California

Question 1

Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

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Mexican General who secularized the Cali missions.

Question 2

George de LaTour

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Beaulieu Vineyards proprietor

Recruited André Tchelistcheff

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1848 significance

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End of Mexican/American war. Also the Gold Rush in the Sierra Foothills

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Mission grape syms

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Listan Prieto, Palomino Negro

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Screaming Eagle

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Founded in 1990 by Jean Phillips

Head winemaker Heidi Barrett (formerly of Dalla Valle)

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Listan Prieto

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First grape to arrive in Cali, via the Canary Islands. (AKA mission)

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Winners of Judgement or Paris

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1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V Cab

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Charles Krug

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German Native, started Cali’s first commercial winery in 1861.

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Wine Spectator

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1981 introduced the restaurant awards program

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Rancho Caymus

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12,000 acre stretch of land awarded to George Calvert Yount

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Shipper varieties

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Alicante Bouschet, Petit Sirah, Zinfandel, Carignan

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Clos du Val

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1972 founded by John Goelet, Bernard Portet

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Judgement of Paris

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1976, led by Steven Spurrier

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Phylloxera

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1880’s, 1890’s

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Mondavi estate transition

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From Lodi to purchasing the Charles Krug vineyard (1950’s)

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Wine Advocate

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Robert Parker (1978)

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George Calvert Yount

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First to plant mission grapes in 1838/39 (southern Napa Valley)

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Domaine Carneros

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1987 founded by Taittinger family

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1986 devastation

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Floods, which spread phylloxera widely

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Dalla Valle

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1986, in Oakville.

Founded by Naoke and Gustav Dalla Valle

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1990 elite micro producers

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Colgin, Screaming Eagle, Harlan, Dalla Valle

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UC Davis

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Devised the Winkler System

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Napa by the end of 1890’s

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140 wineries and 15,000 acres under vine

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Prohibition

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1919-1933

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André Tchelistcheff

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Advocated cleanliness and control. (Fermentation and Malo)

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Harlan Estate

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First vintage (1990) released for $65

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Martha’s Vineyard vintner

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Joseph Heitz

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Schramsberg

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First hillsides vineyard

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Gustave Niebaum

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Inglenook

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1997 vintage

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Warm and abundant. Led to longer hang times Lower acids, smoother tannins

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Fog entrance

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South end - Petaluma gap, in San Pablo Bay | North end - Chalk hill gap near Diamond Mountain

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Diurnal swings

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Greater up north in Calistoga - up to 40 degrees | High elevations lower the switch, especially above the fog line

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Paso Robles meaning

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Pass of the Oak trees

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The Wild West of California

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Paso Robles

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5 categories of Paso Wine

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``` Bordeaux blends Zinfandel Rhône blends Cal-Italians Innovative ```

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Godfather of Paso

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Gary Eberle

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Western hilly area AVA’s of Paso

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Adelaida, Paso Robles Willow Creek, Templeton Gap, Santa Margarita Gap

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Inland Valley AVA’s of Paso

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SAN Miguel, El Pomar, Paso Robles Geneseo, Paso Robles Estrella

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Inland Hilly AVA’s of Paso

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San Juan, Highlands

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Central Coast AVA’s

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SAN Francisco Bay, Monterey, SAN Benito, Paso Robles, SAN Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara

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Main variety of Central Coast

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Chardonnay

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California’s largest connected vineyard

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Bien Nacido, in Santa Maria Valley (Santa Barbara)

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Sideways

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Santa Barbara, the longest east/west traversing Valley in all americas

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Valleys of Santa Barbara

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Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley

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Ballard Canyon

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Only AVA in US devoted to Syrah (in Santa Ynez Valley)

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Sta Rita Hills

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Located in western Santa Ynez Valley, Pinot based

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Sub aVA’s of Santa Ynez Valley

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Sta Rita Hills, Ballord Canyon, Happy Canyon

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Santa Barbara mountain Ranges

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SAN Rafael, Santa Ynez

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Central Coast AVA’s

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Livermore, SAN Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, Monterey, (Ben Lomand Mountain, Santa Clara Valley, SAN Ysidro District, Santa Lucia Highlands, Mount Harlan, Chalone,) Paso Robles, SAN Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, SAN Benito

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Winery in Santa Cruz Mountains

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Ridge (Monte Bello)

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Monterey AVA’s

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Carmel Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands, Chalone, Arroyo Seco, San Bernabe, San Lucas, San Antonio Valley, Hames Valley

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Zinfandel Sonoma AVA’s

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Drycreek, Moon Mountain District, Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak, Rockpile

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Chardonnay Sonoma AVA’s

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Russian River Valley, Green Valley, Los Carneros, Sonoma Coast, Chalk Hill, Fort Ross/Clear View

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Three Sonoma Valleys, west to east

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Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, Knights Valley

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Northern 2 Sonoma AVA’s

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Rockpile, Pine Mountain/Cloverdale Peak

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Southern Sonoma AVA’s

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Carneros, Sonoma Mountain, Moon Mountain, Bennett Valley

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California AVA’s

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North Coast, South Coast, Central Coast, Sierra Foothills

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North Coast AVA’s

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Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Mendocino, Lake, Solano, Marin

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Mendocino AVA’s

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Anderson Valley, Potter Valley, McDowell Valley, Redwood Valley, Yorkville Highlands, Cole Ranch, Mendocino Ridge

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Current Principal owners of To-Kalon

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Robert Mondavi and Andy Beckstoffer

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Original owner of To-Kalon

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Hamilton Walker Crabb

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H.W. Crab’s vineyard

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Hermosa (To-Kalon)

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Crabs second parcel of land

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Presently Harlan Estate

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4 current To-Kalon owners

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Beckstoffer, Mondavi, McDonald, Detert

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New oxygen

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The (Martin) Stelling period of Tokalon vineyards - 1943/1950

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Opus one first vintage

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1979

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Château Montelena vintner

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Mike Grgich

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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Vintner

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Warren Winiarski

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Martha vineyard’s blend

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Joe Heitz believed in %100 cab | Napa could do what Bordeaux couldn’t - ripen cab all the way

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Signature Martha’s vineyard note

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Eucalyptus

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Ridge Monte Bello winemakers

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4 scientists from Stanford

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Les Pucelles vintner

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Vincent LeFlaive

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First growth with the most merlot

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Chateau Haut-Brion

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‘First’ growth of St.-Julien

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Chateau Leoville-Las-Casses (2nd growth)

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St Estèphe 2nd growth

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Chateau Montrose

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Pauillac 1st growths

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Chateau Latour Chateau Mouton Rothschild Chateau Lafite Rothschild