Central Valley of CA

Question 1

Name the AVAs within Lodi

Answer 1

Mokelumne River
Cosumnes River
Jahant
Borden Ranch
Alta Mesa
Sloughhouse
Clements Hills

Question 2

Name the AVAs within the Sierra Foothills

Answer 2

California Shenandoah Valley
El Dorado
Fair Play
Fiddletown
North Yuba

Question 3

Who is the second largest producer in the world? Where are they located?

Answer 3

Gallo - Modesto, Central Valley

Question 4

What are the heat summation zones of the central Valley? What are those regions best for?

Answer 4

Region IV and Region V heat summation zones—temperatures most suitable for fortified wines, table grapes and raisins

Question 5

What is the largest and most important Central Valley AVA?

Answer 5

Lodi, 20% of Central Valleys production

Question 6

Describe Lodi’s location, climate in comparison to the rest of the valley, and why. Name major producers there?

Answer 6

Located just south of Sacramento on the eastern edge of the Sacramento River Delta, is slightly cooler than much of the Central Valley, due to the influence of a gap in the coastal ranges, which pulls the coastal air inland from the San Francisco Bay and over the delta.

Sutter Home and Robert Mondavi Woodbridge

Question 7

The Sierra Foothills AVA several sub-AVAs? Which is the hottest?

Answer 7

Fair Play 
El Dorado
Fiddletown 
North Yuba
California Shenandoah Valley -hottest