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Napa Flashcards

1
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what percentage of Cali wine does Napa account for?

A

4%

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2
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How many acres of vineyard are in napa

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45,000

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3
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What percentage of grapes grown in Napa are Cabernet?

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33%

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4
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When did Napa receive its AVA status?

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1981

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5
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Was napa the first AVA in america?

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no, it was the second

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6
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What winery is Andre Tchelistcheff associated with?

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Beaulieu Vineyard

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7
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How many miles long is Napa

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30

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8
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What 2 mountain ranges frame Napa

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Mayacamas to the west, Vaca Mountains to the east

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9
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What is the cooling influence in napa?

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Pacific breeze and fog tunnel from the Sao Pablo Bay

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10
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What is the climate of Napa

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Mediterranean

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11
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What does is a Mediterranean Climate

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Warm dry summers and Cool Rainy winters

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12
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What other wine growing regions resemble Napa’s climate?

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Tuscany, Sicily, Southern Spain

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13
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How many sub AVAs are in napa?

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16

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14
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How are the sub AVA’s in Napa cateogrized

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Mountian, Valley, Outlying appellations

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15
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What is the range of elevation for the mountain avas of Napa?

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600 to 2000 ft

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16
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What is the range of elevation for the valley avas of Napa?

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sea level to 500 ft

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17
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In the napa valley floor, what type of soil is best?

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Alluvial fan (Benchlands)

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18
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What does Benchlands refer to in terms of napa valley

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Deep fertile sloping soil deposits composed of run-off from mountain streams

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19
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What makes the alluvial fans so good for the napa valley floor

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vines can develop deep root systems

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20
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What type of soil is desried in the mountain AVA’s of Napa?

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Shallow, low nutrient soils so the vines struggle and limit the yeilds.

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21
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How many Valley floor AVA’s are there in Napa? Name them

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8 (Coombsville, Oak Knoll of Napa Valley, Yountville, Stags Leap District, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, Calistoga)

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22
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How many Mountain AVA’s are there in Napa? Name them

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5 (Mount veeder, Spring Mountain District, Diamond Mountain District, Atlas Peak, Howell Mountain)

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23
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How many outlying AVAs are there in napa? Name them

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Chiles Valley District, Wild Horse Valley, Los Carneros

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24
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What AVA’s are located on the Mayacamas Mountains?

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Mount veeder, Spring Mountain District, Diamond Mountain

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25
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What AVA’s are located on the Vaca Mountains

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Atlas Peak, Howell Mountain

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26
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What Sub AVA are To-Kalon and Screaming Eagle Vineyards located

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Oakville

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27
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What percentage of Californias annual wine revenue comes from napa

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25%

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28
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How many cases a year does Harlan Estate Produce

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less than 2000

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29
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How many cases a year does Screaming Eagle produce?

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less than 1000

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30
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What was the first vintage of Harlan Estate? When was it released

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1990, released in 1996

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31
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What winery is Gustave Nievaum associated with?

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Inglenook

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32
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When did Vitis vinifera make its way to California

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1770’s

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33
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What was the first non native vines planted in Califronia

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Listan Prieto (Mission Grape)

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34
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Who planted Napa’s frist vineyard and when

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George Yount in 1838-39 (mission Grape)

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35
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What event caused an influx of people coming to Sierra Foothills/California

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Gold Rush

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36
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Who stated Napas first comerical winery, and when?

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Charles Krug in 1861

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37
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What was the original name of the Mayacamas winery

A

Fischer

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38
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What winery is famous for cultivating napas first hillside vineyard?

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Schramsberg

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39
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In what decades did phylloxera hit Napa

A

1880’s through 90

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40
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What year was prohibition ratified?

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1919

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41
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When was prohibiton repealed?

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1933

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42
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Who did George de Latour bring to Califronia to combat the low quality and cleanliness standards

A

Andre Tchelistcheff

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43
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When did dry wine sales finally pass sweet wine sales in America?

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1967

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44
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What piece of legistation limited development in the Napa valley, what year was it enacted

A

1968 Agricultural Preserve

45
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In what year was the judgement of Paris

46
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What 2 publications launched in the late 1970’s that had a profound impact on the Napa wine industry?

A

The wine Advocate (78) Wine Spectator (79)

47
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What did the 2 publications introduce to the wine world that had a big impact?

A

The 100 Point scale

48
Q

What irigation system was invented in the late 70sthat allowed more napa land to be cultivated?

A

Drip irigation

49
Q

what natural weather event happened in 1986? what did it casue

A

flood, caused the spread of phylloxera

50
Q

What was the game changing about the 1997 vintage in Napa valley?

A

it was a warm and incredibly fruitful vintage. wineries were not able to ferment all the fruit at once, so they fermented 1 round of grapes and left a second hanging long. This resulted in lower acid, more fruit concentrated wine. released in 99 and 2000, critics and consumers went crazy for it. making increased hangtime the norm

51
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What AVA’s are napa sandwiched between

A

Sonoma to the west, central valley to the east

52
Q

Where is the hottest part of napa? coolest? why

A

North the hottest, south is the coldest due to the proximity to the San Pablo Bay which gives the area fog and breezes

53
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What are the 2 main entry points for fog in Napa Valley

A

San Pablo Bay to the south, Chalk hill gap to the north

54
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What sub avas are impacted by the san pablo bay gap?

A

Yountville, and Oak Knoll (less in Oakville and even less in St Helena)

55
Q

Where is the diruanl shift if Napa most dramatic? what is it

A

In the north in near calistoga at about 40 degress

56
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Where is diurnal shift more drastic, valley or mountainside

57
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what is the approximate elavation of the fog line in napa valley?

A

1,400 Feet

58
Q

How many bedrocks are located in Napa? what are they

A

3, Great Valley Sequence, Franciscan Assemblage (Franciscan Complex) and Napa Volcanics(aka sonoma volcanics

59
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what is the difference between soil make up of the Vaca and Mayacamas mountains?

A

Vacas have more exposed bedrock and less uniform soli.

60
Q

As of 2018, how much cabernet sauv is played in Napa valley? what percentage?

A

about 22,000 Around 47%

61
Q

what are the most pristigous subs avas for Cab? valley and mountain

A

Valley: stags leap, oakville, rutherford, St Helena
Mountain: Howell Mountain and Diamond Mountain

62
Q

How many acres of Chardonnay are planted in Napa?

A

Around 6,000

63
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how many acres of Merlot are planted in Napa

A

About 4,000

64
Q

How much Pinot Noir is platned in Napa?

A

about 2,500

65
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Where is the majority of merlot planted in Napa?

66
Q

Where is the majority of Chard planted in Napa

A

Carneros, Oak Knoll and Yountville.
Iconic vineyards outside those ava are Kongsgaard Juge vineyard in Coombsville and the star vineyard in rutherford, mayacamas on mount veeder, stony hill on spring mountain

67
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where is most of hte pinot planted in napa?

68
Q

How much Sauv Blanc is planted in Napa?

A

A little more than 2,500

69
Q

What is oak aged sauv blanc from napa called

A

Fume Blanc

70
Q

Who coined the fume blanc term

A

Robert Mondavi

71
Q

How much zin is planted in napa?

A

about 1,200

72
Q

What year was napa valley ava created

73
Q

What was the first sub ava created in napa? when?

A

Carneros (1983)

74
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What ava is shared between sonoma and Napa

A

Los Carneros

75
Q

What possibilites does a wine made in carneros for its labeling

A

Carneos, Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Coast

76
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What 2 champagne houses set up wineries in Carneros after the repeal of rehibition? Names?

A

Taittinger (Domaine Carneros) Moet and Chandon (Domaine Chandon)

77
Q

What was the second sub ava establsihed in Napa? When?

A

Howell Mountain 1983

78
Q

What the the steepest slope that is allowed to be planted in Napa?

A

30 degrees

79
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Name 2 vineyards in Carneros.

A

Hyde, Stanly Ranch

80
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At what elevation does a vineyard have to be at or above to be able to claim Howell Mountain AVA

A

1400 ft (the fog line)

81
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What is the soil type of Howell Mountain

A

Poor, thin, rocky (Mainly volcanic)

82
Q

Name 2 vineyards in Howell Mountain

A

Bancroft Ranch, La Jota

83
Q

In what year was whild horse ava established

84
Q

What year was stags leap district established

85
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in Stags leap district

A

Fay and SLV

86
Q

What year was mount veeder established?

87
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in Mount Veeder

A

Mayacamas, Hess

88
Q

What year was atlas peak established

89
Q

Name 2 iconic producers on Atlas Peak

A

Johm Kongsgaard and Heidi Barrett

90
Q

name 2 vineyards in atlas peak

A

Stagecoach, Kongsagaard

91
Q

What year was Rutherfod AVA establsihed

92
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in Rutherforrd

A

BV Ranch 1&2 and Inglenook

93
Q

what year was oakville established

94
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in Oakville

A

To-Kalon, Opus One

95
Q

What year was Spring Mountain established

96
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in Spring Mountain

A

Cain, Smith madrone

97
Q

When was Ste Helena Created?

98
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in st Helena

A

Spottswoode, Phelps

99
Q

When was Yountville establised?

100
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in Yountville

A

Grgich,Sleepy Lady

101
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When was Chiles Valley established

102
Q

When was Diamond Mountain established

103
Q

Name the most iconic vineyard in Diamond Mountain AVA

A

Schramsberg

104
Q

When was Oak Knoll Established

105
Q

When was Calistoga AVA established

106
Q

Name 2 notable vineyards in Calisotga

A

Eisele, Larkmede

107
Q

When was Coombsville estbalished

108
Q

name 2 notable vineyards in Coombsville

A

Judge and Meteor

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