Lake and Sierra

Question 1

Name all 6 counties that make up the North Coast AVA

Answer 1

Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Marin, Solano

Question 2

What is the second largest AVA in California by acerage

Answer 2

North Coast AVA

Question 3

Name the most widely planted red & white grapes of Lake County

Answer 3

Cab (39%) and SV (21%)

Question 4

How many growers in Lake County and how many wineries

Answer 4

140, 29+

Question 5

What is Lake County Vineyard elevation

Answer 5

1300 - 3000

Question 6

Where is the largest geothermal field

Answer 6

Lake County

Question 7

Name 3 of the 5 AVAs of Lake County

Answer 7

Benmore, Lake (High, Red, Big and Kesley Bench upcoming), Guenoc Valley

Question 8

Name the first single winery AVA in USA

Answer 8

Guenoc Valley, also first ava in lake county,

Question 9

Who is the only grower/producer in Guenoc Valley AVA

Answer 9

Langtry Estate

Question 10

Name the geographical feature that divides Napa & Lake counties

Answer 10

Mt St Helena

Question 11

Name the lake at center of Lake County

Answer 11

Clear Lake

Question 12

Which AVA has zero winery

Answer 12

Benmore AVA

Question 13

Name the primary soil type of Red Hills of Lake County AVAS

Answer 13

Red volcanico soil

Question 14

What are the new AVAs in Lake County

Answer 14

Big Valley and Kelsey Bench

Question 15

What is the 3rd largest AVAs in California

Answer 15

Sierra Foothills, only 1% of total

Question 16

How many wineries in Sierra Foothills

Answer 16

280

Question 17

Name 8 counties in Sierra Foothills

Answer 17

Amador, Calaveras,El Dorado,Mariposa,Nevada,Placer, Tuolumme,Yuba

Question 18

Primary grapes in Sierra

Answer 18

Zinfandel, Cab and Syrah and Chardonnay (cus popular grape)

Question 19

Name 3 of the 5 Sierra Foothills AVAs & their county

Answer 19

Yuba County (North Yuba )
El Dorado County(California Shenandoah AVA, El Dorado AVA,Fair Play AVA)
Amador County (California Shenandoah AVA, Fiddletown AVA)

Question 20

State what all AVAs in Sierras share geographically & climatically

Answer 20

California Highway 49 runs through the entire ava

Question 21

what is the first ava in sierra

Answer 21

Fiddletown

Question 22

The largest ava in sieraa

Answer 22

El Dorado, over 60 wineries

Question 23

Which AVAs has renaissance winery

Answer 23

North Yuba

Question 24

Which AVA overlaps two two counties (el dorado, amador)

Answer 24

California Shenandoah AVA

Question 25

State 2 unique features of the Fair Play AVA

Answer 25

1) high altitude 2) sandy loam over massic granite monlith

Question 26

what grapes grows well in Fair Play

Answer 26

syrah

Question 27

Which AVA is just north of Calistoga AVA with Mt St Helena separating them

Answer 27

Geunoc Valley

Question 28

Who is the only winery/grower in Guenoc Valley

Answer 28

Langtry Estate/Guenoc

Question 29

What is the most widely planted grape in Guenoc Valley AVA

Answer 29

petit syrah

Question 30

Who is the first AVA in Lake County

Answer 30

Guenoc AVA

Question 31

What is the largest AVA in Lake County

Answer 31

Clear Lake AVA

Question 32

What AVAs are nested in Clear Lake

Answer 32

High Valley, Red Hills, Big Valley, Kesley Bench

Question 33

Which AVA has zero vineyard and zero winery

Answer 33

Benmore Valley AVA

Question 34

Which Sierra Foothill counties have no AVA

Answer 34

Calaveras, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumme

Question 35

State the rough number of wineries in all of the Sierra Foothills

Answer 35

280

Question 36

What is the highest AVA in Sierra

Answer 36

Fair Play AVA

Question 37

Which county is Grass Valley located

Answer 37

Nevada county

Question 38

What are the most widely planted grapes in Lake County?

Answer 38

Bordeaux varieites