California Flashcards
What is necessary to cool vineyard areas all throughout California?
A break in the mountains between the vineyards and the pacific - allows cool air to funnel in
What is the hottest AVA in Napa valley?
St. Helena
Why is Calistoga not the hottest AVA in Napa?
Cooling influence from Knights Valley
In which county is Anderson Valley?
Mendocino
What river affects Anderson Valley?
Navarro
What champagne producers is based in Anderson Valley?
Roederer
What grape is historically associated with Anderson Valley?
Zinfandel
Name a producer of Pinot Noir in Anderson Valley.
Duckorn ‘Goldeneye’
Littorai
Williams Selyem
What mountain range cuts through Mendocino County?
Mayacamas Mountains
What are the nested AVAs in Mendocino AVA?
Fully:
Eagle Peak
Redwood Valley
Potter Valley
Cole Ranch
McDowell Valley
Anderson Valley
Partially:
Yorkville Highlands
What is the smallest AVA in the US?
Cole Ranch
Which AVA is cooler: Redwood Valley or Potter Valley?
Potter Valley
What is the oldest winery in Mendocino County?
Parducci founded in 1932
Clear Lake is famous for what varietals?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Zinfandel
Sauvignon Blanc
What AVA straddles the Sonoma County and Mendocino County line?
Pine Mountain Cloverdale Peak
What two mountain ranges affect Sonoma?
Coast Ranges
Mayacamas
What part of Sonoma is cooler, North or South? Why?
South
Petaluma Gap
Russian River Valley has stayed the same size since its inception, True or False?
False
Expanded in 2005 to include vineyards south of Sebastapol and in 2011 to go further south to include Gallos ‘Two Rock’ vineyard
What is the soil found in Sebastopol Hills and Green Valley of Russian Rive rValley?
Goldridge Soil (Sandy)
What AVA has the highest amount of sand in its soil in Sonoma County?
Laguna Ridge
(Think Fast draining, fast cars, Laguna Seca, Laguna Ridge)
Who were some of the first producers to bring attention to RRV?
Williams Selyem
Rochioli
Gary Farrell
True or false: Pinot Noir is planted at Lower elevations while Zinfandel is planted higher in Russian River Valley?
True
Some of the oldest vines are Zinfandel planted higher up the hills
Chalk Hill has what kind of soil?
Volcanic
Is Chalk Hill warmer or cooler than Russian River Valley?
Warmer
When was Fort Ross Seaview created as an AVA?
2012
Is Fort Ross Seaview above or below the fog line?
Well above - high elevation
What major geologic feature runs through the heart of Fort Ross Seaview AVA?
San Andreas Fault
How does the presence of the San Andreas Fault affect soil types in Fort Ross Seaview?
Wide variety of soils
Goldridge soil as well as various sedimentary, volcanic, and metamorphic rock
What is the bay that begins the Petaluma Gap in the West?
Bodega Bay
In Dry Creek Valley, are vineyards cooler on the hill or valley floor?
Valley Floor
Name three producers from Fort Ross Seaview
RAEN
Hirsch
Marcassin
Where is Peay located?
Sonoma Coast - just north of Fort Ross Seaview
Where is Zinfandel traditionally planted in Dry Creek Valley? How is it farmed?
Planted above the fog line
Farmed without irrigation to prevent rot
Dry Creek valley is named as such because of its lack of rain: true or false?
False - actually gets a lot of rain
Dry Creek is called as such because of the arm Springs Dam which creates Dry Creek
In Northern California, which side of the valleys are warmer, eastern or western?
Eastern - sun exposed hillsides (facing west) in the evening
Is Alexander Valley warmer or cooler than Dry Creek Valley?
Warmer
What soil type is found in Alexander Valley?
Alluvial
Who makes wine from Geyserville Vineyard?
Ridge
Name three producers in Alexander Valley.
Francis Ford Coppola Winery
Ridge
Jordan
Who makes wine from Lytton Springs Vineyard?
Ridge
Knights Valley is located north of what AVA?
Napa
Specifically Calistoga
Who were the first to plant vines in Sonoma? When?
Franciscan Monks in 1823
