Napa.Sonoma Flashcards
Which American settler planted the first California vineyard?
George Yount in 1839.
Who founded Buena Vista Winery?
Count Agoston Haraszthy, in 1849
Who founded the first winery in Napa Valley?
Charles Krug, in 1861 (St. Helena)
What are some other Very Old California wineries?
Schramsberg (1862)
Beringer (1876)
Inglenook (1879)
What was Napa Valley’s first sub-AVA?
Howell Mountain, 12/30/1983
Carneros, 8/18/1983 - not considered a nested AVA
What geographical feature cools Napa Valley?
The Petaluma Gap, allowing cool ocean air across the San Pablo Bay and up through the valley.
Napa Valley: Lakes
Lake Berryessa Lake Henessey (foot of Howell Mountain)
What are the sub-AVA’s of Napa Valley?
Calistoga Diamond Mountain Spring Mountain St. Helena Rutherford Oakville Yountville Stag's Leap Oak Knoll District Mount Veeder Los Carneros Howell Mountain Chiles Valley Atlas Peak Coombsville Wild Horse Valley
Howell Mountain: elevation boundaries
1400-2200ft
How high are Mount Veeder’s highest vineyards? What is the lovest elevation allowed?
2630ft at the highest point (summit is 2700ft)
400ft is the lowest allowable elevation.
When was Wild Horse Valley AVA created? What counties does it cover? And what is are its elevation requirements?
1988 - second nested AVA in Napa Valley
Straddles Napa and Solano counties
1,351-2,137ft
Which two AVAs sit directly east of Wild Horse Valley?
Solano County Green Valley
Suisin Valley
What is Goldridge Sandy Loam?
A series of deep, moderately well draining soils formed from weakly consolidated sandstone.
What is the Franciscan Assemblage?
Mix of greywacke sandstone, limestone, deep sea radiolarian cherts, greenstone (altered mafic volcanic rock), serpentinites, shale, and metamorphic rock.
Second major series in Russian River.
What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma?
Knights Valley
What are the elevation boundaries of Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak?
1600-2600ft
Where is Lake Sonoma?
East of Rockpile, at the north end of Dry Creek Valley
What AVA was created in Sonoma in 2015?
Fountaingrove District, between Chalk Hill and Sonoma Valley up against the Mayacamas.
Since 2011, what is required on all wines produced in Sonoma County, regardless of whether the label indicates an AVA?
Sonoma County
What are the two key rivers of Sonoma?
Russian River
Sonoma Creek
What winery was the driving force behind the Bennet Valley AVA? Who owns it now?
Matanzas Creek (Jean Arnold, CEO) Now owned by Jackson Family Wines
What are the AVA’s of Sonoma County?
Sonoma Coast Fort Ross-Seaview Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak Rockpile Dry Creek Valley Chalk Hill Russian River Valley Green Valley Carneros Alexander Valley Knights Valley Sonoma Valley Bennett Valley Sonoma Mountain Moon Mountain Northern Sonoma
What is the major soil type of Jahant?
Rocklin-Jahant, a pink sandy loam with a high clay content.
Central Valley: Rivers
Sacramento, San Joaquin
Lodi: Mokelumne River, Cosumnes River, Dry Creek River (Jahant), Deer River (Sloughhouse)
