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1
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unofficial subregions of Napa Valley AVA

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Pritchard hill
conn Valley
Deer Park
Rutherford bench
Spring Valley*(may become AVA)

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AVAs of Napa County

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Atlas Peak (1992)
Calistoga (2010)
chiles Valley (1999)
Coombsville (2011)
diamond Mountain District (2001)
Howell Mountain (1983)
Mount Veeder (1990)
Napa valley (1981)
oak knoll of Napa Valley District (2004)
Oakville (1993)
Rutherford (1993)
spring mountain district (1993)
Saint Helena (1995)
Stags’ Leap district (1989)
wild horse valley (Napa/Solano) (1988)
Yountville (1999)
Carneros (1983)

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3
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What year were the first commercial plantings of Vinifera in Napa Valley

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1854

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4
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what year did Napa Valley become an AVA

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1981

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5
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Atlas Peak AVA must be this elevation

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760 ft

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Howell Mountain must be a minimum of this elevation

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1400 ft

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soil types of Howell Mountain

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Northwest: Aiken red clay loam

Southeast: Tuff (igneous rock of explosive volcanic eruptions)

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8
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Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for what percentage of acreage overall in Napa Valley plantings?

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50%

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9
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Main soil type of Mount Veeder

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Sandstone shale uplifted seabed

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10
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Napa Valley for bids the cultivation of any slope over___

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30 degrees

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11
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in the judgment of Paris 1976 what wines won

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1973 stag’s Leap Wine cellars SLV Cabernet
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

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12
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what year was Robert Mondavi winery founded in Napa Valley

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1966

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13
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Boots Brounstein founded this winery in 1968 which produced the first Napa Cab over 100 dollars

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Diamond Creek winery produced “lake” in 1978

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14
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Bottlings of Diamond Creek

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Gravelly Meadow
Volcanic Hill
Red Rock Terrace
Lake Vineyard

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15
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Two main entry points for fog in Napa

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San Pablo Bay to South
Chalk hill Gap in North

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16
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what are the three basic bedrocks of Napa Valley

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Great Valley sequence (oldest)
Franciscan assemblage (oldest)
Napa volcanics

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17
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in 2001 the discovery of the Croatian origin of Zinfandel was made by this Napa Vintner and geneticist

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Dr Carole Meredith of Meredith Lagier

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18
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in Napa Valley to be considered single vineyard what percentage of grapes have to come from that vineyard

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95%

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19
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vineyards of bond

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Melbury
Quella
St Eden
Vecina
Pluribus
Bond

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20
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What was the first commercial winery established in Napa Valley in what year

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Krug

1861

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21
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What year was Stag’s Leap wine cellars founded

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1970

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22
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Second wine of Screaming Eagle

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The Flight

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23
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Second wine of Harlan

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The Maiden

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24
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Second wine of Scarecrow

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M. Étain

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25
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who pioneered drip irrigation in the 70s in California

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Andy Beckstoffer

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26
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Charles Krug studied with this man before starting the winery in 1861

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Agoston Haraszthy

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27
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What is the oldest Sparkling winery in Napa Valley?

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Jacob Schram built Schramsberg in 1862.

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28
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Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery

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Beringer 1876

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29
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What year did Finnish immigrant Gustav Niebaum found his winery?

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Inglenook Winery in 1880

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30
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When did Phylloxera first hit Napa and Sonoma?

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Early 1870s,
Vitis riparia rootstock from the US had to be grafted

Again In the 1980s

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31
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This winery survived by becoming the “House of Altar Wine” during Prohibition

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Georges de Latour’s Beaulieu Vineyards

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32
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How did Prohibition affect California’s wine market?

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From the end of Prohibition through the early 1970s, America’s wine industry became truly industrial, as it focused on inexpensive, lower-quality wines for a generally uneducated domestic market. This period also marked a firm shift in the bulk of the industry to California.

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33
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What year did Georges de Latour hire André Tchelistcheff, a Russian winemaker trained in France, to oversee the production at Beaulieu

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1938

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34
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What wine did Andre Tschellitscheff introduce to the world

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Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

He introduced temperature-controlled fermentations and controlled malolactic fermentation

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35
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In 2009, When Calistoga stood to become an AVA, These two Wineries were not grandfathered in, as they didn’t have enough fruit from Calistoga, setting an example for future label integrity

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Calistoga Cellars and Calistoga Estates

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36
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Napa Valley accounts for this % of California vineyard acreage

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4% of California’s vineyard acreage

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37
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Who said “The wine is bottled poetry”

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Robert Louis Stevenson in “The Silverado Squatters”

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38
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First Non Native grapes in California

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Listan Prieto (pais, Palomino Negro)
San Diego Mission 1769 founding

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39
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In what year did General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo award the Rancho Caymus to George Calvert Yount?

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1836

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40
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What year did George Yount plant Napa’s first vineyard

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1838 or 9

Small patch of mission vines

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41
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Who was Napa’s first consulting winemaker, helping homesteaders after learning from Agoston Haraszthy

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Charles Krug

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42
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Former name of Mayacamas winery

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Fisher

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43
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This winery is famous for cultivating Napa’s first hillside Vineyard

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Schramsberg

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44
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These men were influential in the founding of Napa’s first wineries

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Agoston Haraszthy
Joseph W. Osborne
George Belden Crane
H. W. Crabb
Gustave Niebaum
Thomas Rutherford

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45
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why did the composition of Napa’s vineyards change by 1926 to Alicante Bouschet, Petit Sirah, Zinfandel and Carignan?

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“Shipper varieties” were planted, during home winemaking and prohibition to send to the East Coast

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46
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Wineries of Napa coming to the forefront from the 30s to the 50s

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Relaunches of Beringer, Beaulieu Vineyard, Mayacamas, Inglenook
Stony Hill and Louis Martini came on the scene
Mondavi family purchased Charles Krug in 1943

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47
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These men all made improvements in controlled malolactic fermentation and temperature control in Napa

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Peter Mondavi (Charles Krug)
Inglenook John Daniel Jr
George Deuer

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48
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When was Louis Martini winery finished

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1932

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49
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These wineries were all founded in the last part of the 1960s decade

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Chappellet
Sterling
Diamond Creek
Spring Mountain Vineyard

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50
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What year was the Agricultural Preserve enacted in Napa Valley

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1968

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51
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Steven Spurrier wanted to honor this in the 1976 Judgement of Paris

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America’s 200th birthday

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52
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These domestic whites and reds were all prize winners in the judgement of paris

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*Chardonnay: *
73 Montelena
74 Chalone
73 Spring Mountain
72 Freemark Abbey
72 Veedercrest Wines
73 David Bruce Winery

Cabernet
73 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V
71 Ridge Monte Bello
71 Mayacamas Vineyards
72 Clos du Val
70 Marthas Vineyard
69 Freemark Abbey

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53
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In 1978 and 1979, respectively, these magazines were launched

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The Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator

Opposing philosophies, both 100 point scales

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54
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These wineries of Napa Valley were early beneficiaries of French investment

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Clos Du Val (72)
Domaine Chandon (73)
Opus One (79)
Domaine Carneros (87)

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55
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What year in Winter did Phylloxera spread valley wide

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1986

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56
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Why did Cabernet Sauvignon overtake Chardonnay Plantings in 1992

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1991 60 minutes special on the French Paradox: promoted red wine as part of a healthy diet

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57
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These three viticultural techniques were employed to maximize a marginal climate in early 90s after phylloxera, mimicing Bordeaux

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VSP
high density planting
low fruiting zones

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58
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What happened in 1997 in Napa

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Warm, abundant year. Two waves of harvest: one at Normal ripeness levels and the remaining crop with extra hang time. Became the “new normal”

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59
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Post 2008 economic crash, this movement was born in California

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New California Movement

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60
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This man wrote “The New California Wine”

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Jon Bonné

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61
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Where is the fog line in Napa

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1400 feet

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62
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Where is the biggest diurnal shift in Napa

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Calistoga AVA

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63
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Highest levels of rainfall in Napa are here

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North end of the valley in the mountains

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64
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When does rain fall in Napa

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October to April sometimes a month at a time

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65
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Why do the Mayacamas look Verdant and the Vacas look scorched

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Eastern facing Mayacamas: enjoy gentle morning sun

Western Facing Vaca: bake in the afteroon sun

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66
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Napa Volcanics are also known as this

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Sonoma Volcanics

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67
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The Franciscan Assemblage was created 80-140 million years ago when this plate subducted beneath the North American plate (volcanic, marine and ocean crust soil)

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Farallon

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68
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When were the Napa Volcanics born

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7 million years ago lava and ash on preexisting bedrock

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69
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When did the mountains rise in Napa

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three million years ago
Vaca first then Mayacamas

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70
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What tectonic action formed the Napa Valley

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Pacific plate exerting pressure on North American Plate, parallel to San Andreas Fault offshore, why Napa cants northwest

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71
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The Vaca was made when the crust cracked and stacked on itself, while Mayacamas is what is known as this”

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Crustal Wrinkle

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72
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Where is volcanic material concentrated in Napa

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Vacas and Mayacamas North of St Helena

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73
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Why are the gravelly benches of Napa on the West side

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Valley floor slopes gently southward and westward

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74
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What variety is mostly planted on the Napa River

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Sauvignon Blanc

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75
Q

Three most planted white varieties of Napa Valley

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Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Viognier

76
Q

Who was the founder of Stony Hill

A

Peter McCrae

77
Q

Important Chardonnay vineyards of Napa Valley

A

Kongsgaard Judge (Coombsville)
Star Vineyard (Rutherford)
Mayacamas (Mt Veeder)
Stony Hill (Spring Mountain)

78
Q

Most Merlot is planted in this AVA in Napa

79
Q

Sauvignon Blanc is resistant to this Bacterial disease

A

Pierces Disease

spread by glassy wing sharp shooter, found near waterways
This is why its planted by rivers

80
Q

Most old vine Zinfandel in Napa is in these AVAs

A

Calistoga
Mountain AVAs
Coombsville

81
Q

When was Zinfandel discovered to be Crljenak Kastelanski

82
Q

Training system in California before VSP and drip irrigation

A

California Sprawl
Dry Farmed

83
Q

Ideal row planting in viticulture mirrors this:

A

The path of the sun

84
Q

Certified Napa Green designation goes beyond the vineyard and includes these perameters

A

Roadways and waterways

85
Q

tools for water measurement in the vineyard

A

Sap flow of vines
Canopy sensors that measure leaf expiration
optical sorting

86
Q

Most Napa Vineyards are hand harvested: T or F

87
Q

What year was stainless steel introduced to Napa

A

1966

prior to that was redwood vats

88
Q

What year did Robert Parker leave wine Advocate and sell his company

A

2011

Prior to that, Wine Advocate LOVED ripe ass wines

89
Q

What year did the ATF (bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) begin delimiting AVAs in the USA

A

1980

(Augusta Missouri)

90
Q

These AVAs were established within Napa Valley AVA (1981)

A

Carneros (83)
Howell Mountain (83)

91
Q

What year did Oakville and Rutherford AVA pass?

92
Q

Where is Juliana Vineyard

A

Pope Valley

93
Q

Oldest continually operating winery in Carneros

A

Bouchaine 1934

94
Q

These men are the architechs of Howell Mountain AVA

A

Randy Dunn
Bill Smith
Bob Lamborn
Bob Brakesman
Mike Beatty

95
Q

What is tuff

A

Compressed grey and white volcanic ash in the Southeast area of Howell Mountain AVA

96
Q

Napas most famous and populous Mountain

97
Q

What was the second land grant given to George C Young in 1843

A

Rancho La Jota (Howell Mountain)

98
Q

What was the first winery on Howell Mountain

A

Brun & Chaix 1870s

99
Q

These producers of Howell Mountain are focused on a riper and showier style

A

Dana Estate
Outpost
ADAMVS

100
Q

Howell Mountain Zin vineyards

A

Beatty Ranch
Rattlesnake Ridge (Turley)
Dragon Vineyards
Black Sears
Ink Grade

101
Q

Notable Vineyards of Howell Mountain

A

Bancroft Ranch
Beatty Ranch
Black Sears
Cade
Dragon
Dunn
Hershey
Ink Grade
La Jota
Las Posadas
Rattlesnake Ridge
Steinhauer Ranch
True
W.S. Keyes

102
Q

Producer of Wild Horse Valley

A

Heron Lake

103
Q

Soil of Wild Horse Valley

104
Q

Grapes of Wild Horse AVA

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

105
Q

What creates a wind tunnel that keeps vines disease free and cool in the hot afternoons in Stags Leap District AVA

A

Ancient landslides creating smooth knolls on flatland below.

106
Q

What year did Stags leap become an AVA

107
Q

What are the name of the cliffs of Stags leap AVA

A

The Palisades

108
Q

one of the Vaca ranges largest alluvial fans in the South of the appellation is split between these two vineyards

A

S.L.V and Fay

109
Q

In this year, Nathan Fay planted the first post prohibition Cabernet Sauvignon in Stags Leap AVA

110
Q

this man Founded Stags Leap Wine cellars in this year

A

Warren Winiarski
1973

111
Q

Stags Leap District
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Stags’ Leap Winery

A

Lawsuits between warren winarski and his neighbor Carl Doumani

112
Q

Where are Fay, Futo 5500, Hartwell, Pine Ridge, Poetry, Regusci, S.L.V, Shafer, Silverado, Sinskey, Steltzner and Wappo Hill wineries

A

Stags Leap District AVA

113
Q

What year did Mount Veeder become an AVA

114
Q

The Coolest Mountain AVA in Napa

115
Q

Important Pre Prohibiton Mt Veeder Wineries

A

Fisher & Sons (Now Mayacamas)
Theodore Gier (home of Christian Brothers order, part of Hess)

116
Q

Maverick Producers of Mount Veeder

A

Sky

Lagier Meredith

117
Q

Who purchased and renovated Mayacamas

A

Schottenstein

118
Q

Notable vineyards of Mount Veeder

A

Abel 1833
Hess
Lagier Meredith
Mayacamas
Progeny
Skaggs
Sky

119
Q

What year was Atlas Peak AVA

120
Q

Where is Foss Valley

A

Atlas Peak AVA, where the Antinori Antica property is

121
Q

Two most massive vineyards in Atlas Peak AVA

A

Stagecoach (Gallo 2017)
Antinori’s Antica (Foss Valley)

122
Q

Highest profile producers in atlas peak

A

John Konsgaard
Heidi Barrett

123
Q

Most Southernly AVA of the Vaca mountains

A

Atlas Peak

124
Q

What year was Antica vineyard developed on Atlas Peak

125
Q

What is the highest point of elevation in Atlas Peak AVA

126
Q

Producers of Atlas Peak

A

Antica
Au Sommet
Kongsgaard
Stagecoach
Water Ranch

127
Q

What year did Rutherford Become an AVA

128
Q

Oakville and Spring Mountain District were both founded this year

129
Q

Most famous and important vineyard of California established by H.W Crabb in 1868

130
Q

This man Acquired To Kalon and sold it to Beaulieu Vineyards

A

Martin Stelling

131
Q

When was Robert Mondavi Kicked out of Krug

132
Q

Robert Mondavi purchased this vineyard from Martin Stelling

133
Q

In this year, Robert Mondavi was awarded all of Charles Krug’s To Kalon holdings

134
Q

To Kalon is an extension of this bench

A

Rutherford Bench (though it is Oakville)

135
Q

Notable vineyards of Oakville

A

Backus
Beckstoffer
To Kalon
Beckstoffer
Missouri Hopper
Dalle Valle
Detert
Far Niente
Gamble Ranch
Groth
Harlan
MacDonald
Marthas Vineyard
Martin Stelling
Oakville Ranch
Opus One
Rudd
Silver Oak
St Eden
Tench
TO Kalon
Vine Hill Ranch
Weitz

136
Q

This creek separates the Spring Mountain from Diamond Mountain AVA

137
Q

This creek marks the Southern boundary of Spring Mountain

A

Sulphur Creek

138
Q

Spring Mountain Vineyard is historically a collection of these estates

A

La Perla 1874
Miravalle 1884
Chateau Chevalier 1891

139
Q

Why was Spring Mountain developed prior to prohibition

A

Ample water supply

140
Q

Vineyards of Spring Mountain

A

Pride
Behrens
Cain
Smith Madrone
Philip Togni
School House
Stony Hill
Barnett

141
Q

What year was St Helena AVA

142
Q

This winery lured Mondavi family away from Lodi in 1937

A

St Helena Winery

143
Q

Pioneers of St Helena AVA

A

Lewelling
Crane
Hayne
Charles Krug
Beringer
Greystone facility

144
Q

Where is Spring Valley?

A

Unofficial subregion that serves as the headquarters for Phelps and Heitz on the Eastern Side of St Helena (lowest slopes of Howell Mountain)

145
Q

Vineyards of St Helena

A

Aida
Beckstoffer
Las Piedras
Beringer
Capella
Charles Krug
Crocker
Edge Hill
Forman
Grace
Hayne
Heitz
Hourglass
Kayli Morgan
Kronos
Lewelling
Library
Madrone
Phelps
Quella
Spottswoode
Turley
Tychon Hill
Vineyard 29

146
Q

What year was Yountville AVA

147
Q

Premium Producers of Yountville

A

Dominus
Kapscandy
Blankiet
Domaine Chandon

Gambles
Hoxseys
Bertinellis

148
Q

Why is Yountville a source for fine Merlot?

A

Clay and cooler temperatures

149
Q

Notable vineyards of Yountville

A

Gemstone
Ghost Block
Grgich
Kapscandy
Napanook
Paradise Hills
Sleeping Lady

150
Q

When was Chiles Valley AVA

151
Q

Only Valley East of Napa Proper with its own AVA

A

Chiles Valley

152
Q

Notable vineyards of Chiles Valley AVA

A

Brown
Green & Red
Nichelini
Volker Eisele

153
Q

What year was Diamond Mountain an AVA

154
Q

this creek marks southern border of Diamond Mountain district

155
Q

Where is Napa’s first hillside vineyard

A

Diamond Mountain
J Schram developed its slopes in 1860s

156
Q

Notable vineyards of Diamond Mountain AVA

A

Constant
Dyer
Gravelly Meadow
Jasud
Lake
Red Rock Terrace
Schramsberg
Volcanic Hill

157
Q

What year did Oak Knoll become an AVA

158
Q

Most widely developed Nested AVA in Napa County

159
Q

Who established the Oak Knoll Ranch in the 1850s

A

John Osbourne

160
Q

Notable vineyards of Oak Knoll

A

Aldo’s
Blackbird
Hendry Ranch
Trefethen

161
Q

When did Calistoga become an AVA

162
Q

Calistoga AVA has a high concentration of this mineral

A

Boron
(hot springs)

163
Q

Soil type of Calistoga AVA

164
Q

This AVA is home to a rare Eastern Alluvial Fan

A

Calistoga AVA

Eisele vineyard is here

165
Q

What is the lowest point of Calistoga AVA

A

350 ft above sea level

166
Q

Calistoga’s most important grape growing families

A

Fredani
Salamina
Tofanelli

167
Q

This vineyard in Calistoga became the third Vineyard designate after Marthas and Monte bello in 1971

168
Q

This AVA has the largest diurnal shift in all Napa Valley

A

Calistoga AVA

169
Q

Vineyards of Calistoga AVA

A

Chateau Montelena
Eisele
Frediani
Jericho Canyon
Lamb
Larkmead
Luvisi
Three Palms
Tofanelli

170
Q

First vintage of Three Palms Merlot

171
Q

First Vineyard Designate Wine

A

Heitz Marthas
1966

172
Q

When did Coombsville become an AVA

173
Q

These two valley floor AVAs do not Cross the Napa River

A

Stags Leap District
Coombsville

174
Q

First major winery in Coombsville

A

Cedar Knoll (Palmaz is there)
established in 1870s

175
Q

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards of Coombsville

A

Haynes
Kongsgaard Judge
Many of Far Niente’s Chardonnay sources

176
Q

These men were instrumental in planting Cabernet Vineyards in Coombsville

A

Tom Farella
John Caldwell

177
Q

Pahlmeyer originally used this fruit source in Coombsville

178
Q

Where is Moore Vineyard?

A

Coombsville AVA
Zinfandel

179
Q

Notable vineyards of Coombsville

A

Arcadia
Caldwell
Dead Fred
Haynes
Judge
Meteor
Moore
Palmaz

180
Q

Who was the first to establish Pritchard Hill

A

Charles Pritchard
First man to establish a vineyard in 1880s

181
Q

When Did Chappellet purchase the Pritchard Hill Property

182
Q

Producers of Pritchard Hill (Cant use it on their labels)

A

Colgin
David Arthur
Ovid
Continuum
Bryant

183
Q

This man is spearheading a movement to give the area on Pritchard hill a new name

A

Tim Mondavi

184
Q

This unofficial AVA is on the Eastern Side of Howell Mountain

A

Conn Valley

185
Q

Producers of Conn Valley

A

Seavey
Neyers
BOND Melbury
Fairchild
Buehler

186
Q

Unofficial AVA that falls below Howell Mountains 1400 foot lower limit and Above St Helenas 400 foot upper Limit is this:

A Master 3.0 (229 decks)

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