Napa Valley Flashcards
What % of CA wine is made in Napa?
4%
What are the dimensions of Napa Valley?
30 miles x 5 miles
What sequence formed the East mountains 150 million years ago.
The Great Valley sequence
What sequence pushed up a new land mass to the west 150 million years ago
Franciscan Formation (Coastal Range
Name the E and W mountain ranges of Napa?
Mayacamas (West)
Vaca (East)
Who was first to plant vines in Napa Valley?
George Yount- 1830
Which wines won the Judgment of Paris?
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
1973 SLWC Cab Sauv
What is the Ag Preserve and in what year was it established
1968
Protects NV from urban development
Name all 16 AVA’s of NV
- Carneros (Shared with Sonoma County)
- Oak Knoll District
- Coombsville
- Wild Horse Valley
Name all 16 AVA’s of NV
- Carneros (Shared with Sonoma County)
- Oak Knoll District
- Coombsville
- Wild Horse Valley (Shared with Solano County)
- Yountville
- Oakville
- Rutherford
- St. Helena
- Calistoga
- Mt. Veeder
- Spring Mountain District
- Diamond Mountain District
- Atlas Peak
- Chiles Valley
- Howell Mountain District
- Stag’s Leap District
Bonus= Pritchard Hill & Crystal Springs
Which side of Napa valley has more gravel soils?
Volcanic?
West=Gravel
East=Volcanic
What AVA has highest Daytime temp in Napa and why?
St. Helena
Furthest from both fog influence. Also valley narrows creating heat reflection from slopes
Name the AVA with coolest daytime temp and why
Wild Horse Valley, Fog goes up in elevation cooling by 10 degrees + Suisun bay winds
What % of Napa’s harvest is CS?
50%
What are the counties of North Coast AVA
Marin Sonoma Napa Solano Lake Mendocino
1st commercial winery of Napa?
Charles Krug 1861 (bought by Mondavi family)
1st chateau style winery of Napa?
Inglenook 1879
What is the Bracero Program and when was it established
1942 Allowed Mexican men to immigrate to work U.S. agriculture.
When did Robert Mondavi build his own winery?
1966
What AVA has the largest Alluvial fan in NV?
What creek forms it?
Oak Knoll
Dry Creek
What AVA has the Highest elevation vineyards in Napa?
Mt. Veeder AVA
What’s the newest NV AVA?
Coombsville 2012
What is the pending AVA of Napa and where is it?
Crystal Springs
below 1400 foot slopes of Howell Mountain
Why is Chiles Valley higher elevation than most valleys?
It is a valley in the Vaca mountain range
