Viticulture arrived in Chile and other South American countries from ( A ) by
way of ( B ) during the mid-( C ) century.
A Spain
B Mexico
C sixteen
Chile’s climate varies immensely from the ( A ) & ( B )
Atacama Desert in the north to ( C ) southern regions.
A hot
B dry
C very cold
( A ) current brings cool, moist air, and fog to the
coastal areas
The icy Humboldt ocean
Many of Chile’s vines were brought from ( A ) in the 1800s.
Bordeaux
What is Chile’s major grapes?
White: Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Red: (75% of plantings)
Cabernet
Merlot
Carmenere (long mistaken for Merlot)
Why Phylloxera doesn’t exist in Chile?
Because of it’s strict quarantine laws and geographical isolation.
Many rivers descending from the ( A ) bring snowmelt water for
irrigation and create channels in the Coastal Range that enable cool air
from the ( B ) to travel inland.
A Andes Mountain
B Pacific Ocean
What is Chile’s wine law?
Denominación de Origen (DO)
Very similar to the AVA system in the US
for denoting geographic origin
What is a rule for Chile’s DO?
Minimum 75% must be from the region?
What are 6 regional DO’s in Chile from north to south?
- Atacama
- Coquimbo
- Aconcagua
- Valle Central
- Sur
- Astral
Chile’s grape variety and vintage labeling role?
- only Vitis vinifera (no hybrids)
-75% of the variety
-75% of the year
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What are 7 sub-regions in Aconcagua?
- Aconcagua Valley
- Casablanca Valley
- San Antonio Valley
- Maipo Valley
- Rapel Valley
- Curico Valley
- Maule Valley
Casablanca Valley DO & San Antonio Valley DO
Chile’s sub regions
in Aconcagua DO
Cool maritime climate
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir
Valle Central DO
Chile’s region
Central Valley DO
More than 89% of Chile’s wine production is located in this region.
Warm to hot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carmenere
Merlot
Maipo Valley DO
Chile’s sub-region in Aconcagua DO.
Most famous, best known for Cabernet Sauvignon.
