California Central Coast Flashcards
Where is Wente located?
Livermore Valley AVA
Is Santa Cruz Mountains AVA a sub of Central Coast AVA?
No!
But Santa Cruz County is part of the region
What are the valleys of Monterey AVA?
Salinas Valley
Carmel Valley
What is the dominant grape of Monterey AVA?
Chardonnay
~40% of the plantings.
What AVAs are in the Gabilan Mountains?
Chalone AVA (Monterey) Mount Harlan AVA (San Benito)
What are the AVAs of Monterey County?
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
Name 2 vineyards of Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
Garys' Pisoni J. Lohr Apex Double L La Estancia Mer Soleil
Where is San Benito County?
North and inland from Monterrey County
AVAs of San Benito County
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)
What counties are included in the San Francisco Bay AVA?
San Francisco San Benito Santa Clara Sanat Cruz Solano Alameda Contra Costa San Mateo
Name the main AVAs of San Luis Obispo County
Paso Robles AVA York Mountian AVA Edna Valley AVA Arroyo Grande AVA Santa Maria Valley AVA (shared w Santa Barbara)
When did Paso Robles AVA get sub-AVAs?
2011
How many sub-AVAs are there in Paso Robles AVA? Name them.
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
What is the furthest south sub-AVA of Paso Robles AVA?
Santa Margarita Ranch AVA
What sub-AVAs of Paso Robles AVA are considered Region II?
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
What is most of the soil of Paso Robles AVA?
Alluvial
Who planted the first Syrah in Paso, and when?
Gary Eberle
mid 1970s
What is the coolest climate AVA of San Luis Obispo?
Edna Valley AVA
Where does California’s coastline bend, changing from north-south to east-west?
Point Conception, Santa Barbara County
What are the mountains of Santa Barbara County?
San Rafael Mountains
Sanat Ynez Mountains
Name the AVAs of Santa Barbara County.
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
What AVAs are nested in Santa Ynez Valley AVA?
West to east please.
Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Ballard Canyon AVA
Los Olivos AVA
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
Where is Bien Nacido Vineyard and when was it planted?
Santa Maria Valley AVA
mid 1970s
What Santa Barbara AVA is on the border of SLO?
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Name 3 Sta. Rita Hills producers.
Melville Sandhi Sanford Sea Smoke Babcock Brewer-Clifton
Name 3 vineyards in Sta. Rita Hills AVA
La Rinconada Rita's Crown Clos Pepe Sanford and Benedict La Encantada Sea Smoke Fiddlestix