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1
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Other than pinot noir and chardonnay, what other grapes perform well in warmer meso climates of Russian River?

A

Syrah & Zin

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Amador County is found in what wine region? Top wines produced in this area?

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Sierra Foothills

Pre prohibition Zin

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Gloria Ferrer is famous for?

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Pioneering sparkling wine production in Carneros

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Taittinger produces a sparkling wine in CA in what AVA? Name?

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Domaine Carneros

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Cava producer Codorniu produces sparkling wine CA in what AVA? Name?

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Carneros, Artesa

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6
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major varietal in Lodi?

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Zin

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7
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three major climatic influence for Sonoma County

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Pacific Ocean & San Pablo Bay

Petaluma Gap brings wind and fog especially into the southern parts of Sonoma

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Southern Sonoma vineyards are covered in fog during this time frame

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11am to 4pm

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9
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Santa Maria AVA primary varieties

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Pinot Noir, Chard, Syrah *know for high acidity and intense fruit similar to NZ PN

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10
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These two “mountain” ranges reside in Napa Valley.

list the hillside AVAs and which side they reside

A

Mayacamas (West)
1.Diamond Mtn District 2.Spring Mtn District 3. Mt Veeder

Vaca (East)
1.Howell Mtn 2.Chiles Valley 3.Atlas Peak 4.Stag’s Leap

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11
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Chalk Hill is a sub AVA of _______

Soils?

A

Russian River Valley AVA

Volcanic Soils

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12
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As one moves north is Napa Valley, temperature rises due to___________

A

Distance from Petaluma Gap

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13
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Tablas Creek
Who owns it?
Location?
Varieties?

A

Perrin family of Beaucastel
Paso Robles
Rhone Varieties

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14
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Warmest AVA in Sonoma?

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Alexander Valley

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15
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WHo grows more grapes, Napa or Sonoma?

A

Sonoma

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16
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in the US, the abv on a wine label can be +/- ___ %

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1.5% from actual abv

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17
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Diamond Creeks famous vineyards are built from “suitcase clippings” from this famous Chateau?

A

Chateau Haut-Brion

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18
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Pioneer of Knights Valley Cabernet

A

Beringer

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19
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% of wine grown in the US that comes from CA

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90%

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20
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Requirement for “Meritage” on a label

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no grapes account for more than 90% of the blend
Bordeaux varieties only
red and white ok

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21
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Northern & Southern boundaries of the Central Coast

A

San Fran Bay

Santa Barbara

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22
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Father of American wine, introduced 300 varieties to CA including Zin

A

Count Agoston Haraszthy

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23
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San Francisco Bay AVA encompasses which counties in CA

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Alameda
Santa Clara
Contra Costa
San Mateo
SF
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24
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who is responsible for overseeing the AVA system

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TTB

Tax and Trade Bureau (2002)

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25
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name for “table wine” in the US
ABV min %
What else could this be labeled?

A

Light Wine

7-14%

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26
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This person created the organic movement is CA

Person
winery
who did he/she sell winery to

A

John Fetzer
Fetzer Winery (Mendocino)
Sold to Concha y Toro

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27
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Who planted the first Vinifera grapes in CA

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Franciscan Missionaries 1770

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28
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CA AVA from North to South (list all valley floor AVA, not hillside)

A 
Calistoga
St.Helena
Rutherford
Oakville
Yountville
Oak Knoll
Coombsville
Wild Horse
Carneros
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29
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What counties border Sonoma to the north?

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Mendocino and Lake Counties

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30
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What counties border Sonoma to the south?

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Marin, Solano, Contra Costa

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31
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Top vineyards of Sonoma Coast AVA face ______

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South to optimize ripening

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32
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Where would someone find the winery Parducci?

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Mendocino

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33
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where is Sanford Benedict vineyard found?

A

Sta Rita Hills

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34
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CA’s first commercial winery?

A

Buena Vista 1857

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35
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US law

County, state or Country is used in Lieu of AVA what % of fruit must come from labeled location?

A

75%
CA & Oregon 100%
95% Washington

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36
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this missouri Enologist understood the resistance of American rootstock to phylloxera

A

Charles Valentine Riley

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37
Q

what county is Livermore Valley located?

Top variety and famous vine cuttings?

A

Alameda County

Sauvignon Blanc with famous cuttings coming from Chateau D’yquem

38
Q

If wine is labeled “Single Vineyard” what % of grapes must come from stated vineyard?

39
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if AVA is listed what % of the varietal must come from the stated AVA

40
Q

Vintage label requirement-

% of fruit from stated vintage if AVA is listed
% of fruit if no AVA is listed, only state or county

A

if AVA is listed 95% of fruit must come from stated vintage

If no AVA is listed and only state or county then 85% of fruit must come from stated vintage

41
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if wine is labeled “Estate Bottled”

A

all vineyards used must be from same AVA

grapes used must be owned by winey and all come from land controlled by winery

42
Q

If variety is listed, min % required?

A

75%

51% if vitus lambrusca variety

43
Q

Coolest AVA in Mendocino Valley

A

Anderson Valley

44
Q

Name of the original Rhone Ranger and the winery

A

Randall Grahm - Bonny Doon

45
Q

Famous Champagne house who established a a winery in Anderson Valley

A

Louis Roederer- Roederer Estates

46
Q

Arroyo Seco AVA
KNow for what varieties?
Location?

A

Monterey County
Riesling @ Gewurztraminer
Dry to off dry

47
Q

What is the Rutherford Bench?

A

Famous deposit of alluvial gravels at the foot of the Mayacamas

48
Q

Important AVAs within Monterey County

A 
Monterey AVA 
Arroyo Seco AVA
Chalone AVA 
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
San Benito AVA
Mt Harlan AVA (Calera is only producer)

Not as important AVA
Hames AVA
San Lucas AVA
San ANtonio AVA

49
Q

What AVA does Gary’s Vineyard reside in

A

Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

50
Q

Les Pavots bottling

who, where, soil

A

Peter Michael
Knights Valley AVA
Volcanic Soil

51
Q

Soil type of Knights Valley AVA

52
Q

Sierra Foothills AVA is a top site for zinfandel, explain

A

when prohibition started, vines were forgotten and never ripped out. Vines were then reclaimed after

53
Q

this grape accounts for more than 50% of plantings in Monterey County?

A

Chardonnay

54
Q

Smallest AVA in america? Monopole?

Location?

A

Cole Ranch AVA owned by Esterlina

located in Mendocino

55
Q

Below what alt. on coastal mountain ranges does cool pacific air spill over and cool the land below?

A

below 1500 ft

56
Q

Mendocino Ridge AVA geographical boundaries are the first in CA to be?

A

non contigeuos

57
Q

Monterey County

_______ Valley & _______ Bay are important factors to this wine region as well as what two “mountain ranges”?

A

Salinas Valley & Monterey Bay

Santa Lucia Mountains & Gabilan Mountains

58
Q

An easy mistake…

Arroyo Grande Valley AVA vs Arroyo Seco AVA

Location and Primary Varieties

A

Arroyo Seco AVA
Monterey County
Riesling & Gewurztraminer

Arroyo Grande AVA
South of Edna Valley, Central Coast, SLO

59
Q

Mt. Harlan AVA
Location?
Who is responsible for its founding?
Monopole?

A

located within the Gabilan mtns in San Benito COunty
Josh Jensen
Calera Wine Company is the only producer

60
Q

this AVA, although located in the central coast, excludes itself from the Central Coast AVA

A

Santa Cruz AVA

61
Q

30th anniversary of Judgment of Paris, what winery took home top honors?
Location?

A

Ridge Monte Bello Estates

Santa Cruz AVA

62
Q

Eisele Vineyard Location?

Producer?

A

(eastern) Calistoga

Francois Pinault, owner of Chateau Latour bought the property from Araujo Estates

63
Q

Three important towns of Anderson Valley

A

Philo
Navarro
Boonville

64
Q

Ridge winery’s famous bottling produced in Anderson Valley?

A

Geyserville

Zin,Carignan, Petite Sirah, Mataro (mourvedre)

65
Q

List all Napa AVAs

  • 10 Valley Floor AVAs
  • 3 Vaca mtn AVA
  • 3 Mayacamas mtn AVAs
A

Valley Floor

Calistoga 
St. Helena 
Rutherford
Oakville
Yountville
Stag's Leap
Oak Knoll
Coombsville
Wild Horse Valley
Carneros 
                                  Vaca Mtns Howell Mtn Chiles Valley Atlas Peak

                                 Mayacamas Diamond Mtn District Spring Mtn District  Mt Veeder
66
Q

Two Dry Creek Valley AVA Zin producers

A

Seghesio

Rafanelli

67
Q

First US AVA and when?

A

Augusta AVA

Missouri 1980

68
Q

When was Napa Valley AVA founded?

69
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Sonoma Valley AVAs

A 
Sonoma Coast AVA
Fort Ross Seaview AVA (within SC AVA)
Dry Creek
Rockpile 
Alexander
Knights Valley
Chalk Hill
Russian River Valley
Green Valley
Pine mtn Cloverdale peak
Bennett Valley
Sonoma mtn
Moon mtn
Carneros
70
Q

first producer of Eisele vineyard and when?

Two other notable producers prior ro Araujo in 1991

A

Ridge- Paul Draper 1971
Conn Creek 1974
Joseph Phelps 1975-1991

71
Q

Edna Valley producers who make red & white from rhone varieties

72
Q

Producer location- Pisoni

A

Santa Lucia Highlands

73
Q

Carmel Valley & Salinas Valley are found where?

A

Monterey County

74
Q

Livermore producer, first to label varietal in CA?

Clone?

75
Q

Primary variety in Bennett Valley AVA?

Explain

A

Merlot too cool to ripen cabernet

76
Q

River that runs through Anderson Valley AVA

A

Navarro River

77
Q

_____ vintage these two producers both produced wine from the eisele vineyard

A

1991 was J.Phelps last and Araujo’s first

78
Q

Chalone AVA
Location
Monopole?
Soil

A

Located in Monterey
A monopole of Chalone Vineyards
the AVA has high amounts of limestone soils similar tho that of Burgundy

79
Q

Soils found in Russian River Valley AVA

A

“Goldridge” Sandy Loam

80
Q

Three major wine regions east of Napa Valley

A

San Joaquin
Amador County
El Dorado COunty

81
Q

Central Coast AVA know for it’s honeyed chenin blancs

A

Clarksburg AVA

82
Q

AVA in Sierra Foothills with some of the highest vineyards in CA

A

EL Dorado AVA

83
Q

McDowell Valley AVA

location Monopole?

A

Mendocino

McDowell Valley Winery

84
Q

Double L vineyards owner & location

A

Santa Lucia highlands AVA

Morgan

85
Q

responsible for 3/4 CA grapes, shitty wine (not Lodi)

A

San Joaquin Valley

86
Q

Potter Valley AVA
CLimate
Style of wine

A

cool, damp

botrytis wines

87
Q

This wine region (not SB) is known for significant plantings of this Italian variety

A

Amador County

Sangiovese

88
Q

Redwood Valley AVA style of wines and why?

A

Full bodied reds , soft- cab, P. Sirah and Zin

Fog does not reach this far inland

89
Q

irrigation from what river is vital for the Monterey County wine region due to the dry climate

A

Salinas River

90
Q

Mendocino Ridge AVA primary variety?

91
Q

Edna Valley Climate

and weather influencers

A

cool climate

Sea air from Morro Bay

92
Q

nine AVAs within Mendocino AVA

A 
Anderson Valley AVA
Redwood Valley AVA
Yorkville Highlands AVA
DOS Rios AVA
Potter Valley AVA
McDowell Valley AVA
Mendocino Ridge AVA
Cole Ranch AVA
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA

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