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What is the most planted grape variety in Limarí Valley?
A. Cabernet Sauvignon
B. Carmenère
C. Chardonnay
D. País
E. Sauvignon Blanc

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Chardonnay

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Which vintages from 2011-2015 were cooler vintages for Chile? (Select all that apply)
A. 2011
B. 2012
C. 2013
D. 2014
E. 2015

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2011
2013

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The Nahuelbuta Mountains have a strong influence on which of the following regions?
A. Bío Bío Valley
B. Aconcagua Valley
C. Elquí Valley
D. Cachapoal Valley
E. Maule Valley

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Bío Bío Valley

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The Talinay Hills are located in which subregion?
A. Itata Valley
B. Curicó Valley
C. Maule Valley
D. Limarí Valley
E. Casablanca Valley

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Limarí Valley

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The Teno and Lontué Valleys are located in:
A. Itata Valley
B. Maule Valley
C. Maipo Valley
D. Curicó Valley
E. San Antonio Valley

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Curicó Valley

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The Parron training method in Chile is similar to which of the following?
A. Double Guyot
B. Pergola
C. Goblet
D. Single Cordon
E. Double Cordon

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Pergola

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What is the name of the dense, cool morning fog that creeps into the coastal regions of Chile?

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Camanchaca

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Marcelo Papa is a famous winemaker of which winery?
A. Errazuriz
B. Santa Rita
C. Miguel Torres
D. Concha y Toro
E. Montes

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Concha y Toro

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The Claro, Tutuven, and Loncomilla Valleys are located in:
A. Malleco Valley
B. Itata Valley
C. Curicó Valley
D. Coquimbo
E. Maule Valley

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Maule Valley

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Lo Abarca, Rosario, and Leyda Valley are specifically located in _____.

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San Antonio

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Match the following producers to their home regions.
A. Miguel Torres
B. Viña Falernia
C. Casa Marin
D. Matetic
E. Kingston Family Vineyards

  1. Lo Abarca
  2. Rosario
  3. Casablanca Valley
  4. Elquí Valley
  5. Curicó Valley
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A. Curicó Valley
B. Elquí Valley
C. Lo Abarca
D. Rosario
E. Casablanca Valley

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Like Carmenère, _________ has often been misidentified in Chilean vineyards as Sauvignon Blanc.
Friulano (Your Answer)
Criolla Chica
Verdicchio
Cortese
Albariño

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Friulano

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Marchigüe, Lolol, and San Fernando are DO areas of:
A. Cachapoal Valley
B. Casablanca Valley
C. Colchagua Valley
D. Itata Valley
E. Maule Valley

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Colchagua

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Which of the following wines are predominantly made with Carmenère? (Select all that apply)
A. Sena
B. Errazuriz “Kai”
C. Montes “Alpha M”
D. Concha y Toro “Carmin del Peumo”
D. Montes “Purple Angel”

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Errazuriz “Kai”
Concha y Toro “Carmin del Peumo”
Montes “Purple Angel”

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In which region would you find significant plantings of Cinsault?
A. Curicó Valley
B. Itata Valley
C. Atacama
D. Bío Bío Valley
E. Malleco Valley

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Itata Valley

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What is the minimum ABV permitted for any wine in Chile?
A. 5%
B. 9.5%
C. 10.5%
D. 11.5%
E. 12.0%

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11.5%

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Match the following wines to the DO region on their label.
A. Miguel Torres “Manso de Velasco”
B. Montes “Folly”
C. Errazuriz “Don Maximiano”
D. Santa Rita “Casa Real”
E. Almaviva

  1. Maipo Valley
  2. Puente Alto
  3. Curicó Valley
  4. Aconcagua Valley
  5. Colchagua Valley
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A. Curicó Valley
B. Colchagua Valley
C. Aconcagua Valley
D. Maipo Valley
E. Puente Alto

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Until 1994, Carmenère in Chile was incorrectly categorized as:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Malbec
Merlot
País

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Merlot

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What is the most planted red variety in Itata Valley?
A. Cabernet Sauvignon
B. Carmenère
C. Merlot
D. Pinot Noir
E. País

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País

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What is the minimum vine age required for VIGNO wines?
A. 15 years
B. 25 years
C. 30 years
D. 50 years
E. 75 years

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30 years

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Sagrada Familia, Rauco, Romeral, and Molina are DO areas within:
A. Cachapoal Valley
B. Colchagua Valley
C. Aconcagua Valley
D. Malleco Valley
E. Curicó Valley

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Altair and Anakena are producers in which region?
A. Colchagua Valley
B. Maule Valley
C. Bío Bío Valley
D. Cachapoal Valley (Your Answer)
E. San Antionio Valley

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Cachapoal Valley

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La Sirena, Vicuño, and Paiguano are DO areas in which of the following regions?
A. San Antonio Valley
B. Maipo Valley
C. Elqui Valley
D. Itata Valley
E. Cachapoal Valley

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Elqui Valley

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Which of the following grape varieties are parents of Carmenère?
A. Cabernet Franc
B. Merlot
C. Magdelaine Noire des Charentes
D. Sauvignon Blanc
E. Gros Cabernet
F. Hondarribi Beltza

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Gros Cabernet
Cabernet Franc

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Which Chilean winery modernized production with the introduction of new barriques, pneumatic presses, and temperature-controlled tanks? A. Santa Rita B. Errazuriz C. Concha y Toro D. Montes E. Miguel Torres
Miguel Torres
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In what year was Chile's DO system introduced? A. 1971 B. 1985 C. 1994 D. 2005 E. 2012
1994
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The Peumo DO is located in: A. San Antonio Valley B. Coquimbo C. Maipo Valley D. Cachapoal Valley (Your Answer) E. Rapel Valley
Cachapoal Valley
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Which of the following wines placed FIRST and SECOND at the Berling Tasting in 2004? A. Seña B. Almaviva C. Viñedo Chadwick D. Don Maximiano E. Don Melchior
1. Viñedo Chadwick 2000 2. Seña 2001
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What are the official sub DOs of San Antonio Valley?
Coastal Area: -- Lo Abarca -- Algarrobo -- Cartagena Within Leyda Valley: -- San Juan -- Santo Domingo
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What is “Reserva” in Chile?
Minimum of 12% of ABV
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What make the border of Chile from the rest of the Continent? (East)?
Andes Mountains
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What is a “Pisco Puro”?
Pisco made from a non aromatic red grape: = Quebranta
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What are the main DOs of the Central Region of Chile?
Maipo (DO Area Andes Puente Alto / DO Area Andes Santiago Rapel (Colchagua / Colchapoal) Curico (Teno / Lontue/ DO Area Costa Licanten) Maule (V. De Claro / V. de Loncomilla / Tutuven)
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Name some sub-DOs of the Cachapoal region?
Entre Cordilleras: Coltauco Puemo Rancahua Andes: Requinoa Rengo Machali
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Where is Cochapoal Valley located?
Rapel Valley - Central Region - Chile
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T/F Chile has never had phylloxera?
True
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Who is credited with modernizing the Chilean wine industry with the introduction of temp control. stainless steel ferments, barrique and pneumatic presses?
Miguel Torres
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Who founded Casa Lapostolle?
(Grand) Marnier-Lapostolle
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Who are the founders of Sena?
Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick of Errazuriz
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T/F Errazuriz' "Kai" bottling is majority Carmenere
True
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Marcelo Papa is the winemaker for which winery?
Concha y Toro
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Who founded Vina Aquitania?
Bruno Prats of Cos d'Estournel and Paul Pontallier of Chateau Margaux
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Name the five geographic sectors of Chile
Norte Grande, Norte Chico, Valle Central, Sur, Austral
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What is the name for the cold-water ocean current that flows N moderating the coast of Chile?
Humboldt Current
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How does El Nino affect the Humboldt Current?
Weakens and warms the Humboldt Current, Pacific surface temps rise; increases rainfall dramitically in typically arid regions
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What two tectonic plates affect Chile?
South American Plate, Nazca Plate
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What is the minimum ABV for wine in Chile?
11.5%
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What are the subregions of Atacama DO?
Valle de Copiapó DO & Valle del Huasco DO
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What country is north of the Atacama DO?
Peru
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List the subregions of Coquimbo DO N-S
Elqui, Limari, Choapa
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What does Elqui means in the local Quechua language?`
Narrow Valley
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What is the most important grape of Elqui?
Syrah
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What key producer helped growth of wine production in Elqui?
Viña Falernia
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Who is the top quality growing producer of Elqui?
Vinedos de Alcohuaz
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What is the most important grape of Limari
Chardonnay
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What is "Camanchaca"?
Coastal fog creeps through the gap and up into the valley. The fog refreshes the local vineyards with cool, moist air for much of the morning.
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What is the major soil type of Limari?
calcareous soils - red clay atop limestone
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Important producers of Limari?
Tabalí, Concha y Toro
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What part of the Limari valley is most associated with higher quality grape growing? East or West, why?
West, closer proximity to coast with cooler temperature
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This region takes its name from the largest mountain in South America
Aconcagua
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List the subregions of Aconcagua N-S
Valle del Aconcagua DO, Valle de Casablanca DO, Valle de San Antonio DO
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Who are the top producers of Aconcagua?
Errázuriz & Seña
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Who founded Sena?
Chadwick & Mondavi
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What is Sena's second wine? Leading grape?
Rocas de Seña / Malbec
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What is Errazuriz's top wine?
Don Maximiano Founder’s Reserve
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What wind current helps cool the Casablanca DO?
Humboldt Current
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Where does Casablanca fall on the Winkler Scale? What is the biggest climatic issue they have to deal with?
Region 1 / Frost
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Why do producers opt for rootstocks even though Casablanca has sandy soils and is phylloxera free?
Nematodes
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What is the subzone of Valle de San Antonio?
Valle de Leyda DO
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What is MOVI?
Independent Winemaker Movement / Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes
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What is the dominant grape of Valle de San Antonio?
Sauvignon Blanc
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This biodynamic producer makes Syrah from Valle de San Antonio? What unoffical subzone are they in? Why are they important?
Matetic, Rosario, Relaesed Chile's first cool climate Syrah
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In which region would you find the Limarí Valley DO?
Coquimbo
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What is the southern most DO in Coquimbo?
Choapa Valley
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Where is La Serena?
Coquimbo DO, Elqui subregion
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What are the sub region of Aconcagua Zone DO?
Aconcagua Valley, San Antonio Valley, Casablanca Valley
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Where is Leyda Valley located? What are the sub-DO?
San Antonio Valley - Aconcagua Region - Chile/ San Juan/ Santo Domingo
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Where is the Huasco DO?
Sub-DO of the Atacama region
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What famous producer is set in Aconcagua DO?
Erraruriz- Producer of Seña, Viñedo Chadwick
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What wind current flows in through Chile, cooling vineyards?
Humboldt Current
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Where is the Paiguano area?
Sub area of Elqui DO/ Coquimbo DO/ Chile/ Andes Area
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Name the sub DO of Coquimbo DO?
Elqui/ Limari/ Choapa
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What are parron trained vines?
Pergola
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What is a major viticulture risk in the Casablanca DO?
Nematodes
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In region what do would likely find Camancha fog?
Limari
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What was the first coastally influenced DO of Chile?
Casablanca
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In what year was the "Berlin Tasting"?
2004
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