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California Flashcards

1
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What is the predominant soil type in Sta. Rita Hills?

A

Calcareous Limestone Soil

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How are the pre-2000 vintage bottlings of Diamond Creek different?

A

Aged in 50% new wood, after 2000 they use 100% new wood

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3
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Name poor vintages in Napa from the last 30 years

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2011, 2003, 2000, 1998, 1989, 1988

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4
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What 2 AVAs were introduced in 2016?

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Lamorinda (Contra Costa), and Los Olivos District (Santa Barbara)

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5
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Chateau Latour famously bought which historic winery in 2013?

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Araujo Estate/Eisele Vineyard

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6
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If a bottle of vintage California wine doesn’t have an AVA listen on the bottle, what percent has to come from that year?

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85%

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7
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What about Ridge’s Monte Bello bottling changed post-1975?

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Changed from 100% Cabernet to a Cabernet-dominant blend.

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What is the major winemaking valley in the Southern Coast region?

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Temecula

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9
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The 2008 vintage for Anderson Valley was notable for what reason?

A

Smoke Taint

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10
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Where is Anderson Valley located

A

Mendocino

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11
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Where is Alexander Valley located?

A

Sonoma

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12
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Where is Kelsey Bench located?

A

Lake

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13
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Where is Suisun Valley?

A

Solano

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14
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Where is Edna Valley?

A

San Luis Obispo

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What happened to the Mendocino AVA in 2014?

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Decreased in size so as not to overlap with the newly appointed Eagle Peak Mendocino AVA

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16
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If a label lists a single vineyard, what % must be from that vineyard?

A

95%

17
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What varietal are Rockpile and Dry Creek known for?

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Zinfandel

18
Q

What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma County?

A

Knights Valley

19
Q

What producer accounts for over 1/2 of the wine made in Central Valley?

A

Gallo

20
Q

What river flows through the Mendocino AVA?

A

Navarro

21
Q

Name two monopoles in Lake County and their producers

A

Benmore Valley: Geyser Peak

Guenoc Valley: Guenoc Wine Co.

22
Q

Who is the winemaker at Dunn, and where did he previously make wine?

A

Randy Dunn, Caymus

23
Q

What is wrong with this name: Ridge Monte Bello, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains, 1961

A

First vintage was in 1962

24
Q

How much new oak do these producers currently employ?

  • Corison
  • Diamond Creek
  • Opus One
  • Ridge Vineyards
A

Corison: 50% new French Oak
Diamond Creek: 100% New Oak (since 2000)
Opus One: 100% New French Oak
Ridge: 96% American and 4% French oak, all new

25
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What years was Robert Mondavi Winery established? Which AVA is it located in?

A

1966, Oakville

26
Q

Where is Corison?

A

St. Helena

27
Q

Where is Chateau Montelena?

A

Calistoga

28
Q

Where is Harlan Estate?

A

Oakville

29
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Where is Philip Togni?

A

Spring Mountain District

30
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Where is Dominus?

A

Yountville

31
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Where is Dunn Vineyards?

A

Howell Mountain

32
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Where is Mayacamas Vineyards?

A

Mount Veeder

33
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Where is Shafer Vineyards?

A

Stags Leap District

34
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Where is Beaulieu Vineyards?

A

Rutherford

35
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Where is Diamond Creek?

A

Diamond Mountain District

36
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How does erosion impact winegrowers on Napa’s hillside?

A

Heavy winter rains can wash away a vineyard’s entire topsoil, which leaves nothing but hard bedrock behind.

37
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Why might wines from the valley floor have less color concentration and be considered more elegant?

A

Deeper topsoil on the valley floor

38
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What are the 6 Valley Floor AVAs of Napa?

A

St. Helena, Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville, Oak Knoll District, Stags Leap

39
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What are the 5 Hillside Vineyard AVAs of Napa?

A

Diamond Mountain, Spring Mountain, Mount Veeder, Howell Mountain, Atlas Peak

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