Chile

Question 1

minimum age of vines to qualify for vigno designation

Answer 1

30 years

Question 2

famous winemaker of Concha Y Toro

Answer 2

Marcelo Papa

Question 3

what are the four levels of the Chilean DO System

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Where is Casa Marin located in Chile

Answer 4

San Antonio (Lo Abarca sub area)

Question 5

Would Carmenere be picked before or after cabernet

Answer 5

After

Question 6

Almaviva is a collobartion between what two wineries

Answer 6

Rothschild + Concha Y Toro

Question 7

The Bio Bio valley produces mostly what grape

Answer 7

Pinot Noir

Question 8

name the two subzones for the Atacama RV

Answer 8

Copiapo
Huasco

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

Question 9

What are the three DO areas of the Elqui valley

Answer 9

Costa: La Serena
Andes: Paiguano, Vicuña

Question 10

what is the main town of the Limari Valley

Answer 10

Ovalle (it’s also a Costa DO area)

Question 11

What are the DO Areas of the Limari

Answer 11

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

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Maule Valley

Question 13

what are the two DO areas of the Choapa valley

Answer 13

Salamenca

illipel (named for the major town of the area)

Question 14

What are the four DOs of the Central Valley

Answer 14

Maipo
Rapel
Curico
Maule

Question 15

The Nahuelbuta moutains are in what Chilean region

Answer 15

Bio Bio

Question 16

what are the three DO subregions of the Aconguara VR

Answer 16

Aconcagua
Casablanca
San Antonio

Question 17

What are the two subregions of the Curico DO

Answer 17

Lontué

Teno

Question 18

What are the DO Areas of the Lontué DO zone

Answer 18

EC: Sagrada Familia
Andes: Molina

No Costa DOs

Question 19

what are the DO areas of the Teno DO zone

Answer 19

Costa: Vichuquen, Licanten
EC: Rauco
Andres: Romeral

Question 20

What are the Four Andes DO zones of the Maipo

Answer 20

Puente Alto, Santiago, Pirque, Buin

Question 21

What are the 9 DO areas of the Maipo

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What are the DO areas of the Cachapoal DO Zone

Answer 22

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

Question 23

what are the DO areas of the Colchagua zone

Answer 23

Costa: Lolol, Litueche, Paradones, Pumanque

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

Andes: San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Los Lingues

Question 24

what is the major town of the Colchagua DO Zone

Answer 24

San Fernando

Question 25

when did Chile declare independence from spain

Answer 25

1818

Question 26

chile's oldest winery still in operation?

Answer 26

Vina Ochagavia

Question 27

when was Chile's DO system created?

Answer 27

1994

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Costa: Empedrado, Curepto EC: Talca, Pencahue, San Rafael Andes: San Clemente

Question 29

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

Answer 29

EC: Cauquenes

Question 30

What are the DO areas of the Loncomilla DO zone

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What are the DO areas of the Itata Do Zone

Answer 31

Costa: Portzuelo, Coelemu EC: Chillian, Quillon

Question 32

what are the two DO areas of the Bio Bio zone

Answer 32

EC: Yumbel, Mulchen

Question 33

what is the only DO of the Malleco DO zone

Answer 33

Traiguen

Question 34

where is don maximo reserve sourced from

Answer 34

acongagua (cabernet sauvignon)

Question 35

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

Answer 35

camenchaca fog

Question 36

Lolol and Marchigüe are sub DOs of what larger area

Answer 36

Colchagua

Question 37

what makes Apalta special

Answer 37

South facing granitic hillside, shadowed in three sides from mountains

Question 38

Montes’ Alpha M is sourced from where?

Answer 38

Apalta

Question 39

Unofficial subdivisions of Maipo

Answer 39

Alto, Medio, Costa

Question 40

Puemo is a sub DO of what region

Answer 40

Cachapoal

Question 41

primary soil type of Limari

Answer 41

red clay atop limestone (like Coonawarra)

Question 42

what is the top wine of Vina Falernia

Answer 42

"Alta Tierra" (100% syrah)

Question 43

three DOs of the Coquimbo DO

Answer 43

Elqui Limari Choapa

Question 44

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

Answer 44

two harvests a year

Question 45

what is Pintatani wine

Answer 45

Pais based wine from north of chile

Question 46

first vintage of Almaviva

Answer 46

1996

Question 47

Aristos is a collab between who

Answer 47

thibault liger x pedto parra

Question 48

latest el nino years in Chile latest la nina years

Answer 48

2023, 2016 (el nino brings warmer, wetter weather) 2021,2022 (la nina brings cooler drier conditions and increases risk of fire

Question 49

chimbarongo and san fernando are Andes DO where

Answer 49

colchagua

Question 50

when was causino macul founded

Answer 50

1856

Question 51

furthest south DO in chile

Answer 51

Chilloé

Question 52

what is the DO in the easter islands

Answer 52

Rapa Nui