Napa Valley Flashcards
what was the first vintage of Harlan? When was it released?
1990 (1996)
who planted the first vines in Napa and when
Yount, 1838/9
In what year did Mondavi open?
1966
what two napa wines won the judgement of paris
montalena 73 chard
stag’s leap wine cellars SLV 1973
Roulet Meursault-Charmes and Moutin Rothschild finished second
what are the three main soil types of Napa
Great Valley Sequence (sand and shale) Franciscan Complex (mix of soil types formed off shore) Napa Volcanics (erupted only 7 million years ago)
in what AVA are most Merlot plantings found
Oak Knoll
what were the first nested AVA in Napa
Carneros and Howell Mountain
Eisile vineyard is in what AVA
Calistoga
what is the primary soil type of Calistoga
volcanic
what are the five Napa mountain AVAs
Vaca Range
Howell
Atlas
Mayacamus Range
Diamond (smallest)
Spring
Mount Veeder
Al Brounstein founded what winery
Diamond
Shramsberg is in what AVA
Diamond Mountain
the town of Angwin is in what AVA
Howell Mountain
Philip Togni is in what AVA
Spring Mountain
The wine Ca’Togni is made from what grape
Black Hamburg
Kronos Vineyard is in what sub ava
St Helena
Joseph Phelps and Hetiz is in what what unofficial subregion
Spring Valley (western st. helena)
Beckstoffer vineyard is in what AVA
St. Helena
where is the Star vineyard?
Ruthrerford (chardonnay)
In what AVA is the To-Kalon vineyard in
Oakville
where is the sleeping lady vineyard
Yountville
Grgich is in what AVA
Yountville
Kongsgaard is located in what AVA
Atlas Peak
what are the only two valley floor appellation to not cross the river
stag’s leap, coombsville
wild horse valley AVA spans what two counties
Napa, Solano
what is the most widely planted grape in Wild Horse Valley
Sauvignon Blanc
