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What winery was founded by Boots & Al Brounstein in 1968?

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Diamond Creek

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Who makes Red Rock Terrace and Volcanic Hill?

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Diamond Creek

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Who owns the oldest continually producing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines in the US?

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Hanzell

Sonoma Valley

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Who was the original proprietor of Hanzell, and in what year was it established?

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Ambassador Zellerbach

1948

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Who makes Sebella?

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Hanzell

  • their less expensive Chardonnay, with less oak and younger vines
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Name two wineries that Helen Turley is the winemaker or consulting winemaker for?

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Marcassin

Martinelli

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Who founded Screaming Eagle?; what was the 1st vintage and winemaker?; who owns it today?

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  • Jean Phillips
  • 1st vintage 1992, made by Heidi Barrett
  • Stan Kroenke - purchased with Charles Banks in 2006; Banks sold his shares to Kroenke in 2009
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What is First Flight of Eagles?; what is Second Flight?

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  • First Flight of Eagles - a rerelease of the 1st 3 vintages in double magnum, sold at auction in 2014
  • Second Flight - winery’s 2nd label, made from younger vines and often containing up to 50% Merlot
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Who produces Old Sparky Beckstoffer Tokalon?

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Schrader

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Where is Scarecrow?; who makes the wines?; what is the 2nd label?

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  • Rutherford
  • Celia Welch
  • M. Etain
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Name the 6 vineyards from Andy Beckstoffer’s Heritage Series. What is the Heritage Vineyard Series?

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  • To Kalon (Oakville)
  • Missouri Hopper (Oakville)
  • Las Piedras (St. Helena)
  • Dr. Crane (St. Helena) - BDX Blend
  • Bourn (St. Helena) - Cab Sauv, Petite Sirah
  • Georges III (Rutherford)

*The Heritage Vineyard Series is made up of vineyards established pre-1900.

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Where is To Kalon?

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Oakville

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Where is Martha’s Vineyard?

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Oakville

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Where is the Au Paradis Vineyard?

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Oakville

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Where will you find Dominus and Paraduxx?

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Yountville

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Where can you find Cliff Lede, Chimney Rock, and Pillar Rock?

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Stags Leap District

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Where is Trefethen Family Vineyards?

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Oak Knoll

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Where is Haynes Vineyard?

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Coombsville

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Where is Antica, and who owns it?

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Atlas Peak
The Antinori Family

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Where will you find Dyer, Checkerboard, and Von Strasser?

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Diamond Mountain

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What and where is J. Davies?

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  • The red wine sister winery to Schramsberg, named for Jack Davies (founder/restorer of the modern Schramsberg)
  • Located on Diamond Mountain, in the same winery as Schramsberg. Which, yes, is on Diamond Mountain.
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From what two AVAs does O’Shaughnessy produce wine?

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Mount Veeder and Howell Mountain

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Where would you find Mayacamas and Lagier Meredith?

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Mount Veeder

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Where is Hess Collection located?; which winery did it purchase?

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Mount Veeder

  • Leased Christian Brothers, and their Brother Timothy vineyard
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25
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Where is Hyde Vineyard?

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Carneros (Napa side)

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Where is Hudson Vineyard?

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Carneros (Napa side)

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27
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Where is Clajeaux Vineyard?

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Chalk Hill

(Arnot Roberts)

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Where is Lytton Springs?

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Dry Creek Valley

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What gargantuan winery sits in Dry Creek?

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Gallo Family winery

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Where is Monte Rosso located, and what are its famous soils?

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  • Moon Mountain AVA, planted in the 1880’s
  • Famous for its red volcanic soils
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Where will you find the Savoy, Cerise, and Ferrington vineyards?

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Anderson Valley

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What is the prestige cuvée of Roederer Estate?; what was the inaugural vintage, and what is the current release?

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‘L’Ermitage’

  • 1st vintage 1989
  • Current release 2011
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33
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Schrader: Lines

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  • Schrader
  • Double Diamond (2nd line)
  • Aston Estate & Boar’s View (Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast)
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34
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Who owns Goldeneye, and where is it?

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Duckhorn

Pinot from Anderson Valley

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Lake County

7 AVAs

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  • Benmore Valley 1991
  • Big Valley District 2013
  • Clear Lake 1984
  • Guenoc Valley 1981
  • High Valley 2005
  • Kelsey Bench 2013
  • Red Hills Lake County 2004
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Benmore Valley AVA

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  • Higher in the mountains
  • West of Clear Lake
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Big Valley District

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Very close to Clear Lake, on the south side of it

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Guenoc Valley

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15 miles south of Clear Lake

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39
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High Valley

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Near the north shores of Clear Lake

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40
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Humboldt County

1 AVA

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Willow Creek

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41
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Mendocino County

10 AVAs

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  • Anderson Valley
  • Cole Ranch
  • Covelo
  • Dos Rios
  • McDowell Valley
  • Mendocino
  • Mendocino Ridge
  • Potter Valley
  • Redwood Valley
  • Yorkville Highlands
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AVA in both Mendocino and Sonoma

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Pine Mountain Cloverdale Peak

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Oldest winery in Mendocino

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Parducci

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Solano County

2 AVAs

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  • Solano County Green Valley
  • Suisun Valley
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45
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California’s northernmost coastal AVA

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Willow Creek

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Lake County

Top Producers

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  • Brassfield
  • Gregory Graham
  • KJ
  • Steele
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Mendocino County

Top Producers

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  • ​Adrian Fog
  • Auteur
  • Barnett
  • Black Kite
  • JC Cellars
  • Jim Ball
  • Littorai
  • Londer
  • Macphail
48
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AVA East of Mendocino Ridge

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Anderson Valley

49
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AVA SE of Anderson Valley

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Yorkville Highlands

50
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Only relevant producer in Humboldt county

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Cabot Vineyards

51
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Mendocino wine country is centered around what geographic feature?

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The confluence of the Russian and Navarro Rivers

52
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What AVA of Mendocino County is not encompassed by Mendocino AVA?

53
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What is the smallest AVA in America? What is its climate?

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Cole Ranch, at 150 acres.
High elevation (1400ft); cool, wet, low nightime temperatures. Harvest may be up to one month later than other areas of Mendocino county.
54
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Cole Ranch is essentially a monopole of which winery?

55
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McDowell Valley is essentially a monopole of which winery?

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McDowell Valley Winery

56
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Which major champagne house has an outpost in Anderson Valley?

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Louis Roederer

57
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What are the restrictions on the Mendocino Ridge AVA?

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It only encompasses vineyards over 1200ft in elevation.

58
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What is the most planted grape in Potter Valley?

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Riesling (51%)

59
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Where does the Russian River originate?

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The hills between Redwood Valley and Potter Valley.

60
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What are the rivers of Dos Rios?

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Eel River and Middle Fork Eel River (comes in from the east) - both considered part of the larger Eel River system.

61
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What are the AVA’s of Mendocino County?

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Mendocino
Mendocino Ridge
Anderson Valley
Yorkville Highlands
McDowell Valley
Cole Ranch
Eagle Peak Mendocino County
Redwood Valley
Potter Valley
Dos Rios
Covelo
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
62
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What is the major soil type of Lake County? What is the most common topography?

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Volcanic in origin - gravel, sand, tephra (volcanic pebbles), obsidian, especially around Clear Lake.

63
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What are the major grapes of Lake County, and why?

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.
East of the Mayacamas, on the inland side and protected by the rain shadow; more in common with Napa than Sonoma.
Vineyards are generally planted at high elevation - 1500ft-2400ft, depending on appellation.

64
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Lake County’s Guenoc Valley is directly north of what AVA?

65
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What is the sole winery in Guenoc Valley?

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Langtry Estate, founded in the 1880’s by Lillie Langtry.

66
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What are the warmest and coolest of Lake County’s AVAs?

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Guenoc Valley is the warmest.
High Valley is the coolest (most affected by wind off the lake).

67
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What are the AVA’s of Lake County?

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Benmore Valley
Clear Lake
Big Valley
Kelsey Bench
High Valley
Red Hills
Guenoc Valley
68
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What two valleys make up California’s Central Valley?

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Sacramento Valley
San Joaquin Valley

69
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What are the AVAs of the Central Valley?

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(Northwest, YOLO County)
Capay Valley (Vaca Range)
Dunnigan Hills (foothills --> valley floor)
Clarksburg (Just west of Lodi)
Merritt Island (within Clarksburg)
Lodi

(Southwest of Lodi, Diablo Range, Stanislaus County)
Tracy Hills
River Junction (east of Tracy, San Joaquin County)
Diablo Grande
Salado Creek

(Far Southeast)
Madera
Squaw Valley- Miramonte (east of Fresno, in the hills)

70
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What are the sub-AVAs of Lodi?

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Cosumnes River, Alta Mesa, Sloughhouse, Borden Ranch
Mokelumne River, Jahant, Clements Hills

71
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What moderates Lodi’s climate?

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It sits directly across the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, cooled by wind coming through the Golden Gate, the largest gap in the Coastal Range.

72
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In which sub AVA of Lodi are white grapes more important than red?

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Cosumnes River

73
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What is the major soil type of Jahant?

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Rocklin-Jahant, a pink sandy loam with a high clay content.

74
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Central Valley: Rivers

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Sacramento, San Joaquin
Lodi: Mokelumne River, Cosumnes River, Dry Creek River (Jahant), Deer River (Sloughhouse)

75
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Where is UC Davis?

A

Yolo County

76
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What is unique about Diablo Grande?

A

The entire AVA is owned by a private Golf Club and Residential Community: the Diablo Grande Resort.

77
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What are the sub-AVAs of the Sierra Foothills?

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North Yuba (far north)
El Dorado
Fair Play (within southern El Dorado)
Shenandoah Valley
Fiddletown
78
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Counties of the North Coast:

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Mendocino
Sonoma
Marin
Napa
Solano
Lake County

79
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Monopole of Mendocino County:

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Cole Ranch

80
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What two Mendocino County AVA’s are NOT w/in the North Coast AVA?

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Dos Rios (1 winery, Vin de Tevis be Esterlina)
Covelo

81
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What are the AVA’s of Mendocino County?

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Dos Rios
Covelo
Mendocino (7 subzones)
Mendocino Ridge
Eagles Peak

82
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Mendocino County sub-AVA’s (Mendocino AVA)

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Anderson Valley
Yorkville Highlands
McDowell Valley
Cole Ranch
Redwood Valley
Potter Valley
Mendocino Ridge

83
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Most prolific area for PN in Mendocino County?

A

Anderson Valley

84
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Producers of Anderson Valley AVA (Mendocino County)

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Anthill Farms
FEL
Bravium
Edict
Rhys
Roederer Estate
Twomey Cellars
Goldeneye (Duckhorn)
Cerise (Kosta Brown)
Wendling
Ferrington

85
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What sparkling producer helped put Anderson Valley on the map?

A

Roederer Estate

86
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What river flows past Anderson Valley?

A

Navarro River

87
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Name for the thinner sandstone that influences Anderson Valley?

A

Bearwallow

88
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Anderson Valley’s Alsatian varietals?

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Riesling
Pinot Gris
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
- Navarro Vineyards, late harvest, botrytized

89
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USA’s smallest AVA?

A

Cole Ranch (Mendocino AVA) 150acres

90
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Who owns Cole Ranch and what varietals are planted?

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Mike Lucia - Rootdown Wine Cellars
- Cab Sauv
- PN
- Merlot
- Riesling
- Chardonnay

91
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What is Cole Ranch AVA dedicated to?

A

Rhone Varietals
+ Zin and PN

92
Q

Two major Mendocino wineries?

A

Parducci Wine Cellars
Fetyer Vineyards

93
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What varietals does Redwood Valley AVA focus on? (Mendocino)

A

Cab Sauv
Zinfandel
Barbera
Syrah
P Sirah

94
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What varietals does Potter Valley AVA focus on?

A

Chardonnay
SB
Riesling
PN
200-300ft higher in elevation than Redwood

95
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What varietal is Eagle Peak AVA planted to (Mendocino)?

A

Pinot Noir - 120 acres

96
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Mendocino Ridge AVA facts

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Non-contiguous
must be 1200ft (fogline)
PN must be cultivated
Zinfandel is also important

97
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Weird AVA of super Northern Cali:

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Seiad (near OR border)
Willow Creek
Trinity Lakes
Manton

98
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Eccentric winery in Marin County:

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Kalin Cellars
- slow-aged Chardonnays
- most widely-planted varietal is PN from Dutton-Goldfield

99
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Lake County AVA’s:

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Benmore Valley AVA
Guenoc Valley AVA
Clear Lake AVA

Clear Lake AVA subzones:
- High Valley
- Red Hills
- Big Valley District - Lake County
- Kelsey Bench - Lake County

100
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What are the sub-AVA’s of Clear Lake (Lake County)?

A

High Valley
Red Hills
Big Valley District - Lake County
Kelsey Bench - Lake County

101
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Most of Lake County’s wine country surrounds _____

A

Clear Lake

102
Q

Oldest fresh-water lake in America?

A

Clear Lake (2.5 million)

103
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Which AVA experiences the most moderating effet of Clear Lake?

A

Big Valley District
- once sat below Lake’s waters
- alluvial runoff from Mayacamas

104
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What is rare about High Valley AVA (Lake County)?

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  • it’s a rare transverse valley (runs east-west)
  • valley floor sits 1700ft in elevation
  • surrounding slopes hit 3000ft
105
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What does High Valley AVA cultivate?

A

Bordeaux varieties
- although Rhone and Italian succeed

106
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What is Big Valley District AVA’s specialty?

A

SB made in a luscious tropical style

107
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What is Kelsey Bench AVA primarily planted to?

A

French grapes

108
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What geographical feature effects the Red Hills AVA?

A

Mount Konoctic
- dramatic brick-red earth
- black obsidian glass

109
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Mendocino Ridge AVA is the only non-cotiguous AVA in the US because….

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  • the demarcation only applies to vineyards over 1200ft
  • places vines above the fogline
110
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What AVA does the Wente clone of chardonnay originate from?

A

Livermoore Valley AVA

111
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What river runs though Anderson Valley?

A

Navarro River

112
Q

Best-known producer in Bennet Valley?

A

Matanzas Creek

113
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What varietal is Red Hills AVA known for?

A

Cab Sauv
- UV ripens out pyrazines
- Obsidian Ridge Cabernet

114
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What AVA can be considred an extension of Napa’s Pope Valley?

A

Guenoc Valley AVA
- Petite Syrah and SB

115
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What are the AVA of Solano County (4)?

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Wild Horse Valley AVA (shared with Napa)
Solano County Green Valley
Suisun Valley (partially in North Coast)
San Francisco Bay (shared with + counties)
Clarksburg AVA (Chenin)

116
Q

Producers from Solano County:

A

Cruse Wine Company
Broc Cellars
Manzels Winery (large)

117
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Where is the Savoy vineyard?

A

Anderson Valley

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