Study Cards on wines, wine, producers
- Spanish settlers V.Vinfera 1550s
- 1851 vines from Bordeaux and French winemaker
- start 20th century > booming wine industry but cheap basic wines consumed domestic
- mid 20th century > domestic demand declined, Chile politically isolated from outside world
- > half vineyards pulled out by early 1980s
- 1980s-1990s: democracy > free market
- replanting and investments > quality wines came
- past 10 years > now one of the most dynamic wine regions
- 75% of the grapes must be from that region
- 85% for wines being exported (>EU rule)
- Varietal > 75% of that variety
- 85% for wines being exported (>EU rule)
- DO wines must have at least 11,5% ABV
- Some have more alcohol
- Some had minimum 6 months of oak
- some producers use the terms to distinguish between wines in their portfolio
- Coquimbo
- Elqui
- Limari
- Aconcagua
- Aconcagua Valley
- Casablanca Valley
- San Antonio
- Central Valley
- Maipo Valley
- Rapel Valley
- Cachapoal Valley
- Colchagua Valley
- Curicó Valley
- Maule Valley
- Southern Region
- Itata Valley
- Bío Bío Valley
- Malleco Valley
- 80% produces by 4 companies:
- Concha y Toro
- Santa Rita
- Santa Carolina
- San pedro
- They own numerous vineyards in different regions
- also source grapes from significant number of smaller growers
- also have wineries in Argentina
- Torres
- Mouton Rothschild
- Lafite Rothschild
- Kendall-Jackson
- Movimiento de Viñateros Independientes
- group of small producers making quality wine that promote themselves together in the domestic and export markets
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