History Flashcards
Who planted Napa’s first vineyard?
George Yount
First American to set foot in Napa.
Who was considered the “Father of California Wine?”
Hungarian-born “Count” Agoston Haraszthy
Arrived in Sonoma in 1849, where he founded Buena Vista Winery.
Brought in 300 different varieties to the state via vine cuttings from his travels.
What is Napa Valley’s oldest winery?
Charles Krug
1861
St. Helena
(Though Beringer is the oldest continuously operated winery since 1876)
What was the U.S.’ first bonded winery?
Pleasant Valley Wine Company
Est. 1860 and still operating today.
Finger Lakes
What is the primary grape of Missouri?
Norton
(hybrid)
vitis aestivalis
Who was Charles Valentine Riley?
A Missouri entomologist
The first to understand the innate resistance of American grapes to phylloxera.
The French erected a statue in Montpellier in his honor.
Which Napa producer survived Prohibition by being the “House of Altar Wine?”
Georges de Latour’s Beaulieu Vineyards
Who was André Tchelistcheff?
Considered the “Dean of American Winemakers.”
Russian winemaker trained in France
Hired by Georges de Latour of BV in 1938
Brought new hygiene standards and techniques to California.
Mentored many of the younger generation including Robert Mondavi, Louis Martini, Joe Heitz and Mike Grgich.
What were the two top wines of the 1976 Judgement of Paris?
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
1973 Stags Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V. Cabernet
What was California’s first wine to sell for over $100 upon release?
1978 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
What was America’s first AVA?
Augusta Missouri
1980
