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13 Cards in this Set
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Name the (4) tiers of Chilean DO that debuted 1995: |
(1) Region Vitcola (2) Subregion (3) Zone (4) [Viticultural] Area |
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Name the (6) Régions Viticola |
(1) Atacama (2) Coquimbo (3) Aconcagua (4) Valle Central (5) Sur (6) Austral |
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In 2012 the Chilean DO system was revised to include the following (3) new divisions for existing DOs based on their proximity to the mountains or ocean: |
(1) Coast (2) Entre Cordilleras (between the mountains) (3) Andes |
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Who is considered the "Father of Chilean Wine"? |
Silvestre Ochagavía |
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Viña Ochagavía is Chile's first modern winery and the oldest still in operation today T/F? |
True (1851) |
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What is MOVI, and when was it founded? |
(2009) Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes In a country dominated by massive wineries, MOVI represents personal wine on a human scale |
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Who commands the largest market-share and possesses South America's largest vineyard holdings? |
Concha y Toro (over 9,000 ha of vines spread throughout Chile and Argentina |
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Chile has been and continues to remain phylloxera free (T/F) |
True |
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Who is Augusto Pinochet and how did he influence the wine export business |
(1974-1990) Overthrew socialist President Salvador Allende - liberalized the free market w/ his economic policies |
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Who is Miguel Torres and what influence did he play in the Chilean wine industry? |
(1979) He founded a Chilean project in Curicó and introduced new technologies to include: temperature-controlled, stainless steel fermentation tanks, new barrigues, and pneumatic presses |
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What is the significance of Los Vascos, and where is it located? |
(1988) Domaines Barons de Rothschild-Lafite Valle Central DO -> Valle Rapel DO -> Colchagua DO |
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Who produces Almaviva and from where is it located? |
(1997) Baron Philippe de Rothschild & Concha y Toro Valle Central DO -> Valle del Maipo DO -> Puento Alto DO |
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Who produces Seña |
(1995) Robert Mondavi & Eduardo Chadwick (Viña Errázuriz) |
