CHILE

Question 1

Geography

Answer 1

Similar to California
Western coast influence
Elevation 7,000 fts

- - -
Desert in the north 
Mountains in the east 
Patagonia with icy in the south 
Ocean in the West

Question 2

HISTORY

Answer 2

• Spanish brings grapes
• Hernan Cortéz 1520
• 270 years later Moscatel, Garnacha and País grapes.
• Spain has competition in wine industry so they made laws for restrictions in the production
• CLAUDIO GAY arrived to Chile (France influence)
• Imitating Bordeaux
• CS, Syrah, Malbec, Merlot, Semillon grapes
• Concha y Toro, Santa Helena, San Pedro, Santa Carolina, Urmenenta wineries start to develop

Question 3

3 splits Áreas

Answer 3

Costa
Entre Cordilleras
Andes

Question 4

Chile APELACIONES

Answer 4

-REGIÓN (6)
•SUB-REGION (17)
•ZONA

-ÁREA (3)

Question 5

Chile Wine REGIONS (6)

Answer 5

• ATACAMA
• COQUIMBO*
• ACONCAGUA*
• VALLE CENTRAL (Central Valley)*
• REGION DEL SUR*
• AUSTRAL

(*) principals

Question 6

ATACAMA Sub-regions

Answer 6

Valle de Copiapó

Valle del Huasco

Question 7

COQUIMBO Sub-regions

Answer 7

-VALLE DEL ELQUI
Syrah, CS, and SB grapes

-VALLE DE LIMARI
Foogs
Chardonnay, Syrah

-VALLE DEL CHOAPA

Question 8

ACONCAGUA Sub-regions

Answer 8

Valle de Aconcagua
Valle de Casablanca**
Valle de San Antonio

Question 9

VALLE CENTRAL Sub-regions

Answer 9

Valle de Maipo*
Valle del Rapel*
Valle de Curicó*
Valle de Maule*

Question 10

REGION DEL SUR Sub-regions

Answer 10

Valle de Itata*
Vella de Bio-Bio
Valle del Malleco

Question 11

AUSTRAL Sub-regions

Answer 11

Valle del Cautín

Valle de Osorno

Question 12

Chile AREAS (3)

Answer 12

-COSTA (coast)
2,000-5,000 mts

-ENTRE CORDILLERAS (Between Cordilleras/mountains)

-ANDES
0 - 500mts

Question 13

RAPEL Zones***

Answer 13

Warm and dry /CS and Carmenere icons

-CACHAPOAL
(80% red grapes)

-COLCHAGUA
(Best Carmenere)

Question 14

CASABLANCA Valley

Answer 14

Icon Sub-region

Chardonnay
SB
PN
Merlot
Syrah