Napa / Sonoma Flashcards
What is the only Napa wine to receive 100 points from Wine Spectator?
Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
- Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
What was the 1st Napa wine given 100 points by Wine Advocate?
1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia
The 1st generation of Napa winemakers was around when?
1880-1919
What 6 wine companies pursued estate-focused wines before others?
- Beaulieu Vineyard
- Beringer Vineyards
- Christian Brothers
- Inglenook Vineyards
- Charles Krug
- Louis M Martini
What two wineries were the start of “boutique” wineries?
- Mayacamas
- Stony Hill
How many acres of vineyard are in the Napa Valley AVA?
40,000 acres
What is the oldest winery in Mt Veeder AVA?
Mayacamas
(Oxford Companion)
What bay is at the south end of Napa?
San Pablo Bay
What are some cult favorites in Oakville AVA?
- To Kalon
- Martha’s Vineyard
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- Harlan
- Screaming Eagle
Oakville is generally cooler or warmer than its neighbors?
Warmer
- Except it is cooler than Rutherford
What 2 grapes represent almost the entirety of Stags Leap District?
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
Which Napa Cabernets were involved in the Judgment of Paris?
- Stag’s Leap Cabernet
- Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello
- Heitz Martha’s Vineyard
- Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon
- Mayacamas Vineyard
- Freemark Abbey
Which Napa Chardonnays were involved in the Judgment of Paris?
- Chateau Montelena
- Spring Mountain
- Freemark Abbey
- Veedercrest Vineyards
What 2 wines won at the Judgment of Paris?
- Montelena Chardonnay
- Stag’s Leap Cabernet
Most of Napa is in what CHSI region?
Region III
Rank these from lowest to highest in CHSI. What are their corresponding CHSI numbers?
- Calistoga
- Napa
- Oakville
- St Helena
- Napa - 2880
- Oakville - 3100
- Calistoga - 3150
- St Helena - 3170
When was there a modern outbreak of phylloxera in Napa?
1983
What 4 Napa AVAs were authorized in the 21st Century?
- Diamond Mountain District - 2001
- Oak Knoll District - 2004
- Calistoga - 2009
- Coombsville - 2011
What allows breezes to reach Napa?
Petaluma Gap
What is a huge concern for Napa’s hillside growers?
Erosion from winter rains
What two wineries were the start of “boutique” wineries?
- Mayacamas
- Stony Hill
What bay is at the south end of Napa?
San Pablo Bay
Who was the original proprietor of Stag’s Leap?; when was it established?
Warren Winiarski, 1970
What was the 1st vintage of Screaming Eagle?; who was the original winemaker?
- 1992, released 1995
- Heidi Peterson Barret
Where is Monte Rosso located, and what are its famous soils?
Moon Mountain AVA
- Planted in the 1880’s
- Famous for its red volcanic soils
Diamond Creek
Vineyards and Characteristics
- What is the warmest site?
- What vineyard faces north?
- Which vineyard is known for low yields?
- What is the smallest site, not produced in every vintage?
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Volcanic Hill
- Dusty, ashy soil
- Warmest site, generally the earliest to harvest
- 1st vintage 1972
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Red Rock Terrace
- Red clay in steep terraces
- 2nd pick, northern exposure
- 1st vintage 1972
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Gravelly Meadow
- Rocky alluvials, lower elevation than the first two
- Dry farmed, tiny yields
- 1st vintage 1974
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Lake
- Smallest site, coolest climate
- Not produced in every vintage; fruit may instead be blended into Gravelly Meadow
- 1st vintage 1978
What AVA was created in Sonoma in 2015?
Fountaingrove District AVA
- btwn Chalk Hill and Sonoma Valley up against the Mayacamas
- Petaluma Gap AVA was created in 2017
Since 2011, what is required on all wines produced in Sonoma County, regardless of whether the label indicates an AVA?
Sonoma County
What are the two key rivers of Sonoma?
- Russian River
- Sonoma Creek
What winery was the driving force behind the Bennet Valley AVA?
Who owns it now?
- Matanzas Creek (Jean Arnold, CEO)
- Now owned by Jackson Family Wines
What are the AVA’s of Sonoma County?
- Sonoma Coast
- Fort Ross-Seaview
- Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
- Rockpile
- Dry Creek Valley
- Chalk Hill
- Russian River Valley
- Green Valley
- Carneros
- Alexander Valley
- Knights Valley
- Sonoma Valley
- Bennett Valley
- Sonoma Mountain
- Moon Mountain
- Northern Sonoma
What North-South road goes through many Napa AVAs?
Highway 29
What are the elevation boundaries of Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak?
1600-2600ft
What are the elevation boundaries of Howell Mountain?
1400-2200ft
When was Wild Horse Valley AVA created?
What counties does it cover?
What are its elevation requirements?
- 1988 - 2nd nested AVA in Napa Valley
- Straddles Napa and Solano counties
- 1,351-2,137ft
How high are Mount Veeder’s highest vineyards?
What is the lovest elevation allowed?
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2630 ft at the highest point
- summit is 2700 ft
- 400 ft is the lowest allowable elevation
Where is Lake Sonoma?
East of Rockpile, at the north end of Dry Creek Valley
What are the 2 lakes of Napa Valley?
- Lake Berryessa
- Lake Henessey (foot of Howell Mountain)
What are the sub-AVA’s of Napa Valley?
- Calistoga
- Diamond Mountain
- Spring Mountain
- St. Helena
- Rutherford
- Oakville
- Yountville
- Stag’s Leap
- Oak Knoll District
- Mount Veeder
- Los Carneros
- Howell Mountain
- Chiles Valley
What Sonoma AVA was added in 2017?
Petaluma Gap AVA
