Chile - The Growing Environment and Grape Growing
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Where are Chile's vineyards situated
- 30-38S
- 1.000 km long, < 100 km wide
- Atacama Desert to the north
- Andes mountains to the east
- Pacific Ocean to the west
What are cooling influences in Chilean vineyards
- Pacific Ocean
- Humboldt Current from Antartica
- El Niño
- altitude
- gaps in coastal ranges
- air descending from Andes mountains at night
What is a reason for marked production differences yearly
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How come Chile have lots of old vines
How are the growing conditions across Chile's vineyards and why
- Intense sunshine > grapes ripen reliably with high levels of tannins and anthocyanins
- fungal diseases only in humid (coastal) area's
- > organic - sustainable viticulture widely practiced
- low rainfall
- irrigations > melting water from Andes via rivers or aquifers via wells
- forest fires threat
Training system Chile
- Old bush vines
- newly planted > VSP
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