caifornia Flashcards
what are the cooling effects in california
cold ocean current (sometimes shielded by mountain)
cooling effect draws into day due to the fog the ocean brings in and the time the sun takes to warm off
near the coast this makes it hard for grapes to ripen
what are some issues growers face
fog, and coolness
lack of rain and water shortage
describe a cab from california
full bodied concentrated cassis and spice
Zinfandel that has not ripened properly can result in?
raisined and underipe grapes
raisining can result in concentrated full body red wines with high alcohol and small amounts of RS
flavours of black fruits dried berry and licorice
in cases of an underripe zinfandel what would the flavour profile be?
herbaceous
what is the flavour of white zinfandel?
fruity, pale, medium sweet, low in alcohol
better quality merlots are now coming from?
montery
north coast
napa
sonoma
with soft tannins, deep colour, luscious body, high alc, blackberry and plum
pinot noir is being planted widely across russian river valley, los carnero’s, santa maria what are the typical flavour profiles?
red ripe fruit, and sweet spice from oak
sauvignon blanc from california’s coastal regions have?
high acidity and ripe citrus
what is fume blanc
oaked sauvignon blanc
what is the climate of the north coast?
fog and cool breeze
what is the cooling effect in napa county?
breeze from san pablo bay, moderating the south vineyards
Stags leap, rutherford, oakville, yountville are warm enough to ripen cabernet sauvignon and what other grapes?
merlot, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc with whites showing ripe tropical fruit
st helena and calistoga are the warmest in napa, how are they cooled and what do they grow
cab, zinfandel, syrah
cooled by altitude
the west facing vineyards in napa get the hot sun and produce wines with?
fuller body and higher alcohol
what makes russian river cool?
a break in the coastal ranges giving foggy conditions good for pinot noir and chardonnay
where are quality old vine zinfandels found?
dry creek valley
sonoma coast
lodi
which AVA produces more fleshy and full bodied wines than other sonoma AVAs
alexander valley
anderson valley is very cool and a region that produces?
riesling and geuwertzraminer and sparkling
a region in the central coast with infertile soils producing elegant chardonnay’s cabs and pinot noirs?
santa cruz
what is the climate of montery?
on the coast it is very cool, inland it becomes warmer
the slopes of monterey grow?
santa lucia highlands grows high quality chardonnay with citrus and tripicla fruit and balanced acidity
what is the difference in east and west paso robles?
east is hot and sunny producing supple fruity wines
west is cooler and grows top quality zinfandel and rhone varieties
santa maria valley is a cooler region that?
produces high quality pinot noir and Chardonnay with a long ripening period yielding concentrated fruit, and high acidity
what are the AVAs of north coast?
napa sonoma russian river dry creek alexander anderson
what are the AVAs of central coast?
santa cruz
montery
paso robales
