Chapter 11 Vocabulary Flashcards
A particular area of grape growing with specific boundaries sanctioned by the government.
American Viticultural Area (AVA)
A plateau that lies above the floor of a river valley.
Bench Land
Now replaced by the Tax and Trade
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (BATF)
A large cooperative winery that produced most of California’s wine from 1894 to 1919.
California Wine Association (CWA)
A method of using average daytime temperature to provide a rough estimate of a vineyard’s terroir.
Degree days or Heat summation
A vinifera red grape variety grown by the missions
Mission grape
From 1769 to 1833, when a series of missions were established along the coast of California by Spain and Mexico.
Mission period
A tasting that took place in Paris in 1976 in which California wines took top honors.
Paris tasting
A Franciscan priest who founded the missions in
California.
Serra, Junipero
The U.S. government agency that regulates alcoholic products.
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
A University of California campus with research and degree programs in viticulture and enology.
University of California at Davis (UC Davis)
A general and rancher who helped settle the Napa and Sonoma Valleys.
Vallejo, Mariano G.
A trade organization for California wineries.
Wine Institute
