Chile N&S Flashcards
Pisco production is historically most prominent in what areas?
Atacama & Coquimbo
Chilean Pisco is traditionally produced from which grapes?
Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
Moscatel Rosado
Moscatel de Austria (Torrontés Sanjuanino)
Torontel (Moscatel Amarillo - País x. Muscat of Alexandria)
Pedro Jiménez
What is the most mountainous region of Chile?
Coquimbo
What is the major threat to viticulture in Coquimbo?
Drought
Coquimbo: Altitude
1000-2200M
What factors make Limari a cool climate sub-region?
Coastal influence rather than elevation - transverse valley heavily impacted by comanchaca fog in the mornings.
Limari: Geographic Features
Tongoy Bay
Rio Limari, Rio Hurtado, Rio Grande
Talinay Hills
What are the major grapes of Itata and Bío Bío?
País and Muscat of Alexandria
What grapes are grown in Malleco?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Sur: Topography and climate
Warm mediterranean climate of the Valle Central gives way to a cooler, rainier, more maritime climate - from top to bottom one gains 550mm annual rainfall.
The Coastal Range ends in the Pacific just south of Concepción, ending the Intermediate Depression.
Itata and Bio Bio: Administrative Region
Bio Bio
Unlike the northern zones of the Central Valley, Pais, Carignan, and Cinsault are the dominant grapes in Maule and Sur. Why?
After the 1939 earthquake devastated the region, the government encouraged planting of Cinsault and Carignan to “improve” the Pais, most of planted widely spaced, head trained, and own rooted.
Which region is modernizing faster: Itata or Bio Bio?
Bio Bio, with increased interest in Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and aromatic whites (Muscat of Alexandria, usually).
Where are what are the Nahuelbuta Mountains?
The last vestiges of the Coastal Range, in Bio Bio.
Malleco: Administrative Region
La Araucanía
