California Flashcards
What counties are included in California North Coast?
Lake (N)
Mendocino (N)
Sonoma
Napa
Marin (S)
Solano (S)
Identify the Napa AVAs
Name the body of water influencing the southern AVAs of Napa
San Pablo Bay
What was the first sub-appellation of Napa to receive its own AVA?
Howell Mountain AVA
1983
Randy Dunn helped create the AVA
Mendocino’s best winegrowing regions are located at the confluence of what two rivers?
Russian River
Navarro River
Where is Roederer Estate located?
Anderson Valley
What is the most important AVA within Lake County?
Clear Lake AVA
Where is Domaine Chandon located?
Los Carneros AVA
What is the minimum elevation for Howell Mountain AVA?
1,400 ft
Above the fog line
Where is Mayacamas located?
Mt Veeder AVA
In which AVA could you find Screaming Eagle, Dalle Valle, Rudd, Silver Oak, Opus One, Harlan, and Groth?
Oakville
In which AVA could I find To Kalon, Baccus, and Martha’s Vineyard?
Oakville AVA
Where is Eisele Vineyard located?
Calistoga AVA
Where is Chappelet located?
Pritchard Hill
An unofficial sub-region of Napa Valley.
Mountain in the Vaca range in between Atlas Peak and Howell Mountain
In which AVA is Wente located?
Livermore AVA
AVA is known for its quality Sauvignon Blanc
What is the Templeton Gap?
Where cool air is funneled through to the western side of Paso Robles AVA
Which Rhône producer has an affilliation with Tablas Creek Winery in Paso Robles AVA?
It is owned in part by Château Beaucastel
What is Point Conception?
A point in Santa Barbara County where the coastline sharply bends and runs east-west rather than north-south
What AVAs are nested within Santa Ynez valley?
Sta Rita Hills AVA
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
Ballard Canyon AVA
Los Olivos District AVA
Where is Sanford & Benedict Vineyard located?
Sta. Rita Hills AVA
One of its earliest vineyards planted in the early 70’s
