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Fun Facts to Know About Chile
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January 13, 2012
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Constance Chamberlain
Chile has five DO classified regions and within these regions each classified valley lies
Atacama DO
Coquimbo DO
Elqui Valley
Limari Valley
Choapa Valley
Aconcagua DO
Aconcagua
Casablanca
San Antonio
Central Valley DO
Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Cachapoal Valley
Colchagua Valley
Curico
Maule Valley
Southern Regions DO
Itala Valley
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Chile’s wine label laws live by the rule of 75% (must be 85% to be distributed in all export markets)
75% vintage
75% variety
75% Denomination of Origin
Wine classifications
Quality wine: Min 11.5% ABV
Reserva and/or Reserva Especial: 12%
Reserva Privada and/or Gran Reserva: 12.5%
Mandatory time spent in oak
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