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Napa / Sonoma Flashcards

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What is the only Napa wine to receive 100 points from Wine Spectator?

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Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

  • Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
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What was the 1st Napa wine given 100 points by Wine Advocate?

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1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia

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The 1st generation of Napa winemakers was around when?

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1880-1919

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4
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What 6 wine companies pursued estate-focused wines before others?

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  • Beaulieu Vineyard
  • Beringer Vineyards
  • Christian Brothers
  • Inglenook Vineyards
  • Charles Krug
  • Louis M Martini
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What two wineries were the start of “boutique” wineries?

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  • Mayacamas
  • Stony Hill
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How many acres of vineyard are in the Napa Valley AVA?

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40,000 acres

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What is the oldest winery in Mt Veeder AVA?

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Mayacamas

(Oxford Companion)

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What bay is at the south end of Napa?

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San Pablo Bay

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9
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What are some cult favorites in Oakville AVA?

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  • To Kalon
  • Martha’s Vineyard

—-

  • Harlan
  • Screaming Eagle
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Oakville is generally cooler or warmer than its neighbors?

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Warmer

  • Except it is cooler than Rutherford
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What 2 grapes represent almost the entirety of Stags Leap District?

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  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
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Which Napa Cabernets were involved in the Judgment of Paris?

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  • Stag’s Leap Cabernet
  • Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello
  • Heitz Martha’s Vineyard
  • Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mayacamas Vineyard
  • Freemark Abbey
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13
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Which Napa Chardonnays were involved in the Judgment of Paris?

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  • Chateau Montelena
  • Spring Mountain
  • Freemark Abbey
  • Veedercrest Vineyards
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What 2 wines won at the Judgment of Paris?

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  • Montelena Chardonnay
  • Stag’s Leap Cabernet
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Most of Napa is in what CHSI region?

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Region III

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Rank these from lowest to highest in CHSI. What are their corresponding CHSI numbers?

  • Calistoga
  • Napa
  • Oakville
  • St Helena
A
  • Napa - 2880
  • Oakville - 3100
  • Calistoga - 3150
  • St Helena - 3170
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17
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When was there a modern outbreak of phylloxera in Napa?

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1983

18
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What 4 Napa AVAs were authorized in the 21st Century?

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  • Diamond Mountain District - 2001
  • Oak Knoll District - 2004
  • Calistoga - 2009
  • Coombsville - 2011
19
Q

What allows breezes to reach Napa?

A

Petaluma Gap

20
Q

What is a huge concern for Napa’s hillside growers?

A

Erosion from winter rains

21
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What two wineries were the start of “boutique” wineries?

A
  • Mayacamas
  • Stony Hill
22
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What bay is at the south end of Napa?

A

San Pablo Bay

23
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Who was the original proprietor of Stag’s Leap?; when was it established?

A

Warren Winiarski, 1970

25
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What was the 1st vintage of Screaming Eagle?; who was the original winemaker?

A
  • 1992, released 1995
  • Heidi Peterson Barret
26
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Where is Monte Rosso located, and what are its famous soils?

A

Moon Mountain AVA

  • Planted in the 1880’s
  • Famous for its red volcanic soils
27
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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?
A
  • Volcanic Hill
    • Dusty, ashy soil
    • Warmest site, generally the earliest to harvest
    • 1st vintage 1972
  • Red Rock Terrace
    • Red clay in steep terraces
    • 2nd pick, northern exposure
    • 1st vintage 1972
  • Gravelly Meadow
    • ​Rocky alluvials, lower elevation than the first two
    • Dry farmed, tiny yields
    • 1st vintage 1974
  • Lake
    • ​Smallest site, coolest climate
    • Not produced in every vintage; fruit may instead be blended into Gravelly Meadow
  • 1st vintage 1978
28
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What AVA was created in Sonoma in 2015?

A

Fountaingrove District AVA

  • btwn Chalk Hill and Sonoma Valley up against the Mayacamas
  • Petaluma Gap AVA was created in 2017
29
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Since 2011, what is required on all wines produced in Sonoma County, regardless of whether the label indicates an AVA?

A

Sonoma County

30
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What are the two key rivers of Sonoma?

A
  • Russian River
  • Sonoma Creek
31
Q

What winery was the driving force behind the Bennet Valley AVA?

Who owns it now?

A
  • Matanzas Creek (Jean Arnold, CEO)
  • Now owned by Jackson Family Wines
32
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What are the AVA’s of Sonoma County?

A
  • 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
33
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What North-South road goes through many Napa AVAs?

A

Highway 29

34
Q

What are the elevation boundaries of Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak?

A

1600-2600ft

35
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What are the elevation boundaries of Howell Mountain?

A

1400-2200ft

36
Q

When was Wild Horse Valley AVA created?

What counties does it cover?

What are its elevation requirements?

A
  • 1988 - 2nd nested AVA in Napa Valley
  • Straddles Napa and Solano counties
  • 1,351-2,137ft
37
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How high are Mount Veeder’s highest vineyards?

What is the lovest elevation allowed?

A
  • 2630 ft at the highest point
    • summit is 2700 ft
  • 400 ft is the lowest allowable elevation
38
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Where is Lake Sonoma?

A

East of Rockpile, at the north end of Dry Creek Valley

39
Q

What are the 2 lakes of Napa Valley?

A
  • Lake Berryessa
  • Lake Henessey (foot of Howell Mountain)
40
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What are the sub-AVA’s of Napa Valley?

A
  • Calistoga
  • Diamond Mountain
  • Spring Mountain
  • St. Helena
  • Rutherford
  • Oakville
  • Yountville
  • Stag’s Leap
  • Oak Knoll District
  • Mount Veeder
  • Los Carneros
  • Howell Mountain
  • Chiles Valley
41
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What Sonoma AVA was added in 2017?

A

Petaluma Gap AVA

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