Class 1 - American Wine & CA. Reds

Question 1

What percentage of wine consumed in America Comes from the United States?

Answer 1

More than 75%

Question 2

Approximately how many wineries are there in the United States?

Answer 2

More than 7,700

Question 3

How many states have wineries?

Answer 3

50

Question 4

What is the name of a wine-grape species (vine) native to America?

Answer 4

Wine grape species native to America include VITIS LABRUSCA and VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA

Question 5

When did phylloxera first destroy the vineyards of California?

Answer 5

1876

Question 6

In what year did Prohibition begin?

Answer 6

1920

Question 7

In what year did Prohibition end?

Answer 7

1933

Question 8

What is an American Viticultural Area?

Answer 8

A specific grape-growing area within a state or region recognized by and registered with the federal government

Question 9

Approximately how many AVAs does America Have?

Answer 9

More than 230

Question 10

If an AVA appears on a wine label, what percentage of the grapes must come from that region?

Answer 10

85% at least

Question 11

Name the top 5 states in wine Production.

Answer 11

California (CA), Washington (WA), New York (NY), Oregon (OR), Texas (TX)

Question 12

Name the top 10 states in wine Consumption.

Answer 12

Washington, DC, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Nevada, Connecticut, California, Rhode Island, Delaware

Question 13

What are the main viticultural areas of California?

Answer 13

North Coast, North Central Coast, South Central Coast, and San Joaquin Valley

Question 14

What are the top grapes planted in Napa?

Answer 14

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot

Question 15

What are the top grapes planted in Sonoma?

Answer 15

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 16

Are Americans drinking more red wine or more white wine?

Answer 16

Red

Question 17

Does California grow more red grapes or white?

Answer 17

Red Grapes

Question 18

What are the three most planted grapes in California?

Answer 18

Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Merlot

Question 19

What does the word “Reserve” mean on a California wine label?

Answer 19

The word has no “legal” meaning. Each winery that uses it defines the term individually.

Question 20

In which French wine region do you find great Cab Sauv?

Answer 20

Bordeaux (Left Bank dominant)

Question 21

What is the most planted red grape in Napa Valley?

Answer 21

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 22

In which two French wine regions do you find great Pinot Noir?

Answer 22

Burgundy and Champagne

Question 23

Which county in California has the most plantings of Pinot Noir?

Answer 23

Sonoma

Question 24

What California grape has the same DNA as the Italian grape Primivito?

Answer 24

Zinfandel

Question 25

In which French wine region do you find great Syrah?

Answer 25

The Rhone Valley

Question 26

Which California counties have the most Syrah planted?

Answer 26

San Luis Obispo and Sonoma

Question 27

What was the most planted red grape in California in 1970?

Answer 27

Zinfandel

Question 28

What is a Meritage wine?

Answer 28

A red or white wine made in America from a blend of the classic Bordeaux grape varieties

Question 29

Name two Meritage wines.

Answer 29

Cain Five, Dominus, Insignia, Magnificat, Opus One, and Trefethen Halo