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What % of production California account for the total production of USA?

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80%

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When was gold rush?

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1849

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When was prohibition?

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1920 - 1933

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What was contributions of Andre Tchelistcheff?

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  • temperature-controlled fermentation
  • better hygiene of the winery
  • techniques to prevent various diseases and frost damage
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When was the judgement of Paris?

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1976

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What were the wines won the judgement of Paris?

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1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

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What is the popular rootstock in Calfornia?

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AXR1

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What are the 2 key influences on climate in Califormia?

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The cold Pacific Ocean
The ranges of mounrains

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What are the threat in California vineyards?

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Pierce disases
frost
drought

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What is the organization for sustainability program?

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The California Winegrowing Alliance

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What are the certification programs?

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  • Napa Green Winery
  • Sonoma County Winegrowers
  • Lodi Rules
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Why organic certifications are less common in California?

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there must have been no addition of SO2 in the winemaking process

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What are the most planted varieties in CA?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Zinfandel
Merlot
Colombard
Syrah
Pinot Gris
Sauvignon Blanc

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What % of the wines must be from the named variety?

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75%

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What % of the grapes must come from any named county?

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75%

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IF an AVA is mentioned, what % of the grapes must come from that AVA?

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85%

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If vineyard names appear on the label, what % of the grapes must come from the vineyard?

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95%

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What % of the grapes must come from any stated vintage if the wine is labelled with an AVA?

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95%

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What % of the grapes must come from any stated vintage if the wine is labelled with an a county or the state is mentioned?

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95%

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What is the term “estate bottled”?

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If the wine has been made and bottled at the producer’s winery, and from grapes from vineyards owned or controlled by the producer that are within the same AVA

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What is the world’s largest selling brand?

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Barefoot Cellars

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What are the most expensive and hard-to-obtain wines / cult wine?

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Screaming Eagle Winery
Harlan Estate

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When did E & J Gallo was founded?

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1933 in Modesto, California

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What are the sub-AVA of Mendocino Country?

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Anderson Valley
Yorkville Highlands
McDowell Valley,
Potter Valley,
Redwood Valley
Cole Ranch

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Which AVA of Mendocino has the highest altitude?
Potter Valley
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What are the varieties of Mendocino County?
the coastal AVAs; Pinot Noir and Chardonnay the inland AVAs, Zinfandel, Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Cabernet Sauvignon
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Who are the significant producers of Anderson Valley?
Littorai, William Selyem
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What is the river run through Anderson Valley?
Navaro River
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Which mountains create the rain shadow in Lake County?
Mayacamas Mountains, - warm climate
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What is the largest sub-AVA of Lake County?
Clear Lake AVA
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What are the Nothern Sonoma sub-AVA?
- Alexander Valley - Knights Valley - Rockpile - Chalk Hill - Russian River Valley - Dry Creek Valley
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What is the climate of Alexander Valley?
a warm climate
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What are the soil types of Alexander Valley?
low-nutrient, free-draining, sand and gravel
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Who are the significant producers of Alexander Valley?
Kendall-Jackson (Stonestreet Estate) Seghesio
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What is the warmest AVA of Sonoma County?
Knights Valley
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What are the soil types of Knights Valley?
free-draining volcanic soils
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What are the soil types of Dry Creek?
Gravelly sandy loam - valley floor gravel red clay loam - on the slopes
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What variety Dry Creek Valley is known for?
old vine, over 100 years old Zinfandel
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what are the characteristics of Zinfandel?
medium (+) to full-bodied medium (+) acidity ripe flavor of blackberry, black plum cherry
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What are the soil types of Russian River Valley?
yellow sandstone to rocky clay loam
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Who are the significant producers of Russian River Valley?
Rochioli La Crema
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What are the Sonoma Coast sub-AVA?
Russian River Valley Carneros Chalk Hill Petaluma Gap Fort Ross Seaview Goes into Sonoma Valleu too
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What are the climate of Sonoma Caost?
Cool with limited sunshine exposed to cold ocean winds and fog
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Who are the significant producers of Sonoma Coast?
Aubert Occidental
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What are the altitude of Fort Ross Seaview
280m above the fog layer, = longer hours of sunshine and warmth compared to the surrounding Sonoma Coast
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What is the significant climatic influence in Petaluma Gap?
High-speed coastal winds flow throughout the AVA
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What is the effect of the strong winds in Petaluma Gap?
cause leaf stomata to close, slowing respiration and photo synthsis
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What are the sub-AVA of Sonoma Valley?
Sonoma Mountain Bennet Valley Carneros
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What are the elevation of Sonoma mountain?
730m, exposing the grapes to intense sun and warm daytime temperatures, and cool nights
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Who are the significant producers of Carneros?
Kistler Vineyards Ramey
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AVAs on the southern Valley Floor of Napa?
Carneros AVA Coomsville AVA Oak Knoll AVA
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What are the climatic influence of the Valley Floor AVAs of Napa
The cold air and fog, sit under the fog layer. limiting hours of warmth and sunlight
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What are the central valley floor AVAs of Napa?
Yountville AVA Stags Leap District AVA Oakville AVA Rutherford AVA
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What is the most famous vineyard area in Oakville and Rutherford?
the Rutherford Bench
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What are the Northernmost Valley Floor AVA?
St Helena AVA Calistoga AVA
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What is the climate of St Helena and Calistoga AVA?
warm to hot, not receiving cooling influence from the San Pablo Bay
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What are the Mountain AVAs of Napa Valley?
Mount Veeder AVA Atlas Peak AVA Howell Mountain AVA Spring Mountain District AVA Diamond Mountain District AVA
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What are the soil types of Napa?
- on mountains: thin, poor in nutrients - middle and east: silt and clay, founded by Napa River - at the bottom of mountains: alluvial fans - "benches": deep rocky
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What are the typical training system in Napa?
pruned and trained to cordon or replacement spur with VSP trellising
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What is the certification programme for sustainability in Napa? How many producers are certified?
Napa Green, 60% of producers are certified currently
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What is the most planted variety in Napa and what % accounts for?
Cabernet Sauvignon, 40%
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What are the styles of winemaking from Napa in 80s and 90s?
Full-bodied, intense wines Grapes were harvested relatively late giving extra-ripe flavors, high alcohol and lower acidities Both red and white wines were matured in a high proportion of new oak
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What are the styles of winemaking from Napa today?
The general trend is to pick earlier than in the past. High proportion of new oak ar still common, thought the time spent in oak is often shorter
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What are the famous single vineyards of Napa?
To Kalon, Martha's Vineyard
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What are the popular clones of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay in CA?
Cabernet Sauvignon: Clones 7, 8, 11 from Margaux Chardonnay: Wente, originally from Meursault
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Where are Wente and Concannon located?
Livermore Valley AVA
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Where is Santa Cruz Mountain AVA?
Part of Coast Range - many high altitude sites along a ridge line. Eastern side is warmer, next to Silicon Valley.
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What are the elevation of Santa Cruz Mountains?
up to 800m
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Who are the significant producers of Santa Cruz Mountains?
Ridge Vineyards Mount Eden Vineyards
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What is the climate of Monterey AVA? What is the valley the AVA is formed around? What orientation is it? What’s special about the water?
cool maritime air funneled from Monterey Bay. The water is particularly cold, and that means afternoon and evenings in the Salinas Valley can be particularly cool and windy
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What are the soil types of Monterey AVA?
sandy loam and gravel
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What are the AVA of Monterey County?
Monterey AVA Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Arroyo Seco AVA Chalone AVA Carmel Valley AVA
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What are the main AVA of San Luis Obispo County?
Paso Robels Edna Valley Arroyo Grande
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What are the best known sub-AVA of Paso Robles?
Adelaida District
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What are the climate of the Paso Robles?
the eastern part = warmer climate the western part = cooler
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What influence the Templeton Gap provide?
on the west side of Paso robles is a low point in the Central Range that allows the Pacific Ocean's air to reach further inland providing a moderating influence on the temperature of the westerly sub-AVAs
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What are the soil types of Paso Robles?
Calcareous soils, clay
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What are the most planted variety in Paso Robles?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Who are the significant producers of Paso Robles?
Saxum Vineyards Tablas Creek
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What are the AVAs of Santa Barbara County?
Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley (Sta Rita Hills, Ballard Canyon, Los Olivos District and Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara)
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What are the mountain ranges of Santa Barbara county?
the Transverse Ranges the Southern Coast Ranges; east-west
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Who are the significant producer of Santa Barbara County?
Mail Road Wines Sine Qua Non
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What are the soils of Sta Rita Hills AVA?
Calcium-rich soils
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What are the hills of Sta Rita Hills?
the Purisima Hills - north Santa Rosa Hills - south
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What is the climate of Sta Rita Hills?
receive the cool Pacific fog and breezes that funnel unland through the Transverse Ranges
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What are the 2 valleys of the Central Valley?
the Sacramento Valley the San Joaquin Valley
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What are the daytime temperature of the Central Valley?
35-40c
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What are the common varieties of the Central Valley?
Colombard Chardonnay Muscat Zinfandel Merlot
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Who are the large-scale producers of the Central Valley?
E & J Gallo Winery Bronco Wine Company
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What are the climate of Lodi?
a hot Mediterranean climate, moderated by cooling afternoon winds both from the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-san Joaquin Delta
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What are the soil types of Lodi?
free-draining sandy and clay soils
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What are the river run through Lodi?
Mokelumne river
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What are the common training system of Lodi?
Cordon-trained and VSP trellised as replacement cane systems would require more labor
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What variety Lodi is well-known for?
Old vine Zinfandel, bush vines, some of vines are over 100 years old on sandy soils, phylloxera free
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Who are the significant producers of Lodi?
Ravenswood
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What are the main sub-AVAs of Lodi?
Mokelumne River AVA Clarksburg AVA
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What is Lodi Rules?
the first sustainability program in California
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What are the sub-AVAs of Sierra Foothills?
- California Shenandoah Valley - Fiddletown AVA - El Dorado AVA
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What are the soil types of Sierra Foothills?
Sandy clay loam Decomposed granite Water retaining Dry farming possible

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