North America Flashcards
Name all the AVAs of the Willamete Valley
Willamete Valley AVA 6 Sub AVAs •Chehalem Mnts •Ribbon Ridge •Dundee Hills •Yamhill-Carlton •McMinville •Eola Amity Hills
There’s hills, villes and mountains
Name all the AVAs of southern OR
Umpqua Valley AVA
•Elkton OR AVA
•Red Hill Douglas AVA
Rogue Valley AVA
•Applegate AVA
Which AVA are shared between OR and WA?
Columbia Gorge AVA
Columbia Valley AVA
Walla Walla AVA
What’s the name of the AVA in eastern OR?
Snake River Valley AVA
Where’s the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater or simply “Rocks” AVA?
It’s in the OR part of the Walla Walla AVA, which is a sub AVA of the Columbia Valley AVA.
The basalt cobbles resemble a lot the gallets of CDP
Know for Cult Syrahs and BDO varietals from Cayuse
State OR wine laws for varietal labeling
90% for Pinots and all weird varietals
75% for BDO/ Rhone /sangio, Tempranillo, Zin and Tannat
What are the mountains that form the Willamete Valley?
OR coast range to the west and the Cascades to the east, most of the wineries are west of the Willamete River
What’s the warmest and driest AVA in OR?
The Rogue Valley AVA, the southern most AVA in OR too
Where can you find ice wine in OR?
In the Snake River AVA to the east bordering Idaho
Cool temps suitable for Riesling, Gewurtz and Chardonnay
Who’s considered the father of OR Pinot noir?
David Lett of The Eyrie vineyards
What’s the warmest AVA in WA?
It’s the Red Mountain AVA,
It’s also the smallest one and a sub AVA Yakima Valley AVA
What’s the biggest and most regional AVA in WA?
Columbia Valley AVA
What are the sub AVAs of the Columbia Valley AVA?
Lake Chelan AVA Ancient Lakes AVA Wahluke Slope AVA Naches Heights AVA Yakima Valley AVA •Rattle Snake AVA •Snipes Mntn AVA •Red Mountain AVA Horse Heaven Hills AVA Walla Walla Columbia Gorge
Napa best vintages
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Name all the Napa floor Valley AVAs from N to S
- Calistoga
- St. Helena
- Rutherford
- Oakville
- Yountville
- Oaknoll
6 main “Cab S. ROYO”
•Carneros (SW)
Where is the Wild horse Valley?
It’s in the Southeastern part of Napa and it’s shared w Solano Co.
What are the mountain AVAs in the Mayacamas?
N-S
- Diamond Mtn District
- Spring Mtn Distric
- Mount Veeder
What are the mountain AVAs of the Vaca’s range?
N-S
•Howell mntn
•Chiles Valley Distric
•Atlas peak mntn
What are the regions of Ontario?
Ontario is on the East bordering Michigan and NY
W-E
- Lake Erie North Shore
- Niagara Peninsula
- Prince Edward County
What are the regions of British Columbia?
Vancouver is on the West bordering Washington
W-E
•Vancouver Island
-Gulf Islands
- Fraser Valley
- Similkameen Valley
- Okanagan Valley
Name the main AVAs of New York
W-E
- Lake Erie AVA
- Niagra Scarpment AVA
- Finger Lakes AVA
- Hudson River AVA
- Long Island AVA
Where’s the Niagara Peninsula and the Niagra Scarpment?
- Peninsula in Ontario Canada
* Escarpment in New York
What’s the difference in name of both Lake Erie Regions?
- Canada Ontario is Lake Erie North shore VQA
* NY is just Lake Erie AVA
What’s the second label of Opus one?
Overture
Where’s yorkville highlands?
It’s an AVA in Mendocino that divides Alexander Valley from Anderson Valley AVA
What’s the name of the smallest AVA in the US?
Cole ranch in Mendocino monopole of esterlina winery
Where’s Mt Harlan?
In the Central coast, in the Gavilan mountains monopole of Calera
Name at least 2 wine regions in Mexico
- Valle de Guadalupe
- Santo Tomas Valley
- San Vicente Valley
•San Juan del Rio
What’s the name of the river that runs thru Anderson Valley?
Navarro river
Where’s high valley Ava?
Lake county -north of Napa County and influenced or named after the clear lake
Where’s the red hills AVA?
In Lake County, and it’s a sub Ava of the clear lake AVA
Name all the owners of to Kalon
- Andy beckstoffer (Tor, schrader,Realm, Alpha Omega)
- Mondavi (constellation)
- Rothschild (opus one/mondavi)
- MacDonald
- Detert
Where’s the Ballard Canyon and what’s it known for?
Santa Ynez Valley and known for Syrah
