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1
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What are the AVAs of Washington? How many?

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13
Columbia Valley 
Yakima Valley 
Rattlesnake Hills
Snipes Mtn
Red Mtn 
Naches Heights 
Ancient Lakes of Columbia 
Walla Walla 
Horse Heaven Hills 
Wahluke Slope
Lake Chelan 
Columbia Gorge 
Puget Sound
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Ava’s of Monterey Cty? How many?

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9
Monterey
Caramel Valley
Santa Lucia Highlands 
Chalone
Arroyo Secco 
San Bernabe 
San Lucas 
Hames Valley 
San Antonio Valley
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AVAs of Santa Barbara? How many?

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5
Santa Maria Valley 
Santa Ynez Valley
Sta Rita Hills
Happy Canyon of Sta Barbara
Ballard Canyon
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What are the AVAs of Southern Oregon Super AVA?

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Rogue Valley
Applegate Valley
Umpqua Valley
Red Hills Douglas Cty

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5
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AVAs of Sonoma? How Many?

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17
Los Carneros 
Sonoma Mtn 
Bennett Valley 
Alexander Valley
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Chalk Hill 
Knight's Valley 
Russian River Valley 
Sonoma Coast 
Rockpile 
Dry Creek 
Northern Sonoma 
Sonoma Valley
Ft. Ross-Seaview 
Pine Mtn-Colverdale Peak 
Moon Mtn 
Fountain Grove District
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6
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Name 2 of Andy Beckstoffer’s vineyards in Napa? Other regions w/ vineyards?

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Melrose, Carnernos Creek, Los Piedros, George III, Carneros Lake, Los Amigos, Dr. Crane, Orchard Ave, To Kalon

Mendocino, Red Hills of Lake Cty

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7
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Name AVAs of Napa? How many?

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Napa Valley
Wild Horse Valley 
Oak Knoll District of Napa
Yountville 
Stag's Leap District 
Mt. Veeder
Oakville 
Rutherford 
Atlas Pea 
Spring Mtn
Chiles Valley District 
Howell Mtn.
Diamond Mtn
Calistoga 
St. Helena 
Coombsville
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Name sub-AVAs of Willamette

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Chehalem Mtns
Ribbon Ridge
Yamhill-Carlton District 
Dundee Hills 
McMinnville 
Eola-Amity Hills
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9
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Which soil type is common in Northern Napa? Southern?

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North-Gravel Loams

S-Alluvial Clay

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What soil is in Rutherford Bench?

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Loam and gravel

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What are the large AVAs of Oregon?

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Southern Oregon Super AVA
Snake River 
Columbia River 
Walla Walla Valley 
Columbia Gorge 
Willamette Valley
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12
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What are best vintages of Napa 1999-present?

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99, 01, 05, 07, 12-14

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13
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When did Napa get it’s AVA?

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1981

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14
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Who is the winemaker for Ridge?

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Paul Draper

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15
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Who is Oregon winemaker who made famous 1976 S. Block Reserve?

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David Lett, Eyrie Vineyards

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16
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What is the climate of Oregon?

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cool, wet, martime influenced

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17
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Who is responsible for vitis vinifera cultivation in NY? Which AVA?

A

Dr. Konstantine Frank

Finger Lakes AVA

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18
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Name counties of North Coast

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Napa
Sonoma 
Lake
Mendocino 
Marin
Solano
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What are primary plantings of Monterey?

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50% Chardonnay, also known for PN

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Paso Robles is known for what varietals?

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Zin and Rhone varietals

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21
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What year was AVA system introduced and then made mandatory?

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1978 introduced, mandatory by 1983

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22
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Who planted first vines in Napa? When?

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George Yount, 1838

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23
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Which 3 AVAs are in Washington and Oregon?

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Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla

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Who is “Dean of Am. Winemaking,” “Maestro of Napa?”

A

Andre Tchelistcheff

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25
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Who is father of Cali wine?

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“Count” Agoston Haraszthy

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26
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What is the variance for abv on US label?

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+- 1.5%

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27
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What are 4 large AVAs of Cali?

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N. Coast
C. Coast
S. Coast
Sierra Foothills

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28
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Who renamed SB Fumé Blanc?

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Robert Mondavi

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29
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Southernmost AVA in Napa?

A

Carneros

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30
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What does “reserve” legally mean in US?

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not shit

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31
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Eroica Riesling is made by who?

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Collab of Ch. St. Michelle and Dr. Loosen

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32
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Napa is formed by which Mtn. Range to East and West?

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Vaca on East, Mayacama on West

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33
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US labeling laws for:

  • varietal
  • vintage
  • AVA
  • Vineyard
  • Estate Bottled
A 
varietal=75% (OR 90%)
vintage=95%
AVA=85%
vineyard=95%
estate bottled=winery and vineyards in same AVA, winery must own vineyards
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34
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Which Mtn. range lies to West of Washington AVAs?

A

Cascades

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35
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What is significant grape of Red. Mtn? Where is Red Mtn?

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CS in Washington

36
Q

Where/when was 1st AVA?

A

Augusta, MO in 1980

37
Q

What is US oldest continually operating winery?

A

Beringer (fd. 1876)

38
Q

How many AVAs in US?

A

238 and counting

39
Q

What is most densely planted AVA in Sonoma?

A

Alexander Valley

40
Q

Where is Sine Qua Non winery?

A

Sta Barbara

41
Q

Where is Norton grape primarily from?

42
Q

Who is the founder of Schramsberg? year?

A

Jacob Schram (1862)

43
Q

Who is the groundbreaking winemaker hired by GEorge de Latour in 1938? What did he produce? Who are some of his prodigies?

A

André Tchelistcheff
Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cab

Robert Mondavi, Mike Grgich, Louis Martini, Joe Heitz

44
Q

List min % grape labeling laws by AVA system

A 
Cty, State, US=75% (CA, WA, OR=100%)
AVA=85%
vineyard=95%
AVA+vintage=95% from vintage
county/state/US+vintage=85%
varietal=75% (vitis labrusca=51%)
"table wine/light wine"=7-14%
"contains sulfites"=10 pp million
45
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Is Central Valley an AVA?

A

hells no!

but produces 75% of Cali wine

46
Q

Where did Zinfandel originate?

A

Croatia’s Cjlenak Kastelanski grape

47
Q

which sub-AVA of Napa is considered to produce benchmark “Valley Floor” style wines?

A

Rutherford AVA, more elegant and supple styles, less intense color

48
Q

What are AVAs of Mendocino? How many?

A 
7
Anderson Valley
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
McDowell Valley 
Yorkville Highlands
Cole Ranch
Mendocino Ridge (ptl)
49
Q

What is the smallest AVA in US?

A

Cole Ranch in Mendocino

50
Q

What is most prominent AVA of Lake County?

A

Clear Lake

51
Q

Where is Lodi located?

A

Central Valley

52
Q

What are sub-AVAs of Lodi? How many?

A 
7
Alta Mesa
Borden Ranch
Mokelume River
Cosumnes River 
Jahant
Sloughhouse
Clement's Hills
53
Q

List some notable AVAs of Central Valley?

A 
Lodi**
Dunnigan Hills 
Clarksburg
Capay Valley
Merrit Island
54
Q

Name sub-Ava’s of Sierra Foothills

main style of wine?

A

chewy, spicy zin.

Fair Play
El Dorado 
Fiddletown 
North Yuba
California Shenandoah Valley
55
Q

How did the Missoula Floods influence Washington St. wine regions?

A

Series of floods in last ice age (12,000-18,000 yrs ago) that deposited bedrock of basalt and sedimentary deposits across all wine growing regions

56
Q

What was WA 1st AVA? When? what are it’s Sub-AVAs?

A

Yakima Valley
1983
Snipes Mtn, Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mtn

57
Q

Where are these soil types often found and what characteristics do they tend to lend to wine?

  • Jory
  • Willakenzie
A

Jory=Well-drained, volcanic soil, “red hills” of Dundee Hills, lighter elegance

Willakenzie=Marine sedimentary soils, Western slopes of Ribbon Ridge, denser, darker fruit

58
Q

What is the Van Duzer Corridor?

A

gap in Coastal Mtns separating valley from ocean, through which flows Pacific winds, influencing regions like McMinnville and Eola-Amity Hills w/ more tannic styles of PN

59
Q

Which new region of OR is prized for it’s galet like soil structure? W/ in what AVA?

A

The Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA in old riverbed w/ in Walla Walla Valley (entirely in OR)

60
Q

What are OR state laws regarding labeling of grape variety and AVA?

A

90% grape

95% AVA

61
Q

Which AVA produces 90% of New York’s wines?

A

Finger Lakes

62
Q

Niagra grape is a crossing of which 2 varietals?

A

Concord and Cassady

often found in Finger Lakes

63
Q

What is the world’s largest demarcated Appellation?

A

Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA

Spaning 30,000 sq mi in Minnesota, Wisconnsin, Iowa, and Illinois

64
Q

What are some common French hybrid grapes of Canada?

A

Baco Noir, Rosette, Maréchal Foch, De Chaunac

65
Q

Which co. created reputation for Canadian ice wine?

A

Inniskillin

66
Q

What is the VQA? Which regions qualify?

A

Vintner’s Quality Alliance (Launched Ontario 1990)

-Ontario and BC (voluntary states)

67
Q

What are VQA laws regarding:

  • Province
  • Regional App.
  • Sub-App.
  • Single Vineyard
  • Vintage
  • Variety
A 
province=100%
regional App= 95% (BC), 85% (Ontario)
Sub-App=100%
Single Vineyard=100% 
vintage=85%
Variety=85%
68
Q

What are the 3 main DVAs of Ontario?

A

Niagra Penninsula (Niagara Escarpment and Niagara-on-Lake)
Lake Erie North Shore
Prince Edward County

69
Q

What are 5 DVAs of British Columbia?

A 
Vancouver Island 
Fraser Valley
Similkameen Valley 
Gulf Islands
Okanagen Valley
70
Q

Which Country was the 1st to produce wines in the Americas?

71
Q

What are the wine producing states of Mexico N-S?

A 
**Baja Cali (Norte) 
Sonora
Coahuila
Durango
Zacatecas
Aguascalientes
**Guanajuato 
**Querétaro
72
Q

Which state produces 85% of Mexico’s wine?

A

Baja California

73
Q

What are the main production areas of Baja California?

A

Guadalupe Valley
Ojos Negros Valley
San Vicente Valley
Santo Thomás Valley

74
Q

Whare are important areas of production in Guanajuato?

A

San Miguel de Allende

Dolores Hidalgo

75
Q

What are key production areas of Querétaro?

A

Ezequiel Montes
San Juan del Río
Tequisquiapan

76
Q

name the home sub-AVA of each of these producers:

Diamond Creek
Accendo
Bond
Caymus
Colgin
Corison
Harlan
Heitz
Mayacamas
Montelena
Schrader
Screaming Eagle
Schafer
Philip Togni
A 
-DC=Diamond Mountain
Acc=-Oakville (and St. Helena)
-Bond=Oakville
-Caymus=Rutherford
-Colgin=St. Helena (Pritchard Hill)
-Corison=Rutherford (St. Helena)
-Harlan=Oakville
-Heitz=St. Helena (Spring Valley)
-Maya=Mt. Veeder
-Mont=Calistoga
-Schrader=Oakville
-SE=Oakville
-Schafer=Stag's Leap
-Togni=Spring Mtn
77
Q

Where are the following vineyards:

Teldeschi
Monte Rosso
Eislie
Sanford and Benedict
Pisoni
Benito Dusi
Jackass Hill
A 
Dry Creek, Sonoma
Moon Mtn, Sonoma
Calistoga, Napa
Sta Rita Hills, Sta. Barbara
Sta. Lucia Highlands, Monterey
Paso Robles
Sonoma Cty (Martinelli)
78
Q

What is temp req for harvest of Ontario VQA Icewine?

79
Q

What can be said about the climate of Walla Walla Valley as you head SE-NW? Where would you be more likely to irrigate?

A

from SW to NE you gain elevation as you get closer to the Blue Mountains and the weather gets cooler and wetter. Soil changes from Basalt based to more loamy, water retentive soils. More likely to irrigate in SE

80
Q

Which 3 states share the Lake Erie AVA?

A

New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio

81
Q

What is goldridge? Where would you find it?

A

Sandy, loamy soil predominant in Russian River Valley

82
Q

Which Mtn range is vital to viticulture in Okanagan Valley?

A

Monashee Mtns (also Cascades)

83
Q

Name 3 AVAs from Texas

A

Escondido Valley
Bell Mtn
Fredericksburg

84
Q

What is min must weight in brix for Ontario ice wine?

85
Q

Name 2 AVAs from Virginia

A

Middleburg
Monticello
Shenandoah Valley
North Fork of Roanoake

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