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Who planted Riesling in the Finger Lakes?

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Dr. Konstantin Frank

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Who first planted Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley? When?

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David Lett (of Eyrie Vineyard) in 1966

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How many US states produce wine?

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all 50

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Who originally oversaw the AVA system?

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The ATF (the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)

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When did the ATF finalize the AVA system?

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In the late 1970’s

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When was the first AVA approved? What was it and where is it?

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Late 1980; Augusta AVA in Missouri

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Who now oversees the AVA system?

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TTB (Tax and Trade Bureau)

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When was the TTB created? By who?

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In 2002 by the Homeland Security Act

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If a label lists an AVA, what is the minimum of grapes must be sourced from within the named AVA?

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85%

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If a label lists a county, state or country, what is the minimum for grapes that must be sourced from within? What are the exceptions to this?

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75%. California and Oregon require 100% and Washington requires 95%

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Wines labeled by a single vineyard require what percentage of grapes to be sourced from within?

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95%

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What are the sub AVAs of Willamette Valley?

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Dundee Hills
Eola-Amity Hills
Ribbon Ridge
McMinnville
Yamhill-Carlton District
Chehalem Mountains

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What is the soil of the Dundee Hills AVA?

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Jory- a well drained volcanic topsoil

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What is the soil of the Ribbon Ridge AVA?

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Willakenzie- fine loam, ash covered

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What styles of wine typically develop out of Jory soils? What about Willakenzie?

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Jory soils provide more elegance whereas Willakenzie is renowned for a denser style and darker fruit

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What are the sub AVAs of Southern Oregon AVA?

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Umpqua Valley
–Elkton Oregon
–Red Hills Douglas County
Rouge Valley
–Applegate Valley

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17
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What three AVAs are shared between Washington and Oregon?

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Columbia Gorge
Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley

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What AVA is shared between Oregon and Idaho?

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Snake River Valley

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What is the largest AVA in Washington?

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Columbia Valley AVA

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What are the sub AVAs of Columbia Valley (Washington side)?

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Yakima Valley
–Red Mountain
–Rattlesnake Hills
–Snipes Mountain
Walla Walla Valley
Wahluke Slope
Lake Chelan
Horse Heaven Hills
Naches Heights
Ancient Lakes of Columbia

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What was the first AVA of Washington?

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Yakima Valley (est. 1983)

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What is Washington’s smallest AVA?

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Red Mountain AVA

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What is the most planted grape in Yakima Valley AVA?

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Chardonnay

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What are the main AVAs of New York?

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Long Island
Hudson River Region
Finger Lakes
Lake Erie (shared with PA and OH)
Niagra Escarpment
Champlain Valley of New York

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Where is majority (90%) of New York’s wine produced?

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The Finger lakes

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What is the most prominent varietal coming from the Red Mountain AVA?

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Cab Sauv

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What are the soils of Walla Walla Valley AVA (Washington Side)?

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Basalt bedrock and thin alluvial topsoil

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What are the most planted grapes in Walla Walla Valley (Washington side) AVA?

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Cabernet Sauv, Merlot and Syrah

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29
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Where is Puget Sound AVA?

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Washington

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Where is Yakima Valley AVA?

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Columbia Valley, WA

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Where is Rattlesnake Hills AVA?

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Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, WA

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Where is Red Mountain AVA?

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Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, WA

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Where is Snipes Mountain AVA?

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Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, WA

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Where is Naches Heights AVA?

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Columbia Valley, WA

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Where s Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA?

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Columbia Valley, WA

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Where is Horse Heaven Hills AVA?

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Columbia Valley, WA

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Where is Lake Chelan AVA?

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Columbia Valley, WA

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Where is Wahluke Slope AVA?

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Columbia Valley, WA

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What are the sub AVAs of Finger Lakes?

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Cayuga Lake and Seneca Lake

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Where is Lake Erie AVA?

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NY, PA, OH

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41
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What is the largest AVA in Texas?

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Texas Hill Country AVA

42
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What states share the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA?

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Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois

43
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What is the larges AVA in the US? When was it formally approved?

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The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA (30,000 square miles) was approved in 2009

44
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What is the most important viticultural region in Mexico?

A

Baja Peninsula

45
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What is the climate of the Baja Peninsula?

A

Maritime influenced

46
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What are the sub regions of the Baja Peninsula?

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Valle de Guadalupe
Valle de Santo Tomas
Valle de San Antonio de la Minas
Valle de San Vincente

47
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Where is the Americas oldest winery??

A

Casa Madero (est. 1597) in the state of Coahuila (near the state of Texas) in Mexico

48
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Where is Augusta AVA?

49
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When was Chardonnay introduced to Canada?

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1951 by Adhemar de Chaunac

50
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What winery created the international reputation for Canadian Icewine?

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Inniskillin in Niagara on the Lake

51
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What is the only French hybrid allowed in the production of icewine?

52
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When did Ontario launch the VQA? When did British Columbia?

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1988; 1990

53
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What does VQA stand for?

A

Vintners’ Quality Alliance

54
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What are the only two regions of Canada to have VQA status?

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Ontario and British Columbia

55
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VQA wines labeled by providence must be made from what percent of grapes grown within the stated providence?

56
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VQA wines from British Columbia labeled with a more precise appellation must be made from what percentage of grapes grown within that appellation?

57
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VQA wines from Ontario labeled with a more precise appellation must be made from what percentage of grapes grown within that appellation?

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85% for appellations and regional appellations and 100% for sub appellations (in Niagara Peninsula)

58
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What percentage of grapes must be sourced from the stated single vineyard for VQA wines?

59
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When is chaptalization not permitted in Canada?

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Late harvest wines or icewine

60
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What are the three main appellations of Ontario?

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Niagara Peninsula
Lake Erie North Shore
Prince Edward Island

61
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What is the climate of Ontario?

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Cool continental mitigated by the lake effect of the Great Lakes

62
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What are the two regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula?

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Niagara Escarpment and Niagara on the Lake

63
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What are the main grapes of Niagara Peninsula?

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◦White Grapes: Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

◦Red Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Gamay

64
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What is the soil of Niagara Peninsula?

A

Variable clay, silt and sand

65
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Who is the key producer of Niagara Peninsula? What are they known for?

A

Inniskillin- Icewine

66
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When do producers have to declare their intentions to make icewine in Ontario? What temperature is required to harvest the grapes used for icewine in Ontario?

A

By November; -8 degrees Celsius

67
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What are the major grapes of Prince Edward County?

A

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

68
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What are the major grapes of Lake Erie North Shore?

A

Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

69
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Where is Niagara Peninsula?

70
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Where is Vinemount Ridge?

A

Ontario (Sub appellation not included in a regional appellation)

71
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Where is Creek Shores?

A

Ontario (Sub appellation not included in a regional appellation)

72
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Where is Lincoln Lakeshore?

A

Ontario (Sub appellation not included in a regional appellation)

73
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Where is Niagara-on-the-Lake?

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Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

74
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Where is Niagara Escarpment?

A

Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

75
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Where is Niagara River?

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

76
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Where is Niagara Lakeshore?

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

77
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Where is Four Mile Creek?

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

78
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Where is St. David’s Bench?

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

79
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Where is Short Hills Bench?

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

80
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Where is Beamsville Bench?

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

81
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Where is Twenty Mile Bench?

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

82
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Where is Prince Edward County?

83
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Where is Lake Erie North Shore?

84
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What is a DVA?

A

Designated Viticultural Area

85
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What are the DVAs of British Columbia?

A

Okanagan Valley
Vancouver Island
Gulf Island
Fraser Valley
Similkameen Valley

86
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What is the most northerly wine region in Canada?

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Okanagan Valley- at the 49th parallel, it is one of the world’s most northerly areas

87
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What area in British Columbia supplies most of the wine?

A

Okanagan Valley

88
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What mountain range provides a rain shadow effect for Okanagan Valley?

A

Monashee Mountains

89
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What is the climate of Okanagan Valley?

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True continental, despite some mitigation of extremes by Lake Okanagan

90
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What are the most planted grapes in Okanagan Valley?

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Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Merlot and Pinot Blanc

91
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Where is Okanagan Valley?

A

British Columbia

92
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What are the unofficial subzones of Gulf Island?

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  • Gabriola
  • Saturna Island
93
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What are the unofficial subzones of Okanagan Valley?

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Golden Mile
Black Sage/Osoyoos
Kelowna
Naramata
Okanagan Falls

94
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What are the unofficial subzones of Vancouver Island?

A

Cowichan Valley
Nanaimo
Saanich Peninsula

95
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What are the three sub appellations of Ontario outside of a regional appellation?

A

Vinemount Ridge
Creek Shores
Lincoln Lakeshore

96
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What three winemakers followed David Lett?

A

Charles Coury
Dick Erath
Dick Ponzi

97
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What AVA was established in 2011 in Washington?

A

Naches Heights

98
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What AVA was established in 2013 in Washington?

A

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley

99
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Who was Charles Valentine Riley?

A

A Missouri Entomologist
- First to recognize the innate resistance of American grape species to phylloxera

100
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What is the warmest growing region of WA?

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Red Mountain AVA

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