Napa Valley Flashcards
What American settler planted Napa Valley’s 1st vineyard and in which year did he do so?
George Yount in 1839.
What winery is Napa Valley’s oldest, and in what year was it founded?
Charles Krug Winery founded in 1861.
Who now owns Charles Krug Winery?
Peter Mondavi Sr.
What style of wines are produced by Charles Krug Winery?
Bordeaux style wines.
Which winery is Napa Valley’s oldest continuously operating winery?
Beringer.
What winery was the only one to be able to stay in business during prohibition?
Beaulieu Vineyards
What is the name of Beaulieu Vineyard’s founder, and in what year was it founded?
Georges De Latour founded BV in 1900.
What 2 different European innovations did Andre Tchelistcheff bring to Napa Valley?
Cold fermentation of white wines and Malo-lactic fermentation for red wines.
Which winery did Andre Tchelistcheff begin working for in 1938?
Beaulieu Vineyards.
When was Robert Mondavi’s 1st harvest?
1967.
Who sold sauvignon blanc under the moniker “fume blanc”?
Robert Mondavi.
Steven Spurrier organized which famous event in 1976?
The Judgment of Paris.
What was the important benchmark achieved by Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon in 1978?
Its price topped the $100.00/bottle mark at release, and was the first Napa wine to ever do so.
What 2 Napa Valley wines competed in the 1976 Judgment of Paris, and which French regions were they pitted against respectively?
Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon against red 1st/2nd Growth Bordeaux, and Château Montelena Chardonnay against Premier/Grand Cru White Burgundy.
Name 3 cult wine producers who emerged in the boom of the 1990’s in Napa Valley.
Screaming Eagle, Colgin, and Harlan Estate.
What is the name of the overarching regional AVA containing the Napa Valley AVA, and name 1 other AVA it contains.
The North Coast AVA contains Napa Valley. It also contains Sonoma Valley.
How many sub-AVA’s does Napa Valley have, and what are their names?
16.
What is the name of the bay, which marks the Southern end of the Napa Valley AVA?
San Pablo Bay.
Which is the southernmost Sub-AVA in Napa Valley, and what style of wines are they most famous for? Is this because they have a cool or a hot clmate?
Carneros is famous for producing sparkling wine, because of their cool climate.
what is the name of the mountain range that forms Napa Valley’s Western border, and with what other county do they form a border?
The Mayacamas Mountains also form a border with Sonoma County.
Name the mountains, which form Napa Valley’s Eastern border.
The Vacas Mountains.
