Answer 6

Valle del Itata DO
Valle del Bío-Bío DO
Valle del Malleco DO

Question 7

where is volcanic soil dominant in chile

Answer 7

Bio Bio to Osorno (Sur and Austral) lots of granite

Question 8

Can you label a wine “Pais” on a DO label

Answer 8

NO

Question 9

Most planted grapes in Bio Bio and Itata

Answer 9

País and Muscat de Alexandria and Chardonnay

Question 10

Pedro Parra’s projects in Itata Valley

Answer 10

Clos des Fous
Aristos
Parra Family Wines

Question 11

What are pipenos

Answer 11

inexpensive local Pais sometimes fizzy from 100,200,300 year old Pais

Question 12

This winemaker made the first ever Sparkling Rosé Pais

Answer 12

Miguel Torres

Question 13

These producers are working to bring respect to Pais in the glass

Answer 13

J Bouchon
Louis Antoine Luyt
Gonzales Bastias

Question 14

What is the Name of the city in the South of Sur DO

Answer 14

Malleco

Question 15

The Coastal range veers under the Pacific South of this coastal city, Zona Sur’s center of industry

Answer 15

Concepcion

Question 16

DO areas of Valle del Itata DO

Answer 16

Costa: Portezuelo, Coelemu

Entre Cordilleras: Chillán, Quillón

Question 17

What is the administrative region of Valle del Itata and Valle del Bio Bio DO

Answer 17

Bio Bio Administrative region, Capital at Concepción

Question 18

Rivers of Itata Valley DO

Answer 18

Itata
Nuble

Question 19

Itata is North of Bio Bio, bordering this DO

Answer 19

Maule

Question 20

Soil of Itata Valley

Answer 20

red granitic soil, cloudy weather, rivers flush with weather

Question 21

Most planted grape in Itata

Answer 21

Pais
Gobelet
Dry Farmed

Question 22

After the 1939 Earthquake in Chile, these grapes were recommended for replanting

Answer 22

Moscatel de Alejandria
Cinsault

Question 23

Main white grape of Itata DO

Answer 23

Moscatel, in a restrained, dry style

Question 24

What is most of Itata’s 10,000 ha of vine production

Answer 24

Bulk Wine

Question 25

Only Area DOs of Bio Bio

Answer 25

Entre Cordilleras:

Yumbel, Mulchén

Question 26

Coastal influences in Bio Bio are mitigated by these mountains

Answer 26

Nahuelbuta Mountains, extension of Southern Coastal range

Question 27

In Bio Bio, from what directions do winds blow to cool vines

Answer 27

from the South

Question 28

What is the DO Area of Valle de Malleco DO (Southernmost of Sur)

Answer 28

Traigúen (Entre Cordilleras)

Also the name of the main town

Question 29

Only officially demarcated winegrowing region located in La Araucanía Administrative region (southernmost DO of Sur)

Answer 29

Malleco DO

Question 30

When was Malleco DO’s first planted vineyard

Answer 30

1997

Question 31

Main grapes of Malleco DO (Sur)

Answer 31

Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

Question 32

In the 19th century, many immigrants from these countries migrated to Capitán Pastene, a commune neighboring Traigúen in Valle de Malleco DO

Answer 32

Italians (also Swiss and French)

Question 33

Greatest threat to Valle de Malleco DO projects

Answer 33

Civil unrest between Chilean Government and Mapuche people

Question 34

In what DO were Vina Aquitania “Sol de Sol” wines and Pedro Parra’s “Clos des Fous” established

Answer 34

Valle de Malleco DO