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Napa Valley/Sierra Foothills Flashcards

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What % of CA production

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4%

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South

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Napa-Yountville, cool Region 1, cooling fogs from San Pablo Bay

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Central

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Yountville-St Helena, Region 2, fog in afternoon only

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North

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Towards Calistoga, Region 3, far less bay influence, more altitude

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Soils

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150 types, but all with good drainage due to type or aspect

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Stags Leap District

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SE of Yountville, red soils, soft tannin CS (sour cherry/blackberry)/Merlot w/ supple tannins.Pine Ridge, Clos du Val. Shafer Vineyards’ Relentless Syrah

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Oakville

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Complex soils, slightly cooler. CS. Opus One, Mondavi home. ToKalon, Martha’s vineyards. Harlan, Screaming Eagle

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Rutherford

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Gravelly clay soils (Rutherford bench), spiced, dense CS

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St Helena

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Slightly warmer, wine town, rich CS/Chard, cult wines, Grace Family

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Calistoga

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Mtn surrounded, warm. Powerful CS, Zin, creamy SB. Ch Montelena, Araujo Estate (François Pinault), Storybook Mtns Vineyars (Zin)

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Howell Mountain

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NE Mountainous area for Zin/1,400 ft CS. Dunn Vineyards

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Mount Veeder

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Along ridge tops between Napa, Sonoma. CS, Chard (Hess investing in Malbec). Mayacamas oldest winery, Hess Collection largest. Jackson Family Wines’ Lokoya mini-cult brand

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Rutherford bench

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Name meant to distinguish the long, snaky alluvial band on Napa’s west side, from St Helena to Yountville

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Sierra Foothills AVA

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Sierra Foothills style

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Fruit concentrated wines, esp old vine Zin and Italian varieties (Sangio)

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El Dorado County AVA

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1,500-3,600 ft. Cooler, CS, Merlot, Chard, Riesling. Sierra Vista, Lava Cap Holly’s Hill. Cedarville Vineyards’ for Zin and Grenache

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Fair Play AVA

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S of El Dorado Vineyards. Isolated, good times and good value wines. Tourism important

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Amador County

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Warmer, lower elevation. 2 AVAs Fiddletown and California Shenandoah Valley

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Fiddletown AVA

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Some of CA oldest Zin planting. A few wineries, most grapes purchased by Amador producers

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California Shenandoah Valley AVA

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Zin #1, SB, Sangio, Syrah, Petit Sirah. Shenandoah Vineyards, Terre Rouge

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