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1
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Mountain Range that forms a rain shadow for Washington State Vineyards

A

Cascades

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2
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Washington State AVA that contains Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia

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Puget Sound

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3
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Leading red grape of Washington State

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

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4
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Largest AVA in Washington State

A

Columbia Valley

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5
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Washington State AVA named for the pothole lakes formed by the Missoula Floods

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Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley

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6
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AVA located directly south of the Yakima Valley AVA

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Horse Heaven Hills AVA

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7
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Three AVAs that straddle the Washington and Oregon State lines

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Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla Valley

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8
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Leading white grape variety of Washington State

A

Chardonnay

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9
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Leading red grape variety of Oregon

A

Pinot Noir

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10
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Leading white grape variety of Oregon

A

Pinot Gris

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11
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Six sub-appellations of the Willamette Valley AVA

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Dundee HIlls, Ribbon RidgeEola-Amity Hills, McMinnvilleYamhill-Carlton District, Chehalem Mountains

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12
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Sub-appellation of the Rogue Valley

A

Applegate Valley

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13
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Two sub-appellations of the Umpqua Valley

A

Elkton OregonRed Hill Douglas County

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14
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Appellation shared by Oregon and Idaho

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Snake River Valley

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15
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Largest wine-producing AVA of New York State

A

Finger Lakes AVA

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16
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Viticulturist who introduced vinifera grapes to New York State

A

Dr. Konstantin Frank

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17
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The premiere winegrowing area of British Columbia

A

The Okanagan Valley

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18
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Oldest continuously operating winery in North America

A

The Brotherhood Winery in the Hudson River Region AVA

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19
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Canada’s voluntary appellation system

A

VQA - Vintner’s Quality Alliance

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20
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Leading appellation of Ontario

A

The Niagara Peninsula

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21
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The five “super-AVAs” of California

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North CoastSierra FoothillsSan Francisco BayCentral CoastSouth Coast

22
Q

This large area grows the majority of California’s grapes,but is not an official AVA.

A

The Central Valley

23
Q

Approx. vineyard acreage of Napa Conty

A

45,000 acres

24
Q

Body of water that cools the southern areas of Napa County

A

San Pablo Bay

25
Q

Leading grape variety of Napa County

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

26
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Napa AVA shared with Sonoma County

A

Carneros (Los Carneros)

27
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Napa AVA shared with Solano County

A

Wild Horse Valley

28
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Valley Floor appellations of Napa Valley

A

Calistoga - St HelenaRutherford - OakvilleStags Leap District - Yountville

29
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Eastern-most AVA of Napa Valley

A

Chiles Valley

30
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Mountain range on the border between Napa and Sonoma

A

Mayacamas Mountains

31
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Mountain range located in the eastern portion of Napa County

A

Vaca Mountains

32
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Elevation-specific AVA of Napa

A

Howell Mountain

33
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Leading grape variety of Sonoma County

A

Chardonnay

34
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Leading red grape variety of Sonoma County

A

Pinot Noir

35
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Subregion of the Russian River Valley AVA

A

Green Valley

36
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Subregion of the Sonoma Coast AVA

A

Fort Ross-Seaview

37
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AVA that contains the Bennet Valley and Sonoma Mountain AVAs

A

Sonoma Valley AVA

38
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AVA in Sonoma named for chalky volcanic soils

A

Chalk Hill

39
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AVA located within the Mendocino AVA well-known for sparkling wines

A

Anderson Valley

40
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AVA known as “Islands in the Sky”

A

Mendocino Ridge

41
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County where the Guenoc Valley AVA is located

A

Lake County

42
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County that contains the Chalone, Arroyo Seco, and Santa Lucia Highlands AVAs (among others)

43
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County that contains the Paso Robles AVA

A

San Luis Obispo

44
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County that contains the Hames Valley AVA

45
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County that contains the Santa Ynez Valley AVA

A

Santa Barbara

46
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Five sub-AVAs of the Sierra Foothills AVA

A

North Yuba, Fiddletown, El Dorado, California Shenandoah Valley, Fair Play

47
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AVA in California’s Central Valley, located directly east of San Francisco

48
Q

Seven sub-appellations of Lodi

A

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

49
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AVA that contains the Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and Knights Valley AVAs

A

Northern Sonoma AVA

50
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Sonoma County AVA specializing in Zinfandel

A

Dry Creek Valley

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