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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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Where is Hyde Vineyard?
**Carneros (Napa side)**
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Where is Hudson Vineyard?
**Carneros (Napa side)**
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Where is Clajeaux Vineyard?
**Chalk Hill** **(Arnot Roberts)**
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Where is Lytton Springs?
**Dry Creek Valley**
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What gargantuan winery sits in Dry Creek?
**Gallo Family winery**
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Where is Monte Rosso located, and what are its famous soils?
* **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?
**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?
**'L'Ermitage'** * **1st vintage 1989** * **Current release 2011**
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Schrader: Lines
* **Schrader** * **Double Diamond** (2nd line) * **Aston Estate & Boar's View** (Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast)
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Who owns Goldeneye, and where is it?
Duckhorn Pinot from Anderson Valley
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Lake County 7 AVAs
* **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
* **Higher in the mountains** * **West of Clear Lake**
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Big Valley District
**Very close to Clear Lake, on the south side of it**
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Guenoc Valley
**15 miles south of Clear Lake**
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High Valley
**Near the north shores of Clear Lake**
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Humboldt County 1 AVA
**Willow Creek**
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Mendocino County 10 AVAs
* **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
**Pine Mountain Cloverdale Peak**
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Oldest winery in Mendocino
**Parducci**
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Solano County 2 AVAs
* **Solano County Green Valley** * **Suisun Valley**
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California's northernmost coastal AVA
**Willow Creek**
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Lake County Top Producers
* **Brassfield** * **Gregory Graham** * **KJ** * **Steele**
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Mendocino County Top Producers
* ​**Adrian Fog** * **Auteur** * **Barnett** * **Black Kite** * **JC Cellars** * **Jim Ball** * **Littorai** * **Londer** * **Macphail**
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AVA East of Mendocino Ridge
**Anderson Valley**
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AVA SE of Anderson Valley
**Yorkville Highlands**
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Only relevant producer in Humboldt county
**Cabot Vineyards**
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Mendocino wine country is centered around what geographic feature?
The confluence of the Russian and Navarro Rivers
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What AVA of Mendocino County is not encompassed by Mendocino AVA?
Covelo
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What is the smallest AVA in America? What is its climate?
``` 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. ```
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Cole Ranch is essentially a monopole of which winery?
Esterlina
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McDowell Valley is essentially a monopole of which winery?
McDowell Valley Winery
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Which major champagne house has an outpost in Anderson Valley?
Louis Roederer
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What are the restrictions on the Mendocino Ridge AVA?
It only encompasses vineyards over 1200ft in elevation.
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What is the most planted grape in Potter Valley?
Riesling (51%)
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Where does the Russian River originate?
The hills between Redwood Valley and Potter Valley.
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What are the rivers of Dos Rios?
Eel River and Middle Fork Eel River (comes in from the east) - both considered part of the larger Eel River system.
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What are the AVA's of Mendocino County?
``` 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 ```
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What is the major soil type of Lake County? What is the most common topography?
Volcanic in origin - gravel, sand, tephra (volcanic pebbles), obsidian, especially around Clear Lake.
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What are the major grapes of Lake County, and why?
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.
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Lake County's Guenoc Valley is directly north of what AVA?
Calistoga
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What is the sole winery in Guenoc Valley?
Langtry Estate, founded in the 1880's by Lillie Langtry.
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What are the warmest and coolest of Lake County's AVAs?
Guenoc Valley is the warmest. High Valley is the coolest (most affected by wind off the lake).
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What are the AVA's of Lake County?
``` Benmore Valley Clear Lake Big Valley Kelsey Bench High Valley Red Hills Guenoc Valley ```
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What two valleys make up California's Central Valley?
Sacramento Valley San Joaquin Valley
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What are the AVAs of the Central Valley?
``` (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)
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What are the sub-AVAs of Lodi?
Cosumnes River, Alta Mesa, Sloughhouse, Borden Ranch Mokelumne River, Jahant, Clements Hills
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What moderates Lodi's climate?
It sits directly across the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta, cooled by wind coming through the Golden Gate, the largest gap in the Coastal Range.
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In which sub AVA of Lodi are white grapes more important than red?
Cosumnes River
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What is the major soil type of Jahant?
Rocklin-Jahant, a pink sandy loam with a high clay content.
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Central Valley: Rivers
Sacramento, San Joaquin Lodi: Mokelumne River, Cosumnes River, Dry Creek River (Jahant), Deer River (Sloughhouse)
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Where is UC Davis?
Yolo County
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What is unique about Diablo Grande?
The entire AVA is owned by a private Golf Club and Residential Community: the Diablo Grande Resort.
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What are the sub-AVAs of the Sierra Foothills?
``` North Yuba (far north) El Dorado Fair Play (within southern El Dorado) Shenandoah Valley Fiddletown ```
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Counties of the North Coast:
Mendocino Sonoma Marin Napa Solano Lake County
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Monopole of Mendocino County:
Cole Ranch
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What two Mendocino County AVA's are NOT w/in the North Coast AVA?
Dos Rios (1 winery, Vin de Tevis be Esterlina) Covelo
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What are the AVA's of Mendocino County?
Dos Rios Covelo Mendocino (7 subzones) Mendocino Ridge Eagles Peak
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Mendocino County sub-AVA's (Mendocino AVA)
Anderson Valley Yorkville Highlands McDowell Valley Cole Ranch Redwood Valley Potter Valley Mendocino Ridge
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Most prolific area for PN in Mendocino County?
Anderson Valley
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Producers of Anderson Valley AVA (Mendocino County)
Anthill Farms FEL Bravium Edict Rhys Roederer Estate Twomey Cellars Goldeneye (Duckhorn) Cerise (Kosta Brown) Wendling Ferrington
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What sparkling producer helped put Anderson Valley on the map?
Roederer Estate
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What river flows past Anderson Valley?
Navarro River
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Name for the thinner sandstone that influences Anderson Valley?
Bearwallow
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Anderson Valley's Alsatian varietals?
Riesling Pinot Gris Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains - Navarro Vineyards, late harvest, botrytized
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USA's smallest AVA?
Cole Ranch (Mendocino AVA) 150acres
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Who owns Cole Ranch and what varietals are planted?
Mike Lucia - Rootdown Wine Cellars - Cab Sauv - PN - Merlot - Riesling - Chardonnay
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What is Cole Ranch AVA dedicated to?
Rhone Varietals + Zin and PN
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Two major Mendocino wineries?
Parducci Wine Cellars Fetyer Vineyards
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What varietals does Redwood Valley AVA focus on? (Mendocino)
Cab Sauv Zinfandel Barbera Syrah P Sirah
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What varietals does Potter Valley AVA focus on?
Chardonnay SB Riesling PN 200-300ft higher in elevation than Redwood
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What varietal is Eagle Peak AVA planted to (Mendocino)?
Pinot Noir - 120 acres
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Mendocino Ridge AVA facts
Non-contiguous must be 1200ft (fogline) PN must be cultivated Zinfandel is also important
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Weird AVA of super Northern Cali:
Seiad (near OR border) Willow Creek Trinity Lakes Manton
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Eccentric winery in Marin County:
Kalin Cellars - slow-aged Chardonnays - most widely-planted varietal is PN from Dutton-Goldfield
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Lake County AVA's:
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
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What are the sub-AVA's of Clear Lake (Lake County)?
High Valley Red Hills Big Valley District - Lake County Kelsey Bench - Lake County
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Most of Lake County's wine country surrounds _____
Clear Lake
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Oldest fresh-water lake in America?
Clear Lake (2.5 million)
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Which AVA experiences the most moderating effet of Clear Lake?
Big Valley District - once sat below Lake's waters - alluvial runoff from Mayacamas
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What is rare about High Valley AVA (Lake County)?
- it's a rare transverse valley (runs east-west) - valley floor sits 1700ft in elevation - surrounding slopes hit 3000ft
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What does High Valley AVA cultivate?
Bordeaux varieties - although Rhone and Italian succeed
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What is Big Valley District AVA's specialty?
SB made in a luscious tropical style
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What is Kelsey Bench AVA primarily planted to?
French grapes
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What geographical feature effects the Red Hills AVA?
Mount Konoctic - dramatic brick-red earth - black obsidian glass
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Mendocino Ridge AVA is the only non-cotiguous AVA in the US because....
- the demarcation only applies to vineyards over 1200ft - places vines above the fogline
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What AVA does the Wente clone of chardonnay originate from?
Livermoore Valley AVA
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What river runs though Anderson Valley?
Navarro River
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Best-known producer in Bennet Valley?
Matanzas Creek
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What varietal is Red Hills AVA known for?
Cab Sauv - UV ripens out pyrazines - Obsidian Ridge Cabernet
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What AVA can be considred an extension of Napa's Pope Valley?
Guenoc Valley AVA - Petite Syrah and SB
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What are the AVA of Solano County (4)?
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)
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Producers from Solano County:
Cruse Wine Company Broc Cellars Manzels Winery (large)
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Where is the Savoy vineyard?
Anderson Valley

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