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

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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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major varietal in Lodi?

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Zin

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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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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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These two “mountain” ranges reside in Napa Valley.

list the hillside AVAs and which side they reside

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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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Chalk Hill is a sub AVA of _______

Soils?

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Russian River Valley AVA

Volcanic Soils

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

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Distance from Petaluma Gap

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Tablas Creek
Who owns it?
Location?
Varieties?

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Perrin family of Beaucastel
Paso Robles
Rhone Varieties

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Warmest AVA in Sonoma?

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Alexander Valley

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WHo grows more grapes, Napa or Sonoma?

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Sonoma

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

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Chateau Haut-Brion

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Pioneer of Knights Valley Cabernet

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Beringer

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% of wine grown in the US that comes from CA

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90%

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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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Northern & Southern boundaries of the Central Coast

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San Fran Bay

Santa Barbara

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

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Count Agoston Haraszthy

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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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who is responsible for overseeing the AVA system

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TTB

Tax and Trade Bureau (2002)

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name for "table wine" in the US ABV min % What else could this be labeled?
Light Wine | 7-14%
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This person created the organic movement is CA Person winery who did he/she sell winery to
John Fetzer Fetzer Winery (Mendocino) Sold to Concha y Toro
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Who planted the first Vinifera grapes in CA
Franciscan Missionaries 1770
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CA AVA from North to South (list all valley floor AVA, not hillside)
``` Calistoga St.Helena Rutherford Oakville Yountville Oak Knoll Coombsville Wild Horse Carneros ```
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What counties border Sonoma to the north?
Mendocino and Lake Counties
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What counties border Sonoma to the south?
Marin, Solano, Contra Costa
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Top vineyards of Sonoma Coast AVA face ______
South to optimize ripening
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Where would someone find the winery Parducci?
Mendocino
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where is Sanford Benedict vineyard found?
Sta Rita Hills
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CA's first commercial winery?
Buena Vista 1857
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US law | County, state or Country is used in Lieu of AVA what % of fruit must come from labeled location?
75% CA & Oregon 100% 95% Washington
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this missouri Enologist understood the resistance of American rootstock to phylloxera
Charles Valentine Riley
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what county is Livermore Valley located? | Top variety and famous vine cuttings?
Alameda County | Sauvignon Blanc with famous cuttings coming from Chateau D'yquem
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If wine is labeled "Single Vineyard" what % of grapes must come from stated vineyard?
95%
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if AVA is listed what % of the varietal must come from the stated AVA
85% in CA
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Vintage label requirement- % of fruit from stated vintage if AVA is listed % of fruit if no AVA is listed, only state or county
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
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if wine is labeled "Estate Bottled"
all vineyards used must be from same AVA | grapes used must be owned by winey and all come from land controlled by winery
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If variety is listed, min % required?
75% | 51% if vitus lambrusca variety
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Coolest AVA in Mendocino Valley
Anderson Valley
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Name of the original Rhone Ranger and the winery
Randall Grahm - Bonny Doon
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Famous Champagne house who established a a winery in Anderson Valley
Louis Roederer- Roederer Estates
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Arroyo Seco AVA KNow for what varieties? Location?
Monterey County Riesling @ Gewurztraminer Dry to off dry
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What is the Rutherford Bench?
Famous deposit of alluvial gravels at the foot of the Mayacamas
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Important AVAs within Monterey County
``` 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
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What AVA does Gary's Vineyard reside in
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
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Les Pavots bottling | who, where, soil
Peter Michael Knights Valley AVA Volcanic Soil
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Soil type of Knights Valley AVA
Volcanic
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Sierra Foothills AVA is a top site for zinfandel, explain
when prohibition started, vines were forgotten and never ripped out. Vines were then reclaimed after
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this grape accounts for more than 50% of plantings in Monterey County?
Chardonnay
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Smallest AVA in america? Monopole? | Location?
Cole Ranch AVA owned by Esterlina | located in Mendocino
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Below what alt. on coastal mountain ranges does cool pacific air spill over and cool the land below?
below 1500 ft
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Mendocino Ridge AVA geographical boundaries are the first in CA to be?
non contigeuos
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Monterey County | _______ Valley & _______ Bay are important factors to this wine region as well as what two "mountain ranges"?
Salinas Valley & Monterey Bay Santa Lucia Mountains & Gabilan Mountains
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An easy mistake... Arroyo Grande Valley AVA vs Arroyo Seco AVA Location and Primary Varieties
Arroyo Seco AVA Monterey County Riesling & Gewurztraminer Arroyo Grande AVA South of Edna Valley, Central Coast, SLO
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Mt. Harlan AVA Location? Who is responsible for its founding? Monopole?
located within the Gabilan mtns in San Benito COunty Josh Jensen Calera Wine Company is the only producer
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this AVA, although located in the central coast, excludes itself from the Central Coast AVA
Santa Cruz AVA
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30th anniversary of Judgment of Paris, what winery took home top honors? Location?
Ridge Monte Bello Estates | Santa Cruz AVA
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Eisele Vineyard Location? | Producer?
(eastern) Calistoga | Francois Pinault, owner of Chateau Latour bought the property from Araujo Estates
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Three important towns of Anderson Valley
Philo Navarro Boonville
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Ridge winery's famous bottling produced in Anderson Valley?
Geyserville | Zin,Carignan, Petite Sirah, Mataro (mourvedre)
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List all Napa AVAs - 10 Valley Floor AVAs - 3 Vaca mtn AVA - 3 Mayacamas mtn AVAs
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
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Two Dry Creek Valley AVA Zin producers
Seghesio | Rafanelli
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First US AVA and when?
Augusta AVA | Missouri 1980
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When was Napa Valley AVA founded?
1981
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Sonoma Valley AVAs
``` 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 ```
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first producer of Eisele vineyard and when? | Two other notable producers prior ro Araujo in 1991
Ridge- Paul Draper 1971 Conn Creek 1974 Joseph Phelps 1975-1991
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Edna Valley producers who make red & white from rhone varieties
Alban
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Producer location- Pisoni
Santa Lucia Highlands
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Carmel Valley & Salinas Valley are found where?
Monterey County
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Livermore producer, first to label varietal in CA? | Clone?
Wente
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Primary variety in Bennett Valley AVA? | Explain
Merlot too cool to ripen cabernet
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River that runs through Anderson Valley AVA
Navarro River
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_____ vintage these two producers both produced wine from the eisele vineyard
1991 was J.Phelps last and Araujo's first
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Chalone AVA Location Monopole? Soil
Located in Monterey A monopole of Chalone Vineyards the AVA has high amounts of limestone soils similar tho that of Burgundy
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Soils found in Russian River Valley AVA
"Goldridge" Sandy Loam
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Three major wine regions east of Napa Valley
San Joaquin Amador County El Dorado COunty
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Central Coast AVA know for it's honeyed chenin blancs
Clarksburg AVA
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AVA in Sierra Foothills with some of the highest vineyards in CA
EL Dorado AVA
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McDowell Valley AVA | location Monopole?
Mendocino | McDowell Valley Winery
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Double L vineyards owner & location
Santa Lucia highlands AVA | Morgan
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responsible for 3/4 CA grapes, shitty wine (not Lodi)
San Joaquin Valley
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Potter Valley AVA CLimate Style of wine
cool, damp | botrytis wines
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This wine region (not SB) is known for significant plantings of this Italian variety
Amador County | Sangiovese
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Redwood Valley AVA style of wines and why?
Full bodied reds , soft- cab, P. Sirah and Zin | Fog does not reach this far inland
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irrigation from what river is vital for the Monterey County wine region due to the dry climate
Salinas River
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Mendocino Ridge AVA primary variety?
zin
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Edna Valley Climate | and weather influencers
cool climate | Sea air from Morro Bay
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nine AVAs within Mendocino AVA
``` 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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