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1
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What are the sub AVAs of Santa Ynez?

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Santa Rita Hills, Los Olivos, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, Ballard Canyon

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What are the sub AVAs of Sierra Foothills?

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Fair Play, El Dorado, Fiddletown, North Yuba, California Shenandoah Valley

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Where would you find the Gabilan Mtns?

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Monterey, interior side

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4
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How many sub AVAs were added to Paso Robles and what year?

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2014, 11 sub AVAs

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Name 5 sub AVAs of Paso Robles.

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Adelaida, Willow Creek District, Templeton Gap District, El Pomar District, Santa Margarita District, San Miguel District, Estrella District, Geneseo District, Creston District, San Juan Creek, Paso Robles Highlands District

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What is the only non-contiguous AVA of the USA?

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Mendocino Ridge

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Why is Mendocino Ridge non-contiguous?

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Mendocino Ridge is based on elevation

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What is the minimum elevation of Mendocino Ridge?

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1200 feet above sea level

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9
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What are the counties of the North Coast AVA?

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Mendocino, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, & Solano

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Where would you find Guenoc AVA?

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Lake County

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What are 2 monopole AVAs of Mendocino County?

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McDowell Valley (McDowell Valley Vineyards) & Cole Ranch (Esterlina Winery)

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What is the oldest winery in California?

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Buena Vista, started by Agoston Haraszthy in 1849

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What is the oldest winery in Napa?

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Charles Krug, started in 1861

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What is the oldest continually operating winery in California?

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Beringer, established in 1876

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15
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Which sub AVA of Napa is the largest?

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Mt. Veeder

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16
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What percentage of California vine acreage does Napa account for?

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Napa is only 4% of California’s vine acreage.

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17
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At what elevation does Howell Mountain AVA begin?

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Howell Mountain is located in the Vaca Mountain Range, and the AVA itself is defined as anything above the 1,400 ft. elevation point on the mountain, so the Howell Mountain appellation is literally a mountain top on the eastern side of Napa Valley.

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18
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Describe the differences between the Vaca mountains and the Mayacamas.

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Vaca Mountain Range: volcanic

Mayacamas: ancient seabed, lifted when the tectonic plates collided.

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What mountains border Monterey on the East? On the West?

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The Gabilan mountains are on the east / interior. The Santa Lucia range on the West.

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What is the smallest AVA in the United States?

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Cole Ranch in Mendocino.

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21
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What is the most recent AVA in Sonoma?

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West Sonoma coast AVA (2022)

Petaluma Gap, based on the wind coming off of the ocean and its affected areas in 2017.

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What are the four vineyards of Diamond Creek? Which is only produced in exceptional years?

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Gravelly Meadow, Red Rock Terrace, Volcanic Hill, and Lake. Lake was not part of the original purchase and is only produced in exceptional years.

23
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What was the first vintage Heitz produced of Martha’s vineyard? Trailside? When did Bella Oaks stop being produced.

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1966 from Tom and Martha May
1989 Trailside
2007 was the last vintage of Bella Oaks (the fruit now goest to Staglin).

24
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What are the 4 sub AVAs of San Benito?

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Mount Harlan (limestone soils!!!), Cienega Valley, Lime Kiln, Paicine’s

25
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Which 2 AVAs in Mendocino are monopoles?

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Cole Ranch: owned by Esterlina Vineyards

McDowell Valley: owned by McDowell Valley Vineyards

26
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Which AVA is Calera located within?

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Mt. Harlan

27
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Who did Chalone sell to and when?

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Diageo in 2005

28
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What is the hottest AVA in Monterey?

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Hames Valley in the far south

29
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Where is the Ben Lemond AVA?

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Ben Lemond AVA is a sub AVA of the Santa Cruz Mountains

30
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What is the predominant soil of Mt. Harlan & Chalone?

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Limestone is present in both Mt. Harlan & Chalone

31
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What AVA would you find the Alban vineyard in?

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Alban Vineyard is within Edna Valley AVA

32
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What AVA would you find the Bien Nacido vineyard in?

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Bien Nacido vineyard is within the Santa Maria AVA

33
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What AVA would you find the Sanford & Benedict vineyard in?

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Sanford & Benedict vineyard is in the Santa Rita Hills AVA.

34
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Where would you find Arroyo Grande AVA? Arroyo Seco AVA?

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Arroyo Seco is in Monterey

Arroyo Grande is in SLO

35
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Name 3 high quality sub AVAs of Paso Robles.

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Adelaida, Willow Creek, Templeton Gap

36
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What is the cooling influence on West Paso?

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Templeton Gap lets the breeze & cooling influence off of the ocean

37
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What 2 counties does Santa Maria Valley spans?

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Santa Maria Valley spans San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara.

38
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Name 2 pioneers of Santa Maria Valley.

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Bob Lindquist (Qupe)
Jim Clendenden (Au Bon Climat)
39
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Where would you find the Salinas River?

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Monterey & Paso Robles

40
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Name 3 producers of Santa Rita Hills.

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Sanford, Whitcraft, Sandhi, Pence, Sea Smoke

41
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Name 3 West Paso producers.

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Tablas Creek, Turley, Daou, Halter Ranch, Saxum

42
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What is the most recent AVA of Santa Barbara?

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Ballard Canyon is the most recent AVA within Santa Barbara

43
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Name 3 Ballard Canyon producers.

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Jonata, Stolpman, Beckman

44
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What are the main soils of Paso robles?

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Calcareous & Alluvial

45
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Where would you find the Blue Grand Canyon?

A

Monterey, underwater

46
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Name 2 pioneer wineries of Santa Cruz Mountains.

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Mount Eden, Ridge, Bonny Doon

47
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Name 3 high quality sub AVAs of Paso Robles.

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Templeton Gap, Adelaida, Willow Creek

48
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Which variety is Alexander known for and why?

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Alex. Valley is known for Cab. It is the hottest sub AVAof Sonoma.

49
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Which vintage marks Napa’s stylistic shift to riper, extracted wines?

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1997/1999 marked a shift to extracted wines in Napa.

50
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In what year did cabernet Sauvignon become the most widely planted variety in Napa?

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1994

51
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Who first planted Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara?

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Richard Sanford was the first to plant Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara.

52
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Which 4 wineries did Andre Tchelitscheff recognize as outstanding in 1938?

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Inglebook, Beaulieu, Beringer, & Larkmead

53
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Who owns Eisele vineyard & where is it located?

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Francois Pinault in Calistoga. Was the Aruajos until 2014.

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