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43 Cards in this Set
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What's the overall climate in Chile? |
Warm Mediterranean |
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What are the 4 regions of Chile from north to south |
Coquimbo Aconcagua Central valley Southern |
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What's the name of the current that cools the west of Chile and the name of the mountains that borders the east? |
Humboldt current Andes mountains |
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What's the name of the cyclic weather patterns of Chile which can cause issues? |
El niño (increased rainfall) La niña (drought) |
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Explain Chile 3 new label classification |
Costa (whine from a coastal area) Entre Cordilleras (between the mountains) Andes (foothills of the Andes) |
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What is Chile's equivalent to AOC? |
DO |
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What is chile most planted grape? |
Cabernet sauvignon |
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Where do Pinot Noir do well in Chile? |
San Antonio Valley and Casablanca Valley |
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What are Coquimbo main subregions? |
Elqui Valley Limari Valley |
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What borders the Coquimbo Valley? |
The Atacama desert |
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What are the 4 moderating influences of Chile |
Humboldt current and coastal range (west) Andes mountains (east) Atacama desert (north) |
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What are Chile's two main white grapes? |
Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc |
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What grape is planted in Chile for the production of Pisco? |
Muscat d'Alexandria |
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What is the main issue in Coquimbo? |
Drought |
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Which region of Chile has developed a name for Sauvignon? |
Elqui Valley |
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What are Alconcagua 3 subregions from North to South? |
Aconcagua Valley Casablanca Valley San Antonio Valley |
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What moderating influence makes Casablanca Valley and San Antonio Valley premium regions? |
Fog |
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What is San Antonio Valley most famous subregion and what is it famous for? |
Leyda Valley Sauvignon blanc |
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Which subregion is Chile's heartland for wine? |
Maipo Valley |
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What are Chile's central valley subregions from North to South? |
Maipo Valley Cachapoal Valley Colchagua Valley Curicó Valley Maule Valley |
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Which subregions of Chile's central valley are famous for inexpensive blended wines? |
Curicó and Maule Valley |
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What are Maipo Valley moderating factors and main grape? |
Little cooling influences from the ocean Cooling from the Andes Cabernet sauvignon |
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Where does Carmenère do well in Chile? |
Cachapoal Valley |
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Where does Colchagua Valley grows white and red well and why? |
Reds in the central parts (some cooling influences from the ocean) Whites in the West (more cooling influences from the ocean) |
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What are the 3 subregions of Chile's southern vineyards? |
Itata Valley Bío Bío Valley Malleco Valley |
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How are whites traditionally planted in Argentina? |
Pergola (Parral) |
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What are Argentina 5 main province from North to South? |
Salta La Rioja San Juan Mendoza Patagonia |
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Where is Cafayate and what is it famous for? |
Salta province (northernmost province of Argentina) Famous for Torrontés |
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What is Argentina's vineyards main moderating factor? |
Altitude |
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Why is Parral used in Argentina? |
To protect the grapes against sunburn and away from the soil's heat |
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What is Argentina second most planted red grape? |
Bonarda |
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What is the most widely planted white grape in Argentina? |
Pedro Giménez |
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Describe Torrontés |
Intense fruit and floral aromas, medium body and acidity, stone fruits and melon |
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Where are some of the highest vineyards in the world and at which height? |
Salta region 3000m |
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What is Salta main department? |
Cafayate |
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What is La Rioja main department? |
Famatina |
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What is San Juan moderating factor and main grape? |
Altitude (up to 1400m) Syrah |
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What are Mendoza 3 mains departments? |
Luján de Cuyo Maipú Uco Valley |
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Which part of Argentina is known for very fine Malbec? |
Luján de Cuyo |
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What is the Uco Valley vineyards height? |
900m to 1500m |
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What is Patagonia main cooling influence? |
Latitude |
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What are Argentina main issues and what is used to combat it? |
Drought because au the rain shadow of the Andes, drip and flood irrigation irrigation
Hail, netting , Planting vineyards in different locations Frost
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How do Argentinian vineyards combat the main weather issue? |
Flood irrigation Drip irrigation |
