D3 California Flashcards
AVA Minimum % of variety to be labelled?
75%
Appellation of Origin (e.g. State) Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as AO?
75% from AO
Appellation of Origin (e.g. State) Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as vintage?
85%
AVA Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as AVA?
85%
AVA Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as vintage?
95%
Name and Nature of Current off West Coast?
California Current, very cold from the North
2 Ways Air Movement Slows Ripening?
Lower Temperatures
Windiness closes stomata
Main bacterial disease risk?
Pierce’s, spread by leafhopper insects
Minimum % of sourcing for vineyard name?
95% from vineyard
Estate Bottled?
Vineyard and winery must be in same AVA
Mountain Ranges?
Mayacamas (West) Vaca (East) Sierra Nevada (most Easterly) Southern Coast Ranges > Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Gabilan Transverse Ranges
North Coast AVA?
Mendocino > Anderson Valley AVA
Lake County > Clear Lake AVA
Anderson Valley Features?
Navarro River funnelling cool air
Slopes
Sonoma County AVA?
Northern Sonoma AVA > Alexander Valley, Knights Valley, Rockpile, Chalk Hill, Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley
Sonoma Coast AVA > Carneros, For Ross Seaview, Petaluma Gap, Russian River Valley
Sonoma Valley AVA > Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Bennett Valley, Petaluma Gap, Carneros
Alexander Valley Features?
Slopes
Altitude
Russian River Valley and Petaluma Gap cooling
Best Locations for High Quality Zinfandel?
Dry Creek Valley
Lodi
Sierra Foothills
Best Locations for High Quality PN/Chard?
Alexander Valley Russian River Valley Carneros Edna Valley Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley (esp. Sta. Rita Hills)
Best Locations for High Quality Cabernet?
Napa
Sonoma (Alexander Valley)
Dry Creek Valley Features?
Cooling winds from San Pablo Bay Dry Creek River Gravelly soils Slopes Old Vines
Rockpile Features?
Elevation - 250m -650m
Lake Sonoma
Windy = high evapotranspiration
Russian River Valley Features?
Highly variable Moderate to warm Flat and hilly Petaluma Gap Chalk Hill AVA can be warmer as protected from cooling
High Altitude AVAs?
Alexander Valley
Knights Valley
Rockpile
Fort Ross Seaview
Sonoma Mountain
Mountain AVAs in Napa e.g. Mount Veeder, Atlas Peak, Howell Mountain, Spring Mountain District, Diamond Mountain District
Santa Cruz Mountains
Chalone
Carmel Valley
Sierra Foothills
Hottest part of Napa?
Calistoga and St Helena
Monterey Features?
Salinas River Valley
Winds funnelled from Monterey Bay
