Monterey and San Benito Flashcards
Name the largest AVA in California
Central Coast
Name the AVA that overlaps San Benito & Monterey counties
Chalone
Name the soil type shared by Mount Harlan & Chalone
limestone
Name the primary grapes of Mount Harlan & Chalone
Chardonnay, pinot noir
The only winery in Harlan AVA
Calera
Name the mountain range that divides San Benito & Monterey
Gabilan Mountains
Primary grape for Monterey
Chardonnay
Explain Monterey’s “Thermal Rainbow”
The Thermal Rainbow gives a succinct, visual representation of the Blue Grand Canyon’s™ influence on the temperatures and subsequent varietal selection throughout Monterey Wine Country. … The heat burns off the fog and begins the slow rise in temperature at the southern end of the county.
Name the primary grapes of Carmel Valley
cab and merlot
Name the primary grapes of Santa Lucia Highland
Pinot noir and chardonnay
Name the river valley that Santa Lucia Highlands overlook
salinas river valley
Largest contigous vineyard in the world
Delicato
central coast ava how long is the coastline
325
How many wineries and ava in san beinto
11 wineries and 7 avas
What is the mountain near Chalone AVA
Gabilan Mountains
What doe gavilan mean in spanish
hawk
Which AVA is fully wihtin Cienega Valley AVA
LIme Klin
What is the soil type in Mount Harlan
primarily limestone soil
What are the 9 AVAs in Monterey county
carmel valley, arroyo seco, chalone, hames valley, monterey, san antonio, san bernabe, san lucas, santa lucia highlands
what are the primary grapes of Santa Lucia highlands
pinot noir and chardonnay
What makes San Bernabe AVA famous?
Largest contiguous vineyard in the world
What is the primary soil of Chalone and Mount Harlan?
limestone
What AVA overlooks the Salinas River Valley?
Santa Lucia Highlands
