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Napa Valley Map

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  1. Eisele Vineyard
  2. To-Kalon* - Martha’s Vineyard
  3. Pritchard Hill
  4. Gravelly Meadow, Volcanic Hill, Red Rock Terrace, Lake
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Sonoma Valley Map

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  1. Chalk Hill
  2. Petaluma Gap AVA
  3. Knights Valley - Peter Michael
  4. Fort Ross-Seaview AVA
  5. Alexander Valley AVA
  6. Rockpile AVA
  7. Bennett Valley - Merlot dominate
  8. Buena Vista - Agoston Haraszthy

* Sonoma Vineyards of note: Monte Rosso (Moon MT, Louis Martini Vineyard), Les Pierres (SV), Durell (SV), Richard Dinner (Sonoma MT, Paul Hobbs chard from here),

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Kelsey Bench AVA, Big Valley District AVA, Red Hills AVA, Benmore Valley AVA, High Valley AVA are located in what county? What are the other 2 AVAs? Which AVA sits closest to Napa?

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Lake County

  • Clear Lake AVA - Largest in Lake County,
  • Guenoc Valley AVA - closest to Napa
  • Producers: Obsidian Ridge, Ceago Vineyards
  • Cab Sauv, Zin, Sauv Blanc prevalent
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Where would you find this soil and what type is it

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Russian River and Green Valley -

Goldridge Soil: sandy loam (sand, silt and clay)

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What AVA is nestled in Russian River AVA, name a few producers of each AVA

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Green Valley AVA

  • Russian River: Dehlinger, Joseph Swan, Rochioli, Williams-Selyem, Merry Edwards
  • Kosta Browne, Freeman, Dutton Goldfield, Iron Horse
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Lodi

Name 2 AVAs

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Mendocino Lake County

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  1. Red Hills Lake County AVA
  2. Navarro River
  3. Roederer, Goldeneye, Navarro Vineyards
  • Red Hills has Obsidian Ridge Vineyards and Beckstoffer Vineyard
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Santa Barbara Wine Map

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  1. Bien Nacido Vineyard
  2. Santa Maria Valley AVA
  3. Sta Rita Hilla AVA
  4. Santa Ynez Valley
  5. Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
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What are the 4 large sprawling AVAs of California

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North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, and the Sierra Foothills

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True or False

California requires that 75% of the grapes to be grown in California to label their wine from California like the legal AVAs in the USA

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False 100%

  • California, Washington, and Oregon are exceptions: California or Oregon 100%
  • Washington must contain at least 95% of grapes grown in the state

USA

If labeled by country, state, or county: 75%
If labeled by AVA: 85%
If labeled with a single vineyard: 95%

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Select the winery(ies) located on Pritchard Hill.
A.Ovid
B.Bryant Family
C.Harlan Estate
D.Bond
E.Chappellet

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A.Ovid
B.Bryant Family
E.Chappellet

Colgin, Continuum

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Match the California vineyard to the correct AVA.

Sonoma Coast, Santa Maria Valley, Sta. Rita Hills, Anderson Valley

A. Savoy

B. Sanford & Benedict

C. Bien Nacido

D. Gap’s Crown

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A. Savoy - Anderson Valley

B. Sanford & Benedict - Sta. Rita Hills

C. Bien Nacido - Santa Maria Valley

D. Gap’s Crown - Sonoma Coast

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Match the Napa winery to the correct AVA.

Howell Mountain, Rutherford, Calistoga, Spring Mountain

A. Philip Togni Vineyards

B. Dunn Vineyards

C. Inglenook

D. Chateau Montelena

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A. Philip Togni Vineyards - Spring Mountain

B. Dunn Vineyards - Howell Mountain

C. Inglenook - Rutherford

D. Chateau Montelena - Calistoga

  • ** Ch Montelena Chard was top white in 1976 Judgement of Paris
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Match the winemaker to the correct winery.

Ridge, Calera, Bonny Doon, Chateau Montelena

A. Josh Jensen

B. Paul Draper

C. Beau Barrett

D. Randall Graham

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A. Josh Jensen - Calera - Mt. Harlan AVA

San Benito County

B. Paul Draper - Ridge

C. Beau Barrett - Chateau Montelena

D. Randall Graham - Bonny Doon

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The James Berry Vineyard is located in which AVA?
A.Edna Valley
B.Arroyo Grande
C.Santa Lucia Highlands
D.Paso Robles
E.Sta. Rita Hills

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D.Paso Robles

Templeton Gap/Willow Creek area

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Match the winery to the decade it was founded in.

1870s, 1860s, 1900s, 1960s, 1970s

A. Beringer

B. Beaulieu Vineyards

C. Robert Mondavi

D. Joseph Phelps

E. Charles Krug

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A. Beringer 1870s

B. Beaulieu Vineyards 1900s

C. Robert Mondavi 1960s

D. Joseph Phelps 1970s

E. Charles Krug 1860s

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Match the Napa Valley vineyard to the AVA it is located in.

Oakville, Calistoga, Yountville, Stag’s Leap District, St. Helena

A. Fay Vineyard

B. State Lane

C. Martha’s Vineyard

D. Eisele

E. Kronos

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A. Fay Vineyard - Stag’s Leap District

B. State Lane - Yountville

C. Martha’s Vineyard - Oakville

D. Eisele - Calistoga

E. Kronos - St. Helena

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Which of the following AVAs is NOT located within the Sonoma Valley AVA?
A.Sonoma Mountain
B.Moon Mountain
C.Bennett Valley
D.Chalk Hill

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D. Chalk Hill

  • Sonoma Mountain AVA: Richard Dinner Vineyard, Paul Hobbs chard
  • Bennet Valley AVA: too cool to produce CS, Merlot does best
  • Moon Mountain AVA: runs parallel with Mt. Veeder
  • Los Carneros is nestled in Sonoma Valley AVA also
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Match each AVA to the AVA that encompasses it.

Napa Valley, Sierra Foothills, Lodi, Paso Robles

A. Borden Ranch

B. Santa Margarita Ranch

C. Fair Play

D. Atlas Peak

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A. Borden Ranch - Lodi

B. Santa Margarita Ranch - Paso Robles

C. Fair Play - Sierra Foothills

D. Atlas Peak - Napa Valley

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What is the smallest AVA in America, where is it located who produces wine from there

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Cole Ranch AVA, Mendocino, Esterlina

** winery closed and was sold

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What is the maximum allowed concentration of sulfites allowed in a bottle of wine sold in the US?
A.10 parts per million
B.150 parts per million
C.350 parts per million
D.400 parts per million

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C.350 parts per million

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What is the only non-contiguous AVA in the United States?
A.Moon Mountain
B.The Rocks of Milton-Freewater
C.Wisconsin Ledge
D.Mendocino Ridge
E.Yorkville Highlands

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D.Mendocino Ridge

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What AVA lies directly to the west of Spring Mountain District AVA and sits between the Mayacamas Mountains and the city of Santa Rosa?

A.Fountaingrove District

B.Moon Mountain
C.Knights Valley
D.Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
E.Sonoma Valley

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A.Fountaingrove District

  • Moon Mountain to west of Mt. Veeder inside of Sonoma Valley AVA
  • Knights Valley NW of Calistoga
  • Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peal NE corner of Alexander Valley
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What type of soild is this and where would you find it in California

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alluvial fan: triangle-shaped deposit of gravel, sand, and even smaller pieces of sediment, such as silt. This sediment is called alluvium. Alluvial fans are usually created as flowing water interacts with mountains, hills, or the steep walls of canyons

  • Napa Valley: Rutherford bench is a prime example formed by the Napa River
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Order the following grape varieties from least to most acreage planted in California (1 = least, 4 = most). A. Pinot Noir B. Zinfandel C. Merlot D. Cabernet Sauvignon
A. Pinot Noir - 1 (least) B. Zinfandel - 3 C. Merlot - 2 D. Cabernet Sauvignon - 4 (most) * Napa: Cab Sauv, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zin
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What type of vine training is this
Vertical Shoot Positioning (VSP): is designed to arrange shoots to grow upwards across guide wires. Either two or four fruiting canes are trained to grow in opposite directions along two levels of wire. VSP advantages: machine harvest, fruit is grown in one uniform zone, and it suits many grape varietals. desgined to maximize sunlight, low fungus issues Historically, Napa’s vineyards were planted in a manner known as California sprawl, a kind of floppy, bush-style training wherein the grapes were well protected from the sun by a wild and untamed canopy. The vines tended to be widely spaced and, if planted prior to the mid-1970s, were dry-farmed.
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What AVA in Napa is more suitable for Merlot
Oak Knoll AVA good portion of clay, one of driest coolest areas * Hendry Ranch, Trefethen (riesling production)
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Match the AVA to the correct county. Lake, Yolo, Solano, Mendocino A. McDowell Valley B. High Valley C. Capay Valley D. Suisun Valley
A. McDowell Valley - Mendocino B. High Valley - Lake C. Capay Valley - Yolo D. Suisun Valley - Solano Solano: Dunnigan Hills AVA also
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Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Cosumnes River, Jahant, and Clements Hills are sub AVAs of what larger AVA, what are the other 2 sub AVAs
Lodi AVA * Mokelumne River AVA, Sloughhouse AVA * Lodi is home to 20%+ of California wine production
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Dunnigan Hills, Clarksburg, Capay Valley, and Merritt Island are located where
Central Valley, all are in Yolo county minus Clarksburg which is shared with Yolo and Sacramento Counties
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Temecula Valley AVA, San Pasqual Valley, Ramona Valley fall into what larger AVA
South Coast AVA (1985) * Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange and Los Angeles counties * Cucamonga Valley AVA
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Antelope Valley of the California High Desert AVA, Leona Valley AVA, Sierra Pelona Valley AVA are located where
Los Angeles * Antelope Valley of the California High Desert AVA, (Kern & Los Angeles county) * Leona Valley, Sierra Pelona Valley (L.A.) * Malibu Coast AVA (L.A.) * Malibu-Newton Canyon AVA (L.A. & Ventura) * Saddle Rock-Malibu AVA (L.A.)
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What AVA's of Santa Barbara does the Santa Ynez Valley AVA surround
Ballard Canyon AVA, Los Olivos District AVA, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA, Sta. Rita Hills AVA (located inside but distinctly different and not a sub area) * Sant Maria Valley north of area, partially in SLO county
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What mountains separate San Benito and Monterey Counties, what famed AVA sits on the border of the 2, name the producer
Gabilan Mountains Mount Harlan AVA Calera (Josh Jenson) * Mt. Harlan is cool, high altitude and dry, Burgundian Varietals
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Paicines AVA, Cienega Valley AVA, San Benito AVA are located in San Benito county, what are the other 2 AVAs
Mt Harlan AVA Lime Kiln Valley AVA \*\* * \*\*Enz Vineyard owns only vineyards making rich, intense red wines from a small plot of 90-year-old Mourvedre vines. * Cienega Valley had the first vines planted here in the 1850s by a French immigrant named Theophile Vache
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North Yuba AVA, El Dorado AVA, Fair Play AVA, Fiddletown AVA and California Shenandoah Valley AVA are part of what larger AVA, which is encompassed by the El Dorado AVA
Sierra Foothills AVA Fair Play AVA
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Monterey Map
1. Santa Lucia Highlands - Gary's Vineyard Gary's Vineyard (Gary Pisoni & Gary Franscioni) Double L Vineyards (Morgan) 2. Chalone AVA - Chalone Vineyards - 3rd in Judgement of Paris 3. Galiban Mountains
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What AVA in Santa Cruz is nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
Ben Lomond Mountain AVA Beauregard Vineyards
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True or False Santa Cruz Montains AVA is included in the large Central Coast AVA
False
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Where is Ridge's Monte Bello Vineyard
Santa Cruz Mts AVA Mount Eden, Bonny Doon (Randall Grahm), David Bruce produce wines here. Martin Ray Vineyard here (winery now based in Russian River)
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What destroyed the orgianal Bonny Doon vineyards in the 1990's
Pierce's disease: It is caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which is spread by xylem feeding leafhoppers known as sharpshooters. blocks the vascular tissue that conducts water and nutrients
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Where is Arroyo Seco AVA, noted style of wine Arroyo Grande Valley AVA, noted style of wine
Arroyo Seco AVA is in Monterey County - Riesling and Gewürztraminerdoes well Arroyo Grande Valley AVA is in San Lui Obispo south of Paso Robles directly below Edna Valley Known for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir of high quality, good fruit, and pleasant freshness. Talley is a good producer here.
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Monterey AVAs production is around 50% of what grape
Chardonnay
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San Bernabe AVA, San Lucas AVA, San Antonio Valley AVA, Hames Valley AVA and San Bernabe Valley AVA are located where, which AVA is a single vineyard of Delicato Winery, what are the other 4 AVAs
Monterey County, San Bernabe AVA - Delicato Family Winery Monterey AVA, Chalone AVA, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, Carmel Valley AVA
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What prominent AVA is directly east of San Francisco, home to Wente Vineyards
Livermore Valley AVA * winemaking dates back to the 1860s, and the first cuttings of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon are said to have come from the famous estate of Chateau d'Yquem in Sauternes, * Central Coast AVA \> San Francisco Bay AVA \> Lamorinda AVA, Pachelo Pass AVA, Santa Clara Valley AVA, San Ysidro District AVA
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What 3 AVAs in San Luis Obispo do not fall under the Great Paso Robles AVA and rest entirely in SLO, which sits at the opening of the Templeton Gap, which produces Burgundian varietals in the cooler southern part of SLO, what AVA calls Talley and Laetitia wineries home
**York Mountain AVA:** Templeton Gap **Edna Valley AVA:** Burgundian varietals (York MT does also) **Arroyo Grande Valley AVA:** Talley and Laetitia wineries Santa Maria Valley AVA is partially in SLO but mainly in Santa Barbara
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The following AVAs are located where ## Footnote Adelaida District AVA Creston District AVA El Pomar District AVA San Juan Creek AVA San Miguel District AVA Santa Margarita Ranch AVA Templeton Gap District AVA
Paso Robles Adelaida District AVA - Tablas Creek (CH Beaucastel Partner) Creston District AVA El Pomar District AVA Paso Robles Estrella District AVA Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA Paso Robles Highlands District AVA Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA San Juan Creek AVA San Miguel District AVA Santa Margarita Ranch AVA Templeton Gap District AVA
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Match the wine to its winemaker. Thomas Brown, Aaron Pott, Chris Carpenter, Nils Venge A. Blackbird B. Lokoya C. Stone the Crows D. Saddleback Cellars
A. Blackbird Aaron Pott B. Lokoya Chris Carpenter C. Stone the Crows Thomas Brown D. Saddleback Cellars Nils Venge
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True or False Vineyards must be above 2000ft in elevation to qualify for Howell Mt AVA
False 1400 feet, above fog line diurnal shift is smaller compared to valley
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What winery won the 1976 Judgement of Paris for red wine, which AVA
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V (Stag’s Leap Vineyards) Stags Leap District Warren Winiarski wine maker
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Beringer, Joseph Phelps, Turley and Duckhorn Vineyards are located in what Napa AVA
St. Helena * Spotswood, Hourglass, Chalres Krug * Herb Lamb vineyards (base of Howell Mt)
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If an AVA is listed on a bottle, what percentage of the grapes used for the production of the wine must come from stated AVA?
85% in California
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What are the northern and southern boundaries of the Central Coast?
San Fransisco Bay in the North and Santa Barbara to the South.
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What does "meritage" indicate on a wine bottle?
Indicates a premium blend wherein no grape accounts for more than 90%. May be red or white, but must be produced from Bordeaux varietals. All wines must consist of at least two of the varietals blended together To put a single vineyard on a label, 95% of the grapes must have been grown in that single vineyard.
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What are the different soils found in Napa Valley?
There's a remarkable diversity of soil types in Napa with volcanic, alluvial, and maritime soils as well as well-drained gravel loam and dense clays to thin, rocky soils on the hillsides.
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What style of wines are produced in Redwood Valley of Mendocino county? Why is this?
Full-bodied, often soft reds from Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and Zinfandel. The fogs do not reach inland to here and thus the climate is very warm
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If a grape name is listed on the label, what percentage of the stated variety must be used in the production of the wine? What is the exception to this rule?
75% unless the grape is Vitis Labrusca in which the figure is 51%
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If a wine is labeled "estate-bottled" what does this mean?
100% of the wine comes from grapes grown on land owned or controlled by the winery and the winery itself including all the vineyards used in the production must be located within the same AVA
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If a wine is labeled as "table wine" within what range of percentage ABV must the actual alcohol content of the wine be? What else could this wine be labeled as in lieu of abv?
7-14% "Light Wine" General USA rules
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Rockpile AVA is known for what grape and in what style?
Zinfandel made in a ripe and powerful style and aged in either American or French Oak.
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From what famous Château did suitcase clippings come from that would become the Cabernet Sauvignon vines at Diamond Creek?
Château Haut-Brion
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In regards to alcohol content, within what margin must the alcohol content listed be in relation to the actual content in the bottle?
+/- 1.5% USA law
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Which AVA in Central Coast is known for its thin, free-draining soils of granite and pockets of limestone that has been closely compared to the soils of Burgundy? What vineyard gave name to this AVA which placed third at the 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting and who was the original owner?
Chalone AVA "Chalone Vineyard" Richard Graff
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Who owns the Two Rock Vineyard and what impact did it have on Russian River Valley as recently as 5 years ago?
Gallo It is responsible for the expansion of the Russian River Valley in 2011
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Who owns Alexander Mountain Estate and what wine is it known for?
Stonestreet Known for one of California's finest examples of Chardonnay

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