NW2a: Chile

Question 1

Wine latitudes of Chile:

Answer 1

27 - 41° south

Question 2

Length of Chilean vineyards:

Answer 2

1770km long
175km wide

Question 3

Average width of Chilean vineyards:

Answer 3

175 km wide
1770km long

Question 4

Elevation range of Chile’s vineyards:

Answer 4

60m to 2200m above sea level

Question 5

Chile is ranked what in terms of wine production:

Answer 5

6th

Question 6

Percentage of red wine produced in Chile

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

What grape did missionaries bring with them to Chile:

Answer 7

Païs grape

Question 8

Three DO’s in Chile that grow Pais:

Answer 8

1. Maule (just overtaken by CS)
2. Itata
3. Bio Bio

Cooler, wetter weather making it harder to grow

Question 9

When was Carmenère discovered?

Answer 9

1994

Question 10

What Chilean DO grows a lot of Carmenère?

Answer 10

Cachapoal

Question 11

Climate of northern Chile:

Answer 11

Hot, arid, dry

Question 12

Where is Pisco made?

Answer 12

Grapes grown in Atacama

Question 13

Southern Chile climate:

Answer 13

Cool maritime

Question 14

Coastal (Costa) climate:

Answer 14

Cool and foggy

Question 15

Central (Entre Cordillera) climate:

Answer 15

Warm and dry

Question 16

“Andes” climate:

Answer 16

Cool temps with larger diurnal shifts

Question 17

Cooling current flowing north along the Chilean coast:

Answer 17

Humboldt

Question 18

Primary grapes of Chile

Answer 18

CS / Merlot
Carmenère
Syrah

Sauvignon Blanc and Vert

Muscat of Alexandria (for distillation)

Question 19

Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are grown where in Aconcagua?

Answer 19

San Antonio
Casablanca

Question 20

Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are grown where in Chile’s Central Valley?

Answer 20

Curicó

Question 21

Chile’s Central Valley weather:
Best suited …?

Answer 21

Warm. Most suited for quality wine production.

Question 22

Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are grown where in Chile?

Answer 22

Casablanca
San Antonio
(cooler)

Curicó (cooler)

Question 23

What DO’s are noted for Chardonnay in Chile?

Answer 23

Limari - has excellent chalk

Also Malleca in Sur

Question 24

Where is Syrah mainly grown in Chile?

Answer 24

Elqui DO in Coquimbo

Question 25

Where is CS/Merlot mainly grown in Chile?

Answer 25

Central part of Chile: Aconcagua Central Valley

Question 26

Five regional DO's from north to south in Chile. Describe characteristics of each:

Answer 26

Atacama - desert Coquimbo - desert Aconcagua - quality Central Valley - quality Austral Region - higher rainfall, cooler, shorter growing season

Question 27

Atacama weather? Is irrigation necessary?

Answer 27

Desert like - irrigation essential

Question 28

Coquimbo weather. Is irrigation necessary?

Answer 28

Desert like - irrigation essential

Question 29

Aconcagua weather

Answer 29

The Aconcagua Valley is very hot for grapes; more quality production;

Question 30

Chile's Sur weather:

Answer 30

Higher rainfall with a cooler and shorter growing season

Question 31

Austral region weather:

Answer 31

Higher rainfall with a cooler and shorter growing season

Question 32

When were Chile's wine laws established?

Answer 32

1994 - Carmenère “discovered” in 1994 (oh shit). 1995 - wine laws introduced

Question 33

75% of Chile's grapes in a Chilean DO:

Answer 33

Must be from a stated vintage, variety or stated DO

Question 34

Why do many Chilean producers increase the minimum percentages in their DO's?

Answer 34

Meet EU standards

Question 35

Minimum ABV of Chilean wines:

Answer 35

11.5%

Question 36

Minimum abv of Chilean Reserva or Reserva Especial wines:

Answer 36

12% and see oak

Question 37

Minimum abv of Chilean Reserva Privada or Gran Reserva wines:

Answer 37

12.5% and see oak

Question 38

Describe Atacama:

Answer 38

Hot, dry, desert Irrigation a must Pisco

Question 39

Two northern valleys in Coquimbo:

Answer 39

Elqui and Limari

Question 40

Describe Pisco:

Answer 40

Distilled Chilean wine

Question 41

What part of Chile produces distilled wines?

Answer 41

Northern section: Atacama Coquimbo

Question 42

Elqui Valley grape:

Answer 42

Syrah: benefits from cool and high elevation

Question 43

Limarí grape: How does the soil support this grape?

Answer 43

Chardonnay: cool weather and limestone soils

Question 44

Where is Choapa:

Answer 44

South of Limarí where Andes and Coastal Mountains emerge

Question 45

Aconcagua soils:

Answer 45

Alluvial

Question 46

Aconcagua grapes:

Answer 46

Most red: CS / Merlot

Question 47

Where are Casablanca and San Antonio?

Answer 47

Along the coast

Question 48

Casablanca and San Antonio weather and grapes:

Answer 48

Some of Chile's most cool regions SB and Chardonnay PN also starting to show

Question 49

Oldest and most established wine region in Chile:

Answer 49

Central Valley

Question 50

Maipo Valley grape: Describe the terrain it grows on.

Answer 50

CS (50%) - does well on well draining low slopes of the Andes

Question 51

Curicó red grapes:

Answer 51

CS dominant

Question 52

Are there white wines in Curicó?

Answer 52

Yes - SB and Char

Question 53

Rapel Valley is divided into these 2 regions:

Answer 53

Cachapoal and Colchagua

Question 54

Rapel Valley dominant red grapes:

Answer 54

CS Carmenère growing

Question 55

Which is bigger: Cachapoal or Colchagua?

Answer 55

Colchagua: Historically bulk

Question 56

Maule Valley wines:

Answer 56

Hit or miss CS over País Bulk production for local demand

Question 57

Three regions in Sur and Astral, Chile

Answer 57

Itata Bio Bio Malleco

Question 58

Are vineyards concentrated in Sur and Astral

Answer 58

Scattered

Question 59

Itata and Bio Bio grapes:

Answer 59

Pais Muscat d'Alexandria

Question 60

Malleco Valley Chile grapes:

Answer 60

Pinot Noir Chardonnay