Central Coast/Central Valley/Mendo/Lake County/SouthCoast Flashcards
What are the AVAs of Monterey county (9)
Carmel Valley
Chalone
Hames Valley
Monterey
San Antonio Valley
San Bernabe
Santa Lucia Highlands
San Lucas
Arroyo Seco
Pisoni Gary’s and Talbott as well as sleepy Hollow vineyard are all part of what Appellation
Santa Lucia Highlands
Sta Rita hills Ballard canyon and happy canyon are all part of what larger AVA
Santa Ynez Valley
most recent AVA added in Santa Barbara County
Alisos Canyon (2020)
This single vineyard AVA in Sacramento/Amador county is part of a larger Lodi AVA and is dominated by plantings of Delicato, Sutter home and Woodbridge
Borden Ranch AVA
AVAs of Sacramento county (6)
Alta Mesa
Borden Ranch
Clarksburg
Cosumnes River
Lodi
Sloughhouse
These Paso Robles sub AVA’s were added in 2014 (4)
Paso Robles Estrella
Paso Robles Geneseo
Paso Robles Highlands
Paso Robles Willow Creek District
what are the AVA’s of San Luis Obispo county
Adelaida
Arroyo grande Valley
Edna Valley
York Mountain
San Luis Obispo Coast (2022)
Paso Robles (divided into 11 subregions in 2014):
Adelaida
Creston
El Pomar
Estrella
Geneseo
Highlands
San Juan Creek
San Miguel
Santa Margarita Ranch
Templeton Gap
Willow Creek
Mountain ranges of Santa Rita hills AVA
Purisima Hills and Santa Rosa Hills
the mount Harlan AVA in San Benito County is known for limestone soil and nestled in what mountain range
Gabilan mountains
in 2016 this AVA was granted status in Contra Costa County
Lamorinda: encompasses Lafayette Moraga Orinda
what winery was most instrumental in establishing the mount Harlan AVA
Calera
Sanford and Benedict fiddlesticks see smoke and Rita’s crown are all located in what AVA
Santa Rita Hills
what year was Sanford and Benedict vineyard planted by Richard Sanford
1970
Where is Au Bon Climat Vineyard located
Santa Maria
Tablas Creek winery is a project between what famous Rhone producer and what American family
Famille Perrin (Beaucastel) Haas
what are the AVAs of Los Angeles county
Sierra Pelona saddle rock-Malibu Malibu-Newton Canyon Malibu coast Leona valley antelope Valley of the California high desert
What year did Temecula Valley get AVA status
1984
what year were the first modern commercial vineyard plantings in Temecula
1968 planted by Vincenzo Cilurzo
name a Temecula Valley winery
Wilson Creek
Leoness
Ponte
Avensole
Baily
Bel Vino
Briar Rose
What makes the deep end of Anderson Valley special in Pinot cultivation
North west end of Valley were deep slopes to ocean high Diurnal shift
Boontling language ;)
Why is Cole Ranch in Mendocino special
Smallest AVA in US.
Mike Lucia of rootdown owns it as monopole
Newest AVA California Central Coast
San Luis Obispo Coast (2022)
This AVA of San Luis Obispo county was approved in 2014
San Miguel District
Monterey’s oldest commercial vineyard
Chalone Vineyard
First bottling (Monterey’s oldest commercial vineyard) debuted in 1960
Mountain Ranges that run East to West, parallel to the coast in Santa Ynez (because of the bend in the coastline at Point Conception
San Rafael and Santa Ynez Mountains
a legal dispute with the Chilean winery of the same name led Sta. Rita Hills to legally abbreviate its appellation name in this year
In 2006
Who wrote the film Sideways
Alexander Payne’s 2004 film
This AVA is excluded from Central Coast AVA
Santa Cruz Mountains AVA (despite inclusion of Santa Cruz County AVA)
Paso Robles AVA is this large:
614,000 acres (40,000 of which are planted) with wide variations in climate and soil—chief rationale for the creation of 11 new AVAs in 2014
These features characterize the Western side of Paso Robles
western reaches are characterized by cooler marine air funneled through the Templeton Gap and more prevalent limestone and calcareous soils
This person planted California’s first commercial Syrah vines in Paso Robles
Gary Eberle