California (2) Flashcards
Super AVA located south of Los Angelas
South Coast AVA
Super AVA that extends from Oakland/SF to Santa Barbara
Central Coast AVA
Super AVA located north of San Francisco
North Coast AVA
Counties (6) that are included within the North Coast AVA
Napa Sonoma Mendocino Lake Marin Solano
Area that grows the majority of California’s grapes, but is NOT an AVA
The Central Valley
Super AVA located east of the Central Valley
Sierra Foothills AVA
Leading grape variety of Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mountain Range on the border between Napa and Sonoma
Mayacamas Mountains
Mountain Range located in the eastern portion of Napa County
Vaca Mountains
(6) AVAs of Napa’s valley floor
Calistoga St. Helena Rutherford Oakville Yountville Stags Leap District
Napa AVA located east of the valley floor, somewhat isolated in the foothills of the Vaca Mountains
Chiles Valley
(5) High elevation AVAs of Napa
Mount Veeder Diamond Mountain District Spring Mountain District Howell Mountain Atlas Peak
(4) Napa AVAs located in the southern portion of the area
Oak Knoll District
Coombsville
Carneros
Wild Horse Valley
Body of water that cools the southern area of Napa County
San Pablo Bay
AVA shared between Napa and Sonoma Counties
Carneros (Los Carneros)
AVA shared between Napa and Solano Counties
Wild Horse Valley
Leading grape of Sonoma County
Chardonnay
Two leading red grapes of Sonoma County
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinot Noir
4 sub-appellations of the Sonoma Valley AVA
Bennet Valley
Sonoma Mountain
Moon Mountain District of Sonoma County
Carneros
Large AVA of western Sonoma County
Sonoma Coast
Sub-appellation (of the northern portion) of the Sonoma Coast AVA
Fort Ross-Seaview AVA
AVA shared between Sonoma and Marin Counties
Petaluma Gap AVA
Two sub-appellations of the Russian River Valley AVA
Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA
Chalk Hill AVA
7 inland AVAs of Sonoma County (excluding those within the Sonoma Valley AVA)
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)
Sonoma County AVA specializing in Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley
Mendocino County AVA known for sparkling wines
Anderson Valley
AVA known as “Islands in the Sky”
Mendocino Ridge
Two leading grape varieties of hte Mendocino Ridge AVA
Pinot Noir, old vine Zinfandel
AVA shared between Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
The smallest AVA in the United States
Cole Ranch (located in Mendocino County)
Seven AVAs of Lake County
Benmore Valley Clear Lake High Valley Red Hills Lake County Big Valley District Lake County Kelsey Bench Lake County Guenoc Valley
Home county of hte Paso Robles, Edna Valley, and Arroyo Grande Valley AVAs
San Luis Obispo County
Small AVA located in a mountainous region just west of Paso Robles
York Mountain AVA
(7) AVAs of Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley Ballard Canyon Los Olivos District Sta. Rita Hills Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Alisos Canyon
(4) AVAs that overlap the Santa Ynez Valley AVA
Ballard Canyon
Los Olivos District
Sta. Rita Hills
Happy Canyon of S. B.
AVA approved in 2020; located between Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley
Alisos Canyon AVA
Descriptive nickname for the Alisos Canyon AVA
“Goldilocks Rhone Zone”
Sub-appellation of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
Ben Lomond Mountain AVA
7 sub-appellations of the Lodi AVA
Alta Mesa Borden Ranch Clements Hills Cosumnes River Jahant Mokelumne River Sloughhouse
Large AVA located on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Range
Sierra Foothills AVA (large in size, but low in vine acreage as only about 1% of total area is planted to vines)
El Aliso
Original 1833 name of the estate Jean-Luis Vignes; one of the first commercial wineries in Southern CA
