Sur / Austral

Question 1

Southern Regions DO (Sur)

3 Subregions

Answer 1

• Itata
• Bio Bio
• Malleco

Question 2

Most planted grapes in both Itata and Bío Bío

Answer 2

• País
• Muscat de Alexandria

Question 3

Itata Valley

Most planted red variety

Answer 3

País

• Gobelet-trained bush vines
• Dry-farmed

Question 4

Valle del Itata DO

2 Costa Areas

Answer 4

• Portezuelo
• Coelemu

Question 5

Valle del Itata DO

2 Entre Cordilleras

Answer 5

• Chilián
• Quillón

Question 6

Valle del Itata DO

Primary Grapes

Answer 6

• Moscatel de Alejandría
• País
• Cinsault
• Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 7

Valle del Itata DO

Soil Types

Answer 7

Alluvial soils, clay and sand

• same as Bio-Bio and Malleco

Question 8

Bío-Bío

Climate

Geography

Answer 8

• Climate turns the corner: Green all year round, Autumnal rainfall higher than Itata and Maule, previously consdidered too rainy and cool
• Nahuelbuta Mountains: Diminishes coastal influence

Question 9

Valle del Bío-Bío DO

2 Entre Cordilleras Areas

Answer 9

• Yumbel
• Mulchén

(only Areas of Bio Bio)

Question 10

Valle del Bio-Bio DO

Primary Grapes

Answer 10

• Pinot Noir
• País
• Chardonnay
• Sauvignon Blanc

Question 11

Valle del Bío-Bío DO

Soil Types

Answer 11

Alluvial soils, clay and sand

(same as Itata and Malleco)

Question 12

Valle del Bio-Bio DO

2 Major Producers

Answer 12

• Dos Andes (Agustinos, Veranda)
• Guilisasti
• Aristos
• Clos des Fous

Question 13

Valle de Malleco DO

1 Entre Cordilleras Area

Answer 13

Traiguen

(the only Area of Malleco)

Question 14

Valle del Malleco DO

Primary Grapes

Answer 14

• PN, País
• Chard, Sauv Blanc

Question 15

Valle del Malleco DO

Soil Types

Answer 15

Alluvial soils, clay and sand

• same as Itata and Bio-Bio

Question 16

Valle del Malleco DO

1 Major Producer

Answer 16

Sol de Sol

Question 17

1st to use Austral DO on a label

Answer 17

Casa Silva

• Colchagua-based
• From its Lake Ranco vineyards
• Produces Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Question 18

Austral

Avg ann rainfall

Answer 18

70 inches! - 1800 mm

• Recorded at Casa Silva’s winery

Question 19

Austral DO

2 Subregions

Answer 19

• Valle de Cautin DO
• 38° 95’ S
• Valle del Osorno DO
• 40° 58’ S

Question 20

Southernmost DO in Chile

Answer 20

Valle del Osorno

• Subregion of Austral DO
• Latitude: 40 48’ S

Question 21

Winery at world’s southernmost vineyard

Answer 21

Undurraga’s Rafael Urrejola

• commune of Chile Chico
• Experimental plot on the edge of the glacial Lake General Carrera and the Chilean tundra
• 46th parallel
• Yet to release commercial vintage

Question 22

Sur

Producers

Answer 22

• Clos des Fous, Garage Wine Co
• Pedro Parra y Familia
• Roberto Henriquez
• Villalobos
• Agricola Macatho​
• A Los Viñateros Bravos
• De Martino