Napa Valley Flashcards
State the rough width and length of the Napa Valley
width: 5 miles wide length: 30 miles
How many AVAs
16
State roughly what % of all CA wine is made in Napa
only 4%, only 45K acres,
what percentage of NVV members make less than 10K cases of wine each year
77%
what is the annual revenue for NVV
40K jobs, 11B annual
State the name of the sequence that formed Napa’s eastern mountains 150 million years ago
The Great Valley Sequence
State the name of the formation that pushed up new land mass to the west 150 million years ago
The Franciscan Formation
Three plates that form the The San Andreas Fault System
Farallon Plate, Pacific Plate, North American Plate - triple junction
Name the eastern & western mountain ranges that frame Napa Valley today
West: Mayacamas Mountains, Yountville
East: Vaca Range, Stags Leap District
San Pablo Bay Encroachment
Create diverse soil in NVV
How diverse is NVV soil
over 100 soil variations
NVV climate
Mediterranean climate, long growing season, lack of summer rainfall, vintage to vintage
How does Marine fog impact
South, Canero, North, calistoga, more impact on the south
what is the coolest AVA
carneros
temperature difference between different AVAs
15
Name the mountain at the far north of the Napa Valley
Mt St Helena (4000 ft)
What are the mountains on the west side
Spring Mountain, Mount Veeder
Mountain on the east
Atlas Peak
what is the major wine in NVV
Cab, 40%
What is the percentage of cab in total California wine grape
12%
Name the person to plant 1st grape vines in Napa & the year
George Yount (1838-1839)
First commercial wineries established
Charles Krug, 1861
First chateau-style winery
Inglenook, 1879
Phylloxera
1890
Prohibition repealed, when
1933
Bracero program
labor law, 1942
Napa Valley Vintners
1944, agreement of association signed
Name the 2 winning wines from the Judgment of Paris & the year
chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon. Chateau Montelena’s 1973 Chardonnay and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon
If the nested AVA is listed, Napa Valley must also be listed
True
State the year the Ag Preserve was established and what it is
1968, protect agriculture usage of the land, can use to plant fruits, but cant be used for malls etc
Name 10 AVAs within the Napa Valley
Los Carneros, Oak Knoll, Yountville, Stags Leap, Oakville, Rutherford, St Helena, Spring Mountain, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder, Atlas Peak, Chiles Valley, Calistoga, Wild Horse Valley
Los Carneros
least amount of rainfall, coolest, marine air from san pablo bay, overlaps sonoma county,
Principal varieties in Los Carneros
chardonnay, merlot and pinot noir
Oak Knoll
north to Los Carneros, largest alluvial fan formed by dry creek,
Oak Knoll principal varieties
merlot, cab , chardonnay
Yountville
valley floor,
Yountville principal varieties
Cab, Merlot
Stags Leap District
east of Yountville, warmer
Principal varieties in Stags Leap
cab, merlot, sangiovese, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc
Oakville
cab, moderate warm
Rutherfod
north of oakville
Principal varieties
cab, merlot, cab franc, zinfandel
St Helena
warmest, due to protection from hills, less fog and wine, narrowing of the valley floor provides more heat reflection off the hillsides. temp can peak in the mid to high 90
Spring Mountain
west of st helena
Mount Veeder
most vineyards above the fog line
State which side of the valley floor generally has more volcanic vs. gravel soils
Soils: Primarily sedimentary gravelly alluvial loams on the western side, with more volcanic but heavier soils on the eastern side.
wild horse valley ava
overlaps solano county
Newest AVA in Napa
coombville
