North Coast Flashcards
North Coast
Umbrella AVA implying N of San Francisco. Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma counties
Mendocino nested AVAs
Anderson Valley, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino Ridge, McDowell Valley, Potter Ridge
Mendocino varieties
CS/SB along RRV. Zin, Petit Sirah on benchlands
Mendocino producers
Fetter, Bonterra, Fey (all organic)
Anderson Valley AVA
10 mile valley, vines grown in foggy area between Philo and Navarro
Anderson Valley AVA varieties
Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Chard. Some oak Zin from small patches. PN production rising
Anderson Valley AVA producers
Duckhorn’s Goldeneye (PN), Littoral, Williams Selyem, Siduri, Roederer Estate, Scharffenberger
Anderson Valley AVA vineyards
Greenwood Ridge, Handley, Navarro
Alexander Valley AVA
Largest, most fully planted. 50 wineries, 15,000 ha
Alexander Valley style
Fleshy voluptuousness, chocolate warmth in CS/Merlot. Chard bold w/ girth, leaner, stonier near RRV
Alexander Valley varieties
CS, Merlot, Chard, Zin, SB
Alexander Valley producers
Geyser Peak, Clos du Bois, Stuhlmuller, Ridge, Seghesio
Alexander Valley producers outside who only purchase fruit here
Rodney Strong, Silver Oak, Chateau St Jean
Alexander Valley sub AVA
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA at northernmost edge in 2011
Dry Creek Valley AVA white varieties
SB, small plantings of Chard, Viognier, Arneis, Fiano
Dry Creek Valley AVA red varieties
Zin, CS. Zin considered better, but CS plantings increased with market trends