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CA - Central Coast Flashcards

1
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What are the boundaries of Central Coast AVA?

A
  • San Francisco Bay - North

- Santa Barbara County - South

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What AVAs lie directly east and south of San Francisco Bay?

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  • Livermore Valley (North West)
  • Santa Cruz mountains
  • Ben Lomond Mountain (within Snta Cruz)
  • Santa Clara Valley
  • San Ysidro District
  • San Fransisco Bay
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Climate of Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

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  • cool coastal

- high altitude vineyards interspersed in redwood forests

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Two celebrated vineyards in Santa Cruz Mountains (one eventually sad)

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  • Ridge - Monte Bello
  • Bonny Doon Estate Vineyard (eventual victim of Pierce’s Disease)
  • ->replanted as Le Cigare Volant
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Who founded Bonny Doon?

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Randall Grahm (1983)
-Rhone Ranger!
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What succeeds in warm inland Livermore Valley? Notable producer?

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  • Sauvignon Blanc

- Wente

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What AVA in the San Francisco Bay is not included in the Central Coast AVA?

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Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

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What county is south of San Francisco Bay and what two valleys are within?

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Monterey County

  • Salinas Valley (Lettuce)
  • Carmel Valley
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What does Monterey County generally produce? Why is this a shame?

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  • bulk wine

- cool coastal area promised success w/ one of longest growing seasons

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Dominant grape of Monterey AVA?

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Chardonnay

>50%

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What is the main grape of Santa Lucia Highlands? What larger AVA is it within?

Notable vineyard?

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  • Pinot Noir

- within Monterey AVA

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What River flows from the San Fran Bay down through Monterey and Paso Robles?

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Salinas River

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2 AVAs of note in the Gabilan Mountains?

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  • Mount Harlan AVA

- Chalone AVA - name of producer there too

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Where is Garys’ Vineyard? What is it known for? 2 producers

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  • In Santa Lucia Highlands within Monterey AVA
  • Top Pinot Noir
  • Miner, Siduri
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Where does Calera make wine?

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Mount Harlan AVA in San Benito County AVA

Central Coast

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What county is south of Monterey?

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San Luis Obispo

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17
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Where is San Benito County in relation to Monterey?

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East

18
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How large is San Luis Obispo’s Paso Robles AVA? How many nested AVAs, when were they approved?

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612,309 acres

-11 nested- approved 2014

19
Q

How does the climate and soil in the western sub-AVAs of Paso compare to those East of the Salinas River?

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Western AVAs of Paso Robles

  • Adelaida District
  • Willow Creek District
  • Templeton Gap District
  • Santa Margarita Ranch
  • York Mountain (not a sub of Paso)
  • *Cooler marine air funneled through Templeton Gap
  • limestone and calcareous soils

Eastern AVAs of Paso Robles

  • San Miguel District
  • Estrella District
  • Geneseo District
  • El Pomar DIstrict
  • San Juan Creek
  • Highlands District
  • Creston District
  • *Sandier soil
  • warmer and more arid climate
20
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What is the Pass of the Oaks?

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Nickname for Paso Robles

-named for local Oak trees

21
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Who planted first Syrah vines in the state of CA? When? Where?

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  • Gary Eberle
  • 1975
  • Paso Robles
  • (Steinbeck vineyard)
22
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Who is Gary Eberle?

A
  • Planted 1st syrah in CA
  • took over fam’s Estrella River Winery
  • helped found Paso AVA in 1983
  • opened his own Eberle Winery 1983
23
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What notable estate in Paso Robles is the Perrin family of Château de Beaucastel a partner in? Who was the American counterpoint?

A
  • Tablas Creek

- Robert Haas (Vineyard brands - wine importer)

24
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How did Tablas Creek contribute to Rhône varieties infiltrating Paso?

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  • Tablas Creek Nursery
  • 1990 - imported vines and rootstocks from Beaucastel
  • 3 year quarantine
  • As of 1993, available to multiply and sell clonal material
25
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What is Hospices du Rhône?

A
  • World’s largest Rhône wine celebration

- held annually in Paso, Blackberry farm, and Rhône

26
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3 AVAs of San Luis Obispo County that are not in Paso?

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  • York Mountain (right next to Paso - West)
  • Arroyo Grande
  • Edna Valley - cool coastal - PN/Chard
27
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Where does CA’s coastline sharply bed, trending E-W instead of N-S

A

Point Conception

28
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What County is below San Luis Obispo?

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Santa Barbara

29
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Name some founding Rhône Rangers in the 80s

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Randall Grahm - Bonny Doon Vineyard
Joseph Phelps - Joseph Phelps Winery
John MacCready - Sierra Vista Winery
Bill Crawford - McDowell Valley Vineyards
Fred Cline - Cline Cellars Winery
Steve Edmunds - Edmunds St. John
Bob Lindquist - Qupé Wine Cellars
30
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Two sub-AVA Valleys of Santa Barbara

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  • Santa Maria Valley (North)

- Santa Ynez Valley (South)

31
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4 Sub AVAs of Santa Ynez Valley

Which is the most recent?

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  • Sta. Rita Hills
  • Ballard Canyon
  • Los Olivos (2016)
  • Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara (2009)
32
Q

Why and when did Sta. Rita Hills AVA become abbrev.

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2006 after legal dispute with Chilean winery of the same name

33
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What two mountain ranges define Santa Barbara

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San Rafael Mountains

Santa Ynez Mountains

34
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Who planted the original vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills? When? What vineyard?

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Richard Sanford

1971 - Sanford & Benedict Vineyard

35
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What is the region climate of Santa Barbara?

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Region 1 maritime

36
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Where is the longest growing season in CA?

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Santa Barbara

37
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What pop culture event boosted awareness and interest in the wines of Santa Barbara?

A

Sideways (2004)

38
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Santa Barbara Producers

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Santa Maria Valley:

  • Au Bon Climat (Jim Clendenon)
  • Bien Nacido Vineyards
  • Qupé - Bien Nacido

Sta. Rita Hills:

  • Brewer-Clifton
  • Sea Smoke
  • Melville
  • Liquid Farm

Santa Barbara County:

  • Lieu Dit (Railsback and Willett)
  • Sandhi (Rajat Parr) - mostly Sta Rita
39
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Notable giant vineyard in Santa Maria Valley AVA planted to premium varieties?

A

Bien Nacido

Qupé

40
Q

Who makes Ceritas? Where do they source grapes from?

A

John Raytek

Santa Cruz Mountains, the West Sonoma Coast, and the Anderson Valley

41
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Producers: Santa Cruz Mountains

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  • Domaine Eden
  • Mount Eden
  • Kathryn Kennedy
  • Rhys
  • Ridge
42
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Producers: Santa Lucia Highlands

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  • Hahn
  • Kosta Browne
  • Miner
  • Twomey
  • Siduri (also in Willamette)

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