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Chapter 16: California beyond Napa and Sonoma Flashcards

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“Super-AVA” that extends from Oakland/SF to Santa Barbara

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Central Coast AVA

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“Super-AVA” located north of San Francisco

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North Coast AVA

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Counties (6) that are part of the North Coast AVA

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  1. Napa 2. Sonoma 3. Mendocino 4. Lake 5. Marin 6. Solano
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Area – NOT an AVA – that grows the majority of California’s grapes

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The Central Valley

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“Super AVA” located east of the Central Valley

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Sierra Foothills AVA

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Mendocino County AVA known for sparkling wines

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Anderson Valley

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AVA known as “Islands in the Sky”

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Mendocino Ridge

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Two leading grape varieties of the Mendocino Ridge AVA

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Pinot Noir, (old vine) Zinfandel

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The smallest AVA in the United States

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Cole Ranch (located in Mendocino County)

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Seven AVAs of Lake County

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  1. Benmore Valley 2. Clear Lake 3. High Valley 4. Red Hills Lake County 5. Big Valley District Lake Cty 6. Kelsey Bench Lake County 7. Guenoc Valley
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Home county of hte Paso Robles, Edna Valley, and Arroyo Grande Valley AVAs

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San Luis Obispo County

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Small AVA located in a mountainous region just west of Paso Robles

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York Mountain AVA

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(7) AVAs of Santa Barbara County

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  1. Santa Maria Valley 2. Santa Ynez Valley 3. Ballard Canyon 4. Los Olivos District 5. Sta. Rita Hills 6. Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara 7. Alisos Canyon
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(4) AVAs that overlap the Santa Ynez Valley AVA

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  1. Ballard Canyon 2. Los Olivos District 3. Sta. Rita Hills 4. Happy Canyon of S. B.
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AVA approved in 2020; located between Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley

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Alisos Canyon AVA

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Descriptive nickname for the Alisos Canyon AVA

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“Goldilocks Rhône Zone”

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Santa Cruz Mountains AVA: sub-appellation

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Ben Lomond Mountain AVA

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Lodi AVA: 7 sub-appellations

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  1. Alta Mesa 2. Borden Ranch 3. Clements Hills 4. Cosumnes River 5. Jahant 6. Mokelumne River 7. Sloughhouse
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Large AVA located on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Range

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Sierra Foothills AVA (large in size, but low in vine acreage – only 1% of total area is planted to vines)

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El Aliso

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Original (1833) name of the estate of Jean-Luis Vignes; one of the first commercial wineries in Southern California

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