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Where do we find the ‘Edna Valley’ AVA ?

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  • Sub-region of San Luis Obispo AVA
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Which AVA region of California is considered the coolest ?

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  • Santa Maria Valley AVA
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Where do we find the ‘Mount Harlan’ AVA ?

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  • Sub-region of San Benito AVA
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Name the Vaca Mountains AVAs of Napa Valley.

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  • Howell Mountain
  • Chiles Valley District
  • Atlas Peak
  • Wild Horse Valley
  • (North to South)
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Name the Mayacamas Mountains AVAs of Napa Valley.

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  • Diamond Mountain District
  • Spring Mountain District
  • Mount Veeder
  • (North to South)
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Which AVAs border the Rutherford AVA ?

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  • North is Saint-Helena
  • South is Oakville
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Name an AVA south of Los Angeles

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  • Temecula Valley
  • San Pasqual
  • Ramona Valley
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In which AVA can we find the Château Montelena winery ?

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  • Calistoga AVA, Napa
  • Established in 1888 as A.L. Tubbs Winery
  • Established in 1940 as Chateau Montelena
  • 1973 vintage Chardonnay made by Milijenko ‘Mike’ Grgich won a blind tasting in Paris 1976
  • No malolactic. Only French oak barrels are used, with a minimal percentage of new oak (less than 10%).
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In which AVA can we find the Diamond Creek Vineyards winery ?

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  • Diamond Mountains District AVA, Napa
  • Established in 1968
  • “suitcase” Bordeaux clones rumored to have originated at Château Haut-Brion
  • Vines, planted on St. George rootstock, survived 1980s’ bout with phylloxera, now nearly half a century old.
  • Diamond Creek was the first Napa Valley winery to crack the $100/bottle mark at retail, in 1987.
  • In 2020, the winery sold to Champagne Louis Roederer
  • All wines are aged in 100% new Nevers French oak barrels for up to 22 months
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What is the style of Schramsberg Vineyards winery ?

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  • Sparkling Wines
  • Traditonal Method
  • Located in Diamond Mountain District AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find the Robert Mondavi winery ?

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  • Oakville AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find the Caymus winery ?

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  • Rutherford AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find the Beringer winery ?

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  • St. Helena AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find those major producers : Heitz – Corison – Freemark Abbey – Joseph Phelps

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  • St. Helena AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find those majors producers : Chimney Rock – Clos du Val – Shafer.

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  • Stags Leap AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find those major producers : Dominus – Napanook

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  • Yountville AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find the Inglenook winery ?

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  • Rutherford AVA, Napa
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In which AVA can we find those major producers : Jordan – Silver Oak – Stonestreet – Rodney Strong

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  • Alexander Valley AVA, Sonoma
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True or False ? The soils of Chalk Hill AVA, Sonoma, are made of chalk.

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  • False
  • Quartzite abundant white volcanic ash
  • There is no chalk in the soils, the name is due to the color
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In which AVA are those major producers : A. Raffanelli – Ridge-Lytton Estate – Teldeschi Vineyard

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  • Dry Creek Valley AVA, Sonoma
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What is the major grape varietal of Fort Ross – Seaview AVA, Sonoma ?

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  • Pinot Noir
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In which larger region of California can we find Fountaingrove District AVA ?

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  • Sonoma
  • 600 acres under vine
  • Est. 2015
  • Cab. S. – Merlot – Syrah
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In which AVA are those major producers : Dutton Estate - Iron Horse Vineyards - Keefer Ranch

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  • Green Valley of the Russian River Valley AVA
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In which AVA are those major producers : Joseph Swan – Rochioli - Ritchie - Williams-Seylem

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  • Russian River Valley AVA, Sonoma
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Tell us about Opus One.

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  • 1979 joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild (of Mouton)
  • Located in Oakville AVA, Napa
  • 1981, the Opus One partnership acquired the To-Kalon “Q Block” from Robert Mondavi Winery
  • Bordeaux approach to viticulture = high densities common in France, rather than the traditional wide-spacing
  • Predominantly planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, but five principal Bordeaux varieties are at the estate.
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Tell us about Robert Mondavi.

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  • Robert and his brother (Peter) fought over mangement of the family estate (formely Charles Krug Winery)
  • The winery was founded in 1966, in Oakville AVA, Napa
  • The To-Kalon Vineyard, originally planted by H.W. Crabb in 1868, formed the core of the property.
  • First in Napa to employ French oak barrels exclusively for aging wine
  • Among the original adopters of temperature-controlled, stainless steel fermentation tanks
  • 1968, Mondavi rebranded Sauvignon Blanc as “Fumé Blanc,”
  • Winery sold in 2004 to Constellation Brands, for 1B$
  • Robert died in 2008
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Who is Geneviève Janssens ?

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  • Director of Winemaking at Robert Mondavi Winery (since 1997)
  • Wine Enthusiast’s 2010 “Winemaker of the Year,”
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What is the white wines result, from no 1 to 10, of Judgement of Paris 1976 ?

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  1. Château Montelena, 1973
  2. Roulot, Meursualt-Charmes, 1973
  3. Chalone Vineyards, 1974
  4. Spring Mountain Vineyard, 1973
  5. Joseph Drouhin, Beaune Clos des Mouches 1973
  6. Freemark Abbey Winery, 1972
  7. Ramonet-Prudhon, Bâtard-
    Montrachet, 1973
  8. Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet les Pucelles, 1972
  9. Veedercrest Vineyards, 1972
  10. David Bruce Winery, 1973
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What is the red wines result, from no 1 to 10, of Judgement of Paris 1976 ?

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  1. Stag’s Leap wine Cellars, 1973
  2. Château Mouton-Rotschild, 1970
  3. Château Haut-Brion, 1970
  4. Château Montrose, 1970
  5. Ridge Vinyards, monte Bello, 1971
  6. Château Léoville Las Cases, 1971
  7. Mayacamas Vineyards, 1971
  8. Clos du Val Winery, 1972
  9. Heitz Wine Cellars, Martha’s Vineyard, 1970
  10. Freemark Abbbey Winery, 1969
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True or False ? USA red wines again got 1st rank at the 30th year anniversary of the Judgment of Paris.

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  • True
  • 1st is Ridge Vineyards, Monte bello, 1971
  • 2nd is Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, 1973
  • 3rd is Mayacamas Vineyards, 1971 & Heitz Wine cellars, Martha’s Vineyard, 1970
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Where can we find the Vérité winery ?

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  • Chalk Hill AVA, Sonoma
  • Est 1998
  • 3 cuvées : La Joie (Cab. S Pauillac)– la Muse (Merlot Pomerol) – Le Désir (Cab F St-Émilion)
  • “La Joie” is currently the single most expensive Cabernet bottling produced from Sonoma County fruit.
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What is the name of the project of Tim Mondavi (son of Robert Mondavi) ?

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  • Continuum Estate
  • Est. 2005
  • Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley AVA
  • After the family estate sold to Constellation Brands in 2004, Tim (winemaker) sought another property
  • Neighboring Chapellet at 1300-1600 ft.
  • Organically farmed Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot.
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Where is located Pritchard Hill ?

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  • It’s hard to define its boundaries, since, not being a legal appellation, it doesn’t have any.
  • Its “a hole” between Oakville, Howell Mountain, the Stags Leap District, Rutherford and Chiles Valley.
  • Most of the vineyards are higher than 800 feet above sea level, and some rise to nearly 2,000 feet.
  • Wines grown there qualify only for a Napa Valley appellation.
  • Chappelet owns a trademark, and doesn’t want to share the name
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Who has a signature wine called ‘Maya’ ?

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  • Dalla Valle
  • Named after the owners daughter
  • Cab S + Franc
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What is the name of the californian project of the Moueix family of Bordeaux ?

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  • Dominus
  • Yountville, Napa Valley AVA
  • Est. 1982
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Where can we find the Mayacamas Vineyards estate ?

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  • Mt. Veeder AVA, Napa
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Where is located the Monte Bello Estate of Ridge winery ?

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  • Santa Cruz Mountains AVA (South of San Francisco)
  • Lie at 2300 ft.
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Where can we find Littorai estate ? Tell us about the house.

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  • Sebastopol, Sonoma
  • Owns vines : Sonoma Coast AVA, Russian River Valley AVA, Anderson Valley AVA
  • Est. 1993
  • Biodynamic farming
  • Top Pinots Noirs : Haven – Pivot – Platt
    – A. Thieriot – Mays Canyon – Roman – Savoy – Cerise – One Acre
  • Minimal new oak use
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Where can we find Domaine de la Côte estate ? Tell us about the house.

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  • Sta. Rita Hills AVA (in Santa Barbara wine region)
  • Est. 2013
  • Wine industry icons : Sashi Moorman - Rajat + vineyard manager Chris King
  • Biodynamic
  • The duo owns nearby négociant label Sandhi, as well as Evening Lands in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
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Tell us about Anthill Farms.

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  • Located in Healdsburg, Sonoma
  • Est. 2004
  • Webster Marquez, Anthony Filiberti, and David Low. They met while working at Williams-Selyem in 2003.
  • Does not own or lease vineyards, instead working with a variety of North Coast sites.
  • Aims to express vineyard site and vintage, preferring acidity and freshness to a ripe style
  • Wines are aged mostly in neutral French oak
  • It is not uncommon for alcohol percentages to hover around 13%.
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What is the style of the ancient wine called ‘Angelica’ made by the Spanish missionaries (1769-1833) ?

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  • Fortified style, derived from the Mission grape
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Which historical event is responsible for the California’s commercial wine boom in 1849 ?

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  • Gold Rush
  • Lot of european immigrant
  • They brought viticultural knowledge
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Years of prohibition in USA ?

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  • 1920 – 1933
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Which french well-known family is behind the Paso Robles, Tablas Creek project ?

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  • Perrin family, owners of Château de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  • Tablas Creek is part of the ‘Rhone Rangers’ movement, that begun in th 80s
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Where can we find : Bien Nacido – Solomon Hills – Sanford & Benedict – Los Alamos – la Rinconada – La Encantada – Zotovich – Rita’s Crown – Dierberg ?

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  • Santa Barbara County
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What is interesting and common between Santa Maria & Sante Ynez Valleys ?

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  • Both run East-West (rare transverse valleys)
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The Livermore Valley is best known for which grape varieties ?

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  • Chardonnay
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
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True or False ? Napa Valley AVA is the second wine region nationally designated ?

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  • True
  • Est. 1981
  • After Augusta, Missouri
  • Equally with Sonoma Valley AVA
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At which estate used to work André Tchelistcheff ? Tell us about him

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  • Beaulieu Vineyard
  • America’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker.
  • In 1938, concentrated his efforts on defining a style for high-quality California Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mentor of a lot of highly praised winemakers of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
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What do we refer to speaking of the ‘benchlands’ of Napa Valley ?

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  • In the valley floor AVAs, the best sites for winegrowing are usually on the alluvial fans, or ‘benchlands’
  • Deep, fertile, sloping soil deposits composed of run-off from mountain streams.
  • In these alluvial fans, vine can develop deep root systems.
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Bennet Valley AVA of Sonoma is acclaimed for which grape varietal ?

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  • Merlot
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Which Sonoma AVA is well known for old-vine Zinfandel ?

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  • Dry Creek Valley AVA
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Name the oldest continuously operating winery in California ?

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  • Buena Vista
  • Sonoma Valley AVA, the 1st appellation in the county established in 1981.
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How was 2017 in Napa Valley ?

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  • Difficult
  • Heat spikes near harvest
  • Wildfires brought an abrupt end to the season
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Major river in Anderson Valley ?

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  • Navarro
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AVA shared between Mendocino County & Sonoma County ?

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  • Pine Mountain – Cloverdale Peak
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Where is located Savoy vineyard ?

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  • Anderson Valley
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How they delimited Mendocino Ridge ?

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  • Demarcated by elevations above 1,200 feet (limit roughly represent the fog line)
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Most important AVA in Lake County ?

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  • Red Hills
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Who planted the first vineyard in Napa ?

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  • Georges Calvert Yount
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What are the four cuvées produced by Diamond Creek Vineyards ?

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  • Volcanic Hill
  • Red Rock Terrace
  • Gravelly Meadow
  • Lake (usually blend in Gravelly Meadow, except for exceptional vintage)
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Philip Togni Vineyard (Spring Mountain) is considered as a Old school or modern producer ?

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  • Old School
  • 40% new oak
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Who is famed for Kronos Vineyard ?

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  • Corison (St-Helena)
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Where is located..?

  • Bella Oak Vineyard
  • Trailside Vineyard
  • To-Kalon
  • Eisele Vineyard
  • Martha’s vineyard
  • Napanook
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  • Bella Oak Vineyard - Rutherford
  • Trailside Vineyard - Rutherford
  • To-Kalon - Oakville
  • Eisele Vineyard - Calistoga
  • Martha’s vineyard - Oakville
  • Napanook - Yountville
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Who produced ‘The Judge’ Chardonnay ?

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  • Kongsgaard
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What is the warmest AVA of Sonoma ?

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  • Knights Valley AVA
  • Its the most protected from maritime influences
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Where can we find ‘Goldridge’ soils ?

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Russian River Valley : Sebastopol Hills & Green Valley of RRV

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What Kistler is renowned for ?

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10 single vineyard Chardonnay with the same heritage clone

(Also produces Pinot noir)

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Moon Mountain is located within which AVA ?

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  • Sonoma Valley AVA
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Name 3 important sites in Moon Mountain AVA ?

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  • Hanzell
  • Monte Rosso
  • Montecillo
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What’s the name of the Taittinger project in Carneros ?

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  • Domaine Carneros
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Where is located Abreu ?

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  • St. Helena AVA
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Where is located Screaming Eagle ?

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  • Oakville AVA
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Where is located Far Niente ?

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  • Oakville AVA
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Where is located Château Montelena ?

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  • Calistoga AVA
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Where is located Joseph Phelps ?

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  • St. Helena AVA
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Where is located Beaulieu ?

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  • Rutherford AVA
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Where is located Scarecrow ?

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  • Rutherford AVA
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79
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Where is located Opus One ?

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  • Oakville AVA
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80
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Where is located Dunn Vineyard ?

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  • Howell Mountain AVA
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Where is located Eisele Vineyard ?

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  • Calistoga AVA
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Where is located Corison ?

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  • St. Helena AVA
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83
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De Villaine project in Napa valley ?

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  • Hyde de Villaine, Carneros
84
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Who is behind the Marcassin project in Fort Ross Seaview?

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  • Helen Turley
85
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Where’s Mount Eden ?

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  • Santa Cruz Mountain
86
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  • Where’s located Calera estate ?
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  • Mount Harlan, San Benito county
87
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Who produced ‘Herb Lamb’ cuvée?

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  • Colgin Cellars, Howell Mountain
88
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Who’s producing Jensen ?

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  • Calera
  • Pinot Noir
  • Mount Harlan 105$ USD
89
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Greatest challenge in California wine industry in the recent vintages?

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  • Wildfire
    – Smoke taint
90
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What are the newest AVAs in California (since 2023) ?

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  • Winters Highland AVA
  • Long Valley - Lake County AVA
91
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What style of wine ‘Sine Qua Non’ is renowned for and where he is located?

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  • Cult Rhone Rangers
  • Ventura County (2 hours north of LA)
92
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In which region are located :
- El Dorado
- Amador
- Calavaras
- Placer

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  • Sierra Foothills
93
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What is the newest AVA in Santa Barbara ?

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  • Alisos Canyon AVA
94
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Place from west to east the following AVAs.

  • Los Olivos District AVA
  • Ballard Canyon AVA,
  • Santa Rita Hills AVA
  • Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
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  • Santa Rita Hills AVA
  • Ballard Canyon AVA
  • Los Olivos AVA
  • Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
95
Q

What Mountains surround Monterrey AVA ?

A
  • Gabilan Mountains & Santa Lucia Mountains
96
Q

What AVA is west of Mount Veeder AVA ?

A
  • Moon Mountain AVA
97
Q

California vintage to choose between 2019-2020-2021 ?

A
  • 2019 or 2021
  • 2020 has been a very difficult vintage due to drought and fires. Most grapes (especially red) have been affected by smoke taint and many producers decided to not produce wine.
  • 2019 was a balanced vintage with - warmth and cool periods. The wines show elegance and balanced acidity.
  • 2021 is a warmer vintage and wines show concentrated flavors, as well as aging potential.
98
Q

What important river flows through Mendocino and Sonoma counties ?

A
  • Russian River
99
Q

Which producer bottles an old vines Zinfandel coming from Geyserville Vineyard ?

  • What AVA is it labeled under ?
A
  • Ridge, Lytton Spring Estate
  • Alexander Valley AVA
100
Q

Which Champagne producers own projects in …

  • Anderson Valley ?
  • Carneros ?
A
  • Anderson Valley - Louis Roederer (1982)
  • Carneros - Taittinger (Domaine Carneros)
101
Q

What happened in Napa in the winter of 1986?

A
  • Massive flooding during the winter of 1986 spread phylloxera valley wide
102
Q

What AXR1 refers to?

A
  • A rootstock used in California in the 80s. They thought it was resistant to phylloxera, but it wasn’t
103
Q

What is the first vintage of Harlan Estate?

104
Q

In which decade dry wine took over sweet wine in California?

105
Q

How is considered the climate of Napa Valley?

A
  • Napa Valley’s climate is classified as Mediterranean, with long, dry, hot summers and cooler, wet winters.
106
Q

What are the are two main entry points for the fog in Napa Valley?

A
  • San Pablo Bay to the south
  • The Chalk Hill Gap to the north
107
Q

Explain how northern Napa Valley, who is considered warmer, can produced quality wines?

A
  • Diurnal shift temperature, it is more important in the northern area
  • The biggest drop, up to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, is seen in the north around the Calistoga area, whereas down south the difference averages 20 degrees Fahrenheit
108
Q

Explain the impact of diurnal shift on higher elevation in Napa

A
  • Elevation affects the diurnal swing as well; higher up in the hills, the daytime temperatures are lower but the nighttime temperatures are higher, making for a smaller day-to-night shift than on the valley floor. This is especially true above the fog line, which sits at approximately 1,400 feet.
109
Q

What is the maximum degree of slopes in Napa Valley?

A
  • Napa Valley forbids the cultivation of any slope greater than 30 degrees
  • That said, a handful of even steeper sites that were planted before this ordinance have been grandfathered in and can still be spotted among Napa’s many hillsides.
110
Q

What is the ratio of Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley?

A
  • 46% of planting
111
Q

What is the most planted grape variety of Napa? The second?

A
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chardonnay
112
Q

Where can we find the majority of Chardonnay in Napa?

A
  • Carneros
  • Oak Knoll
  • Yountville
113
Q

Where can we find the majority of Merlot in Napa?

114
Q

Where can we find the majority of Pinot Noir in Napa?

115
Q

Explain why Sauvignon Blanc perform well in Napa Valley

A
  • Perform well in highly fertile, fluvial soils
  • It retains its acidity at high temperatures
  • Quite resistant to Pierce’s disease, a malady carried by sharpshooters
116
Q

Sauvignon blanc is often blended with which aromatic clone in Napa?

A
  • Sauvignon Musqué
117
Q

Where can we find the majority of old vine of Zinfandel in Napa?

A
  • Calistoga
  • on the mountains
  • Coombsville
118
Q

What are the Croatian synonyms of Zinfandel?
Italian?

A
  • Crljenak Kaštelanski
  • Tribidrag

Italy
- Primitivo

119
Q

What is the California sprawl vine training?

A
  • A kind of floppy, bush-style training wherein the grapes were well protected from the sun by a wild and untamed canopy. The vines tended to be widely spaced and, if planted prior to the mid-1970s, were dry-farmed.
120
Q

When occurs the introduction of Drip Irrigation in California?

121
Q

Where is located Juliana Vineyard?

A
  • Pope Valley
122
Q

The Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail are associated with which wine region?

A
  • Napa Valley
123
Q

A wine produced in Carneros can be labelled as…?

A
  • Carneros
  • Napa Valley
  • Sonoma Valley
  • Sonoma Coast
124
Q

What are the geographic criteria for Howell Mountain AVA?

A
  • A vineyard must be located at or above 1,400 feet above sea level to claim the appellation.

This elevation was not randomly selected; rather, it is what is known as the fog line, the atmospheric inversion layer that marks the upper limit of the fog. Above this elevation, vineyards have an almost unmitigated access to sunshine

125
Q

Angwin is associated with which AVA?

A
  • Howell Mountain
126
Q

Wild Horse Valley spans over which counties?

A
  • Napa County
  • Solano County
127
Q

Who is Warren Winiarski?

A
  • Winiarski founded Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars in 1973 next door to Fay (whose vineyard he now owns), and his first vintage of Cabernet went on to win the Judgment of Paris.
128
Q

Which estate in Mount Veeder is used to be named Fisher & Sons Winery?

A
  • Mayacamas Winery
129
Q

Which creek separate Diamond Mountain District and Spring Mountain?

A
  • Ritchie Creek
130
Q

Which creek marks the southern boundary of Spring Mountain?

A
  • Sulphur Creek
131
Q

Where are located Cain, Smith Madrone, Philip Togni and Pride Mountain Vineyards

A
  • Spring Mountain
132
Q

Where is located Spottswoode?

133
Q

Where is located Volker Eisele?

A
  • Chiles Valley
134
Q
  • Who was the first to develop vineyard in Diamond Mountain
A
  • Jacob Schram in 1860s, a Rheinhessen native producer. He developed in fact the Napa’s first hillside vineyard
135
Q

Al Brounstein founded which estate?

A
  • Diamond Creek, launched in 1968
136
Q

Calistoga is bordered by which mountains?

A
  • Howell to the east
  • Diamond to the west
  • Mount St. Helena to the north
137
Q

What is particular with Eisele vineyard?

A
  • Home to one of Napa’s rare eastern alluvial fans
  • Eisele became the third vineyard-designated wine after Martha’s and Monte Bello in 1971
138
Q

What are the two most planted grape varieties of Sonoma County?

A
  • Chardonnay (25%)
  • Pinot Noir (21%)
139
Q

What style of Chardonnay Kendall-Jackson developed?

A
  • Off-dry Chardonnay and finished with unfermented Gewürztraminer must. The Gewürztraminer’s aromatic lift complemented the buttery decadence of the wine.
140
Q

Who is now the owner of Williams Selyem?

A
  • Burgundy’s Domaine Faiveley
141
Q

Who is now the owner of Kosta Browne?

142
Q

What is the highest mountain of Mayacamas?

A
  • Mount Saint Helena, it is shared with Napa and Lake Counties
143
Q

What is the newest AVA of Sonoma? (2022)

A
  • West Sonoma Coast
144
Q

A wine from Green Valley can be labeled as?

A
  • Green Valley
  • Russian River Valley
  • Sonoma Coast
  • Northern Sonoma (or North Coast)
145
Q

What is the regulation in Sonoma in term of AVA labelling?

A
  • It required all Sonoma wines to adhere to conjunctive labeling, where each bottle must list Sonoma County in addition to any more specific AVA. (since 2011)

The Napa Valley has required similar conjunctive labeling practices since 1989.

146
Q

Where is the Sanford and Benedict vineyard located?

A
  • Sta. Rita Hills
147
Q

What is the average elevation for Bennett Mountain?

A
  • 400 and 1,100 feet
148
Q

What is the minimum elevation of Fort Ross Seaview?

149
Q

Petaluma Gap is separate between which counties?

A
  • Sonoma
  • Marin
150
Q

What is the most planted grape variety of Petaluma Gap?

A
  • Pinot Noir
151
Q

Where is located Kosta Browne?

A
  • Russian River Valley - Sebastopol, but they are picking grapes in multiple areas of California (Anderson Valley, Santa Lucia, etc)
152
Q

Where is located Williams Selyem?

A
  • Russian River Valley - Healdsburg
153
Q

What is the most planted grape variety of Russian River Valley?

A
  • Chardonnay (42%)
154
Q

Where can we find Goldridge soil?

A
  • Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA, it covers approximately 60% of the AVA.
  • Sebastopol Hills, quite rich in Goldridge
155
Q

Where is located Annapolis?

A
  • West Sonoma Coast, it begins at the Mendocino county line. The landscape here resembles Mendocino, as vineyards emerge from towering redwood forests near the ocean.
156
Q

Where is located Peter Michael?

A
  • Knight Valley
157
Q

Boonville, Philo, and Navarro towns are associated with which AVA?

A
  • Anderson Valley AVA
158
Q

Santa Cruz Mountain cover parts of which counties?

A
  • San Mateo
  • Santa Clara
  • Santa Cruz
159
Q

Santa Cruz Mountain cover parts of which counties?

A
  • San Mateo
  • Santa Clara
  • Santa Cruz
160
Q

What is the most planted grape variety in Anderson Valley AVA?

A
  • Pinot noir, 2/3 of the planting
161
Q

Who is producing Martha’s Vineyard?

A
  • Heitz Cellars
162
Q

What was the first single vineyard wine produced in California?

A
  • Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Heitz Cellars
163
Q

Where is located the producer Wente?

A
  • Livermore Valley
164
Q

What is the minimum % if a wine is labeled as California?

A
  • 100%, like Oregon
165
Q

What is the minimum % of a wine labeled by a County in California?

A
  • 75% like all other state
166
Q

What is the minimum % of a wine labeled by a AVA in California?

167
Q

What is the minimum % of a wine labeled with a Vineyard in California?

A
  • 95%, like all other states
168
Q

What is the minimum % of a wine labeled with a grape variety in California?

169
Q

What is the minimum % of a wine labeled with a vintage in California?

A
  • 85%, 95% if labeled by AVA
170
Q

Does a wine produced in Santa Cruz Mountain is included in Central Coast AVA or San Francisco Bay AVA?

171
Q

Gabilan Mountains AVA encompassed which other AVAs?

A
  • Mount Harlan AVA
  • Chalone AVA
172
Q

Where can we find the Templeton gap?

A
  • San Luis Obispo
173
Q

Which mountain range is on the western side of San Luis Obispo?

A
  • Santa Lucia Mountains
174
Q

Where is located James Berry Vineyard?

A
  • Paso Robles Willow Creek District
175
Q

Where is located Salinas River?

A
  • San Luis Obispo
176
Q

Edna valley in San Luis Obispo is renowned for which grapes?

A
  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay
177
Q

Where is held les Hospices du Rhône, the world’s largest Rhône wine celebration?

A
  • Paso Robles
178
Q

Which AVAs are located within Santa Ynez Valley?

A
  • Sta. Rita Hills
  • Ballard Canyon
  • Los Olivos District
  • Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
179
Q

Where can we find Bien Nacido Vineyard? Name a producer on it

A
  • Santa Maria Valley
  • Au Bon Climat
  • Sandhi
  • Tyler
180
Q

Where can we find Solomon Hills Vineyard?

A
  • Santa Maria Valley
181
Q

What is the average growing season of Santa Maria Valley?

A
  • 125 days, considered as a long growing season, it is due to the cool average temperature
182
Q

Which AVA is located west of Lake Cachuma?

A
  • Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
183
Q

Central Valley can be divided into which valleys?

A
  • Sacramento Valley
  • San Joaquin Valley
184
Q

Central Valley is considered as which heat summation zones?

A
  • Region IV
  • Region V
185
Q

Grape produced in Lodi represent which % of California grapes?

186
Q

Where these AVAs are located?
- Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Mokelumne River, Cosumnes River, Jahant, Sloughhouse, and Clements Hills

A
  • Lodi, Central Valley
187
Q

Where these AVAs are located?
- Fair Play, El Dorado, Fiddletown, North Yuba, and California Shenandoah Valley

A
  • Sierra Foothills
188
Q

Where is located UC Davis?

A
  • West of Sacramento
189
Q

Where are located these producers?
- Parducci Wine Cellars
- Fetzer Vineyards

A
  • Mendocino County
190
Q

What is the difference between Redwood Valley AVA and Potter Valley AVA, who are located next to each other, in term of climate and grape variety?

A
  • Redwood Valley’s focus is red grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Barbera, Syrah, and Petite Sirah. Redwood Valley experiences a cooling influence from a break in the ridgelines that allows marine air to seep into the vineyards.
  • Potter Valley is 200 to 300 feet higher than its neighbor. While days during the growing season can get hot, the elevation allows for a more pronounced diurnal swing, beneficial to the Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Pinot Noir that are grown here.
191
Q

What is the major grape variety of Mendocino Ridge AVA?

A
  • Pinot Noir
192
Q

What is the major grape variety of Eagle Peak AVA

A
  • Pinot Noir
193
Q

Mount Konocti is associated with which AVA?

A
  • Red Hills AVA
194
Q

Which AVA is between Napa and Sacramento?

A
  • Solano County AVA
195
Q

Where can we find Chenin Blanc in Solano County?

A
  • Solano County Green Valley AVA, best known region in California for Chenin Blanc
196
Q

Where is located Suisun Valley?

A
  • Solano County
198
Q

Jim Clendenen is associated with which estate?

A
  • Founder of Au Bon Climat, passed away recently
199
Q

What is the project of Screaming Eagle in Ballard Canyon?

200
Q

What is the second wine of Harlan?

A
  • The Maiden
201
Q

Where can we find 75% of the production in California?

A
  • Central Valley
202
Q

What wine region is strongly effected by the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta?

203
Q

What is the coolest sub ava of Lodi?

A
  • Molkemunes AVA
204
Q

List the AVAs for the following vineyards
- Savoy
- Sanford and Benedict
- Pisoni

A
  • Savoy: Anderson Valley
  • Sanford and Benedict: Santa Rita Hills
  • Pisoni: Santa Lucia Highlands
205
Q

What is the newest AVA of Napa Valley since 2024 ?

A

. Crystal Springs

206
Q

What is the newest AVA of Napa Valley since 2024 ?

A

. Crystal Springs

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