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Lake and Sierra Flashcards

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1
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Name all 6 counties that make up the North Coast AVA

A

Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Marin, Solano

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2
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What is the second largest AVA in California by acerage

A

North Coast AVA

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3
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Name the most widely planted red & white grapes of Lake County

A

Cab (39%) and SV (21%)

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4
Q

How many growers in Lake County and how many wineries

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140, 29+

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5
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What is Lake County Vineyard elevation

A

1300 - 3000

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6
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Where is the largest geothermal field

A

Lake County

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7
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Name 3 of the 5 AVAs of Lake County

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

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8
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Name the first single winery AVA in USA

A

Guenoc Valley, also first ava in lake county,

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9
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Who is the only grower/producer in Guenoc Valley AVA

A

Langtry Estate

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10
Q

Name the geographical feature that divides Napa & Lake counties

A

Mt St Helena

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11
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Name the lake at center of Lake County

A

Clear Lake

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12
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Which AVA has zero winery

A

Benmore AVA

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13
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Name the primary soil type of Red Hills of Lake County AVAS

A

Red volcanico soil

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14
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What are the new AVAs in Lake County

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Big Valley and Kelsey Bench

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15
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What is the 3rd largest AVAs in California

A

Sierra Foothills, only 1% of total

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16
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How many wineries in Sierra Foothills

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280

17
Q

Name 8 counties in Sierra Foothills

A

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

18
Q

Primary grapes in Sierra

A

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

19
Q

Name 3 of the 5 Sierra Foothills AVAs & their county

A 
Yuba County (North Yuba )
El Dorado County(California Shenandoah AVA, El Dorado AVA,Fair Play AVA)
Amador County (California Shenandoah AVA, Fiddletown AVA)
20
Q

State what all AVAs in Sierras share geographically & climatically

A

California Highway 49 runs through the entire ava

21
Q

what is the first ava in sierra

A

Fiddletown

22
Q

The largest ava in sieraa

A

El Dorado, over 60 wineries

23
Q

Which AVAs has renaissance winery

A

North Yuba

24
Q

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

A

California Shenandoah AVA

25
Q

State 2 unique features of the Fair Play AVA

A

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

26
Q

what grapes grows well in Fair Play

A

syrah

27
Q

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

A

Geunoc Valley

28
Q

Who is the only winery/grower in Guenoc Valley

A

Langtry Estate/Guenoc

29
Q

What is the most widely planted grape in Guenoc Valley AVA

A

petit syrah

30
Q

Who is the first AVA in Lake County

A

Guenoc AVA

31
Q

What is the largest AVA in Lake County

A

Clear Lake AVA

32
Q

What AVAs are nested in Clear Lake

A

High Valley, Red Hills, Big Valley, Kesley Bench

33
Q

Which AVA has zero vineyard and zero winery

A

Benmore Valley AVA

34
Q

Which Sierra Foothill counties have no AVA

A

Calaveras, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, Tuolumme

35
Q

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

A

280

36
Q

What is the highest AVA in Sierra

A

Fair Play AVA

37
Q

Which county is Grass Valley located

A

Nevada county

38
Q

What are the most widely planted grapes in Lake County?

A

Bordeaux varieites

California Wine Specialist (9 decks)

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