California Central Coast

Question 1

Where is Wente located?

Answer 1

Livermore Valley AVA

Question 2

Is Santa Cruz Mountains AVA a sub of Central Coast AVA?

Answer 2

No!

But Santa Cruz County is part of the region

Question 3

What are the valleys of Monterey AVA?

Answer 3

Salinas Valley

Carmel Valley

Question 4

What is the dominant grape of Monterey AVA?

Answer 4

Chardonnay

~40% of the plantings.

Question 5

What AVAs are in the Gabilan Mountains?

Answer 5

Chalone AVA (Monterey)
Mount Harlan AVA (San Benito)

Question 6

What are the AVAs of Monterey County?

Answer 6

Monterey AVA
Carmel Valley AVA
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
Chalone AVA
Arroyo Seco AVA
San Bernabe AVA
San Lucas AVA
San Antonio Valley AVA
Hames Valley AVA

Question 7

Name 2 vineyards of Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

Answer 7

Garys'
Pisoni
J. Lohr
Apex
Double L
La Estancia
Mer Soleil

Question 8

Where is San Benito County?

Answer 8

North and inland from Monterrey County

Question 9

AVAs of San Benito County

Answer 9

Mt. Harlan AVA
Cienega Valley AVA
Lime Kiln AVA
Paicines AVA
San Benito AVA
Chalone AVA (shared w Monterrey)
Pacheco Pass AVA (shared w Santa Clara)

Question 10

What counties are included in the San Francisco Bay AVA?

Answer 10

San Francisco
San Benito
Santa Clara
Sanat Cruz
Solano
Alameda
Contra Costa
San Mateo

Question 11

Name the main AVAs of San Luis Obispo County

Answer 11

Paso Robles AVA
York Mountian AVA
Edna Valley AVA
Arroyo Grande AVA
Santa Maria Valley AVA (shared w Santa Barbara)

Question 12

When did Paso Robles AVA get sub-AVAs?

Answer 12

2011

Question 13

How many sub-AVAs are there in Paso Robles AVA? Name them.

Answer 13

11
Going clockwise:
San Miguel District AVA
Paso Robles Estrella District AVA
Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA
San Juan Creek AVA
Paso Robles Highlands District AVA
Creston District AVA
Santa Margarita Ranch AVA
El Pomar District AVA
Templeton Gap District AVA
Paso Robles Willow Creek AVA
Adelaida District AVA

Question 14

What is the furthest south sub-AVA of Paso Robles AVA?

Answer 14

Santa Margarita Ranch AVA

Question 15

What sub-AVAs of Paso Robles AVA are considered Region II?

Answer 15

Templeton Gap District AVA
Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA
El Pomar District AVA
Santa Margarita Ranch AVA
Adelaida District AVA is on the edge of II-III

Question 16

What is most of the soil of Paso Robles AVA?

Answer 16

Alluvial

Question 17

Who planted the first Syrah in Paso, and when?

Answer 17

Gary Eberle

mid 1970s

Question 18

What is the coolest climate AVA of San Luis Obispo?

Answer 18

Edna Valley AVA

Question 19

Where does California’s coastline bend, changing from north-south to east-west?

Answer 19

Point Conception, Santa Barbara County

Question 20

What are the mountains of Santa Barbara County?

Answer 20

San Rafael Mountains

Sanat Ynez Mountains

Question 21

Name the AVAs of Santa Barbara County.

Answer 21

Santa Maria Valley AVA
Santa Ynez Valley AVA
Ballard Canyon AVA
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
Los Olivos District AVA
Sta. Rita Hills AVA

Question 22

What AVAs are nested in Santa Ynez Valley AVA?

West to east please.

Answer 22

Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Ballard Canyon AVA
Los Olivos AVA
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA

Question 23

Where is Bien Nacido Vineyard and when was it planted?

Answer 23

Santa Maria Valley AVA

mid 1970s

Question 24

What Santa Barbara AVA is on the border of SLO?

Answer 24

Santa Maria Valley AVA

Question 25

Name 3 Sta. Rita Hills producers.

Answer 25

Melville
Sandhi
Sanford
Sea Smoke
Babcock
Brewer-Clifton

Question 26

Name 3 vineyards in Sta. Rita Hills AVA

Answer 26

La Rinconada
Rita's Crown
Clos Pepe
Sanford and Benedict
La Encantada
Sea Smoke
Fiddlestix