Everywhere Else Flashcards
What was the first AVA in the United States and when?
Augusta AVA Missouri 1980
Under current U.S. label laws, if a wine is labeled by state, county, or country, what percent of the fruit must have originated from there?
75%
Exceptions to the rule, if labeled Oregon or California, what percent of the fruit must have originated from that state?
And Washington?
100%
95%
Under U.S. label law, if a wine is labeled by AVA, what percent of the fruit must have originated there?
85%
Under U.S. label law, if a single vineyard is stated, what percent of the fruit must have originated there?
95%
If a wine is labeled by AVA, and a vintage, what percent of the wine must be from that vintage?
What if no AVA is used, just county, state, or USA, whats the vintage % required?
95%
85%
What percent of a wine must be the stated variety of grape if listed?
What if a vitis labrusca type is named, like Concord?
75%
51%
The term ‘estate bottled’ will require a producer handle what % of production?
What else is required?
100% “grapes grown on land owned or controlled by the winery”
That the winery is in the same AVA as the grapes and vineyards used.
What US state is third largest in terms of volume and vineyard area?
New York (Concord grapes)
What 7 broad AVA’s cover New York State?
Name em.
Lake Erie
Niagara Escarpment
Finger Lakes
Champlain Valley of New York
Upper Hudson
Hudson River Region
Long Island
What percent of New York state production does the Finger Lakes AVA bottle?
90%
Which 2 finger lakes have their own AVA?
Seneca Lake and Cayuga
Which two AVA’s are located at the Eastern end of Long Island?
North Fork of Long Island AVA
the Hamptons, Long Island AVA
In what AVA will I find the oldest continually operating winery in the US?
What is it and how long?
Hudson River Region AVA
Brotherhood Winery 1839
What is the most successful grape in the Finger Lakes AVA?
Due to the extreme cold, what 4 hybrid varieties are successful in other parts of New York for winemaking?
Riesling
Baco Noir, Seyval Blanc, Vidal, Cayuga
Whats made in Lake Erie AVA?
Jelly
Niagara Escarpment AVA is well known for what?
Ice Wines, from Vidal
Whats the AVA to know in Texas?
What grape is prominent?
Texas Hill Country AVA
Tempranillo
What is the largest AVA in the US?
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA
In what state will I find these AVA’s?
Middleburg AVA
Monticello AVA
Shenandoah Valley AVA
Rocky Knob AVA
Virginia
In Canada, the VQA controls wine laws in which two provinces?
What does it stand for?
Ontario and British Columbia
Vintners Quality Alliance
What is the only French hybrid allowed for VQA icewine?
Vidal
VQA wines from Ontario and British Columbia must be made from what percent of grapes grown in their respective provinces?
100%
For VQA wines, if vintage dated, what percent must be of that vintage?
What about if variety is stated?
both 85%
For VQA wines, if a single vineyard is listed, what percent must be from that vineyard?
100%