Monterey and San Benito

Question 1

Name the largest AVA in California

Answer 1

Central Coast

Question 2

State the leeway in accuracy of alcohol labeling for us wine

Answer 2

< 14% - 1.5%
> 14.1 - 1.0%

Question 3

State the main requirement for Meritage wine.

Answer 3

$1 paid per case to Meritage Alliance
Bordeaux style blends
No single variety more than 90%
Reds - Can Sauv, cab franc, Malbec, Petite
Whites - Sauv Blanc, Semillon, Sauv vert

Question 4

State the main requirement for estate bottling

Answer 4

The winery and vineyard must be located in the same AVA
The winery must own or control the vineyard
The winery crushes, ferments, finished, ages and bottles in a continuous process

Question 5

State the legal requirement for reserve, old vine and natural wine labeling

Answer 5

None

Question 6

Name the AVAs that overlaps San Benito and Monterey counties

Answer 6

Chalone
and Gabilan Mountains AVA

Question 7

Name the only winery of Mt Harlan AVA

Answer 7

Calera

Question 8

Name the soil types shared by Mt Harlan and Chalone

Answer 8

Limestone

Question 9

Name the primary grapes of Mt Harlan and Chalone

Answer 9

Pinot Noir and Chardonay

Question 10

Name the mountain range that divides San Benito and Monterey

Answer 10

Gabilan Mountains

Question 11

Name the primary grapes of Carmel Valley

Answer 11

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Question 12

Name the primary grapes of Santa Lucia Highlands

Answer 12

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Question 13

Santa Lucia overlooks what river valley

Answer 13

Salinas River Valley

Question 14

Explain Monterey’s Thermal Rainbow

Answer 14

Marketing term by the tourist division to define temperature variation