Chile Flashcards
(25 cards)
When was vitis vinifera first brought to Chile?
Spanish missionaries brought vitis vinifera in the 1500s
The main variety that Spanish missionaries brought to Chile
Listan Prieto
Listan Prieto aka
Mission
What did the rich Chilean land owners do in the 1800s?
Built mansions modeled after the Chateaux of Bordeaux
Imported French varieties
Hired French winemakers
This country has had the most influence on Chile’s wines
France
most planted grape
Cab Sauv
Criolla Chica aka
Listan Prieto
Pais
Pais aka
Listan Prieto
Listan Prieto is also known as
Pais and Criolla Chica and Mission
Most important area
Central Valley
What happened in the 1980s and 1990s?
Lots of domestic and foreign investment into Chile’s wine industry - a lot of fine wine started getting produced
Chile’s altitude compared to Argentina’s
chile’s main vineyards are much lower in altitude
Brings cold air up the coast from Antarctic waters
Humboldt Current
the 5 major DOs
Atacama
Coquimbo
Aconcagua
Central Valley
Southern Regions
this region become Chile’s first hotspot for cool climate viticulture in the 1990s
casablanca
Capital of Chile
Santiago
What is the Central Valley
One of the 5 main DOs. expanse of fertile and fairly flat land situated between the Coastal Range and the Andes. Contains 5 important valley subregions seperated by rivers flowing from the Andes
Name the 5 valleys of Central Valley
Maipo
Cachapoal
Colchagua
Curico
Maule
the top 2 whites of Chile
Chardonnay
SB
Chile’s top red wines are often a blend of…
Cab Sauv, Merlot, Carmanere
Red grapes of Chile
Cab Sauv
Merlot
Carmanere
Pais (mass production)
Pinot Noir
Syrah
What is Chile’s “zonification”
Costa Zone
Entre Cordilleras Zone
Andes Zone
Most of Chile’s vineyards are ___-irrigated
drip
Chile has a ____, warming growing season
long
