Wine Law Of Chile

Question 1

When was the first DO of Chile appearing

Answer 1

1994, and entered into effect in 1995

Question 2

What are the characteristics of the Chilean’s wine law?

Answer 2

Established 4 top tiers of DO:
Viticultural region
Subregion 
Zone
Area

Question 3

What are the 6 viticultural region of Chile?

Answer 3

Atacama
Coquimbo 
Aconcagua
Valle central 
Valle del sur 
Valle austral

Question 4

What are the most extreme viticultural region of Chile?

Answer 4

Valle de atacama in the north

Valle austral in the south

Question 5

Explain the wine law?

Answer 5

Wine indicating an origin needs only 75% of grapes harvested coming from the specific region.
Same for varieties or vintage specific.
It becomes 85% if it is for export to EU
Grape País cannot be mention on the label

Question 6

What is the min % of vintage, grapes, region specific a wine needs to have if it exported to EU

Answer 6

85% of the wine needs to come from the specific region, same for the grape or the vintage.

Question 7

Humbodt?

Answer 7

Currant cold water that flows northward up the coast.
It cools the air passing over it. Limiting precipitation and traps cold air near the earth which bring fog and is responsible for El Niño

Question 8

What are the 2 mountain ranges of Chile ?

Answer 8

The Andes (highest peak at 6100 m) 
The coastal range (highest peak at 3100m)

Question 9

What is the official Chilean classification?

Answer 9

Coastal wine region (west of the coastal range) 
Entre cordilleras (between the coastal range and the Andes) 
The Andes (higher altitude)