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North Coast Flashcards

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North Coast

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Umbrella AVA implying N of San Francisco. Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma counties

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Mendocino nested AVAs

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Anderson Valley, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino Ridge, McDowell Valley, Potter Ridge

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Mendocino varieties

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CS/SB along RRV. Zin, Petit Sirah on benchlands

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Mendocino producers

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Fetter, Bonterra, Fey (all organic)

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Anderson Valley AVA

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10 mile valley, vines grown in foggy area between Philo and Navarro

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Anderson Valley AVA varieties

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Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Chard. Some oak Zin from small patches. PN production rising

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Anderson Valley AVA producers

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Duckhorn’s Goldeneye (PN), Littoral, Williams Selyem, Siduri, Roederer Estate, Scharffenberger

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Anderson Valley AVA vineyards

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Greenwood Ridge, Handley, Navarro

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Alexander Valley AVA

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Largest, most fully planted. 50 wineries, 15,000 ha

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Alexander Valley style

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Fleshy voluptuousness, chocolate warmth in CS/Merlot. Chard bold w/ girth, leaner, stonier near RRV

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Alexander Valley varieties

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CS, Merlot, Chard, Zin, SB

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Alexander Valley producers

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Geyser Peak, Clos du Bois, Stuhlmuller, Ridge, Seghesio

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Alexander Valley producers outside who only purchase fruit here

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Rodney Strong, Silver Oak, Chateau St Jean

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Alexander Valley sub AVA

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Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA at northernmost edge in 2011

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Dry Creek Valley AVA white varieties

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SB, small plantings of Chard, Viognier, Arneis, Fiano

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Dry Creek Valley AVA red varieties

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Zin, CS. Zin considered better, but CS plantings increased with market trends

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Dry Creek Valley Zin

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Vines 35-100+ yrs old, on phylloxera resistant St George rootstock. Some times Petit Sirah or Carignan blended in

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Rockpile AVA

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NW part of Dry Creek Valley, and spilling out over border. Zin grapes for wineries like Carol Shelton, Seghesio. No wineries of its own

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Russian River Valley AVA

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Cool, foggy. Rapid growth, 4,000 ac (90s) 18,000 ac (2013)

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RRV varieties

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PN, Chard. Zin in warm hillsides (Martinelli’s Jackass vineyard)

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RRV producers

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Kosta Brown, Paul Hobbs, Williams and Selyem, Joe Swan

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Green Valley AVA

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Sub AVA of RRV. Foggiest, coldest area on SW edge. Goldridge soils

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Green Valley producers

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Iron Horse, Littoral, Marimar Estate, Hartford Family Winery, Dutton-Goldfield

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Carneros AVA

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Moderately cool and windy, sprawls across last, low hill of Mayacamas Range

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Carneros varieties

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Chard, PN, Merlot, Syrah

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Carneros Producers

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Gloria Ferrer, Domaine Carneros, Codorníu Napa, Domaine Chandon (Yountville)

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Sonoma Valley AVA varieties

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Zin, PN, CS, GW, Chard

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Hanzell

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Sonoma Valley, began the rush to use new Fr oak, revolutionizing CA Chard style

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Monte Rosso vineyard

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Planted 1838 by Louis M. Martini. Grows CS, Zin for several producers

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Sonoma Valley AVA historic varieties

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Field blends of Zin, Petit Sirah, Carignan, other black varieties

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Sonoma Valley producers

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Sebastian, Gundlach-Bundschu, Chateau St Jean, Arrowood, Kenwood, Ravenswood (owned by Constellation)

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Sonoma Coast AVA

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Created by producers to continue to describe their wines as ‘estate bottled’ after regulations were tightened, requiring both winery and vineyard be in the same AVA to qualify

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Sonoma Coast best vineyards

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Fringe vineyards along Sonoma County shore, with ocean in sight, marine soils, cool temps and breezes

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Sonoma Coast style

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From best areas, Crisp, high acid, tightly structured, less ripe

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Sonoma Coast sub AVA

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Fort Ross-Seaview

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Petaluma Gap

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Break in coastal mtns, ocean fog/wind intrude daily. Optimum conditions for fine-boned Chard, PN, cool-climate Syrah

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Chalk Hill AVA

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In RRV, far eastern boundary. W slope of Mayacamas Range, volcanic soils

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RRV soils

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Gravel, sandy-loam

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Chalk Hill AVA varieties

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Chard, SB, CS

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Chalk Hill producers

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Chalk Hill Estate

NEWA - WSET L4 / Unit 3 (Review Decks) (45 decks)

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