Chile Flashcards

1
Q

minimum age of vines to qualify for vigno designation

A

30 years

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2
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famous winemaker of Concha Y Toro

A

Marcelo Papa

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3
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what are the four levels of the Chilean DO System

A

VR (Aconcagua)
Subregion (San Antonio)
Zone (Leyda)
Area (San Juan

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4
Q

Where is Casa Marin located in Chile

A

San Antonio (Lo Abarca sub area)

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5
Q

Would Carmenere be picked before or after cabernet

A

After

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6
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Almaviva is a collobartion between what two wineries

A

Rothschild + Concha Y Toro

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7
Q

The Bio Bio valley produces mostly what grape

A

Pinot Noir

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8
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name the two subzones for the Atacama RV

A

Copiapo
Huasco

There are no DO sub areas here, mostly for pisco grapes

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9
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What are the three DO areas of the Elqui valley

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Costa: La Serena
Andes: Paiguano, Vicuña

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10
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what is the main town of the Limari Valley

A

Ovalle (it’s also a Costa DO area)

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11
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What are the DO Areas of the Limari

A

Costa: Ovalle
EC: Punitaqui
Andes: Monte Patria, Rio Hurtado

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12
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The Claro, Tutuven and Loncomilla Valleys are sub DOs of what Central Valley region

A

Maule Valley

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13
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what are the two DO areas of the Choapa valley

A

Salamenca

illipel (named for the major town of the area)

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14
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What are the four DOs of the Central Valley

A

Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule

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15
Q

The Nahuelbuta moutains are in what Chilean region

A

Bio Bio

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16
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what are the three DO subregions of the Aconguara VR

A

Aconcagua
Casablanca
San Antonio

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17
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What are the two subregions of the Curico DO

A

Lontué

Teno

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18
Q

What are the DO Areas of the Lontué DO zone

A

EC: Sagrada Familia
Andes: Molina

No Costa DOs

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19
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what are the DO areas of the Teno DO zone

A

Costa: Vichuquen, Licanten
EC: Rauco
Andres: Romeral

20
Q

What are the Four Andes DO zones of the Maipo

A

Puente Alto, Santiago, Pirque, Buin

21
Q

What are the 9 DO areas of the Maipo

A
Til Til
Lampa
Isla di Maipo
Talagante
Melipilla
Alhué
Maria Pinto
Colino
Calera de Tango
22
Q

What are the DO areas of the Cachapoal DO Zone

A

EC: Puemo, Rancagua, Coltauco
Andes: Requinoa, Rengo, Machali

23
Q

what are the DO areas of the Colchagua zone

A

Costa: Lolol, Litueche, Paradones, Pumanque

EC: Nancagua, Santa Cruz, Apalta, Palmilla, La Estrella, Marchigue

Andes: San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Los Lingues

24
Q

what is the major town of the Colchagua DO Zone

A

San Fernando

25
Q

when did Chile declare independence from spain

A

1818

26
Q

chile’s oldest winery still in operation?

A

Vina Ochagavia

27
Q

when was Chile’s DO system created?

A

1994

28
Q

what are the DO areas of the Valle de Claro (Maule)

A

Costa: Empedrado, Curepto

EC: Talca, Pencahue, San Rafael

Andes: San Clemente

29
Q

What is the only DO in the Tutevan DO area (Maule)

A

EC: Cauquenes

30
Q

What are the DO areas of the Loncomilla DO zone

A

EC: Villa Alegre, San Javier, Parral, Linares, Longavi, Retiro

Andes: Colbun

31
Q

What are the DO areas of the Itata Do Zone

A

Costa: Portzuelo, Coelemu

EC: Chillian, Quillon

32
Q

what are the two DO areas of the Bio Bio zone

A

EC: Yumbel, Mulchen

33
Q

what is the only DO of the Malleco DO zone

A

Traiguen

34
Q

where is don maximo reserve sourced from

A

acongagua (cabernet sauvignon)

35
Q

what is the name of the fog that affects the limari valley

A

camenchaca fog

36
Q

Lolol and Marchigüe are sub DOs of what larger area

A

Colchagua

37
Q

what makes Apalta special

A

South facing granitic hillside, shadowed in three sides from mountains

38
Q

Montes’ Alpha M is sourced from where?

A

Apalta

39
Q

Unofficial subdivisions of Maipo

A

Alto, Medio, Costa

40
Q

Puemo is a sub DO of what region

A

Cachapoal

41
Q

primary soil type of Limari

A

red clay atop limestone (like Coonawarra)

42
Q

what is the top wine of Vina Falernia

A

“Alta Tierra” (100% syrah)

43
Q

three DOs of the Coquimbo DO

A

Elqui
Limari
Choapa

44
Q

what makes harvest unique in Brazil’s Valle do Sao francisco

A

two harvests a year

45
Q

what is Pintatani wine

A

Pais based wine from north of chile

46
Q

first vintage of Almaviva

A

1996