Atacama Flashcards
1
Q
Valle de Atacama DO
2 Subregions
A
-
Copiapó DO (N)
- Lat: 27° 21’ S
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Valle del Huasco DO (S)
- Lat: 28° 27’ S
2
Q
Atacama DO
Subregions:
Copiapó DO, Valle del Huasco DO
Latitudes
A
- Copiapó DO (northernmost DO in Chile)
- 27° 21’ S
- Valle del Huasco DO
- 28° 27’ S
(Maipo - 33 27’ S)
3
Q
Atacama DO
Avg. annual rainfall
A
19 mm (0.7 inches)
Elqui 70 mm
Limari 94 mm
Choapa 194 mm
Aconcauga 214 mm
Casablanca 542 mm
San Antonio 350 mm
Maipo 313 mm
Cachapoal 340 mm
Colchagua 592 mm
Curico 702 mm
Maule 735 mm
Itata 1,107 mm
Bio Bio 1,276 mm
and Malleco
4
Q
Atacama
Producer
A
Viña Ventisquero
- est few ha Chard, PN, Sauv Blanc in Valle del Huasco DO
5
Q
Copiapó and Huasco
Total number of ha planted
A
8,000 ha
6
Q
Chilean Pisco
5 principal grapes
A
- Moscatel (Muscat of Alexandria)
- Moscatel Rosado
- Moscatel de Austria (Torrontés Sanjuanino)
- Torontel (Moscatel Amarillo, a progeny of País x Muscat of Alexandria)
- Pedro Jiménez
