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What is a Meritage?

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Cab Sauv based blends (Bordeaux style)

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California produces how much of USA’s wine?

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90%

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What are the major grapes of California?

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Chardonnay 
Zinfandel
Cab Sauv
Sauv Blanc
Merlot
Pinot noir
Syrah
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What was the event that out California on the international wine map?

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spurrier tasting in 1976

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What are 4 pests/diseases California has had to deal with?

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Phylloxera, light brown Apple moths, pierce’s disease, western grape leaf skeletonizer moth

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What is the leading grape growing region of California?

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Central Valley

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What are three major premium wine producing AVAs in California?

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North Coast AVA
Sierra foothills AVA
Central coast AVA

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What are good vintages for California?

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2001-2003
2005
2007

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What are three winemaking techniques employed with California Chardonnay?

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Heavy oak aging
Malolactic fermentation
Sur lie aging

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What is opus one and who made it?

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Bordeaux blend of cab Sauv, cab franc, and merlot from Napa.

Made by Robert Mondavi and Phillipe de Rothschild.

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Name 3 cult Cabernet producers from California.

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Screaming eagle
Bryant family
Grace family
Harlan Estates
Colgin
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Who first planted Napa Valley?

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George yount

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What are the counties within north coast AVA?

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Mendocino county
Lake county
Napa county
Sonoma county
Marin county
Solano county
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What is the climate of Sonoma county?

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Warm Mediterranean with a Maritime influence

Southern vineyard have cooler climates

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Which mountains and water influence Sonoma?

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Maya amass mountains and Pacific Ocean

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Which grapes are grown in Sonoma?

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Cab Sauv
Syrah
Merlot
Sauv Blanc
Zinfandel
Chardonnay
Pinot noir
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Name five AVAs within Sonoma county.

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Alexander valley
Dry creek valley
Sonoma coast
Russia river valley
Los Carneros
17
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Which AVA is shared by both Napa and sonoma?

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Los Carneros

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Name some examples of AVAs in Napa.

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Calistoga
St. Helena
Rutherford
Oak vile
Yountville
Los Carneros
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Where is Anderson Valley?

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Mendocino couny in the north coast AVA

20
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Which mountains and water influence the climate of Napa valley?

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Mayacamas and vaca mountains and San Pablo bay

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What is the soil of Napa valley?

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Volcanic, alluvial, clay, gravel

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What is the climate of Napa valley?

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Mediterranean with some maritime influence.

warm in north and cool in south.

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where is Sonoma in relation to Napa? How does temperature differ?

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Sonoma is to the west and is cooler than Napa.

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What are three main grapes of Napa?

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Chardonnay
Cab Sauv
Merlot

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What are five of the subregion AVAs of Mendocino County?

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dos rios
Potter valley
Anderson valley
Mendocino
York highlands
26
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What varietals and wine styles is Carneros known for?

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Sparkling
Pinot noir
Chardonnay

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What is the climate of the central coast AVA?

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Cool and foggy coast but hot interior

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What are five counties of the central Coast AVA?

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San Francisco Bay Area
San Benito county
Monterey county
San Luis obispo county
Santa Barbara county
29
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What are two AVAs in San Luis obispo county and how do they differ in climate and grapes grown?

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Paso Robles–warm, inland, cab Sauv, Zinfandel

Edna valley–cool, maritime, Chardonnay, Pinot noir

30
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where are Santa Maria valley and the happy canyon?

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Santa Barbara county in the central coast AVA

31
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Which area of California is known for meritages?

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Napa

32
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Which California area is known for Rhone varietals?

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Central coast AVA

33
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Where is Lodi and what are the major grapes there?

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Central Valley AVA California.

Zinfandel and Syrah

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What are the 8 counties of the Sierra foothills AVA?

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Yuba
Nevada
Placer
El dorado
Amador
Calaveras
Toulumne
Mariposa
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What are three examples of subregion AVAs within the Sierra foothills AVA?

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El dorado AVA
California Shenandoah Valley AVA
Fair Play AVA

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What year was a very cool year for California, resulting in some green flavored Cabernets?

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2011

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