California Flashcards
What is a Meritage?
Cab Sauv based blends (Bordeaux style)
California produces how much of USA’s wine?
90%
What are the major grapes of California?
Chardonnay Zinfandel Cab Sauv Sauv Blanc Merlot Pinot noir Syrah
What was the event that out California on the international wine map?
spurrier tasting in 1976
What are 4 pests/diseases California has had to deal with?
Phylloxera, light brown Apple moths, pierce’s disease, western grape leaf skeletonizer moth
What is the leading grape growing region of California?
Central Valley
What are three major premium wine producing AVAs in California?
North Coast AVA
Sierra foothills AVA
Central coast AVA
What are good vintages for California?
2001-2003
2005
2007
What are three winemaking techniques employed with California Chardonnay?
Heavy oak aging
Malolactic fermentation
Sur lie aging
What is opus one and who made it?
Bordeaux blend of cab Sauv, cab franc, and merlot from Napa.
Made by Robert Mondavi and Phillipe de Rothschild.
Name 3 cult Cabernet producers from California.
Screaming eagle Bryant family Grace family Harlan Estates Colgin
Who first planted Napa Valley?
George yount
What are the counties within north coast AVA?
Mendocino county Lake county Napa county Sonoma county Marin county Solano county
What is the climate of Sonoma county?
Warm Mediterranean with a Maritime influence
Southern vineyard have cooler climates
Which mountains and water influence Sonoma?
Maya amass mountains and Pacific Ocean
Which grapes are grown in Sonoma?
Cab Sauv Syrah Merlot Sauv Blanc Zinfandel Chardonnay Pinot noir
Name five AVAs within Sonoma county.
Alexander valley Dry creek valley Sonoma coast Russia river valley Los Carneros
Which AVA is shared by both Napa and sonoma?
Los Carneros
Name some examples of AVAs in Napa.
Calistoga St. Helena Rutherford Oak vile Yountville Los Carneros
Where is Anderson Valley?
Mendocino couny in the north coast AVA
Which mountains and water influence the climate of Napa valley?
Mayacamas and vaca mountains and San Pablo bay
What is the soil of Napa valley?
Volcanic, alluvial, clay, gravel
What is the climate of Napa valley?
Mediterranean with some maritime influence.
warm in north and cool in south.
where is Sonoma in relation to Napa? How does temperature differ?
Sonoma is to the west and is cooler than Napa.
What are three main grapes of Napa?
Chardonnay
Cab Sauv
Merlot
What are five of the subregion AVAs of Mendocino County?
dos rios Potter valley Anderson valley Mendocino York highlands
What varietals and wine styles is Carneros known for?
Sparkling
Pinot noir
Chardonnay
What is the climate of the central coast AVA?
Cool and foggy coast but hot interior
What are five counties of the central Coast AVA?
San Francisco Bay Area San Benito county Monterey county San Luis obispo county Santa Barbara county
What are two AVAs in San Luis obispo county and how do they differ in climate and grapes grown?
Paso Robles–warm, inland, cab Sauv, Zinfandel
Edna valley–cool, maritime, Chardonnay, Pinot noir
where are Santa Maria valley and the happy canyon?
Santa Barbara county in the central coast AVA
Which area of California is known for meritages?
Napa
Which California area is known for Rhone varietals?
Central coast AVA
Where is Lodi and what are the major grapes there?
Central Valley AVA California.
Zinfandel and Syrah
What are the 8 counties of the Sierra foothills AVA?
Yuba Nevada Placer El dorado Amador Calaveras Toulumne Mariposa
What are three examples of subregion AVAs within the Sierra foothills AVA?
El dorado AVA
California Shenandoah Valley AVA
Fair Play AVA
What year was a very cool year for California, resulting in some green flavored Cabernets?
2011
