Chapter 16: Napa and Sonoma Flashcards
Leading grape variety of Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon
Mountain Range on the border between Napa and Sonoma
Mayacamas Mountains
Mountain Range located in the eastern portion of Napa County
Vaca Mountains
(6) Napa “valley floor” AVAs
- Calistoga 2. St. Helena 3. Rutherford 4. Oakville 5. Yountville 6. Stags Leap District
Napa AVA located east of the valley floor, somewhat isolated in the Vaca foothills
Chiles Valley
(5) High-elevation AVAs of Napa
- Mount Veeder 2. Diamond Mountain District 3. Spring Mountain District 4. Howell Mountain 5. Atlas Peak
(4) Napa AVAs located in the area’s southern portion
- Oak Knoll District 2. Coombsville 3. Carneros 4. Wild Horse Valley
Body of water that cools Napa’s southern area
San Pablo Bay
AVA shared between Napa and Sonoma Counties
Carneros (Los Carneros)
AVA shared between Napa and Solano Counties
Wild Horse Valley
Leading grape of Sonoma County
Chardonnay
Two leading red grapes of Sonoma County
- Cabernet Sauvignon 2. Pinot Noir
4 sub-appellations of the Sonoma Valley AVA
- Bennet Valley 2. Sonoma Mountain 3. Moon Mountain District of Sonoma County 4. Carneros
Large AVA of western Sonoma County
Sonoma Coast
Sub-appellation (of the northern portion) of the Sonoma Coast AVA
Fort Ross-Seaview AVA
AVA shared between Sonoma and Marin Counties
Petaluma Gap AVA
Two sub-appellations of the Russian River Valley AVA
- Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA 2. Chalk Hill AVA
7 inland AVAs of Sonoma County (excluding those within the Sonoma Valley AVA)
- Dry Creek Valley AVA 2. Rockpile AVA 3. Alexander Valley AVA 4. Knights Valley AVA 5. Pine Mountain/Cloverdale Peak AVA 6. Fountaingrove District AVA 7. Chalk Hill AVA
Sonoma County AVA specializing in Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley
