Lake County

Question 1

Lake County is at the intersection of…..

Answer 1

Vaca & Mayacamas Ranges

Question 2

What is the largest lake that’s fully in CA?

Answer 2

Clear Lake

Question 3

When was Lake County formed

Answer 3

1861

Question 4

When were Lake County’s vineyards first planted

Answer 4

1870’s

Question 5

What two major CA players own vast plots of Lake County acreage?

Answer 5

Beckstoffer and Kendall Jackson

Question 6

What is the most planted red varietal of Lake County?

White?

Answer 6

CS

CH

Question 7

How many growers and wineries in Lake County?

Answer 7

167 Growers

36 Wineries

Question 8

Name the 2 AVA’s of Clear Lake that aren’t encompassed within the Clear Lake AVA

Answer 8

1. Benmore Valley

2. Guenoc Valley

Question 9

What was the 1st single winery AVA in the U.S.?

Answer 9

Guenoc Valley Langtry Farms

Question 10

What is the top varietal of Guenoc Valley AVA?

Answer 10

CH

Question 11

What is the largest AVA in Lake County?

Answer 11

Clear Lake AVA

Question 12

Which nested AVA’s lie within Clear Lake AVA?

Answer 12

1. High Valley
2. Red Hills
3. Big Valley
4. Kelsey Ranch

Question 13

What Lake County AVA was abandoned?

Answer 13

Benmore Valley

Question 14

Where AVA does Mt. Konocti reside in?

Answer 14

Red Hills AVA

Question 15

What type of soil is in Red Hills AVA?

Answer 15

Volcanic/mostly red

Question 16

Which AVA did Kendall Jackson start in?

Answer 16

Big Valley AVA

Question 17

Name all 7 AVA’s of Lake County

Answer 17

1. Clear Lake AVA
2. Benmore Valley
3. Guenoc Valley
4. Big Valley
5. High Valley
6. Red Hills
7. Kelsey Bench

Question 18

What are the prospective AVA’s of Lake County?

Answer 18

1. Long Valley (delayed to realign AVA and North Coast AVA boundaries)
2. Upper Lake

Question 19

Which Lake County AVA’s were most recently approved?

Answer 19

Big Valley

Kelsey Bench

Question 20

What geographical feature divides Napa & Lake Counties?

Answer 20

Mt. St. Helena