caifornia

Question 1

what are the cooling effects in california

Answer 1

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

Question 2

what are some issues growers face

Answer 2

fog, and coolness

lack of rain and water shortage

Question 3

describe a cab from california

Answer 3

full bodied concentrated cassis and spice

Question 4

Zinfandel that has not ripened properly can result in?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

in cases of an underripe zinfandel what would the flavour profile be?

Answer 5

herbaceous

Question 6

what is the flavour of white zinfandel?

Answer 6

fruity, pale, medium sweet, low in alcohol

Question 7

better quality merlots are now coming from?

Answer 7

montery
north coast
napa
sonoma

with soft tannins, deep colour, luscious body, high alc, blackberry and plum

Question 8

pinot noir is being planted widely across russian river valley, los carnero’s, santa maria what are the typical flavour profiles?

Answer 8

red ripe fruit, and sweet spice from oak

Question 9

sauvignon blanc from california’s coastal regions have?

Answer 9

high acidity and ripe citrus

Question 10

what is fume blanc

Answer 10

oaked sauvignon blanc

Question 11

what is the climate of the north coast?

Answer 11

fog and cool breeze

Question 12

what is the cooling effect in napa county?

Answer 12

breeze from san pablo bay, moderating the south vineyards

Question 13

Stags leap, rutherford, oakville, yountville are warm enough to ripen cabernet sauvignon and what other grapes?

Answer 13

merlot, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc with whites showing ripe tropical fruit

Question 14

st helena and calistoga are the warmest in napa, how are they cooled and what do they grow

Answer 14

cab, zinfandel, syrah

cooled by altitude

Question 15

the west facing vineyards in napa get the hot sun and produce wines with?

Answer 15

fuller body and higher alcohol

Question 16

what makes russian river cool?

Answer 16

a break in the coastal ranges giving foggy conditions good for pinot noir and chardonnay

Question 17

where are quality old vine zinfandels found?

Answer 17

dry creek valley
sonoma coast
lodi

Question 18

which AVA produces more fleshy and full bodied wines than other sonoma AVAs

Answer 18

alexander valley

Question 19

anderson valley is very cool and a region that produces?

Answer 19

riesling and geuwertzraminer and sparkling

Question 20

a region in the central coast with infertile soils producing elegant chardonnay’s cabs and pinot noirs?

Answer 20

santa cruz

Question 21

what is the climate of montery?

Answer 21

on the coast it is very cool, inland it becomes warmer

Question 22

the slopes of monterey grow?

Answer 22

santa lucia highlands grows high quality chardonnay with citrus and tripicla fruit and balanced acidity

Question 23

what is the difference in east and west paso robles?

Answer 23

east is hot and sunny producing supple fruity wines

west is cooler and grows top quality zinfandel and rhone varieties

Question 24

santa maria valley is a cooler region that?

Answer 24

produces high quality pinot noir and Chardonnay with a long ripening period yielding concentrated fruit, and high acidity

Question 25

what are the AVAs of north coast?

Answer 25

napa
sonoma
russian river
dry creek
alexander
anderson

Question 26

what are the AVAs of central coast?

Answer 26

santa cruz
montery
paso robales