California Flashcards
What was the first post-prohibition winery to open, 29 years after prohibition, in 1962?
Heitz Cellar
What was the name of the first grape variety planted in San Diego, California during the late 1700s ?
Mission
What California University is most noted for its winemaking education program, as well as its research on farming techniques?
UC Davis
What does AVA stand for?
American Viticulture Area
In the United States, if a wine is labeled as a “Cabernet Sauvignon”, it must contain ______ % of that grape.
75%
True of False: By Law, all red wines designated as “Reserve or Estate” in the North Coast AVA must be aged a minimum of 24 months in new oak barrels.
False
What nested Napa Valley AVA is known for planting cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay?
Los Carneros AVA
Paso Robles is located inside what major AVA?
Central Coast
Which Napa Valley winery produced the famous Cabernet Sauvignon that placed 1st in the 1976 Judgement of Paris - a blind tasting of the best wines of Bordeaux & Burgundy.
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Knights Valley is in Napa or Sonoma?
Sonoma
Which Central Coast AVA has the coolest climate?
Santa Barbara
Where are Lodi, the Sierra Foothills, and Amador?
Central Valley
True or False - Calistoga AVA, nested in the Napa Valley, is known for it’s cool temperatures due to it’s close proximity to the San Pablo Bay.
False – Biggest temp swings in Napa
If a wine is labeled “St. Helena AVA Cabernet Sauvignon”, _____% of the fruit must come from that AVA.
85%
Most wines in the United States are labeled with the
Varietal Name
