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1
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Name the 16 Ava’s of Napa Valley

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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

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Which was the first AVA in Napa County, and what year?

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Napa Valley AVA, 1981

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What is the most planted variety in Napa AVA?

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Cabernet Sauvignon, 50%

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Name the two mountain ranges of Napa Valley

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Mayacamas and Vaca

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When did vitis vinifera arrive in california?

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1770s, brought by Spanish Explorers

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Name the top 5 Chardonnay’s of the judgement of Paris

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Chateau Montelena 1973, Roulot Meursault Charmes 1973, Chalone Vineyard 1974, Spring Mountain District 1973, Joseph Drouihn Beaune Clos des Mouches 1973

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Name the top 5 Cabernet Blends of the judgement of Paris

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Stags Leap Cellars SLV 1973, Mouton Rothschild 1970, Haut Brion 1970, Montrose 1970, Ridge Vineyards Montebello 1971

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Which body of water delivers fog into napa valley?

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San Pablo Bay

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What is Kongsgaard’s top vineyard, and where is it found?

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Judge, Coombesville

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Where in Napa Valley is most pinot noir found?

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Carneros

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11
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What was the historical training method for Vineyards in Napa?

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California Sprawl

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Which vintage in 1997 saw a move towards extra hang time for napa valley estates?

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1997

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Which part of napa valley experiences the most drastic diurnal swings?

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North (Calistoga), whereas in the south the San Pablo Bay acts as a heat sink

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Who is the most famous producer of calistoga?

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Chateau Montelena

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Where is the To Kalon vineyard?

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Oakville

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Los Carneros is split between which two Counties?

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Napa and Sonoma Counties

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What are the key varieties of Los Carneros?

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Pinot and Chardonnay (AKA Napa’s Burgundy)

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Which Mountain range is Howel Mountain a part of?

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Vaca (Eastern)

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What is the minimum altitude of Howell Mountain AVA?

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1400ft, above the fog line

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Who is the Top Producer of Howell Mountain AVA, and their top wine?

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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.

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Which top producer of Howell Mountain makes reknowned Zinfandel?

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Turley, from the Rattlesnake Ridge and Dragon vineyards.

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What year was Stags Leap Wine Cellars founded, and what is their top wine?

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1973, same vintage that won judgement of paris. SLV.

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23
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Name another top producer in Stags Leap District? What’s their top bottling?

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Shafer, Hillside Select

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Who is the top producer of Mount Veeder, and what’s their Top Wine?

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Mayacamas Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon

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Which Tuscan name has a property in Atlas peak, at what’s it called?

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Antinori’s Antica

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26
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What is the largest vineyard in Atlas Peak?

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Stagecoach Vineyard

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Who are the two top producers from Atlas Peak?

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Kongsgaard and La Sirena (Heidi Barret)

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28
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Why is mount veeder so scarce of vineyards?

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Too steep (often over 30º)

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Name 2 top wineries of Rutherford

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Inglenook and Beaulieau Vineyards

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Who founded Inglenook?

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Francis Ford Coppola

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What’s Inglenook’s top wine?

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Rubicon, bordeaux blend

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32
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Name 3 top producers from Oakville

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Opus One, Harlan, Screaming Eagle

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33
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Who was the first winemaker of Screaming Eagle?

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Heidi Patterson Barret

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34
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Who is the leading producer of Spring Mountain District?

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Phillip Togni

35
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Name 2 top wineries in St Helena

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Forman, Spottswoode,

36
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Which top restaurant is based in Yountville?

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TFL by Thomas Keller

37
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Who is the top producer of Yountville?

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Dominus (Napanook Vineyard)

38
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Which is the smallest AVA in Napa?

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Diamond Mountain District

39
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Most notable producer of Diamond Mountain District?

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Schramsberg

40
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Which top vineyard is found in Coombesville?

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Judge (Kongsgaard)

41
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Where is Martha’s Vineyard, and who produces a wine from there?

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Oakville, Heitz Cellars

42
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Who owns To Kalon?

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Beckstoffer and Mondavi

43
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In california, what is the predominant chardonnay clone?

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Wente Clone (Wente, in Livermore Valley, were the first to bottle varietally-labelled Chardonnay in California)

44
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Which Vintage of Montebello was awarded in the Judgement of Paris?

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1971

45
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Name three California Ava’s created in 1981

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Napa, Santa Cruz Mountains, Sonoma Valley

46
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What is the largest AVA in Oregon?

A

Willamette

47
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What are the two mountain ranges of Willamette Valley?

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Coast Range and Cascades

48
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Who was the first quality producer in Willamette Valley?

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David Lett, Eyrie Vineyards (planted 1966)

49
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In which sub-AVA is Eyrie Vineyards found, and what is the soil type?

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Dundee Hills, Jory (Volcanic)

50
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Compare Willamette and Burgundy (Latitude, climate, rainfall)

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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.

51
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What are the four predominant soil types of Willamette Valley, and where are they found?

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Marine Sediment (willakenzie), Volcanic (Dundee Hills), Loess (hillsides sites in the northern valley), Missoula Flood Deposits (Lower sites on the valley floor)

52
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What and when was the first AVA of Oregon awarded?

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Willamette, 1984

53
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What are the two nested AVA’s of Chehalem Mountains?

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Ribbon Ridge and Laurelwood District

54
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Name the AVA”s of Willamette Valley

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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

55
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What is the sole nested AVA of Rogue Valley?

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Appelgate Valley AVA

56
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What are the two nested AVA’s of Umpqua Valley?

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Elkton Oregon AVA and Red Hill Douglas County

57
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What is the most northerly county in California?

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Mendocino

58
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What is the key AVA of Mendocino county, and what is it’s major climatic feature?

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Anderson Valley, cooled by morning fogs.

59
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What is the river in anderson valley?

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Navarro

60
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AVA’s from which county must always be labelled with the county, not just the AVA?

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Sonoma County

61
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What are the two sub-ava’s of Russian River Valley?

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Chalk Hill AVA, Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

62
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Which 3 Sonoma AVA’s are most exposed to the Pacific?

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Sonoma Coast, Fort-Ross Seaview, Petaluma Gap

63
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What is the newest AVA in Sonoma County?

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West Sonoma Coast AVA 2022

64
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What is unique to Sonoma County bottlings?

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Regardless of AVA, Sonoma County must also appear on the label

65
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Which areas of Sonoma are the coolest regions for pinot noir?

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West Sonoma Coast, Petaluma Gap, Green Valley of Russian River Valley

66
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Which areas of Sonoma produce the richest styles of Pinot?

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Carneros, Sonoma Valley, warm parts of Russian River Valley

67
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How does cabernet from sonoma compare to cabernet from napa?

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Sonoma is cooler, so the tannins are a little firmer, the flavours greener.

68
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Which part of Sonoma County is best regarded for Zinfandel production?

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Dry Creek Valley

69
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What are the soils of dry creek valley?

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gravel, and red clay (AKA dry creek valley conglomerate)

70
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What are the two main sites of Ridge?

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Lytton Springs (Dry Creek Valley) and Montebello (Santa Cruz Mountains)

71
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Name two historic producers of Zinfandel in Sonoma Valley AVA

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Bedrock and Ravenswood

72
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Name a pioneer producer of chardonnay in Sonoma County, and when it was establishe

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Hanzell, 1948

73
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Name 3 key vineyards in Los Carneros

A

Hyde, Hudson and Sangiacomo

74
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Name 3 sparkling producers in Los Carneros

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Taittinger, Freixinet, Codorniu, Domaine Carneros

75
Q

How is the climate of Petaluma Gap?

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Foggy in the morning, windy by the afternoon.

76
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Name 3 top producers from Russian River

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Williams Selyem, Littoraii, Rochioli

77
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What is the key soil of Green Valley?

A

Goldridge

78
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Which new “neighbourhood” of Russian River valley is best known for Bordeaux and Rhone Varieties?

A

Eastern Hills

79
Q

Who is the top Pinot Noir producer in Fort-Ross Seaview?

A

Hirsch

80
Q

Who makes Verite, and what are the three top wines from this label?

A

Pierre and Helen Seillan. La Muse (merlot), La Joie (Cabernet), Le Desir (Cabernet Franc). Knights Valley.

81
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Name 2 californian AVA’s that are east-west valleys?

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High Valley (Lake County) and Santa Barbera

82
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Which two Napa Valley brands also make wine from Red Hills AVA?

A

Andy Beckstoffer and Beringer

83
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Name the Key vineyard in Atlas Peak

A

Stagecoach Vineyard

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