Napa California AVA Flashcards
Calistoga Varietial
Cabernet
Calistoga AVA Designated in what year?
2010
Calistoga is home to what wineries? (4)
Chateau Montelena, Amici, Frank Family, Clos Pegas (Sculptor)
Calistoga’s notable vineyard?
Dr. Crane (Beckstoffer)
Calistoga’s climate in Summer?
Warm to hot, lower humidity, highs of 90 degrees and falls to 50’s at night.
Coombsville produces what grape varietal?
Cabernet
Coombsville was designated in what year?
2011
Coombsville is home to these two main wine producers..
Palmaz and Caldwell
Coombsville is close to this bay which helps moderate the weather…
San Pablo
Summers in Coombsville are approx ___ degrees cooler than other AVAs
10
Coombsville _____ covers occur more frequently and burn off later in the day.
Fog
Coombsville has alluvial deposits from this mountain region that surrounds the region.
Vaca Range
Coombsville wines have soft but _____ tannins
Significant
Other grape varietals, besides Cabernet, are grown in Coombsville’s lower, cooler sites are these four:
Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Syrah
Oak knoll district was designated in what year?
2004
Oak knoll Dist. Has three main grape varietals
Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay
Oak knolls Dist is home to Lewis, Darioush, Trefethan, Robert Bailey, black stallion and these two others…
Monticello/Corley Family
Los Carneros’ two major grape varieties are:
Chardonnay and Pinot noir
Carneros Ava was designated in what year?
1983
Carneros covers parts of which two wine regions?
Sonoma and Napa
3 Notable vineyards in Los Carneros:
Hyde, Hudson and Truchard
Carneros is home to which 4 wineries?
Cuvaison, Truchard, Etude and Ceja
Carneros’ soil is dominated mostly by ____.
Clay (prevents deep rooting)
Carneros climate is influenced by the..
Maritime breezes and fog (from the south, San Pablo Bay thru Petaluma Gap to the west)
Carneros also produces:
Sparkling wine and Merlot
Carneros’ wine region is the first to be defined by what factor:
Climate (rather than political boundaries)
Yountville AVA was designated in
1999
Yountville’s main grape varietial and what they are known for is:
Cabernet
Yountville is home to these 5 wineries:
Blankiet, Dominus, Chandon, Girard, Kapscandy
Yountvilles notable vineyards are these 2:
State Lane and Wolff
In Yountville how is it that they have a natural “air conditioning”
To the south air currents from San Pablo Bay get trapped at the Yountville Mounts.
In Yountville, what do the milder temperatures do to the grapes:
Plenty of time to develop unique flavor characteristics.
Soils on the Eastern side of Yountville are similar to the neighboring Stags leap because of these two soils:
Volcanic + centuries old coastal deposits
In Yountville to the west there’s more diverse soils starting with sedimentary and alluvial but also have ____ & _____ loam and a little _____.
Sandy & gravelly
Clay
George Yount planted Napa’s first vineyard in 1836 and that area is now referred to as:
Napanook (Dominus)
Yountville is home to this famous resturant (among others):
French Laundry
Stags Leap is known for which Varietial
Cabernet
Stags Leap is home to these 5 wineries
Baldacci, shafer, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellar, Chimney Rock, and Silverado
Stags Leap is located where in Napa Valley?
Eastern portion of Napa. 5 to 7 miles north of Napa the town.
Which AVA is east of the Napa River and along the Silverado Trail?
Stags Leap District
This Ava is 2,700 acres, of which, half are planted vineyards.
Stags Leap District
Stags Leap has _____ temperatures due to the breezes from ___ _______ Bay.
Cooler
San Pablo’s
In Stags Leap why does the temperature rise quickly during the day?
Rock facades of the Vaca Range that reflect the heat
Soils in Stags Leap are ________ on the floor of the valley and ______ hillsides.
Volcanic gravel -loam
Rocky hillsides
Which AVA is often compared to Margaux?
stags leap
Oakville’s main varietial is
Cabernet
Oakville was designated in
1993
Oakville is home to many wineries such as:
Mondavi, opus one, plumpjack, paradigm, Turnbull, Groth, Far Neinte, and screaming eagle
Oakvilles notable vineyards are To Kalon, Missouri Hopper (both Beckstoffer) and __________.
Martha’s Vineyard
Oakvilles climate is moderately warm with temps commonly in the mid 90s in the summer. East side of the AVA receives warmer afternoon sun. It also strongly affected by night and early morning _____ which helps….
Fog.
…keep acidity levels good.
Oakville soil is primarily sedimentary gravelly alluvial loams on the western side. On the east side it is…
More volcanic but heavier soils; low to moderate fertility and fairly deep with average water retention.
