Advanced Flashcards - California
Name the 16 Ava’s of Napa Valley
Napa Valley, Atlas Peak, Calistoga, Chiles Valley, Coombesville, Diamond Mountain, Howell Mountain, Los Carneros, Mount Veeder, Oak Knoll, Rutherford, Spring Mountain, St Helena, Stags Leap district, Wild Horse Valley, Yountville
Which was the first AVA in Napa County, and what year?
Napa Valley AVA, 1981
What is the most planted variety in Napa AVA?
Cabernet Sauvignon, 50%
Name the two mountain ranges of Napa Valley
Mayacamas and Vaca
When did vitis vinifera arrive in california?
1770s, brought by Spanish Explorers
Name the top 5 Chardonnay’s of the judgement of Paris
Chateau Montelena 1973, Roulot Meursault Charmes 1973, Chalone Vineyard 1974, Spring Mountain District 1973, Joseph Drouihn Beaune Clos des Mouches 1973
Name the top 5 Cabernet Blends of the judgement of Paris
Stags Leap Cellars SLV 1973, Mouton Rothschild 1970, Haut Brion 1970, Montrose 1970, Ridge Vineyards Montebello 1971
Which body of water delivers fog into napa valley?
San Pablo Bay
What is Kongsgaard’s top vineyard, and where is it found?
Judge, Coombesville
Where in Napa Valley is most pinot noir found?
Carneros
What was the historical training method for Vineyards in Napa?
California Sprawl
Which vintage in 1997 saw a move towards extra hang time for napa valley estates?
1997
Which part of napa valley experiences the most drastic diurnal swings?
North (Calistoga), whereas in the south the San Pablo Bay acts as a heat sink
Who is the most famous producer of calistoga?
Chateau Montelena
Where is the To Kalon vineyard?
Oakville
Los Carneros is split between which two Counties?
Napa and Sonoma Counties
What are the key varieties of Los Carneros?
Pinot and Chardonnay (AKA Napa’s Burgundy)
Which Mountain range is Howel Mountain a part of?
Vaca (Eastern)
What is the minimum altitude of Howell Mountain AVA?
1400ft, above the fog line
Who is the Top Producer of Howell Mountain AVA, and their top wine?
Dunn, Founded by Randy Dunn. Top Wine is Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon (Wax Seal): 100% estate fruit. The Foil Seal is only 85% estate fruit.
Which top producer of Howell Mountain makes reknowned Zinfandel?
Turley, from the Rattlesnake Ridge and Dragon vineyards.
What year was Stags Leap Wine Cellars founded, and what is their top wine?
1973, same vintage that won judgement of paris. SLV.
Name another top producer in Stags Leap District? What’s their top bottling?
Shafer, Hillside Select
Who is the top producer of Mount Veeder, and what’s their Top Wine?
Mayacamas Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon
Which Tuscan name has a property in Atlas peak, at what’s it called?
Antinori’s Antica
What is the largest vineyard in Atlas Peak?
Stagecoach Vineyard
Who are the two top producers from Atlas Peak?
Kongsgaard and La Sirena (Heidi Barret)
Why is mount veeder so scarce of vineyards?
Too steep (often over 30º)
Name 2 top wineries of Rutherford
Inglenook and Beaulieau Vineyards
Who founded Inglenook?
Francis Ford Coppola
What’s Inglenook’s top wine?
Rubicon, bordeaux blend
Name 3 top producers from Oakville
Opus One, Harlan, Screaming Eagle
Who was the first winemaker of Screaming Eagle?
Heidi Patterson Barret
Who is the leading producer of Spring Mountain District?
Phillip Togni
Name 2 top wineries in St Helena
Forman, Spottswoode,
Which top restaurant is based in Yountville?
TFL by Thomas Keller
Who is the top producer of Yountville?
Dominus (Napanook Vineyard)
Which is the smallest AVA in Napa?
Diamond Mountain District
Most notable producer of Diamond Mountain District?
Schramsberg
Which top vineyard is found in Coombesville?
Judge (Kongsgaard)
Where is Martha’s Vineyard, and who produces a wine from there?
Oakville, Heitz Cellars
Who owns To Kalon?
Beckstoffer and Mondavi
In california, what is the predominant chardonnay clone?
Wente Clone (Wente, in Livermore Valley, were the first to bottle varietally-labelled Chardonnay in California)
Which Vintage of Montebello was awarded in the Judgement of Paris?
1971
Name three California Ava’s created in 1981
Napa, Santa Cruz Mountains, Sonoma Valley
What is the largest AVA in Oregon?
Willamette
What are the two mountain ranges of Willamette Valley?
Coast Range and Cascades
Who was the first quality producer in Willamette Valley?
David Lett, Eyrie Vineyards (planted 1966)
In which sub-AVA is Eyrie Vineyards found, and what is the soil type?
Dundee Hills, Jory (Volcanic)
Compare Willamette and Burgundy (Latitude, climate, rainfall)
Similar Latitude (45º), similar in degree-days (region I on winkler index), though burgundy will get hotter (and therefore the season is shorter). Burgundy also sees wetter growing seasons. Willamette rarely sees hail.
What are the four predominant soil types of Willamette Valley, and where are they found?
Marine Sediment (willakenzie), Volcanic (Dundee Hills), Loess (hillsides sites in the northern valley), Missoula Flood Deposits (Lower sites on the valley floor)
What and when was the first AVA of Oregon awarded?
Willamette, 1984
What are the two nested AVA’s of Chehalem Mountains?
Ribbon Ridge and Laurelwood District
Name the AVA”s of Willamette Valley
Chehalem Mountains, Dundee Hills, Eola Amity Hills, Laurelwood District, Lower Long Tom, McMinnville, Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon, Ribbon Ridge, Tulatin Hills, Van Duzer Corridor, Yamhill-Carlton
What is the sole nested AVA of Rogue Valley?
Appelgate Valley AVA
What are the two nested AVA’s of Umpqua Valley?
Elkton Oregon AVA and Red Hill Douglas County
What is the most northerly county in California?
Mendocino
What is the key AVA of Mendocino county, and what is it’s major climatic feature?
Anderson Valley, cooled by morning fogs.
What is the river in anderson valley?
Navarro
AVA’s from which county must always be labelled with the county, not just the AVA?
Sonoma County
What are the two sub-ava’s of Russian River Valley?
Chalk Hill AVA, Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA
Which 3 Sonoma AVA’s are most exposed to the Pacific?
Sonoma Coast, Fort-Ross Seaview, Petaluma Gap
What is the newest AVA in Sonoma County?
West Sonoma Coast AVA 2022
What is unique to Sonoma County bottlings?
Regardless of AVA, Sonoma County must also appear on the label
Which areas of Sonoma are the coolest regions for pinot noir?
West Sonoma Coast, Petaluma Gap, Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Which areas of Sonoma produce the richest styles of Pinot?
Carneros, Sonoma Valley, warm parts of Russian River Valley
How does cabernet from sonoma compare to cabernet from napa?
Sonoma is cooler, so the tannins are a little firmer, the flavours greener.
Which part of Sonoma County is best regarded for Zinfandel production?
Dry Creek Valley
What are the soils of dry creek valley?
gravel, and red clay (AKA dry creek valley conglomerate)
What are the two main sites of Ridge?
Lytton Springs (Dry Creek Valley) and Montebello (Santa Cruz Mountains)
Name two historic producers of Zinfandel in Sonoma Valley AVA
Bedrock and Ravenswood
Name a pioneer producer of chardonnay in Sonoma County, and when it was establishe
Hanzell, 1948
Name 3 key vineyards in Los Carneros
Hyde, Hudson and Sangiacomo
Name 3 sparkling producers in Los Carneros
Taittinger, Freixinet, Codorniu, Domaine Carneros
How is the climate of Petaluma Gap?
Foggy in the morning, windy by the afternoon.
Name 3 top producers from Russian River
Williams Selyem, Littoraii, Rochioli
What is the key soil of Green Valley?
Goldridge
Which new “neighbourhood” of Russian River valley is best known for Bordeaux and Rhone Varieties?
Eastern Hills
Who is the top Pinot Noir producer in Fort-Ross Seaview?
Hirsch
Who makes Verite, and what are the three top wines from this label?
Pierre and Helen Seillan. La Muse (merlot), La Joie (Cabernet), Le Desir (Cabernet Franc). Knights Valley.
Name 2 californian AVA’s that are east-west valleys?
High Valley (Lake County) and Santa Barbera
Which two Napa Valley brands also make wine from Red Hills AVA?
Andy Beckstoffer and Beringer
Name the Key vineyard in Atlas Peak
Stagecoach Vineyard
