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1
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What species is the muscadine grape and where was it first planted?

A

vitis rotundifolia
Florida

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In what state was scuppernong the flagship grape?

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North Carolina

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What are the primary grapes of Long Island AVA?

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  • cab sauv
  • merlot
  • chard
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What soil is found in Finger Lakes AVA?

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limestone, shale, gravel, silt

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Where was the first wine un the US made?

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Florida (French Huguenots 1564)

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How much longer on average is the growing season in Long Island compared to the Finger Lakes?

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3 weeks

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What is the AVA of Herman J Weimer?

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Seneca Lake AVA

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Finger Lakes AVA accounts for what percentage of NY production?

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90%

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What is the northernmost AVA in NY and what grapes are the primary focus?

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Champlain Valley of New York AVA
- hybrid varieties

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What percentage of wine produced in NY is made from vinifera grapes/?

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approx 1/3

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What are the two nested AVAs of Finger Lakes AVA?

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  • Cayuga Lake
  • Seneca Lake
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What is the deepest of the Finger Lakes?

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Seneca Lake

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A label of table wine or light wine can be used in lieu of what declaration?

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in lieu of abv, must be 7-14% abv

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What was the first bonded winery in the US and where was it located?

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Pleasant Valley Wine Co.
Hammondsport, Finger Lakes

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List 3 Michigan wineries

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  • Black Star Farms
  • Chateau Grand Traverse
  • Left Foot Charley
  • Mawby
  • St Julian
  • Tabor Hill
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In what state is Verde Valley AVA located?

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Arizona

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Snake River Valley AVA crosses what 2 states?

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  • Idaho
  • Oregon
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18
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The Old Mission Peninsula is located near what city?

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Traverse City, MI

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What is Pennsylvania’s most successful grape?

A

chambourcin

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20
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What was the varietal of Virginia Dare?

A

scuppernong

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What grape used to be Ohio’s hallmark?

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catawba

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Name 2 AVAs in Michigan

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  • Leelanau Peninsula
  • Fennville
  • Old Mission Peninsula
  • Tip of the Mitt
  • Lake Michigan Shore
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What is the oldest winery in Idaho?

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Ste Chapelle (est 1976)

24
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When was the 21st amendment ratified?

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1933

25
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What is the oldest winery in the US?

A

Brotherhood Winery (est 1839)
Catskills, New York

26
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What amendment banned alcohol in the US?

A

18th

27
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In what AVA do seyval blanc and baco noir dominate?

A

Hudson River Region AVA, NY

28
Q

What is the primary grape of Lake Erie AVA?

A

concord

29
Q

List 2 Texas AVAs

A
  • Bell Mountain
  • Escondido Valley
  • Fredricksburg
  • Texas Davis Mountain
  • Texas High Plains
  • Texas Hill Country
  • Texoma
30
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What are the 2 sub-AVAs of Long Island?

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  • North Fork
  • The Hamptons
31
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In what state are Mesilla Valley and Mimbres Valley AVA located?

A

New Mexico

32
Q

What Virginai AVA is also shared with North Carolina and Tennessee?

A

Appalachian High Country AVA

33
Q

What producer brought interest in European varieties to New York in the 1960’s?

A

Dr Konstantin Frank

34
Q

The majority of Michigan’s boutique wineries are located in which 2 AVAs?

A
  • Leelanau Peninsula
  • Old Mission Peninsula
35
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What is the largest AVA in the US?

A

Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA

36
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What was the first AVA in the US?

A

Augusta AVA
Missouri (est 1980)

37
Q

If labeled by state, what is the federal requirement? What are the exceptions?

A

75%
- California and Oregon require 100%
- Washington required 95%

38
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If labeled by county, what is the requirement?

A

75%

39
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If a wine is labeled by AVA, what is the federal requirement and what is the exception?

A

85%
- Oregon requires 95%
- Washington requires 95% from AVAs shared between states (85% for all in-state AVAs)

40
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If a wine is labeled with a vineyard designation, what percentage of grapes must come form that vineyard?

A

95%

41
Q

If a wine is labeled by variety, what percentage of the wine must be made from that variety? What is the exception?

A

75%
- Oregon requires 90% for its main grapes

42
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What are the federal requirements for vintage labeling in the US?

A
  • If the wine is labeled with a state or county declaration, 85% must come from the stated vintage
  • If the wine is labeled with an AVA, 95% of the wine must come from the stated vintage
43
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Name 3 native species of grapevine in the US

A
  • Vitis labrusca (the Concord grape)
  • Vitis rotundifolia (the Scuppernong grape)
  • Vitis aestivalis (the Norton grape)
44
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Who planted the first vineyard in North America?

A

George Yount, 1839

45
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What grape is the pride of Missouri?

A

norton

46
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What is New York State’s most planted grape?

A

concord

47
Q

Where are the Sonoita and Wilcox AVAs?

A

Arizona

48
Q

What is the parentage of the Niagara grape?

A

concord X cassidy

49
Q

Lake Erie AVA is shared with what other states?

A
  • Pennsylvania
  • Ohio
50
Q

What 4 states share the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA?

A
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Wisconsin
  • Minnesota
51
Q

What AVA is located entirely in Idaho?

A

Eagle Foothills AVA

52
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What 2 states share the Shenandoah Valley AVA?

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  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
53
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What is the only AVA in Hawaii?

A
  • Ulupalakua (Maui)
54
Q

In what AVA is Channing Daughters located?

A

The Hamptons, Long Island AVA

55
Q

In what New York AVA is icewine made from vidal blanc found?

A

Niagara Escarpment

56
Q

List 3 AVAs in Virginia

A
  • Appalachian High Country
  • Middleburg Virginia
  • Monticello
  • North Fork of Roanoke
  • Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace
  • Rocky Knob
  • Shenandoah Valley
  • Virginia’s Eastern Shore
  • Virginia Peninsula
57
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Where was frontenac noir created?

A

University of Minnesota

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