AVAs acknowledges West Coast ✅ Flashcards
All AVAs knowledges from Washington down to San Diego
Requierement for:
Estate Bottled in USA
- The wine is labelled with an AVA
- The winery is located within the same AVA
- The winery owns or control the vineyard for at least 3 years in a row
- All process must de done by the winery:
➙ crushing, fermenting, aging, finning and bottling
Most planted grape of:
🍇 New York State
Concord
➙ Hybrid grape, mostly used for grape juice and jelly
🧭 Shared AVAs between Oregon and Washington
- Colombia Valley AVA
- Colombia Gorge AVA
- Walla Walla Valley AVA
🧭 Shared AVA of Oregon and Idaho
Snake River Valley AVA
Eagle Foothills AVA is a sub-AVA of Snake RIver Valley (only located in Idaho side)
Name the AVAs of Willamette Valley area
11 of them in total
From North to South
* Tualatin Hills AVA: 2020
* Chehalem Mountains AVA
* Ribbon Ridge AVA
* Laurelwood District AVA: 2020
* Yamhill-Carlton District AVA
* Dundee Hills AVA
* McMinnville AVA
* Van Duzer Corridor AVA
* Eola-Amity Hills AVA
* Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon AVA: 2022
* Lower Long Tom AVA: 2021
🎉 Newest AVA of Oregon?
Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon AVA
Upgraded in 2022
Name all AVAs of Southern Oregon
From North to South
* Umpqua Valley AVA
➙ Elkton-Oregon AVA
➙ Red Hills Douglas County AVA
* Rogue Valley AVA
➙ Applegate Valley AVA
Oldest AVA of:
Oregon
➙ 🎉 Date of creation
Willamette Valley AVA
In 1983
Location & year of creation of:
Willamette Valley AVA
🧭 Oregon
🎉1983
Location of:
Colombia Valley AVA
Shared AVA of Washington and Oregon.
1984
Location & year of creation of:
Umpqua Valley AVA
🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 1984
Location & year of creation of:
Walla Walla Valley AVA
🧭 Shared between Oregon and Washington
🎉 1984
Location & year of creation of:
Rogue Valley AVA
🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 1991
Location & year of creation of:
Applegate Valley AVA
🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 2000
Location of:
Colombia Gorge AVA
🧭 Shared between Oregon and Washington
🎉 2004
Location & year of creation of:
Dundee Hills AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2004
Location & year of creation of:
Southern Oregon
🧭 Oregon
🎉 2004
Location & year of creation of:
Yamhill-Carlton District AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2004
Location & year of creation of:
McMinnville AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2005
Location & year of creation of:
Red Hill Douglas County AVA
🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 2005
Location & year of creation of:
Ribbon Ridge AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2005
Location & year of creation of:
Chehalem Mountains AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2006
Location & year of creation of:
Eola-Amity Hills AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2006
Location & year of creation of:
Snake River Valley AVA
🧭 Shared between Oregon and Idaho
🎉 2007
Location & year of creation of:
Elkton Oregon AVA
🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 2013
Location & year of creation of:
The Rock of Milton-Freewater AVA
🧭 Walla Walla Valley - Oregon
🎉 2015
Sub AVA of
Walla Walla Valley AVA
The Rock of Milton-Freewater AVA
🎉 Since 2015
Location & year of creation of:
Van Duzer Corridor AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2019
Location & year of creation of:
Tualatin Hills AVA
🧭 Nothern most AVA of Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2020
Location & year of creation of:
Laurelwood District
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2020
Location & year of creation of:
Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon AVA
🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2022
Location & year of creation of:
Lower Long Tom AVA
🧭 Southern most AVA of Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2021
Explain the following:
Willakenzie Series
🪨 Major soil of Oregon
➙ Uplifted Maritime sediment: Decomposed sediment from old ocean
🧭 Yamhill Carlton District AVA; Van Duzer Corridor AVA
Explain the following
Jory Series
🪨 Major soil of Oregon
➙ Volcanic based soils: Basalt with reddish sediments
🧭 Dundee Hills
Main varieties of:
Walla Walla Valley AVA
- Syrah
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
Oldest AVA of:
Washington
🧭 Yakima Valley AVA
🎉 Since 1983
Name the 2 Californians who introduced commercial vineyards in Oregon
- Davit Lett
- Charles Coury
➙ 🎉 In the mid 1960’s
What make the following wine unique
Eyrie South Block Pinot Noir 1975
First ever Oregon wine to rank high in international competition
* Received:
➙ 3rd place in Paris in 1979
➙ 2nd place in Beaune in 1980
First Burgundian man to purchase vineyards in Oregon
Robert Drouhin
🎉 Purchased in 1987 in Dundee Hills
➙ Winery driven by his daughter: Veronique
Pinot Noir focus
First appearance of:
Phylloxera in Oregon
🎉 1990’s
➙ Today is a main concern, espacially to historic own rooted vineyards
Explain the following
LIVE
➙ Oregon
Low Input Viticulture & Enology
➙ 3rd party agencies for organic certification
🧭 Oregon based certification
🎉 Introduced in 1999
➙ Introduced to Washington in 2006
Name the most recent AVAs of
Washington
From 2020 to 2022
- Rocky Reach: 2022
- White Bluff: 2021
- Goose Gap: 2021
- The Burn of Colombia Valley: 2021
- Royal Slopes: 2020
Shared AVA between:
Washington and Idaho
🧭 Lewis-CLark Valley AVA
🎉 2016
Sub AVAs of:
Yakima Valley AVA
- Rattlesnake Hills AVA
- Snipes Mountains AVA
- Red Mountains AVA
- Candy Mountains AVA: 2020
- Goose Gap AVA: 2021
Location & year of creation of:
Yakima Valley AVA
🧭 Colombia Valley AVA - Washington
🎉 1983
Location & year of creation of:
Puget Sound AVA
🧭 Western Washington
🎉 1995
⛰️ Sole AVA on the western side of the Cascades Mountains
Location & year of creation of:
Red Mountains AVA
🧭 Sub-AVA of Yakima Valley
➙ In Washington
🎉 2001
Location & year of creation of:
The Burn of Colombia Valley AVA
🧭 Southern Washington within Colombia Valley
➙ Near by Horse Heaven Hills AVA
🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon focus
🎉 2021
Location & year of creation of:
Horse Heaven Hills AVA
🧭 Southern Washington in Colombia Valley AVA
💨 Strong wind blow region with no fungal diseases
🎉 2005
Location & year of creation of:
Rattlesnake Hills AVA
🧭 Sub-AVA of Yakima Valley AVA
➙ Washington
🎉 2006
Location & year of creation of:
Candy Mountains AVA
🧭 Sub-AVA of Yakima Valley AVA
➙ Washington
🎉 2020
Location & year of creation of:
Goose Gap AVA
🧭 Sub-AVA of Yakima Valley AVA
➙ Washington
🎉 2021
Location & year of creation of:
Wahluke Slope AVA
🧭 Colombia Valley in Washington
🎉 2006
🍇 Syrah, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon Focus
Location & year of creation of:
White Bluffs AVA
🧭 Colombia Valley in Washington
💦 Left bank of the Colombia River, facing Yakima Valley
🎉 2021
Location & year of creation of:
Lake Chelan AVA
Northern Washington in Colombia Valley
🍇 Riesling & Pinot Noir focus
🎉 2009
Location & year of creation of:
Rocky Reach AVA
Northern Washington in Colombia Valley
➙ On the south of Lake Chelan AVA
🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon Focus
🎉 2022
Location & year of creation of:
Snipes Mountain AVA
🧭 Sub-AVA of Yakima Valley AVA
➙ Washington
🎉 2009
Location & year of creation of:
Naches Heights AVA
🧭 Central Colombia Valley in Washington
🎉 2011
Location & year of creation of:
Ancient Lakes of Colombia valley AVA
🧭 Colombia Valley - Washington
🎉 2012
Location & year of creation of:
Royal Slopes AVA
Colombia Valley in Washington
➙ South of Ancient Lakes AVA
🎉 2020
Location & year of creation of:
Lewis Clark Valley AVA
🧭 Shared AVA between Washington and Idaho
🎉 2016
What are the Sub-AVA of the Colombia Valley in Washington?
From North to South:
- Lake Chelan AVA
- Royal Reach AVA
- Ancient Lakes of Colombia Valley AVA
- Royal Slopes AVA
- Wahluke Slope AVA
- White Bluffs AVA
- Naches Heights AVA
-
Yakima Valley AVA
- Red Mountain AVA
- Rattlesnake Hills AVA
- Snipes Mountain AVA
- Candy Mountains AVA
- Goose Gape AVA
- Walla Walla Valley AVA
- Horse Heaven Hills AVA
- The Burn of Colombia Valley AVA
- Colombia Gorge AVA
Washington largest producer
Château Sainte Michelle wine Estate
➙ 🍇 It is also the world largest estate’s producers of Riesling
When did Vitis Vinifera appeared in Washington state?
🎉 By the 1960’s
➙ Before, most production was used for table grapes and low quality wines
After prohibition in Washington, 2 projects started and signed the beggining of a new Era in the state.
➙ What were they?
-
Associated Vitners
➙ Today knows as Colombia Winery -
American Wine Grower
➙ Help by André Tschelischeff
➙ Today know as Château Sainte Michelle
Name the first Washington’s wine to win prized in international market?
Château Sainte Michelle Riesling 1972
➙ Wins the Los Angeles Times competition
Smallest AVA of
Washington
Candy Mountains in Yakima Valley
Name all AVAs in the Lake County?
- Clear Lake AVA
- High Valley AVA
- Big Valley District-Lake County AVA
- Red Hills-Lake County AVA
- Benmore Valley AVA
- Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA
- Guenoc Valley AVA
- Upper Lake Valley: 🎉 2022
- Long Valley-Lake Country: 🎉 2023
Location & year of creation of:
Benmore Valley AVA
🧭 Lake County - California
🎉 1991
Location & year of creation of:
Long Valley-Lake County AVA
🧭 Lake County - California
🎉 2023
Location & year of creation of:
Big Valley District-Lake County AVA
🧭 Lake County - California
🎉 2013
Location & year of creation of:
Clear Lake AVA
Lake County California
🎉 1984
Location & year of creation of:
Guenoc Valley AVA
🧭 Lake County - California
🎉 1981
1981
Location & year of creation of:
High Valley AVA
🧭 Lake County - California
🎉 2005
Location & year of creation of:
Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA
🧭 Lake County -California
🎉 2013
Location & year of creation of:
Red Hills-Lake County AVA
🧭 Lake County AVA - California
🎉 2004
Location & year of creation of:
Upper Lake Valley AVA
🧭 Lake County - California
🎉 2022
What are the AVAs of Mendocino County?
(11)
- Anderson Valley AVA
- Cole Range AVA - Monopole of Esterlina estate
- Covelo AVA
- Dos Rios AVA
- Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA
- McDowell Valley AVA
- Mendocino AVA
- Mendocino Ridge AVA
- Potter Valley AVA
- Redwood Valley AVA
- Yorkville Highland AVA
Smallest AVA of:
California
🏠 Cole Range AVA
➙ 🧭 Within Mendocino County
➙ 📏 55 Acres of vine all together
➙ 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Merlot
Location & year of creation of:
Potter Valley AVA
🧭 Mendocino County - California
🎉 1983
Location & year of creation of:
Redwood Valley AVA
🧭 Mendocino County - California
🎉 1996
Location & year of creation of:
Mendocino AVA
🧭 Mendocino County - California
🎉 1984