This episode is deliberately structured to surface why Chile looks the way it does in the exam, not just what exists. Every historical, climatic, viticultural, and regulatory point is tied to a clear cause → effect → exam payoff chain, with numeric anchors retained where WSET expects precision. Listen for the east–west logic that dominates Chilean style, the role of irrigation and water access in quality differentiation, and the way political and economic shifts directly reshaped vineyard geography and winemaking intent. This is not a region to memorize north–south; it is a system to explain under pressure.
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