Ch 16 - USA and North America Flashcards
Years Prohibition was in effect in the US
1920 - 1933
1849 event that led to population boom in California
Gold Rush
1976 event that changed world’s perception of California wine
Judgment of Paris
Recognized for bringing European vines to Sonoma in 1861
Agoston Haraszthy
Founder of 1st Napa Valley winery
Charles Krug
Founder of 1st successful commercial winery in US (in Ohio)
Nicholas Longsworth
California winemaker who introduced many modern techniques to other Californian vintners
André Tchelistcheff
Wine shops, liquor stores, supermarkets
off premise retailers
Federal agency responsible for enforcing laws relating to importation of alcohol
TTB
“tier” of system that applies to wineries
Producers
Restaurants and hotels
on-premise retailers
Federal agency that maintains list of AVAs
TTB
“tier” of system that applies to importers
Producers
“tier” of system that applies to wholesalers
Distributors
Federal agency responsible for enforcing laws relating to smuggling of alcohol
ATF
big box stores (Costco and Sam’s Club)
off-premise retailers
Federal agency responsible for overseeing alcohol labeling and advertising
TTB
wine bars
on-premise retailers
Federal agency responsible for collection of alcohol excise tax
TTB
REQUIRED items on a US wine label
ABV, name of bottler/importer, address of bottler/importer, net contents (volume) sulfite statement, and Brand name
OPTIONAL items on a US wine label
Vintage date, grape varieties, “estate bottled”, label art, appellation of origin
NOT PERMITTED items on a US wine label
Any statement about health benefits of drinking wine
Semi-generic European place names allowed on US wine labels (if American geographic term is also used and approved prior to 2006)
Chablis, Burgundy, and Chianti
A standard bottle is 750 ml - which is how many ounces?
25.4 ounces
Minimum required amount of grapes in a wine for it to have a single varietal label in California
75%
Minimum % of Pinot Noir for the wine to be labeled as Pinot Noir in Oregon
90%
Minimum % of wine to include name of a Vitis Labrusca grape on the label
51%
What are Meritage wines?
wines made in the style of, and with the grapes of, Bordeaux (but in California). Regulated by the Meritage Alliance
If a wine’s stated place of origin is just California, what % of the grapes must come from California?
minimum 75%
If a wine’s appellation of origin is an AVA, what % of grapes must come from that AVA?
minimum 85%
If a wine’s stated place of origin is a single vineyard, what % of the grapes must come from that vineyard?
minimum 95%
Term with no legal definition in the US, but allowed to be used on labels as long as it’s not misleading
“old vine”
Approved synonym in the US for Sauvignon Blanc
Fumé Blanc
Leading red grape of Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Red grape particularly well-suited for the Russian River Valley
Pinot Noir
Mendocino County AVA known for sparkling wine
Anderson Valley
Napa AVA known for its “dust”
Rutherford
AVA shared between Napa and Sonoma
Los Carneros
AVA shared between Napa and Solano counties
Wild Horse Valley
Subregions of the Russian River Valley AVA
Green Valley and Chalk Hill