North America Flashcards
AVAs of Michigan (5)
Fennville
Lake Michigan shore
Leelanau peninsula
Old Mission peninsula
Tip of the mitt (2016)
AVAs of New York
Cayuga Lake
Champlain Valley of New York
Finger Lakes
Hudson River Region
Lake Erie
Long Island
Niagara Escarpment
North Fork of Long Island
Seneca lake
The Hamptons
Long Island
Upper Hudson
AVAs of Idaho
Louis and Clark Valley (shared with Oregon)
Eagle foothills
Snake river valley (shared with Oregon)
This 2009 AVA is the largest in the world
Upper Mississippi AVA 30,000 mi.²
sub AVAs of Long Island known for Bordeaux varietals
North fork of Long Island
The Hamptons Long Island
The growing season in this region is three weeks longer than finger Lakes, Niagara escarpment and Lake Eyrie AVAs
Long Island AVA and subregions
Niagara is a crossing of what
Concord x Cassady
AVAs of Texas (8)
Bell Mountain
Escondido Valley
Fredericksburg in the Texas Country
Mesilla valley
Texas Davis Mountains
Texas High plains
Texas Hill country
Texoma
AVAs of Virginia (8)
Appalachian high country
Mittleburg Virginia
Monticello
North fork of Roanoke
Northern neck George Washington birthplace
Rocky Knob
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia’s Eastern Shore
Riesling producers of New York
Whistling Ridge
Konstantin Frank
Forge cellars
first AVA in North America, year it became an ABA
Augusta
Missouri 1980
What is the AVA of Arkansas
Altus
First species of grapevines in in North America when Leiv Ericson came to Newfoundland
Vitis labrusca, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis aestivalis.
In this year, Virginia law required every male colonist at Jamestown, the first successful English settlement on North American soil, to plant and tend at least 10 vines—the earliest record of vinifera vine plantings on the East Coast.
1619
In what year did the Constitutional Convention occur in Philadelphia
1787 (Thomas Jefferson discussing business in the Medoc)
In this year, Franciscans at the San Juan Capistrano Mission produced California’s first wine from the Mission grape
1783
In this year, the Franciscans built the San Francisco de Solano Mission, which is now Sonoma Town Square
1823
This year, George Yount had arrived in Napa as the first American settler to set foot in the valley and had planted its first vineyard.
1839
These two events brought many to California, and kickstarted the wine industry
The annexation of California from Mexico in 1847, and the discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill in 1848
Who is Dubbed the father of California wine?
“Count” Agoston Haraszthy, hungarian born, introduced more than 300 varieties to the state, collected as vine cuttings during his European travels
Founded Buena Vista winery in 1849
New York, commercial winemaking can be traced to this year, this man
1840s Robert Prince produced wine from native grapes on Long Island.
1850 onward, these varieties dominated vineyards on Long Island
Along with the native Concord, the American hybrids Catawba and Delaware
The USAs first bonded winery
Pleasant Valley Wine Company, was established in 1860 and is still operating today, near Hammondsport in the Finger Lakes.
This man produced over 150,000 bottles of traditional method, hand-riddled sparkling Catawba in Ohio, mid 19th century
Nicholas Longworth
This winery was the third largest winery in the world by the turn of the 20th century
Stone Hill Winery in Hermann, Missouri. German Immigrants created it
This grape is the pride of Missouri
Norton grape remains the pride of the state—connoisseurs of Norton can now enjoy their favorite Vitis aestivalis grape out of a Riedel glass commissioned especially for the wine
This Missouri entomologist earned his place in the history of wine for being the first to understand the innate resistance of American grape species to phylloxera. The French even erected a statue in Montpellier in his honor.
Charles Valentine Riley
What year did Prohibition begin
1920
What year did prohibition end
1933, with the ratification of the 21st amendment
In this year, Paul Draper took over production of Monte Bello at Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains
1969
Mount Eden Vineyards was originally established in this year
Paul Masson in 1878
produced its first vintage under its new name in 1972.
Pioneer of Finger Lakes, Ukranian born Dr. Konstantin Frank, ignited interest in Noble Varieties in New york and founded this winery
Vinifera Wine Cellars, founded in 1962
Americans drank this much wine in 2018
Americans drank over 900 million gallons of wine in 2018 and lead the world in wine consumption
Labeling laws (Federal)
If labeled by country, state, or county: 75%
If labeled by AVA: 85%
If labeled with a single vineyard: 95%
California and Oregon: 100% State
Washington: 95% state
Vitis labrusca grapes, like Concord, need to comprise this % of the wine to be considered a varietal
are an exception, and need only comprise a minimum 51% of a varietal wine.
Alcohol on a label can be within this % margin in the US
1.5%
In the US, wines in the 7 to 14% ABV range may simply be labeled as this, without ABV% specified
table wine or light wine
When would you see the words: contains sulfites (US)
provided sulfites are present in a concentration of 10 parts per million or more
In order to have “estate bottled” on a label in the US, these requirements must be met
100% of a wine must come from grapes grown on land owned or controlled by the winery. In addition, the winery and all vineyards used in the production of an estate-bottled wine must be located within the same AVA.
Five major AVA growing regions of California
North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, San Francisco Bay, and the Sierra Foothills.
South Coast AVA (California) stretches between these two cities
Los Angeles to San Diego
Is The inland Central Valley, source of 75% of the California, considered an AVA?
NO
“Meritage” defined by the California Meritage Alliance, is defined as this:
is used by producers to indicate a premium blend in which no grape accounts for more than 90% of the wine. Meritage wines may be red or white, but must be produced from Bordeaux varieties.
Map of Fingerlakes
Seven Sub AVAs of Lodi (2006)
Soil Type of Niagara Escarpment (New York)
Queenstone shale
USA ranks ____ in National wine production
and ___ in acreage under vine
Fourth
sixth highest acreage of land under vine.
This AVA of Idaho is the only one entirely within the state
Eagle Foothills AVA
Idaho’s historical center of Viticulture
Lewis-Clark Valley (Crosses Washington Border)
(AVA in 2016)
this man pioneered grapegrowing in the Lewis-Clark Valley AVA in Idaho
Louis Delsol
1872
Planted Muscat grape Black Hamburg in Lewiston
This Alsatian immigrant established a 100 acre vineyard in Lewis-Clark AVA Idaho importing Bordeaux varieties
Robert Schleicher
