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California (2) Flashcards

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Super AVA located south of Los Angelas

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South Coast AVA

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Super AVA that extends from Oakland/SF to Santa Barbara

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Central Coast AVA

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Super AVA located north of San Francisco

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North Coast AVA

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Counties (6) that are included within the North Coast AVA

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Napa
Sonoma
Mendocino
Lake
Marin
Solano
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5
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Area that grows the majority of California’s grapes, but is NOT an AVA

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The Central Valley

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Super AVA located east of the Central Valley

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Sierra Foothills AVA

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Leading grape variety of Napa Valley

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Mountain Range on the border between Napa and Sonoma

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Mayacamas Mountains

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Mountain Range located in the eastern portion of Napa County

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Vaca Mountains

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(6) AVAs of Napa’s valley floor

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Calistoga
St. Helena
Rutherford
Oakville
Yountville
Stags Leap District
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Napa AVA located east of the valley floor, somewhat isolated in the foothills of the Vaca Mountains

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Chiles Valley

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(5) High elevation AVAs of Napa

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Mount Veeder
Diamond Mountain District
Spring Mountain District
Howell Mountain
Atlas Peak
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(4) Napa AVAs located in the southern portion of the area

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Oak Knoll District
Coombsville
Carneros
Wild Horse Valley

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Body of water that cools the southern area of Napa County

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San Pablo Bay

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AVA shared between Napa and Sonoma Counties

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Carneros (Los Carneros)

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AVA shared between Napa and Solano Counties

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Wild Horse Valley

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Leading grape of Sonoma County

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Chardonnay

18
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Two leading red grapes of Sonoma County

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Pinot Noir

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4 sub-appellations of the Sonoma Valley AVA

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Bennet Valley
Sonoma Mountain
Moon Mountain District of Sonoma County
Carneros

20
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Large AVA of western Sonoma County

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Sonoma Coast

21
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Sub-appellation (of the northern portion) of the Sonoma Coast AVA

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Fort Ross-Seaview AVA

22
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AVA shared between Sonoma and Marin Counties

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Petaluma Gap AVA

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Two sub-appellations of the Russian River Valley AVA

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Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

Chalk Hill AVA

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7 inland AVAs of Sonoma County (excluding those within the Sonoma Valley AVA)

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Dry Creek Valley AVA
Rockpile AVA
Alexander Valley AVA
Knights Valley AVA
Pine Mountain/Cloverdale Peak AVA
Fountaingrove District AVA
Chalk Hill AVA (also a sub appellation of RRV)
25
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Sonoma County AVA specializing in Zinfandel

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Dry Creek Valley

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Mendocino County AVA known for sparkling wines

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Anderson Valley

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AVA known as “Islands in the Sky”

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Mendocino Ridge

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Two leading grape varieties of hte Mendocino Ridge AVA

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Pinot Noir, old vine Zinfandel

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AVA shared between Sonoma and Mendocino Counties

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Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak

30
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The smallest AVA in the United States

A

Cole Ranch (located in Mendocino County)

31
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Seven AVAs of Lake County

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Benmore Valley
Clear Lake
High Valley
Red Hills Lake County
Big Valley District Lake County
Kelsey Bench Lake County
Guenoc Valley
32
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Home county of hte Paso Robles, Edna Valley, and Arroyo Grande Valley AVAs

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San Luis Obispo County

33
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Small AVA located in a mountainous region just west of Paso Robles

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York Mountain AVA

34
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(7) AVAs of Santa Barbara County

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Santa Maria Valley
Santa Ynez Valley
Ballard Canyon
Los Olivos District
Sta. Rita Hills
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Alisos Canyon
35
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(4) AVAs that overlap the Santa Ynez Valley AVA

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Ballard Canyon
Los Olivos District
Sta. Rita Hills
Happy Canyon of S. B.

36
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AVA approved in 2020; located between Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley

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Alisos Canyon AVA

37
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Descriptive nickname for the Alisos Canyon AVA

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“Goldilocks Rhone Zone”

38
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Sub-appellation of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

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Ben Lomond Mountain AVA

39
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7 sub-appellations of the Lodi AVA

A 
Alta Mesa
Borden Ranch
Clements Hills
Cosumnes River
Jahant
Mokelumne River
Sloughhouse
40
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Large AVA located on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Range

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Sierra Foothills AVA (large in size, but low in vine acreage as only about 1% of total area is planted to vines)

41
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El Aliso

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Original 1833 name of the estate Jean-Luis Vignes; one of the first commercial wineries in Southern CA

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