Northern California

Question 1

Largest Ava in the North?

Answer 1

North Coast AVA, a catch all spanning 6 counties

Question 2

Mendocino County stats

Answer 2

17,000 acrres, cool climate, ideal for grapes requiring high acidity

Question 3

Leading grape varieties in Mendocino

Answer 3

Cab, PN, Zin, Merlot, PSirah, Syrah

Chard, SB

Question 4

Mendocino County AVA’s

Answer 4

12 viticultural areas and nested AVAs
Mendocino AVA
-redwood valley AVA
-potter valley AVA
-anderson valley AVA
-yorkville highlands AVA
-mendocino ridge AVA
-mcdowell AVA
-cole ranch AVA
Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA
Pine Mt -Cloverdale Peak AVA
Covo AVA
Dos Rios AVA

Question 5

Smallest Ava in the US?

Answer 5

Cole Ranch nested in Mendocino County - 150 acres

Question 6

Andy Beckstoffer

Answer 6

Importand Mendocino & Napa Valley grower since the 1970’s

Question 7

Lake County AVAs

Answer 7

Clear Lake

• big valley district- lake county ava
• kelsey bench - lake county ava
• high valley ava
• red hills- lake county ava
• guenoc valley ava
• benmore valley ava

Question 8

Solano County AVA (within the North County AVA) what are the nested?

Answer 8

Wild horse valley ava
solano county green valley ava
Suisun valley ava