History of Wine in America

Question 1

What year was phylloxera discovered in Napa and Sonoma?

Answer 1

Early 1870’s

Question 2

Important dates for legendary wineries

Answer 2

Charles Krug moved to St. Helena in Napa Valley in 1861

Jacob Schram built Schramsberg in 1862

Napa’s oldest operating winery, Beringer was established in 1876

Finnish immigrant, Gustav Niebaum founded Inglenook Winery in 1880

Question 3

Andre Tchelistcheff

Answer 3

Introduced the George de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Also introduced temperature controlled fermentations and controlled malolactic fermentation

Question 4

What year was Robert Mondavi’s winery’s first harvest?

Answer 4

1966

Question 5

1976 “Judgement of Paris”

Answer 5

A blind tasting organized by Steven Spurrier

Two Napa Valley wines, Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon and Château Montelena Chardonnay placed first against first and second growth Bordeaux and premier and grand cru Burgundy.

Question 6

What was America’s first AVA in the late 1980’s?

Answer 6

Augusta in Missouri

Question 7

What year did Napa Valley gain AVA status?

Answer 7

1981

Question 8

If a label lists an AVA, what percentage of grapes used must have originated in the stated region?

Answer 8

85%

Question 9

If producers choose to label their wines by county, state, or country a minimum what percentage is required?

Answer 9

75%

Question 10

Wines labeled by a single vineyard must contain a minimum what percentage?

Answer 10

95%