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1
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How many AVAs are in Napa County?

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16

  • Napa Valley 1981
  • Howell Mountain 1983
  • Wild Horse Valley (Napa, Solano) 1988
  • Stags Leap District 1989
  • Mt. Veeder 1990
  • Atlas Peak 1992
  • Oakville 1993
  • Rutherford 1993
  • Spring Mountain District 1993
  • St. Helena 1995
  • Yountville 1998
  • Chiles Valley 1999
  • Diamond Mountain District 2001
  • Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley 2004
  • Calistoga 2009
  • Coombsville 2011
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How many AVAs are in Sonoma County?

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17

  • Sonoma Valley 1981
  • Chalk Hill 1983
  • Dry Creek Valley 1983
  • Green Valley of Russian River Valley 1983
  • Knights Valley 1983
  • Russian River Valley 1983
  • Alexander Valley 1984
  • Northern Sonoa 1985
  • Sonoma Mountain 1985
  • Rockpile 2002
  • Bennet Valley 2003
  • Fort Ross-Seaview 2011
  • Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak (Sonoma, Mendocino) 2011
  • Moon Mountain District Sonoma County 2013
  • Fountaingrove District 2015
  • Petaluma Gap 2017
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List the 17 AVAs of Sonoma in chronological order.

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  • Sonoma Valley 1981
  • Carneros AVA 1983
  • Chalk Hill 1983
  • Dry Creek Valley 1983
  • Green Valley of Russian River Valley 1983
  • Knights Valley 1983
  • Russian River Valley 1983
  • Alexander Valley 1984
  • Northern Sonoma 1985
  • Sonoma Mountain 1985
  • Sonoma Coast 1987
  • Rockpile 2002
  • Bennett Valley 2003
  • Fort Ross-Seaview 2011
  • Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak (Sonoma, Mendocino) 2011
  • Moon Mountain District Sonoma County 2013
  • Fountaingrove District 2015
  • Petaluma Gap 2017
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4
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California produces appx what % of all American wine?

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90%

  • Followed by New York, Washington, and Oregon
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Name three early modern pioneers of Sonoma.

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  • Hanzell
  • Martin Ray
  • Simi
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In 1969, who took over production of “Monte Bello” at Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains?

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Paul Draper

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Who originally established Mount Eden Vineyards in 1878?

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Paul Masson

  • Produced its first vintage under its new name in 1972
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What is Monterey’s oldest commercial vineyard?

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Chalone Vineyard

  • 1st bottling debuted in 1960
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Who, in 1970, disregarding much advice to the contrary, planted Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara’s Santa Ynez Hills?

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Richard Sanford

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What wine was the first Napa Valley bottling to top $100 mark at release?; in what year?

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Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, 1978

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The major winegrowing regions of California are divided into what four large AVAs?

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  • North Coast
  • Central Coast
  • South Coast
  • Sierra Foothills

(Central Valley/San Joaquin Valley is NOT an AVA, but simply a growing region)

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The inland Central Valley is the source of what % of California’s wine?

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75%

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What is the tiniest AVA in USA (refers to area covered, not area under vine)?

What winery encompasses the entire AVA?

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Cole Ranch, Mendocino

  • 150 acres total (less than 1/4 sq mile), 60 acres planted
  • One vineyard here controlled by Esterlina Winery (good Riesling)
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Where is Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA?

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  • Shared btwn S Mendocino and Sonoma
  • Added in 2011
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What are the top white and red varietals by acreage in Mendocino?

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W - Chard, Sauv Blanc, Gewurztraminer
R - Cab Sauv, PNoir, Zin

(Cabernet Sauvignon in Mendocino often falls into blends or in North Coast AVA wines)

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16
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Buena Vista was founded by: ________

Inglenook was founded by: _______

Beaulieu Vineyards was founded by: _________

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Buena Vista: Agoston Haraszthy
Inglenook: Gustave Neibaum
Beaulieu: George de Latour

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What is the longest continuously running winery in California?

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Buena Vista

  • Founded in 1857 by Agostin Haraszthy
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The 1st planting of vines in California was where?; by whom?

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  • San Diego della Calla
  • By Junipero Serra and his parish
  • 1st of 21 California Missions
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What was the first vintage of BV’s Georges de Latour Private Reserve?

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1936

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What is the name of the mountain range to the east of Napa Valley?

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Vaca Mountains

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What % of California’s vineyard acreage is in Napa Valley?

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4%

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What is the first sub-appellation wholly within Napa Valley to receive its own AVA?

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Howell Mountain AVA, 1983

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23
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What is the northernmost AVA within Napa?

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Calistoga

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24
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Who is responsible for the term “Rutherford Dust”?

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Andre Tchelitscheff of Beaulieu Vineyards

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What was the 1st vintage of Robert Mondavi?

What was the 1st vintage of Opus one, and who is it a collaboration between?

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  • 1966
  • 1979, Robert Mondavi & Philippe de Rothschild
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26
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Where is Martha’s Vineyard?

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Oakville

27
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T/F: Howell Mountain faces southeast.

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False. Howell Mountain faces west.

28
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The windy, foggy Carneros AVA is a cool Region I area, whereas the warm northern AVAs of Alexander Valley and Dry Creek Valley are considered Region what?

A

Region III

29
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Appx how many acres are within Sonoma Coast AVA?

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500,000 acres

  • As a larger appellation there is temperature variation (from cooler AVAs in the north to more inland and southern AVAs that are warmer Region II and lll) and soil variation
  • vs. Napa - 45,000 acres
30
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What is Goldridge and where do you find it?

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Sandy loam fertile alluvial soils that characterize the Russian River Valley

31
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Name three Sonoma Coast producers.

A
  • Hirsch
  • Marcassin
  • Peay
32
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Name four prominent Russian River Valley producers.

A
  • Dehlinger
  • Joseph Swan
  • Rochioli
  • Williams-Selyem
33
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Are you more likely to see Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon in Bennet Valley?

A

Merlot

  • Bennet Valley is too cool to routinely ripen Cabernet Sauvignon
34
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What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma County?

A

Knights Valley

35
Q

How do Cabernet Sauvignons from Alexander Valley tend to show in comparison to Napa Cabernets?

A

more herbaceous and less body

36
Q

Name a producer who makes Cabernet Sauvignon from Knights Valley.

A

Peter Michael “Les Pavots”

  • 2/3 Cab Sauv plus Merlot, Cab Franc
  • Can be more similar to fuller Napa Cabernet styles
37
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Name a Champagne house and a Cava producer who set up American sparkling wine estates in Carneros in the 1980s.

A
  • Taittinger
  • Codorniu
38
Q

List the 9 AVAs within Mendocino AVA.

A
  • Mendocino Ridge
  • Anderson Valley
  • Yorkville Highlands
  • Redwood Valley
  • Potter Valley
  • Cole Ranch
  • McDowell Valley
  • Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
  • Dos Rios
39
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What is the smallest AVA in America?

A

Cole Ranch

40
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Cole Ranch is essentially a monopole AVA of what winery?

A

Esterlina

41
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T/F: Anderson Valley is one of California’s warmer climates.

A

False

  • Anderson Valley is one of California’s coolest climates - cool ocean air and fog trails inland along the Navarro River, framed by steep hills
42
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What is the smallest wine-producing county in the North Coast?

A

Lake County

43
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Name two of the most celebrated parcels among the Santa Cruz Mountains.

A
  • Ridge’s Monte Bello
  • Bonny Doon Estate Vineyard (an eventual victim of Pierce’s Disease)
44
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Who is the most notable producer within the warm inland Livermore Valley?

A

Wente

45
Q

Where will you find the “lettuce capital of the world”?

A

Salinas Valley, in Monterey County

  • south of San Francisco
46
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What is the dominant grape in the Monterey AVA?

A

Chardonnay

  • Accounts for more than 50% of plantings in the Monterey AVA
47
Q

San Luis Obispo’s Paso Robles AVA covers how many acres?

A

612,308 acres

  • vs.
  • Napa - 45,000 acres (18,200 ha)
  • Bordeaux - 300,000 acres (120,000 ha)
48
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In what year were 11 AVAs created for Paso Robles?

A

2014

49
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How do you broadly describe the characteristics of the western reaches of Paso Robles in comparison to the more eastern parts of Paso Robles?

A
  • West - cooler marine air funneled through Templeton Gap, more limestone and calcareous soils
  • East - of Salinas River, sandier, warmer and more arid
50
Q

Who planted the first commercial Syrah vines in California?

A

Gary Eberle, in Paso Robles

51
Q

What 4 AVAs are located within Santa Barbara’s Santa Ynez Valley AVA?

A
  • Sta. Rita Hills 2001
  • Ballard Canyon 2013
  • Happy Canyon 2009
  • Los Olivos District 2016
52
Q

T/F: Santa Barbara County has the longest growing season in California.

A

True

  • Region I maritime climate
53
Q

What is the oldest commercial winery in Monterey?

A

Chalone Vineyard

54
Q

What geographic feature borders Napa on the south?

A

San Pablo Bay

55
Q

Name the two sub AVAs of the Russian River Valley?

A
  • Chalk Hill
  • Green Valley
56
Q

What county is Paso Robles in?

A

San Louis Obispo

57
Q

Where is the Templeton Gap?

A

Paso Robles

58
Q

Where is the Sanford & Benedict vineyard?

A

Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County

59
Q

What three California wineries established in the late 1800s?

A
  • Schramsberg - 1862
  • Beringer - 1876
  • Inglenook - 1879
60
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What is the major soil type of Jahant?

A
  • Rocklin-Jahant
    • pink sandy loam with a high clay content
61
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What is the Franciscan Assemblage?

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  • Mix of greywacke sandstone, limestone, deep sea radiolarian cherts, greenstone (altered mafic volcanic rock), serpentinites, shale, and metamorphic rock.
  • 2nd major series in Russian River
62
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What is Santa Barbara’s newest AVA created in 2016?

A

Los Olivos District AVA

  • btwn Ballard Canyon and Happy Canyon
63
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What are the 5 AVAs located in San Benito County?

A
  • Cienega Valley 1982
  • Lime Kiln Valley 1982
  • Mt. Harlan 1990
  • Pacines 1982
  • San Benito 1987

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