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United States

When did the US surpass France to become the #1 wine consumer in the world?

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2011

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United States

What was the first law regarding vinifera in America?

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1619 Virginia law requiring every male colonist to tend 10 vines

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United States

What did Jefferson call wine?

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The only antidote to the bane of whiskey

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What did Franklin call wine?

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Proof that god loves us.

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United States

When was the Mission grape introduced into the western frontier?

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Early 1500s … entered Texas and New Mexico by 1629

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United States

When and where was the first wine produced in California?

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Franciscians at San Juan Capistrano Mission produced it in 1783

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United States

When was the last/most northerly mission Spanish founded in America? Where?

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1823 the Franciscians built the San Francisco de Solano Mission in Sonoma

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United States

Who planted the first vineyard in Napa? When?

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George Yount in 1836

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United States

Who was the father of California wine? What was his influence?

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Hungarian born ‘Count Agoston Haraszthy
Founded Buena Vista in 1849
Introduced 300 varietals to the state”

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United States

What are some of the older wineries in Napa? When were they founded and by whom?

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Krug in 1861 by Charles Krug
Schramsberg in 1862 by Jacob Schram
Inglenook in 1879 by Gustav Niebaum

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United States

When was Phylloxera discovered in Sonoma?

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1873

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United States

When can commercial winemaking be traced to in New York?

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1840s with Robert Prince producing wine from native grapes in Long Island

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United States

What were the traits of wineries in the Finger Lakes in the 1850s onward?

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Planted extensively with Concord and with hybrids like Catawba and Deleware

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United States

What is the nation’s first bonded wine company?

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Pleasant Valley Wine, est 1860 in Hammondsport in Finger Lakes

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United States

Who was the major figure producing wine in Ohio in the mid 19th century?

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Nicholas Longworth producing 150,000 bottles of hand-riddled Catawba

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United States

What was the production in Missouri in the mid 19th century?

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100,000 gallons annually by German immigrants in 1856

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United States

What was Stone Hill Winery?

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Winery in Hermann, MO. By 1900 was the 3rd largest winery in the world.

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United States

Who was the savior of modern winemaking?

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Charles Valentine Riley, a Missouri entomologist
Saved the Norton grape (aestivalis)
Understood innate American grape resistance to phylloxera
French erected a statue in Montpellier in his honor

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United States

What Amendment created Prohibition?

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18th in 1920

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United States

What did Beaulieu do to survive Prohibition? Who was it’s founder?

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Called itself the House of Altar Wine”

Georges de Latour”

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United States

When was Prohibition ended? By which Amendment?

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1933

21st

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United States

What percentage of CA’s production was sweet, fortified jug wine in 1935?

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81%

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United States

What were some of the names of wine produced by Gallo after Prohibition?

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Thunderbird

Night Train Express

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United States

When did Beaulieu work to improve quality in American wine? How?

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1938
Hired Andre Tchelistcheff, Russian winemaker trained in France
Introduced Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Introduced hygiene, temp controlled fermentation, controlled MLF

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United States

Who did Andre Tchelistcheff mentor?

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Robert Mondavi
Louis Martini
Joe Heitz
Mike Grgich

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United States

When was Mondavi’s first harvest? When did he introduce Fume Blanc?

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1966

1968

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United States

Who introduced Vinifera varieties into Finger Lakes?

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Dr. Konstantin Frank, Janitor at Cornell who founded Vinifera Wine Cellars in 1962 with Riesling and sparkling

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United States

Who introduced Pinot Noir in Oregon?

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David Lett of Eyrie Vineyard in 1966

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United States

When was the Judgement of Paris? Who organized it?

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1976 by Steven Spurrier

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United States

Which American wines won? What wast their competition?

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Stag’s Leap Cab
Chateau Montelena Chard
First and second growth Bordeaux, 1er and 2er cru Burgundy

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United States

When did the ATF introduce the first AVA? When did Napa get its AVA?

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Augusta in Missouri in 1980

1981

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United States

What was contentious about the approval of the Calistoga AVA from 2007 to 2009 by the TTB?

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Two wineries, Calistoga Cellars and Calistoga Estates, did not use enough Calistoga AVA fruit to keep their names. They lost

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United States

What percentage of grapes must be from a stated AVA?

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85%

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United States

What percentage of grapes must be from a stated county, state or country?

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75% unless CA or OR (100%) or WA (95%)

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United States

What percentage of grapes must be from a single vineyard?

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95%

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United States

If an American wine or imported wine uses a vintage date, what type of appellation must it have?

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Smaller than a country

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United States

If a wine is labeled by an AVA, what percentage must come from the stated vintage?

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95%

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United States

What is the requirement for varietal labeling?

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75% of vinifera

51% of labrusca

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United States

What is the wiggle room for alcohol on a label?

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1.5% plus or minus

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United States

If a wine is labeled table wine or light wine, how much alcohol can it contain?

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7% to 14%

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United States

If a wine says Contains Sulfites” how much does it have?”

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At least 10 ppm

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United States

What are the labeling requirements for bottling? Estate?

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All must have name and address of the bottler

If Estate, 100% of grapes must be grown on land owned or controlled by winery and from the same AVA as the estate

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United States

What are the four large AVAs of California?

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North Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
Sierra Foothills

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United States

What are the labeling requirements for Meritage?

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No grape must be 90% of the wine

Must be Bordeaux varietals

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United States

What is the true origin of Zinfandel? Who discovered it?

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Croatia’s Crljenak Kastelanski

Carole Meredith

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United States

What is teinturier?

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Refers to a grape used to stain/dye

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United States

What are the counties in the North Coast AVA?

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Napa
Sonoma
Mendocino
Lake Solano
Marin
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United States

What are the N/S boundaries of Napa Valley?

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San Pablo Bay to Calistoga

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United States

What are the white major varietals of Napa Valley?

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Chardonnay

Sauvignon Blanc

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United States

What are the major red varietals of Napa Valley?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Zinfandel
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Petit Verdot
Petite Syrah
Sangiovese
Pinot Noir
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United States

What is the western border of Napa?

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Mayacamas Mountains

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United States

What is the eastern border of Napa?

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Vaca mountains

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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of Napa Valley?

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Coombsville
Calistoga
Diamond Mountain District
Spring Mountain District
St Helena
Rutherford
Oakville
Stags Leap District
Mount Veeder
Yountville
Los Carneros (Carneros)
Wild Horse Valley
Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Atlas Peak
Chiles Valley
Howell Mountain
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United States

What are the major varietals of Sonoma County?

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Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Cool Climate Rhone Varietals
Zinfandel
Northern AVAs do more Bordeaux varietals
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United States

How can temperatures vary in Sonoma County?

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Carneros AVA is a cool Region I while Alexander Valley and Dry Creek Valley are Region II

56
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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of Russian River Valley AVA?

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Chalk Hill

Green Valley

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United States

What is Sonoma Valley AVA?

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Valley parallel to Napa between the Mayacamas and Sonoma Mountains
Known for Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon

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United States

What are the AVAs of Sonoma County?

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Los Carneros (Carneros)
Sonoma Valley
Sonoma Mountain
Bennett Valley
Sonoma Coast
Northern Sonoma
Russian River Valley
Green Valley of RRV
Chalk Hill
Dry Creek Valley
Rockpile
Alexander Valley
Knights Valley
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
Fort Ross-Seaview
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United States

What are the AVAs of Mendocino County?

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Mendocino County
Mendocino Ridge
Anderson Valley
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
McDowell Valley
Yorkville Highlands
Dos Rios
Cole Ranch
Covelo
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
60
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United States

Where is Roderer located?

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Anderson Valley AVA

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United States

What are the AVAs of Monterey County?

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Monterey
Santa Lucia Highlands
Chalone
Hames Valley
Arroyo Seco
Carmel Valley
San Antonio Valley
San Bernabe
San Lucas
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United States

Where is Monterey County located?

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Within Central Coast AVA, between San Francisco Bay and Santa Barbara County

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United States

What are the grapes typically grown in Monterey County?

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Typically Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

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United States

What are the AVAs to the east and south of San Francisco Bay?

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Livermore Valley
Santa Cruz Mountains
Ben Lomond Mountain
Santa Clara Valley
San Ysidro District
San Francisco Bay AVA
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United States

What is the major AVA to the south of San Francisco?

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Santa Cruz Moutains AVA

66
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United States

What are the major varietals associated with San Francisco Bay Area?

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Sauvignon Blanc

67
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United States

What are the AVAs of San Luis Obispo County?

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Paso Robles
Arroyo Grande
York Mountain
Edna Valley

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United States

What are the main varietals of Paso Robles?

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Zinfandel
Cabernet Sauvignon
Rhone Varietals

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United States

What are the AVAs of Santa Barbara County?

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Santa Maria Valley
Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Rita Hills (Sub of Ynez)
Happy Canyon (Sub of Ynez)

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United States

What are the main varietals of Santa Barbara County?

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Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Merlot
Rhone Varietals
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United States

What is Lodi?

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Most important Central Valley AVA

Home to over 20% of CA’s wine production

72
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United States

What is Sierra Foothills AVA?

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AVA located to E or Sacramento and Lodi

Does old vine zinfandel

73
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United States

What vintage of wine made Joseph Drouhin buy property in Oregon?

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David Lett’s Eyrie South Block Reserve PN 1975

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United States

What is the climate of Oregon?

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Maritime, mild and temperate

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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of the Willamette Valley?

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Dundee Hills
Eola-Amity HIlls
Ribbon RIdge
McMinnville
Yamhill-Carlton district
Chehalem Mountains (highest)
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United States

What is the soil of the Willamette?

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Ancient volcanic and alluvium from Missoula floods (Willamette Silt)
Jory (volcanic topsoil) found in Dundee Hills - Elegant
Fine loam ash covered soil (Willakenzie) is in Ribbon Ridge - Denser in style

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United States

What are the varietals of the Willamette Valley?

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Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris
Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
Riesling
78
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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of the Southern Oregon AVA?

A

Red Hills Douglas County
Umpqua Valley
Applegate Valley
Rogue Valley

79
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United States

What are the varietals typically found in Southern Oregon?

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Syrah
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinot Gris
Gewurztraminer
Chardonnay
80
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United States

What are the AVAs the Oregon shares with other states?

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Columbia Valley (with the Columbia Gorge and Walla Walla Valley)
Snake River Valley
81
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United States

When there is varietal labeling on an Oregon label, what percentage must be from that varietal? What are the exceptions?

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90% instead of the usual 75%
White and red Bordeaux varieties
Major Rhone grapes
Zinfandel
Sangiovese
Tannat
Tempranillo
82
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United States

If a wine is from Oregon and labeled as an AVA wine, how much of those grapes must come from that AVA?

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95% rather than the standard 85%

83
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United States

How much of the nation’s wine does Washington produce?

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5%

84
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United States

How large is the Columbia Valley AVA?

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Covers 11 million acres

85
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United States

What are the major AVAs of Washington State?

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Puget Sound

Columbia Valley

86
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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of the Columbia Valley

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Yakima Valley
Naches Heights
Walla Walla Valley
Horse Heaven Hills
Lake Chelan
Whaluke Slope
Columbia Gorge
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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of Yakima Valley?

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Rattlesnake Hills
Red Mountain
Snipes Mountain

88
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United States

What is the first AVA for Washington?

A

Yakima Valley in 1983

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United States

What are the major varietals of Washington state?

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Chardonnay
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Syrah
Cabernet Franc
90
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United States

What are the major AVAs of New York?

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Long Island
Hudson River Region
Finger Lakes
Lake Erie
Niagra Escarpment
91
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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of Long Island?

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North Fork of Long Island

The Hamptons

92
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United States

What are the sub-AVAs of the Finger Lakes?

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Cayuga Lake

Seneca Lake

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