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What is Montereys oldest commercial vineyars

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Chalone Vineyard, first bottling 1960

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What is the smallest AVA in America?

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Cole Ranch

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Cole Ranch AVA is essentially a monopole of what winery?

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Esterlina

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Who founded inglenook winery and in what year

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Finnish immigrant Gustav Niebaum in 1879

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What was the first Sub-Appelation within Napa to receive its own AVA?

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Howell Mountain AVA

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Name all 16 sub AVAs of Napa Valley4 West, 8 Floor, 4 East

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WCalisotgaDiamond MountainSpring MountainMount VeederFLOORSt. helenaRutherfordOakvilleYountvillsStag LeapOak KnollCoombsvillsLos CarnerosEHowell MountainChiles PeakAtlas PeakWild Horse

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Mendocino’s best winegrowing regions are located between what two rivers?

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Russian and Navaro Rivers in the South

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In 1969 who took over the winemaking at “Monte Bello” at Ridge in Santa Cruz Mountains

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Paul Draper

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What are chalk hill and Green Valley essentially sub AVAs of ?

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Russian River Valley

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What mountain range connects Sonoma to Napa?

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Mayacamas

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Define Meritage

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A term trademarked by the Meritage Alliance is used by producers to indicate a premium blend in which no grape accounts for more the 90%. Meritage may be red or white but must consist of BDX varieties

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What was the first wine made by Diamond Creek

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1975 Volcanic Hill

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What Cava producer set up a Carneros sparkling wine house in the 1980s

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Codorniu

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McDowell AVA is essentially a monopole of what winery?

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McDowell Valley Winery

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Windy and Foggy Carneros is a Region ____ area?

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Region I

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Alexander Valley Cabernet would show more ________ qualities and less ________ than Napa

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More herbaceous qualities, less body

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AVAs within Russian River Valley AVA

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Green Valley of Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill

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what is the oldest winery in napa

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Charles krug

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The Russian River AVA follows the river Southwest from Heldsbug and is highly regarded for what?

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Pinot and Chard

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What are defining characteristics of coastal california climate?

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fog and cool sea breezes mitigate the heat and create large diurnal swings

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North Coast AVA consists of which Counties

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Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Solano and Marin

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How many sub AVAs are in Napa?

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16

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Napa Valley Floor Soils are ________ and produce what style of Cabernet.

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Topsoils are deeper and produce more supple and elegant wines

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List the sub AVAs of Mendocino County

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Anderson Valley (One of the coolest)
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
McDowell Valley
Yorkville Highlands
Mendocino Ridge
Pine Mountain Cloverdale Peak
Dos Rio
Cole Ranch (Smallest AVA in America
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Who owned the wine labels Thunderbird and Night Train Express
Gallo
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Where will you find Bennett Valley?
Southern Sonoma
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What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma?
Knights Valley
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Who/what winery was responsible for bringing new standards of cleanliness and wine making techniques (ie. Temp controlled fermentations, controlled malo)
George de Latour's winemaker Andre Tchelistcheff
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What AVAs border Sonoma in the SOuth
Marin, Solano and Contra Costa
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In what decade did phylloxera reoccur in California
1980s
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Name one producer in the Fort Ross Sea View AVA
Hirsch, Flowers
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Who is "count" Agoston Haraszthy?
Hungarian born, arrived in Sonoma in 1849 and founded buena vista, one of californias oldest commercial wineries
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where was phylloxera first discovered in CA, what year?
Sonoma 1873
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What does the Navaro River do for Anderson Valley/
Provides one of CA coolest climates with cool ocean air and fog following the path of the river
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Where is Littorai Located?
Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA
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Who is Jacob Schram
Built Schramsberg in 1862
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What is Napa's oldest CONTINUALLY operating winery, when was it founded
Berringer, 1876
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Name 3 prominent producers in the Russian River Valley
Dehlinger, Joseph Swan, Rochioli, Williams-Selyem
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In 2014 what AVA was downsized, and for what reason
Mendocino AVA was decreased so that its boundaries wouldn't overlap with of a New AVA approved int he same year, Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA
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Name 3 of the pioneers in Sonoma County
Hanzell, Martin Ray and Simi
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Sonoma Valley AVA is situated between what?
Mayacamas and Sonoma Mountains
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First vintage at Mondavi
1966
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In both Napa and Sonoma temperatures get _________ as one travels North?
Hotter
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History of Charles Krug
Worked for "Count" Haraszthy and in 1861 move to St. Helena and founded his winery, the oldest in the valley
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Bulk California wine in the central valley are mostly planted to what grape varities
French Colombard & Chenin
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Mendocino Ridge AVA is restricted to vineyards that are?
At LEAST 1200ft above Sea level
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Since 2011 what is law for Sonoma?
Wines must say Sonoma County on the label regardless of whether there is a sub ava
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AVAs of Lake County
Clear Lake AVA Red hills AVA High Valley ( Not all within, but mostly)
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"Goldridge" soils are what? Where are they common?
Russian River Valley, They are Fertile Alluvial Soils of sandy Loam
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What AVAs border Sonoma in the North?
Mendocino and Lake
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The Valley floor is defined by what 3 major soil types
Volcanic, Alluvial, Maritime
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Where is Guenoc Valley AVA?
South of Lake County
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In 1978 what was the first Napa wine to top $100 dollars a bottle at release?
Diamond Creek
54
The Navarro river runs through what AVAs
Anderson Valley AVA and the Northern tip of Yorkville Highlands
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Name 3 prominent coastal Sonoma producers
Hirsch, Marcassin and Peay
56
Who was George Yount
First American Settler in to set foot in NAPA and planted its first vineyards
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Name 4 winemakers andre Tchelistcheff mentored
Mondavi, Louis Martini, Joe Hertz and Mike Grgich
58
Where did Tattinger set up their US sparkling house?
Carneros
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Where does Zin originate from, what is its original name
Croatia, Tribidrag
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Where did Louis Roederer set up their US sparkling house?
Anderson Valley
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What separates Mendocino County from Lake?
The Mayacamas Mountains
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The major wine growing regions of CA are divided into what four Major AVAs
North Coast AVACentral Coast AVASouth Coast AVA Sierra Foothills AVA

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