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1
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Which mountain range divides Sonoma and Napa county

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Mayacamas Mountains

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Which mountains divide Napa and Solano county. East of Napa?

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Vaca mountains

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How many Sub Ava’s are in Napa?

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16

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What maritime influence and cools Napa?

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San Pablo Bay

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Highest peak in Napa is an Ava and what mountain range is it in?

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Atlas Peak AVA - vaca mountains

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6
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Northern most AVA in Nap?

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Calistoga Ava

4500 acres and sits in between the Vaca and Mayacamas

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7
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What two AVA border Calistoga?

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St Helena AVA south and Diamond Mountain AVA south west

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One of the newest AVAs granted in Dec 2011?

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Coombsville AVA

Small valley just east of downtown Napa city.

Just south of Atlas Peak Ava

Just west of Solano county line

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9
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What is the 1st sub AVA within Napa Valley?

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Howell Mountain - Jan 1984

In the Vaca mountains
Vineyards sit above the fog line

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10
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What AVA is located in 2 counties? And which counties?

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Los Carneros

Sonoma and Napa

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What Napa Ava is known for sparkling?

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Los Carneros

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12
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Name 3 European sparkling houses who setup in Carneros and name their winery name in Napa

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  1. Moët & Chandon - Chandon
  2. Taittinger - domaine Carneros
  3. Freixenet - Gloria ferrer
  4. Champagne Mumm - mum Napa
  5. Codorniu - Artesa
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13
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Largest sub AVA in Napa Valley?

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Mt veeder

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Where is the highest vineyard in Napa?

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Mayacamas Vineyard in Mt Veeder AVA

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15
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What winery is at the highest altitude in Napa ? What AVA

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Winery at Sky Vineyard - 2,100 Sky vineyard - in Mt Veeder

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16
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What’s the most densely planted Napa valley appellation?

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Oakville

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17
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What AVA is between St Helena to the north and Oakville to the south?

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Rutherford Ava

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18
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What is the oldest winery in Napa ??

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Inglenook - located in Rutherford
- now Coppola

Founded in 1879

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19
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Who is credited with planting the first vineyard in Napa ?

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George yount -

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20
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In what year did Robert Mondavi build his winery and what family winery did he leave?

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1966 - Charles Krug.

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21
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Name the sub AVAs (valley floor from north to south)

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Calistoga, St. Helena, Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville/Stags Leap, Oak Knoll

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22
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What grape thrives in Yountville

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Merlot - clay rich alluvial soil

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23
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Who producers Antica and in which sub AVA is it located in?

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Antinori - Atlas Peak

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24
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What varietal dominates in Rutherford?

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Cabernet - considered the Pauillac of California.

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Name 3 producers based in Rutherford

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  1. Cakebread
  2. Inglenook
  3. Grgich Hills
  4. Quintessa
  5. Caymus
  6. Franciscan
  7. Honig
  8. Mumm Napa
  9. Frog’s Leap
  10. Beaulieu
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26
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Where did Andre Tchelisctcheff make a name for himself?

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BV - Beaulieu Vineyards

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27
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In what Sub AVA did Mondavi setup his eponymous winery in 1966?

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Oakville

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28
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Name 2 famous vineyards in Oakville

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Martha’s Vineyard produced by Heitz and To Kalon Vineyard (planted in 1868) and shared by Mondavi and Beckstoffer Vineyards.

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29
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Who was the original winemaker at Screaming Eagle

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Heidi Barrett

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30
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What sub AVA produces Screaming Eagle and what type of wine is it?

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Oakville. Heidi Barrett was the original winemaker ( daughter of Richard Peterson).

It’s a Bordeaux blend mostly of Cab Sauv, Cab Franc and Merlot. 600-700 cases from one acre.

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31
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Name 3 notable producers in Oakville

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  1. Harlan
  2. Mondavi
  3. Screaming Eagle
  4. Far Niente
  5. Opus One
  6. Silver Oak
  7. Nickel and Nickel
  8. Groth
  9. Plumpjack
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32
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Name 3 notable producers in Stags Leap

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  1. Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
  2. Chimney Rock
  3. Cliff Lede
  4. Shafer
  5. Silverado
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33
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Which sub ava’s would you find these wineries? Inglenook, Cakebread, Beaulieu

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Rutherford

34
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Where is the Opus One winery? What sub Ava

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Oakville

35
Q

What sub AVA houses Caymus, Franciscan, Honig and Frog’s Leap

A

Rutherford

36
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What sub AVA is Hess Collection located in?

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Mt Veeder

37
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Name 3 notables producers in Mt Veeder

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  1. Hess Collection
  2. Mt Veeder
  3. Mayacamas
  4. Lokoya
38
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Name 3 notable producers in St. Helena

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  1. Heitz Vineyards
  2. Kathryn Hall
  3. Joseph Phelps
  4. Sutter Home
  5. Louis Martini
  6. Spottswoode
  7. Beringer
  8. Charles Krug
  9. Freemark Abbey
  10. Duckhorn
  11. Turley
  12. Rombauer
39
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What sub Ava houses: Chateau Montelena, Sterling, & Frank Family Vineyard

A

Calistoga - most north and one of the hottest

40
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What Sub Ava houses: Freemark Abbey, Beringer, Charles Krug, Joseph Phelps

A

St. Helena

41
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Name 3 notable producers in Calistoga

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  1. Sterling
  2. Frank Family
  3. Twomey
  4. Clos Pegase
  5. Storybook Mountain
  6. Bennett Lane
  7. Chateau Montelena
42
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Name 3 notable producers in Howell Mountain

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  1. Dunn
  2. O’Shaughnessy
  3. La Jota
  4. Cade
  5. Viader
43
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What sub AVA houses: Turley, Duckhorn, Rombauer, Heitz?

A

St. Helena

44
Q

Name 3 notable producers in Spring Mountain District

A
  1. Schweiger
  2. Pride Mountain
  3. Terra Valentine
  4. Spring Mountain Winery
  5. Hollywood & Vine
45
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Name 3 notable producers in Diamond Mountain

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  1. Von Strasser
  2. Schramsberg J Davies
  3. Seaver Vineyards
  4. Azalea Spring
  5. Lokoya
46
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What sub AVA houses: Cade, Dunn, O’Shaughnessy

A

Howell Mountain

47
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Name 3 notable producers in Atlas Peak

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  1. Antica
  2. Atlas Peak Vineyards
  3. Pahlmeyer
  4. Krupp Brothers
  5. Hill Family
48
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What sub AVA houses: Shafer, Cliff Lede, Silverado, Chimney Rock

A

Stags Leap District

49
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What sub AVA houses: Freemark Abbey, Joseph Phelps, Heitz?

A

St. Helena

50
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What sub AVA houses: Opus One, Silver Oak & Far Neinte

A

Oakville

51
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What sub AVA houses: Inglenook, Grgich Hills, Mumm Napa

A

Rutherford

52
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What sub AVA houses: Caymus, Cakebread & Franciscan

A

Rutherford

53
Q

Highest Peak in Napa Valley and what sub AVA?

A

Atlas Peak, Atlas Peak District

54
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Which sub AVA has a high degree of diurnal variation in the summer due to cool breezes from the mountains from Sonoma and hot valley?

A

Calistoga

55
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What AVA was award in Dec 2011

A

Coombsville

56
Q

In what AVA did Jacob Schram plan grapes in the 1860s?

A

Diamond Mountain District

57
Q

When did Howell Mountain become a Sub Ava?

A

Jan 1984 - one of the first within Napa Valley

58
Q

What does Los Carneros stand for?

A

Rams in Spanish

59
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Who planted the first commercial winery in Napa Valley? And what year?

A

George Yount in 1836

60
Q

Which sub AVA is the lowest lying on the valley floor?

A

Yountville AVA

61
Q

Who planted the first vitis vinifera grapes in Napa Valley?

A

John Patchett and Hamilton Walker Crabb

62
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Who brought Sauvignon Blanc to Napa?

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Charles Wetmore - from Chateau d’Yquem. SB is the 2nd most important white wine varietal.

63
Q

Long name for pyrazine?

A

Methoxypyrazines

64
Q

What vintage Chateau Montelena won top honours at the 1976 Judgement of Paris?

A

1973 Chardonnay

65
Q

Who is credited with bringing Medoc varieties ?

A

Medoc varieties were brought to Northern CA in 1850s by Santa Clara Valley Frenchmen Antoine Delmas and Charles Lefranc. Lefranc made the first commercially successful CA ‘Medoc’ in the 1860s.

66
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Who is credited with 1st planting Cab Sauv in Napa Valley?

A

Gustave Niebaum planted cabernet sauvignon at Inglenook by 1883.

67
Q

What are some of the synonyms for Zinfandel?

A

Primitivo, Tribidrag, Crijenak Kastelanski.

Tribidrag is the oldest name

68
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Who is credited with bringing Zinfandel to California

A

George Gibbs, from Long Island, imported it from Austria.

In the 1840’s it is believed to have made it’s way west by another nurseryman Frederick Macondray.

69
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When did Zinfandel arrive in Napa? By whom?

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1850’s J.W. Osborne and planted it in Oak Knoll

70
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How any sub AVAs are in Napa Valley

A

16

71
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What % of California’s grapes come from Napa Valley?

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4%

72
Q

When was the Napa Valley Ag preserve established?

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1968 - it’s unique because it’s the 1st of it’s kind in the US

73
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Name 3 notable producers in Carneros

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  1. Etude
  2. Artesa (owned by Codorniu)
  3. Domaine Carneros (owned by Taittinger)
  4. Saintsbury
  5. Schug
  6. Truchard
  7. Gloria Ferrer’s ( owned by Freixinet)
  8. Cline
74
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Name 3 Sonoma Pinot Noir Producers

A
  1. Artesa
  2. Belle Glos
  3. Benovia
  4. Calera
  5. Dutton Goldfield
  6. Flowers
  7. Kistler
  8. Kosta Browne
  9. Siduri
75
Q

Name 3 Califoria Zin producers

A
  1. Ridge
  2. Seghesio
  3. Ravenswood
  4. Hartford
  5. Rombauer
  6. Turley
76
Q

Name 3 Carneros Sparkling producers

A
  1. Domaine Carneros
  2. Gloria Ferrer
  3. Chandon
77
Q

Name 3 Carneros wine producers

A
  1. Patz & Hall
  2. Artesa
  3. Etude
  4. Cline Cellars
  5. Donum Estate
78
Q

Name 3 Sonoma Chardonnay Producers

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  1. Kistler
  2. Ramey
  3. La Crema
  4. Calera
  5. Sonoma Cutrer
79
Q

What sub AVA houses Etude, Cline and Artesa?

A

Carneros

80
Q

What do these producers specialize in? Seghesio, Hartford, Turley and Rombauer

A

Zinfandel

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