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D3 California Flashcards

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AVA Minimum % of variety to be labelled?

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75%

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Appellation of Origin (e.g. State) Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as AO?

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75% from AO

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Appellation of Origin (e.g. State) Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as vintage?

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85%

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AVA Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as AVA?

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85%

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AVA Minimum % of sourcing to be labelled as vintage?

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95%

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Name and Nature of Current off West Coast?

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California Current, very cold from the North

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2 Ways Air Movement Slows Ripening?

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Lower Temperatures

Windiness closes stomata

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Main bacterial disease risk?

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Pierce’s, spread by leafhopper insects

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Minimum % of sourcing for vineyard name?

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95% from vineyard

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Estate Bottled?

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Vineyard and winery must be in same AVA

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Mountain Ranges?

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Mayacamas (West)
Vaca (East)
Sierra Nevada (most Easterly)
Southern Coast Ranges > Santa Cruz, Santa Lucia, Gabilan
Transverse Ranges
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North Coast AVA?

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Mendocino > Anderson Valley AVA

Lake County > Clear Lake AVA

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Anderson Valley Features?

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Navarro River funnelling cool air

Slopes

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Sonoma County AVA?

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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

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Alexander Valley Features?

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Slopes
Altitude
Russian River Valley and Petaluma Gap cooling

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16
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Best Locations for High Quality Zinfandel?

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Dry Creek Valley
Lodi
Sierra Foothills

17
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Best Locations for High Quality PN/Chard?

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Alexander Valley
Russian River Valley
Carneros
Edna Valley
Santa Maria Valley
Santa Ynez Valley (esp. Sta. Rita Hills)
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Best Locations for High Quality Cabernet?

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Napa

Sonoma (Alexander Valley)

19
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Dry Creek Valley Features?

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Cooling winds from San Pablo Bay
Dry Creek River
Gravelly soils
Slopes
Old Vines
20
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Rockpile Features?

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Elevation - 250m -650m
Lake Sonoma
Windy = high evapotranspiration

21
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Russian River Valley Features?

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Highly variable
Moderate to warm
Flat and hilly
Petaluma Gap
Chalk Hill AVA can be warmer as protected from cooling
22
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High Altitude AVAs?

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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

23
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Hottest part of Napa?

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Calistoga and St Helena

24
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Monterey Features?

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Salinas River Valley

Winds funnelled from Monterey Bay

25
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Paso Robles Features?

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Templeton Gap
Some locations of high altitude
Valley floors to mountains
Calcareous soils - can dry farm!

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Santa Barbera Key Feature?

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Transverse ranges - West to East cooling funnels

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Lodi Features?

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Mokelumne River
Cooling winds from San Francisco Bay and San Joaquin Delta
Old vines somewhat common, including bush vines, due to sandy soils preventing phylloxera
Flat

WSET Level 4 Wine Diploma (21 decks)

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