Questions for Chile Flashcards
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?? Name the 2 subregions of Atacama?
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Valle de Copiapo
Valle de Huasco
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?? Name the 3 subregions of Coquimbo?
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Valle del Elqui
Valle del Limari
Valle del Choapa
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?? Name the 5 subregions of Aconcagua?
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Valle del Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca
Valle de San Antonio
Valle del Marga-Marga DO(Costa)
Zapallar DO (Costa)
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?? Name the 4 subregions of Valle Central?
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Valle del Maipo
Valle del Rapel
Valle de Curico
Valle del Maule
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?? Name the 3 subregions of Sur?
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Valle del Itata
Valle del Bio-Bio
Valle del Malleco
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?? Name the 2 subregions in Austral?
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Valle de Cautin
Valle de Osorno
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?? Name the two Zona DOs in Valle del Rapel?
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Valle del Cachapoal
Valle de Colchagua
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?? Name the two Zona DOs in Valle de Curico?
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Valle del Teno
Valle del Lontue
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?? Name the 3 Zona DOs in Valle del Maule?
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Valle del Claro
Valle del Loncomilla
Valle del Tutuven
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?? 3 area DOs in Elqui?
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Costa: La Serena
Andes: Vicuña, Paiguano
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?? 4 area DOs in Limari?
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Costa: Ovalle,
Entre Cordilleras: Punitaqui
Andes: Monte Patria, Río Hurtado
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?? Name the only Costa area DO in Limari?
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Ovalle
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?? 2 Area DOs in Choapa?
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Andes: Salamanca, Illapel
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?? 9 Area DOs in Valle del Aconcagua?
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Costa: Quillota
Entre Cordilleras5: Hijuelas, Catemu, Panquehue, Llaillay, San Felipe
Andes: Santa María, Calle Larga, San Esteban
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?? Only one area DO in Valle de Casablanca?
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Casablanca
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?? 5 Areas DOs in San Antonio?
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DO Areas within Leyda: San Juan, Santo Domingo (both Costa)
DO Areas outside Leyda: Lo Abarca DO, Algarrobo, Cartagena
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?? 12 Area DOS in Maipo?
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Entre Cordilleras 9: Colina, Lampa, Talagante,Melipilla,Isla de Maipo, Alhué, María Pinto, Calera de Tango, Til Til
Andes: Santiago, Puente Alto, Pirque,Buin
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?? 6 area DOs in Cachapoal?
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Entre Cordilleras: Rancagua, Peumo, Coltauco
Andes: Requínoa, Rengo, Machalí
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?? Is there coastal areas in Cachapoal?
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NO
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?? 13 area DOs in Colchagua?
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Costa: Litueche, Paredones, Pumanque, Lolol
Entre Cordilleras (2/3):7: Marchigüe,Peralillo,Palmilla, Santa Cruz, Apalta DO, Nancagua,
La Estrella
Andes: San Fernando, Los Lingues DO, Chimbarongo
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?? Name the Costa area DO in Curico?
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Vichuquén, Licantén
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?? 6 Area DOs in Curico?
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Costa: Vichuquén, Licantén
Entre Cordilleras: Sagrada Familia, Rauco
Andes: Molina, Romeral
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?? 14 area DOs in Maule?
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Costa: Curepto, Empedrado
Entre Cordilleras: San Rafael, Pencahue,Talca, Entre Cordilleras 6: San Javier, Villa Alegre,Linares,Longaví,Retiro,Parral, Cauquenes
Andes: San Clemente, Colbún
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?? 4 area DOs in Itata?
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Costa: Portezuelo, Coelemu,
Entre Cordilleras: Chillán, Quillón
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?? 2 area DOs in Bio-Bio?
Entre Cordilleras: Yumbel, Mulchén
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?? The only area DO in Malleco?
Entre Cordilleras: Traigúen
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Where is Mission grape originated from?
From Spain Canary Islands
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What’s the synonym of Mission Grape in Spain? What’s the synonym in Chile? In Argentina?
Listán Prieto in Spain; País in Chile; Criolla Chica in Argentina
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?? Which grapes varieties are crossed between Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria?
Torrontés Riojano and Torrontés Sanjuanino
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?? Torrontés Mendocino was crossed between which two grape varieties?
Muscat and an as-yet-unidentified other grape.
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?? How many different Torrontés are there in Argentina? Which are they? Which has higher quality?
Torrontés Riojano (higher quality)
Torrontés Mendocino
Torrontés Sanjuanino
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?? Torrontés Riojano is crossed by which two grapes?
Criolla Chica x Muscat of Alexandria
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Much of Chile’s Sauvignon Blanc is actually which grape variety?
Sauvignon Vert
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What’s the synonym of Sauvignon Vert?
Friulano
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?? How long does Chile stretch up the west coast of South America?
4828km=3000miles
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How does Humboldt Current affect Central Valley?
Humboldt Current forces cool sea air inland through the river valleys to affect the Central Valley vineyards during the day.
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What’s Humboldt?
A cold, low-salinity低盐度ocean current洋流that flows north along the western coast of South America.
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?? Which current affects Chilean vineyards?
Humboldt
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?? which two regions of Chile are entirely north of Santiago?
Atacama and Coquimbo
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?? Where is Coquimbo? What’s the climate?
South to Atacama, north to Aconcagua, in Chile;
Dry and desert-like
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?? Where is Atacama? What’s the climate?
Northern most region in Chile;
Dry and desert-like climate
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?? Which are the northernmost regions in Chile?
Atacama and Coquimbo;
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?? Which is the new at the southernmost limit of grapegrowing in Chile?
Austral Region
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?? Name the 8 regional Denominations of Origin (DOs) of Chile?
From north to south: Atacama, Coquimbo, Aconcagua, the Valle Central, Sur (the Southern Regions), Austral Region, Pacific, Patagonia
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?? When was Chilean wine law established?
In 1995
?? What’s the rules of Chilean wine law?
75% rule: vintage, variety, denomination of origin, if listed on the bottle, must comprise a mini. 75% of the blend.
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?? What’s the rule of Chilean wines for export?
Comprise mini 85% if vintage, variety, DO are listed on the bottle to comply with EU standards.
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?? What’s the mini alcohol content for all Chilean wines?
Mini. 11.5% abv
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?? What’s the mini alcohol content for Reserva and Reserva Especial?
Mini. 12% abv
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?? What’s the mini alcohol content for Reserva Privada and Gran Reserva ?
Mini. 12.5% abv
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?? What’s the morning fog called in Limari?
Camanchaca
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?? Name the leading grapes in Chile?
Cab S, Sauvignon Blanc (and Sauvignon Vert), Merlot, Chardonnay, Carmenere, Syrah
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?? Which grape variety is mainly for distillation in Chile?
Muscat of Alexandria
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?? What’s Pisco?
Pisco is a grape brandy produced in Chile and Peru.
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?? How many % does Red grapes account for of the total acreage in Chile?
Over 70%
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?? What’s the main production from Atacama and Coquimbo?
Pisco and table grapes
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?? Which grapes and type of wine are produced in high quality in Hurtado Valley/Rio Hurtado?
High altitude Malbec, and traditional method sparkling wine
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?? What’s elevation for Malbec cultivation in Hurtado?
1600-1800m
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?? What does Camanchaca mean?
Morning fog
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?? What’s the soil and climate in Limari? Best for which grape?
It’s coastal cooler climate and limestone soil, best for Chardonnay
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?? Which grape has the best quality in Limari?
Chardonnay
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?? Apart from wines, what’s famous in Limari?
Goat cheese, Pisco
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?? Where is Limarí?
In Coquimbo
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?? Where is Choapa?
A subregion in southern Coquimbo, in Chile
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?? What’s the major grape varieties in Elqui Valley?
Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc
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?? What’s the terroir in Elqui? What’s the latitude?
Arid, high elevation, cool
S 30°
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?? Where is Elqui located?
In Coquimbo region in Chile
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?? Name the three Sub-DOs of Coquimbo?
Valle del Elqui DO
Valle del Limarí DO
Valle del Choapa DO
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?? Name the two subregions in Atacama?
Copiapó, and Huasco
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?? Which is Chile’s northermost wine producing valley?
Copiapó
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?? What’s the climate in Copiapó?
Desert climate
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?? What’t mainly produced in Copiapó?
Pisco
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?? Where is Copiapó?
Within Atacama region in Chile
?? Where is Huasco?
Located on the edge of the Atacama在阿塔卡马沙漠边缘 in Northern Chile
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Where is Alto del Carmen ?
It’s Huasco Alto, in Huasco Valley, Atacama
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What’s the terroir and climate in Huasco Coasta? Wine style?
1) Calcareous soils, 20km from the Pacific Ocean, cool coastal influence with morning fog and strong breezes from the Pacific coast.
2) Elegant and complex wine, with marked acidity, and notes of salinity.
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?? Which type of wine is produced in Huasco Alto?
Fresh, sweet and aromatic wine, blend of different muscatel grapes
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?? Which grape varieties are produced in Huasco Costa?
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Syrah
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What’t the muscatel grapes blend wine called made in Huasco Alto?
Pajarete
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?? Name the two subregions of Huasco?
Huasco Costa and Huasco Alto
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?? What does Aconcagua DO take its name from?
Aconcagua River
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?? Name the 5 DOs within Aconcagua?
Valle del Aconcagua DO, Valle de Casablanca DO,
Valle de San Antonio DO (sub-DO: Valle de Leyda DO, Lo Abarca DO)
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What’s another name of Huasco Alto?
Alto del Carmen
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Where is Valle de Leyda?
It’s a DO within Valle de San Antonio DO in Aconcagua region.
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What’s the sub-DO of Valle de San Antonio DO?
Valle de Leyda DO, Lo Abarca DO
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Name the 5 DO areas of Valle de Leyda DO?
DO Areas within Leyda: San Juan, Santo Domingo (both Costa);
DO Areas outside Leyda: Lo Abarca, Cartagena, Algarrobo.
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?? What’s “pajarete”?
A very aromatic wine from blend of different muscatel grapes which are grown at more than 1000m elevation in Huasco Alto
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?? Where is Panquehue? Which famous winery is located here?
A town in Aconcagua DO; Errázuriz
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?? Where is Panquehue? Which famous winery is located here?
A town in Aconcagua DO; Errázuriz
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?? Where is Errázuriz located?
In Panquehue, Aconcagua
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?? What’s the climate in Panquehue?
Moderate climate
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?? Which are the main grape varieties in Aconcagua DO?
Cab S, Merlot
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What grape varieties perform well in San Antonio?
White grapes and Pinot Noir
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?? Which two DOs has coolest climate and producing better white wines in Aconcagua?
Casablanca and San Antonio
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?? Where is San Antonio?
Directly south of Casablanca
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?? Which event is a milestone for Chilean wine, similar to the Judgement of Paris?
The 2004 Berlin Tasting Seña placed ahead of Chateau Lafite and Chateau Margaux
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?? Which wine placed ahead of Chateau Lafite and Chateau Margaux in Berlin Tasting 2004?
Seña
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?? Who is the producer of Seña?
Errázuriz
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?? Why does Casablanca has cool-climate?
Because of Pacific maritime influence that brings a cool morning fog
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What’s the soils in Casablanca?
Granitic clay
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Which are the most iconic varities in Casablanca?
Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
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Which part of Casablanca producer white and which part produce red?
Lower, cooler areas for white (Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay);
Higher elevation, above fog line has warmer climate for red (Merlot and Syrah)
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?? Where is Leyda?
In San Antonio, Aconcagua
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?? Name the three main subregions of San Antonio?
Valle de Leyda DO, Lo Abarca DO, Rosario (unofficial zone)
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?? Where is Lo Abarca?
A DO within San Antonio, in Aconcagua
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?? What are the key grape varieties at the steep coastal hillsides of San Antonio?
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
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?? Which region produces the best cool-climate syrah in Chile?
Further inland of San Antonio within Aconcagua
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?? Name the four subregions DOs of the Central Valley DO?
From north to south: Maipo Valley, Rapel Valley, Curicó Valley, Maule Valley
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?? What’s the climate in Maipo Valley?
Mild Mediterranean
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?? Which is the most planted grape variety in Maipo Valley?
More than 50% Cab S
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?? Name the four most planted grape varieties in Maipo Valley ?
Most to less: Cab S, Merlot, Syrah, Carmenère
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Name key producers based in Maipo Valley?
11: Almaviva,Antiyal,Concha y Toro, Carmen,Cousiño Macul, De Martino,Haras de Pirque,Odfjell,
Santa Rita, Santa Carolina, Ventisquero
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?? Name 3 top wines produced from Puente Alto?
Concha y Toro’s Don Melchor
Errázuriz’s “Viñedo Chadwick”
Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro’s Almaviva
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?? Which is Chile’s most premium red wine producing subregion?
Puente Alto
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?? Where is Puente Alto?
DO area in Maipo Valley
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?? Which wine took the first place in 2004 Berlin Tasting?
Chardwick 2000 by Errázuriz
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?? Where is Rapel Valley?
South of Maipo Valley included in the Central Valley
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Name the two sub-DO’s of Rapel Valley? Which is larger?
Valle del Cachapoal DO and Valle de Colchagua DO; Colchagua is larger
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?? Which grape is growing in importance and may soon eclipse Merlot in Rapel Valley?
Carmenere
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?? Which is the Capital of Colchagua province?
San Fernando
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?? Where is city San Fernando located?
In Colchagua
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Which type of wine is historically produced in Colchagua?
Bulk wine
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Name two premium wine sources from higher-altitude eastern subregions of Colchagua?
San Fernando, Chimbarongo
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Where is San Fernando?
DO area of Colchagua
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Where is Chimbarongo?
DO area of Colchagua
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Name two top Bordeaux blend wines from Apalta?
Casa Lapostolle’s Clos Apalta, Viña Montes’ Alpha M
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What’s the grape variety of Alpha M? Who is producer? Where is it produced?
Bordeaux blend, Viña Montes, from Colchagua’s Apalta
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Where is Purple Angel produced from?
Colchagua’s subregion Apalta
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Name one Chile’s highest-profile Carmenere wine?
Viña Montes’ Purple Angel
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Name the areas elevated to DOs in 2018 in Colchagua?
Los Lingues and Apalta
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Where is Los Lingues?
Sub-DO of Colchagua in Andes area
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?? When was Apalta elevated to DO status? Where is it ?
In 2018; in estern Colchagua in Rapel Valley in Central Valley
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Which grape variety has traditionally been known for Rapel Valley?
Carménère
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?? What’s the grape variety of Purple Angel? Who is the producer?
Carmenere, Viña Montes
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Where is Teno?
Sub-DO in Curicó, Central Valley
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Where is Lontué?
Sub-DO in Curicó, Central Valley
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Name the two subregions DO in Curicó?
Lontué and Teno
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Where is MauleValley?
Southernmost of Central Valley
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Where is Curicó?
South of Colchagua Valley in the Central Valley
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When and where did Miguel Torres set up Chilean operations?
In Curicó, Central Valley, in the late 1970s
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Which grape variety dominates in Curicó?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc
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What’s the major wine style of Maule?
Bulk wine
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Which is the largest region in Central Valley?
Maule
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What are the most planted white grape varieties in Chile?
1. Sauvignon (Blanc and Vert)
2. Chardonnay
3. Muscat de Alexandria
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What grape varieties are planted in Malleco?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
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Name the two DO’s promoted in 2024 in Chile?
Rapa Nui DO in the Pacific Ocean
Chiloé DO in Patagonia
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Where is Rapa Nui?
It’s a DO in the Pacific Ocean in Chile
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Where is Chiloé ?
It’s a DO in Patagonia in Chile
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What’s the % of min. Grapes must be harvest in the new designations - Costa, Entre Cordilleras, Andes?
85%
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What are the new geographic terms amended in Chilean wine law in 2012?
Costa, Entre Cordilleras, Andes
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What’s the meaning of the geographic term - Costa in Chile?
Signify the proximity of a vineyard to the coast
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What’s the meaning of the geographic term - Andes in Chile?
Signify the proximity of a vineyard to the mountains
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What’s the meaning of the geographic term - Entre Cordilleras in Chile?
Between mountains: describes the valley areas between the coastal range and the Andes.
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In which region over 3/4 of Chilean wine grapes are grown?
Entre Cordilleras
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What’s the desert in northern Chile?
Atacama Desert
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Name the very few wine producing winery in Valle del Huasco? Which grapes are produced?
Viña Ventisquero;
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc
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What’s parron?
Pergola training
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What’s pergola called in Copiapó River Valley?
Parron
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What’s the latitude of Huasco River Valley?
28th parallel
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What’s the capital city of Atacama?
Copiapó
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When did Pisco earned appellations in Chile and Peru?
1931 in Chile, 1991 in Peru
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What’s Pisco Elqui?
In order to provide rationale依据for the Chilean appellation of origin, Chile changed the name of an Andean town in the upper Elqui Valley to “Pisco Elqui”, but in 2013, EU rejected Chile’s argument for origin and recognizes only Peru’s geographic designation for the Pisco.
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Which grapes are Chilean Pisco mainly distilled from?
Moscat of Alexandria (Moscatel);
Moscatel Rosado;
Moscatel de Austria (Torrontes Sanjuanino);
Torontel (Moscatel Amarillo)
Pedro Jiménez
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What’s the synonym of Torontel?
Moscatel Amarillo
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Which grapes are Moscatel Amarillo crossed from?
País x Muscat of Alexandria
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Which country produces better quality Pisco?What is its style?
Peru: smaller quantities and more aromatic
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What’s Piscola?
Pisco and Coke
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What’s Chilean Pisco Sour made?
Pisco add Pica lemon juice and sugar (Pica lemon is small, thin-skinned and sweeter variety produced in Atacama Desert)
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Where is Pisco produced from? Which has higher quality?
Southern Peru and northern Chile; Peru’s Pisco is finer and more aromatic with smaller quantities.
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What’s the latitude of Coquimbo?
30-32°S
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Which is the narrowest and most mountainous region in Chile?
Coquimbo
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? Which is the northernmost and driest winegrowing region in Coquimbo?
Valle del Elqui
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Name the three sub-areas in Valle del Elqui?
Costa: La Serena
Andes: Paiguano, Vicuña
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Where are the highest elevation vineyards located in Chile? How high?
In Valle del Elqui’s sub-areas Vicuña and Paiguano;
More than 500m, the highest is above 2000m
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Where is La Serena? Good for which grape varieties?
Costa DO area of Valle del Elqui;
Sauvignon Blanc, and Pedro Ximénez, a Pisco grape, is starting to be made as dry mountain white.
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Where is Vicuña ?
Andes DO area in Elqui
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Where is Paiguano?
Andes DO area in Elqui
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Is there Entre Cordilleras areas in Elqui?
NO
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Which grape variety is known for Elqui Valley?
Syrah
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Who was the first producer discovered Elqui’s potential?
Chilean-Italian venture: Viña Falernia
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Where is Viña Falernia located?
In Elqui Valley in Coquimbo in Chile
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Who is the producer of Alta Tierra, Where and from which grape is it produced?
Viña Falernia, in Elqui Valley, made from Syrah
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Which wine is the reference point for Syrah from Elqui?
Viña Falernia ‘s Alta Tierra
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?? Which winery produces wines from the highest vineyards in Chile? Where is it? How high is the vineyard?
Viñedos de Alcohuaz;
In the Andes in Elqui Valley, at 2200m
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Where is Viñedos de Alcohuaz? What is it famous for?
In the Andes in Elqui Valley;
They are producing foot-crushing Syrah grapes in stone lagars脚踩葡萄, and age in concrete eggs, from the highest vineyards in Chile at 2200m
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When was Cavas del Valle established? What’s the vineyards’ altitude?
Since 2003, second winery in Elqui, more than 1100m
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Where is Cavas del Valle?
In Paiguano area in Valle del Elqui
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Which grape is Valle del Limarí famous for?
Chardonnay
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Why is Limarí producing one of the best Chardonnay in Chile?
1) It has one of the few calcareous soils in Chile - red clay atop limestone recalls Terra Rossa in Coonawarra
2) It has cooler climate because of the proximity (10-30km from the coast) to the Pacific ocean (not elevation), despite its low latitude
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Name the 4 sub-areas of Valle del Limarí DO?
Costa: Ovalle
Entre Cordilleras: Punitaqui
Andes: Monte Patria, Río Hurtado
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Which region in Chile has the soil recalling terra rossa in Coonawarra?
Valle del Limarí
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Limarí River is from the confluence of which two snowmelt rivers?
Río Hurtado and Río Grande
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What is the only Costa area in Valle del Limari?
Ovalle
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Where is Limarí ?
In Coquimbo
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What’s the capital of Limarí Province?
Ovalle
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What’s the temprature in Limarí in summer?
Rarely exceeding 24-25°C in January
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Where is Casa Tamaya located?
In Limalí
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Where is Tabalí winery located?
In Limalí
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Where is Capel?
An Elqui-based Pisco cooperative
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Which is the first winery in Elqui? When was it established? Owned by who?
Francisco de Aguirre, in 1993, established by Capel (Pisco cooperative based in Elqui) and owned by Concha y Toro
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Which region in Chile is at below 30°parallel but cool climate?
Limarí in Coquimbo
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Who is the largest vineyard owner in Choapa?
De Martino
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Where is Domaine de Manson?
In Choapa in Coquimbo
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?? Which is the only one winery in Valle del Choapa?
Domaine de Manson
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?? Which is Coquimbo’s southernmost DO?
Valle del Choapa
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Name the two DO’s outside of the existing subregions of Aconcagua?
Valle del Marga-Marga DO, Zapallar DO
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Where is Valle del Marga-Marga?
Costa DO in Aconcagua
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Where is Zapallar?
Costa DO in Aconcagua
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?? Which is the highest peak of South America?
Mt. Aconcagua
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What is the last of the truly transverse river valleys in Chiles and stretches for more than half the country’s width?
Valle del Aconcagua DO
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What’s the soil of Aconcagua Costa which can produce quality, refreshing whites?
Schist and slate
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Which section of Aconcagua Valley produce heat-loving Mediterranean grapes?Which grapes?
Eastermost sector, between the towns of San Felipe and Los Andes;
Grenache and Mourvèdre.
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?? Where is Errazuriz located? When was it established?
Aconcagua; in 1870
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?? Seña is partnered with which two families?
Errázuriz and Robert Mondavi
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?? Which wine is partnered project of Errázuriz and Robert Mondavi?
Seña
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?? Who hosted the 2004 Berlin Tasting?
Eduardo Chadwick (Errazuriz’s descendant后代and current owner)
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What are the most planted grape varieties in Aconcagua Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Carmenère; Sauvignon Blanc is gaining newer coastal plantings.
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Where is Valparaíso?
The coast area of Casablanca Valley
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Which DO of Chile is entirely designated as a Costa area?
Casablanca Valley
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?? Why does Casablanca have a cool climate at 33°S such low latitude?
It has a direct impact from Humboldt Current,
Coastal fog drapes the valley overnight, and cool winds pick up in the afternoon
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?? Which Winkler Scale region does Casablanca fall into?
Region I
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?? What’s the latitude of Casablanca Valley?
33° S
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?? Who oversaw development of Casablanca’s first experimental vineyards ? when?
Renowned winemaker Pablo Morandé, in 1982
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?? Pablo Morandé oversaw development of Casablanca’s first experimental vineyards for who?
For Concha y Toro
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?? Where is Villard?
In Casablanca
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Where is Veramonte located? Belongs to which family?
Casablanca Valley, Huneeus family.
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Name three wineries established in Casablanca in the 1990s?
Viña Casablanca, Casas del Bosque, Kingston Family Vineyards
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What's the % of white varieties compose the total Casablanca white wines?
75%
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What are the most important varieties in Casablanca?
Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
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Casablanca’s climate is similar to which region in the US?
Santa Rita Hills (Central Coast)
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What’ s the climate in Casablanca?
Cool Mediterranean
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When was the first vines planted in Valle de San Antonio?
1998
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Where is San Antonio?
West of the Coastal Range, immediately south of Casablanca
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What’s the style of Leyda’s Sauvignon Blanc?
Similar to NZ’s Marlborough, aromatic, slightly more subdued柔和
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Which grape is synonymous with Leyda?
Sauvignon Blanc
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Where is Lo Abarca?
It’s a DO subzone of San Antonio
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Where is Rosario?
In San Antonio
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Which subzone of San Antonio is adjacent to Casablanca?
Rosario
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Where is Matetic located?
Rosario, subzone of San Antonio
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What is the first winery to plant syrah in San Antonio?WHen?
Matetic, Demeter-certified producer, in 1999
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What's the only estate in Rosario?
Matetic
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What is the southernmost subregion of San Antonio?
Leyda
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?? Which is the warmest and driest subzone of San Antonio?
Rosario
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?? Which is the San Antonio’s northernmost, most inland subzone?
Rosario
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?? Which was the first winery established in Lo Abarca? When?
Casa Marín, in 2000
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?? What’s the envirement of Lo Abarca?
Only 4 km from the coast, it is San Antonio’s most markedly cool and maritime climate
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?? Which part of San Antonio’s has the most markedly cool and maritime climate?
Lo Abarca
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?? Which is the central subzone of San Antonio?
Lo Abarca
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?? What’s the soil in Casablanca Region?
Sandy soil
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?? It’s phylloxera free in Casablanca, but why is this region increasingly choosing to use rootstocks?
The soil is atrractive for nematodes, for control the nematodes
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Where is Cauquenes?
Major town in Maule Valley
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?? Which is the warmest area in Central Valley? Winkler region?
Rapel Valley; Region II and III
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?? What’s the climate in Central Valley?
Semi-arid, warm Mediterranean climate
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?? Name the 13 areas of Maipo Valley?
Entre Cordilleras 9: Colina, Lampa, Talagante,Melipilla,Isla de Maipo, Alhué, María Pinto, Calera de Tango, Til Til
Andes: Santiago, Pirque, Puente Alto, Buin
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?? Santiago is in which Chilean wine region?
Maipo Valley
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Where is Buin?
A DO-area in Andes of Maipo Valley
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?? Where is Pirque?
In Maipo Valley
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?? Where is Puente Alto?
In Maipo Valley
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?? Which areas are commonly considered Alto Maipo?
Puente Alto and Pirque
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?? Name the unofficial three areas of Maipo Valley?
Alto Maipo: 400-600m or higher in the piedmont of the Andes
Medio Maipo
Maipo Costa/ Maipo Bajo: lowest lying vineyards in the southwest
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?? Where is Santa Carolina’s headquarters?
In the center of Santiago
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?? Where is Santa Rita’s winemaking facilities?
Buin
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?? Where is Casillero del Diablo红魔鬼cellar?
In Pirque
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?? Where is Concha y Toro’s 19th-century manor estate?
In Pirque
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?? Name 5 top Bordeaux blend wines produced from Maipo Valley?
Don Melchor, Almaviva, Viñedo Chadwick, Alvaro Espinoza’s Antiyal, Santa Rita’s Casa Real
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WHo is the producer of Antiyal?
Alvaro Espinoza
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?? Who is the producer of Casa Real?
Santa Rita
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Where are the Alto Maipo’s vineyards? Vineyard facing? Diurnal temperature swings?
In the foothills of the Andes, facing west, diurnal temperature 20° C or more
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? What’s the soil in Puente Alto?
gravel
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What’s the meaning of Puente Alto?
High Bridge
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Where is Isla de Maipo?
DO area in Medio Maipo/Entre Cordilleras of Maipo Valley
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Where is Alhué?
A DO area in Medio Maipo/Entre Cordilleras of Maipo Valley
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Which DO area is the home to De Martino?
Isla de Maipo
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Which subregion is the coolest in Maipo?
Maipo Costa
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Which grape grows better in Medio Maipo? Why?
Carmenère; because its clay-based soils and warmer climate
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In which region is El Teniente the largest copper mines in Chile located?
South of Norte Grande, in Rapel Valley
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Which Administrative region is Rapel Valley located?
O’Higgins
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Name the two DO zones of Rapel Valley?
Cachapoal, and Colchagua
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Name the 6 DO areas in Cachapoal?
Entre Cordilleras: Rancagua, Peumo, Coltauco
Andes: Requínoa, Rengo, Machalí
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In which DO is the city Rancagua located?
Valle del Cachapoal
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Where is Cachapoal? Does it have coastal area?
Tucked between Colchagua and Andes; NO
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Why is Cachapoal warmer than Maipo and Colchagua?
It’s inland, lack of access to the coast
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Which grape performs well in the heat of Cachapoal?
Carmenère
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Where is Peumo?
In Cachapoal, in Rapel Valley
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Where is Alto Cachapoal?
Higher elevation of the Andes areas in Cachapoal
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Who is the producer of Herencia遗产? What’s the grape variety and where from?
Santa Carolina; made from Carmenere produced in Peumo, Cachapoal, Rapel Valley
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Who is the producer of Carmín de Peumo? From which grape?
Concha y Toro, from Carmenere
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Name two top cuvees of Carmenere made in Peumo?
Santa Carolina’s Herencia
Concha y Toro’s Carmín de Peumo
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Which DO area in Cachapoal is held high regard for Carmenère?
Peumo
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Who planted vines above 1000 in Alto Cachapoal? Making which wine?
Pedro Parra; Clos des Fous
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Name two producers among the first to move the hillsides of the Andes foothils of Cachapoal Valley? When?
Altaïr (est. 2001) and Anakena (est. 1999) .
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Where is Altaïr ?
Alto Cachapoal area of the Rapel Valley
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Where is Anakena?
Alto Cachapoal area of the Rapel Valley
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Name the 14 DO areas in Colchagua?
Costa: Litueche, Paredones, Pumanque, Lolol
Entre Cordilleras 7: Marchigüe, Peralillo,Palmilla,Santa Cruz,Apalta DO, Nancagua, La Estrella
Andes: San Fernando, Los Lingues DO, Chimbarongo
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Where is Apalta?
DO in Entre Cordilleras of Colchagua, Repal Valley, Central Valley
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Where is Chimbarongo?
DO area in Andes of Colchagua, Repal Valley, Central Valley
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Where Los Lingues?
DO in Andes of Colchagua, Repal Valley, Central Valley
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Where is San Fernando?
A DO area also city in Colchagua, Repal Valley, Central Valley
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Name three DO Andes areas in Colchagua?
San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Los Lingues DO
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Name the 4 DO Costa areas in Colchagua?
Litueche, Paredones, Pumanque, Lolol
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Where is Santa Cruz?
An AVA in California; A DO area within Entre Cordilleras of Colchagua, Rapel Valley, in Central Valley of Chile
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Which DO produce the more Cab S and Carmenere than any other region in Chile?
Colchagua DO
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Which DO's of Chile are the first and second in total vine acreage?
Maule Valley, Colchagua is the second.
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Which DO's of Chile produce the most and second most top class red ?
Maipo first, Colchagua second.
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?? Name three Chilean Brands located in Colchagua?
Cono Sur, Viu Manent, Casa Silva
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?? Where is Montes located?
Colchagua
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?? Name three French investment wineries based in Colchagua?
Hacienda Araucano, Los Vascos, Lapostolle
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?? Where is Hacienda Araucano located? Who is the invester?
Colchagua Valley, Francois Lurton
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?? Where is Lapostolle located? Invester?
Colchagua Valley; Marnier Lapostolle (Grand Marnier)
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?? Where is Los Vascos located? Invester?
Colchagua Valley; Domaines Barons de Rothschild
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?? What does Apalta mean in Mapuche dialect?
Earthquake
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?? Where is Apalta located?
In Colchagua
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?? What’s the terroir in Apalta?
Slightly cooler climate, reduced sunshine hours, well-drained granitic soils, hillside planting
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What are the top wines of Casa Lapostolle and Montes from Apalta?
Clos Apalta, Alpha M
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Where is Viña Las Niñas?
in Apalta (since 1996)
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Which winery has vineyards dates to the 1890s in Apalta?
Neyen
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Where is Marchigüe?
DO area of Entre Cordilleras of Colchagua, Rapel Valley
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Where is Lolol?
A DO area of Costa of Colchagua, Rapel Valley.
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Where is Viña Santa Cruz?
Lolol Valley in Colchagua
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Where is Koyle?
Organic-biodynamic terroir wines from D.O. Los Lingues in Colchagua Valley, at the very foothills of the Andes mountains.
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Who is the owner of Koyle?
Undurraga family
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Where is Siegel?
Los Lingues, Colchagua Valley
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Where is Los Lingues?
Within the Andes DO area of San Fernando, in Colchagua
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Where is Valle de Curicó DO?
Between Colchagua and Maule Valley in the Central Valley
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Name the only two DO area in Costa of Curicó?
Vichuquén, Licantén
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Which DO in the north which in the south of Curicó?
Northern Teno and southern Lontué.
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Where is Vichuquén?
DO area in Costa of Curicó, Central Valley
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Name 6 DO areas of Curicó ?
Teno- Costa: Vichuquén, Licantén; Entre Cordilleras: Rauco; Andes: Romeral.
Lontué- Entre Cordilleras: Sagrada Familia; Andes: Molina
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the town of Curicó is between which two rivers?
Teno and Lontué rivers
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Which grape variety is most and second most planted in Curico?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
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Why does Curico produce more white than Rapel and Maipo Valleys?
The climate is cooler and more rainfalls in Curico
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Which is Chile’s second-largest wine company?
San Pedro
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Where is San Pedro located?
Curicó
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Where is Viña Echeverría?
one of the most important producers based in Curicó Valley
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What does Miguel Torres’s 100-year-old Cab S vineyard called in Curico?
Manso de Velasco
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Where is Manso de Velasco plot? Who is the owner? Produces which grape variety?
It’s a 100-year-old vineyard plot in Curico; Miguel Torres, Cabernet Sauvignon
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? Which type of wine is mainly produced in Curico?
Bulk wine
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Where is Michel Torres Chile located?
Curicó (Central Valley)
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Name the 3 DO zones of Valle del Maule?
Valle del Claro, Valle del Loncomilla, Valle del Tutuvén
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Name the 14 DO areas in Valle del Maule?
Valle del Claro - Costa: Empedrado, Curepto; Entre Cordilleras: Talca, Pencahue, San Rafael; Andes: San Clemente
Valle del Loncomilla - Entre Cordilleras: San Javier, Villa Alegre, Parral, Linares, Longaví, Retiro; Andes: Colbún
Valle del Tutuvén - Cauquenes (Entre Cordilleras)
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How many % of Chilean wine production is from Maule Valley?
More than 25% (1/4)
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Which DO subregion has the largest vine acreage in Chile?
Maule Valley (50% of Chile’s vine acreage)
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Which DO subregions are located in Maule Administrative Region?
Valle de Curicó and Valle del Maule
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Which old-vine grapes are found in Maule?
Old-vine Carignan, Malbec, Semillon
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Where is Cauquenes? Special for which grape variety?
DO area in Maule; old bush-vine Carignan
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Which is the second most planted grape in Maule?
País
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Why is Maule a better area for Cabernet Franc?
Its moderate climate, mild and rainy in autumns
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Which is the most planted grape variety in Maule? Which grape is becoming flagship of the region?
Cab S is the king, but Cab Franc becoming flagship
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When was the devastation earthquake in Maule?
2010
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What's pipeños or bordeos?
Un-Bordeaux-like blends of Carignan, Cinsault, and País, cheap jug wines of Maule
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What's the cheap jug wines called in Maule?
pipeños
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What’s Vignadores de Carignan?
After the devastating 2010 earthquake, a dozen wineries in western Maule formed Vignadores de Carignan to protect the old-vine-carignan and support small growers who have maintained it.
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What’s “cabeza”?
Head, refers to head-trained (vines)
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What’s the head-trained vines called in Chile (Maule)?
cabeza
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What's the recommended variety in the warmer western Maule Valley?
Carignan
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What is the preferred variety in coastal Itata Valley, west of Chillán?
Cinsault
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What’s VIGNO?
It’s a trademarked brand by the Vignadores de Carignan association, whose goal is to create an appellation of origin for wines made from old Carignan vines that have been dry-farmed and bush-trained in the Maule Secano旱地 area (Western Maule).
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What are the requirements of VIGNO?
1) The wines must contain mini. 85% Carignan
2) Vines are must dry-farmed, head-trained, at least 30 years of age (grafted Carignan qualifies)
3) The remainder of the blend must be old vine, head-trained, dry-farmed fruit from Maule
4) Wines must be aged for mini 2years before release
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What’s the latitude of Zona Sur of Chile?
36-38°
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How many % of Chile’s total vineyard acreage in Sur DO?
10%
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Name the 3 DO subzones in Sur DO?
Valle del Itata, Valle del Bío-Bío, Valle del Malleco
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Name the 4 DO areas in Valle del Itata?
Costa: Portezuelo, Coelemu
Entre Cordilleras: Chillán, Quillón
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Where is Itata Valley? Which grape is preferred in this region?
Within the Bío-Bío Administrative Region, south of Maule, belongs to Sur DO.
Cinsault
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Where is Chillán?
Capital city of province of Ñuble, a DO area in Entre Cordilleras of Valle del Itata
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The terroir of Valle del Itata is similar to which region of Maule? What’s the terroir?
Similar to Valle del Tutuvén DO; red granitic soils, cloudy weather
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What are the specialities in Itata Valley in terms of varieties and vineyards?
1) One of Chile’s most historic growing regions
2) País is the most planted grape varieties
3) After the 1939 Chillán earthquake, Muscatel de Alejandria and Cinsault were recommended for replanting, there are many 60-80-year-old vines
4) There are 100-year-old País
5) Vineyards are small, typically 2ha in size, belong to families
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What’s the soil in Itata Valley?
Red granitic soils
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What’s the training system in Itata Valley?
Gobelet-trained bush vines
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Which grape is most planted in Itata Valley?
País
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What styles of wine from Chile are beginning to come into fashion as sommeliers?
Pais from Itata and Maule;
Moscatel vinified in dry and restrained style from Itata;
Old-vine Cinsault fresh and fragrant from Itata.
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Where is Valle del Bío-Bío DO ?
DO subregion within Sur DO, south of Itata Valley, east from Concepcíon
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Name the two DO areas in Valle del Bío-Bío DO ?
Yumbel, Mulchén
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Which grape varieties are popular in Bio-Bio?
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and aromatic whites
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Which region developes and modernizing faster between Bio-Bio and Itata?
Bio-Bio
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Where is Valle del Malleco?
The southernmost DO subregion within Sur DO, south of Bio-Bio
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What is the current only official DO region located in La Araucanía Administrative Region?
Malleco
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? Which grape varieties are planted in Malleco Valley?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
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What’s the climate in Malleco Valley?
Semi-continental, cool, rainy, windy
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Name the only DO area in Malleco Valley?
Traigúen
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Where is town of Traigúen?
In Malleco Valley, within Sur DO
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Who is the producer of Sol de Sol? Where is it produced?
Viña Aquitania, in Malleco Valley, Traigúen
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What's the soil in Traigúen?
Granit
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What's the soil in Capitán Pastene?
schist
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Where is Capitán Pastene?
Capitán Pastene is a town founded by Italian immigrants, located in Bio Bio Region
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Who is the producer of Clos des Fous? Where is it produced?
Pedro Parra; Traigúen area within Malleco Valley, southernmost of Sur DO
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Where is Valle del Cautín?
Subregion DO within Austral
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Where is Valle de Osorno?
Subregion DO within Austral, south to Valle del Cautín
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Who was the first to use Austral DO on the label?
Colchagua based Casa Silva
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Where is Lake Ranco vineyards? Who is the famous producer? producing which varieties?
In Osorno Valley, Austral Region of Chile;
Casa Silva;
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir.
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Who is growing grapes at the 46th parallel in Chile? Where exactly?
Head winemaker Rafael Urrejola of Undurraga, in the commune of Chile Chico, Patagonia of Chile.
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Where is Chiloé ?
An Island south of Osorno, Patagonia of Chile.
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Where is Rapa Nui?
West to Central valley, an island in the Pacific
The newest DO region in Chile
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Which are the two newest DOs in Chile? When were they approved?
Rapa Nui DO in the Pacific and Chiloé DO in Patagonia
Both were approved in 2024
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Who brought Vitis vinifera to the New World? When?
Spanish, as early as 1519
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What’s chicha?
A cooked, partially fermented grape beverage made by Mapuche(Chile inhabitants)
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Who firstly brought French vinifera varieties in Chile?
Claude Gay a respected, French-born naturalist博物学家
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Who was called “the father of Chilean wine”?
A wealthy Chilean industrialist实业家Silvestre Ochagavía
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Which was one of Chile’s first modern wineries still in operation today? Who found it?
Viña Ochagavía;
Silvestre Ochagavía
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When did Chile’s modern wine industry emerge?
In the late 1800s
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When was Cousiño Macul established ?
In 1856,
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When was Viña San Pedro established?
In 1865
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When was Viña Errázuriz established?
In 1870
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When was Santa Rita founded?
In 1880
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When was Concha y Toro founded?
In 1883
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When was Undurraga founded?
In 1885
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Name the “founding fathers” wineries emerged in the late 1800s in Chile?
7: Cousino Macul, Viña San Pedro, Viña Errázuriz, Santa Carolina, Santa Rita, Concha y Toro, Undurraga
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Which three brands account for 85% of domestic consumption in Chile?
Concha y Toro, Santa Rita, San Pedro
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Who has South America’s largest vineyard holding? How many hectares?
Concha y Toro, 9000ha of vines in Chile and Argentina
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What was the first real progress in Chilean wine industry?
In 1979 Mighel Torres established winery in Curicó and introduced new technologies like temprature-control, stainles steel fermentation, new barriques etc.
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What was the common training method in Chile?
VSP systems
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When did Barons de Rothschild-Lafite establish winery in Chile? Where?name of project?
In 1988, Colchagua, Los Vascos
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When did Marnier-Lapostolle establish winery in Chile? Where?name of project?
In 1994, in Colchagua, Lapostolle
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Who founded Viña Aquitania? When and where?
Bruno Prats (former owner of Chateau Cos d’Estournel) and Paul Pontallier
In 1990 in Maipo Valley
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Who created Almaviva, when?
Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro
In 1997
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Who founded Seña and when?
Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz
In 1995
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Who is Randy Ullom?
The winemaker for Kendall-Jackson since 1993.
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Name two American winemakers make wines in Chile?
Paul Hobbs, Randy Ullom(winemaker of Kandal Jackson)
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Which was the first Burgundian winery establishing joint venture in Chile? What was it? When? Where?
Chabis’s William Fevre,
Called William Fevre Chile in Maipo Valley in 1991
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Which winery is consulted by Martin Prieur (Dom. Jacques Prieur) in Chile?
Cono Sur
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Where is Cono Sur located?
Colchagua
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Who created Aristos?
Pedro Parra partners Louis-Michel Liger-Belair
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How long and wide is Chile’s surface?
4300km of coastline and width is only 350km.
Latitude spans from 17°to 53°S
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What’s the vine planting range in Chile?
From the desert mining city Copiapó in Norte Chico北小区(27° S) to Chile Chico小智利in Zona Austral (46° S) along 1700km from north to south.
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Name the 5 geographic sectors of Chile?
Norte Grande北大区, Norte Chico北小区, Zona Central, Zona Sur, Zona Austral
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What’s the envirement surround Chile?
North is Atacama Desert, south is Antarctica, West is Pacific Ocean, East is Andes Mountains
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Name the two mountain ranges in Chiles?
The Andes, Cordilleras de la Costa (Costal Range)
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What’s the climate in Chile?
In Norte Chico is hot and arid, desert climate
In Zona Central, warm Mediterranean
In Zona Sur, cool, rainy maritime
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What’s Humboldt? How does it affect Chile’s climate?
1) A cold-water ocean current that flows northward up the coast;
2) The current cools the air passing over it, moderate climate, keeping overall average temperatures milder than inland
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When was Chile’s Denominación de Origen (DO) system established?
in 1995
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Name the four tiers of DOs of Chile?
Viticultural region(Región Vitícola)
The subregion
The zone
The area
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Name the 8 Región Vitícola of Chile?
Atacama, Coquimbo, Acongagua, Valle Central, Sur, Austral, Pacific, Patagonia
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Can País, Chile’s oldest variety appear on Chilean DO labels?
currently cannot
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If one of the indications (Coasta, Entre Cordilleras, Andes) is labeled, how many % grapes need to be sourced form the indicated area?
Mini. 85%
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What was the revision of Chilean DO system in 2012?
1) Atacama and Austral were added to the list of viticultural regions
2) Created 3 new divisions for existing DOs based on proximity to the mountains or the ocean:
Costa (coast), Entre Cordilleras (between the mountains=valley floor?), and Andes
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Which are the most planted white grapes in Chile?
Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay
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What are the most planted grape variety in Chile? How many % of the entire Chilean vineyard?
Cab S, 1/3
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Name the 5 most planted red grapes in Chile from most to less?
Cab S, Merlot, Carmenere, Syrah, País
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When and who identified the Carmenère in Chile?
The French ampelographer葡萄品种学家Jean-Michel Boursiquot visited Viña Carmen in Maipo Valley in 1994
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What was the major reason why Carmenere disappeared in native France after the arrival of phylloxera but thrives in Chile?
It’s difficult to be grafted
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Who is the producer of Kai? Which grape is it made from? From where?
Errazuriz, from Carmenere, Aconcagua Valley
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Name two top wines feature Carmenere as a significant blending component?
Clos Apalta, Almaviva
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Name 3 best areas for Carmenère?
Peumo located in Cachapoal,
Los Lingues and Apalta in Colchagua
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Which dishes are pairing well with Carmenere?
1) Classic Chilean dish: pastel de choclo (pastel蛋糕choclo玉米): sweet corn cooked with beef, onions, and olives
2) Spiced Indian cuisine
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Name three small producers for high quality Pais red wines?
J.(Julio) Bouchon, Louis Antoine-Luyt, and González Bastías
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Who is making sparkling rosé País?
Miguel Torres
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What’s the character of Pais?
Similar to Italian grapes, with elevated tannins but very light color
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What’s MOVI?
An association of small quality-oriented Chilean wineries, which was founded in 2009.
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What’s the full name of MOVI?
Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes (Independent Winegrowers Movement)
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Name 3 members of MOVI?
Sigla(Maipo), Garage Wine Co.(Maule), Montsecano(Casablanca), Kingston(Casablanca), and Garcia + Schwaderer (Casablanca Valley)
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What's another name for Rapa Nui?
Easter Island
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What's the climate in Rapa Nui?
Subtropical climate
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WHich grape varieties are planted in Rapa Nui?
País and Moscatel de Alejandría, and recent years with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay new plantings.
450
Which famous producer has planted 2 ha vineyards in DO Chiloé? what's the latitude?
Montes, at latitude of 42°South
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What's the climate of Chiloé?
Thick fog in the mornings and evenings, similar to Scotland
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Which style of wine is potentially produced from Chiloé?
Sparkling from its cooler climate
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Where is Montsecano located?
Casablanca
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Where is Garage Wine Co?
Maule
