California Flashcards
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California AVA’s:
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- California AVA’s are defined by 6 large-scale AVA’s that encompass groups of counties. Nested within these are “medium-sized” AVA’s (Napa). And within these are smaller more tightly defined AVA’s.
- Regulations require that 85 percent or more of the wine is derived from grapes grown within the boundaries of a TTB-established AVA
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California’s 6 “large-scale” AVA’s:
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- North Coast (6 counties)
- Central Coast (9 counties)
- Sierra Foothills (6 counties)
- Inland Valleys (4 counties)
- Southern California (4 counties)
- Far North California
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Central Coast Counties (AVA’s):
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- Santa Barbara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Clara
- San Luis Obispo
- San Francisco Bay
- San Bonito County
- Paso Robles
- Monterey County
- Livermore Valley
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North Coast Counties (AVA’s):
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- Lake County
- Los Carneros
- Mendocino County
- Napa Valley
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
5
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Amador County, Yuba County, and El Dorado County belong to which larger AVA?
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Sierra Foothills. Also contains Sierra Foothills AVA. Production centers on Zinfandel and Rhone varieties.
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Inland Valleys Counties (AVA’s):
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- Inland Valleys spans from San Joaquin Valley in the south to Sacramento Valley in the North
- San Joaquin
- Kern
- Fresno
- Madera
- Sacramento
- Stanislaus
- Yolo
- Home to large corporate wineries
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Far North Counties (AVA’s):
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- Shasta
- Humboldt
- Siskiyou
- Trinity
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Sonoma County AVA’s:
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- Alexander Valley
- Bennett Valley
- Chalk Hill
- Dry Creek Valley
- Ft. Ross-Seaview
- Fountaingrove District
- Green Valley of Russian River Valley
- Knights Valley
- Moon Mountain District
- Northern Sonoma
- Petaluma Gap
- Rockpile
- Russian River Valley
- Sonoma Coast
- Sonoma Mountain
- Sonoma Valley
- West Sonoma Coast
