Appellations, Labeling Law, and Wine History

Question 1

AVA listing requirements

Answer 1

95%

Question 2

Variety listing requirements

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

Region listing requirements

Answer 3

100%

Question 4

Vineyard listing requirements

Answer 4

95%

Question 5

Estate listing requirements

Answer 5

100%

Question 6

Who brought first recorded grape plantings to Oregon?

Answer 6

Henderson Luelling

Question 7

Jean Mathiot

Answer 7

Who planted first vines in Willamette?

Question 8

Peter Britt

Answer 8

Valley View vineyard, in what is now known as Applegate AVA

Question 9

When was Prohibition passed?

Answer 9

1916

Question 10

Oregon’s first post-Prohibition bonded winery

Answer 10

Tualatin Winery

Question 11

Oregon’s oldest continuously operated winery

Answer 11

Honeywood Winery

Question 12

Oregon’s oldest estate winery

Answer 12

Hillcrest, in Umpqua Valley
Richard Sommer

Question 13

Who is credited with starting the modern era of commercial winemaking?

Answer 13

Richard Sommer

Question 14

Who planted first post-Prohibition vineyards in the Willamette?

Answer 14

David Lett
Charles Coury

Question 15

Who bottled Oregon’s first ever vintage Pinot Noir?

Answer 15

Richard Sommer

Question 16

Which pinot noir placed in the Top 10 amongst Burgundy’s finest in 1979 in a blind tasting session?

Answer 16

Eyrie Vineyard 1975 South Block Reserve

Question 17

Oregon’s first AVA

Answer 17

Willamette (1983)

Question 18

Which two AVAs span the border of both Oregon and Washington?

Answer 18

Walla Walla, Columbia Valley

Question 19

When was Columbia Valley AVA established?

Answer 19

1984

Question 20

When was Rogue Valley established

Answer 20

1991

Question 21

When was Columbia Gorge AVA established?

Answer 21

2004

Question 22

When was southern Oregon AVA established?

Answer 22

2004 (maybe 2005)