Central Coast Geography Flashcards

1
Q

What are the counties on the California coast, going north to south, starting at San Francisco, and going to Los Angeles?

A
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Cruz
Monterey
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Los Angeles
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2
Q

What three counties is Santa Cruz Mountains AVA in?

A

San Mateo
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz

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3
Q

What is the lone sub-AVA of Santa Cruz Mountains?

A

Ben Lomond Mountain

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4
Q

Where is Alameda County?

A

East of San Francisco Bay

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5
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What is the sub AVA of Santa Clara Valley, in Santa Clara County? Which AVA is directly east of Santa Clara Valley?

A

San Ysidro

Pacheco Pass

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6
Q

What county is east of northern Monterey County?

A

San Benito

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7
Q

What AVAs are in San Benito County?

A

San Benito

Paicines
Lime Kiln Valley
Cienega Valley (all sub AVAs of San Benito)
Mount Harlan

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8
Q

Going north to south, what 3 AVAs are to the west of Monterey AVA?

A

Carmel Valley
Santa Lucia
Arroyo Seco

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9
Q

What are 5 sub AVAs of Monterey?

A
San Bernabe
San Lucas
Hames Valley
Arroyo Seco
Santa Lucia
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10
Q

What large AVA is just south of Monterey county?

A

Paso Robles

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11
Q

Which county is Paso Robles in?

A

San Luis Obispo

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12
Q

What small AVA is just southwest of Paso Robles?

A

York Mountain

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13
Q

Which two AVAs are a few miles south of the Paso Robles AVA?

A

Edna Valley

Arroyo Grande

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14
Q

What AVA is in both Santa Barbara county and Santa Maria County?

A

Santa Maria Valley

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15
Q

What are the sub AVAs of Santa Ynez Valley?

A

Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara

Santa Rita Hills

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16
Q

Where are “greenfield pebbles”?

A

Arroyo Seco

17
Q

What two winemakers make wine at Bien Nacido?

A

Bob Lindquist of Qupe

Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat

18
Q

What else is grown at Bien Nacido?

A

Avocados and meyer lemons

19
Q

Where is Bien Nacido vineyards?

A

Santa Maria Valley AVA, in northern Santa Barbara County

20
Q

Coastal breezes enter Santa Clara Valley through which two openings?

A

Hecker Pass

Pajaro Pass