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Paso Robles Flashcards

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Name the 5 major AVAs of San Luis Obispo County

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Paso Robles, Edna, York Mountain, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria

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Name the AVA that overlaps San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara counties

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Santa Maria

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What AVAs are in south san luis obispo

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Edna and Arroyo Grande, the cool side

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Name the primary grapes of Edna Valley AVA

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Chardonnay, pinot noir, and rhone varietals

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5
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State 2 reasons Edna Valley’s climate differs from Paso Robles

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close to the coast, the gap in coastal mountains where Los Osos valley meets Morro Bay to the north, cool sea breezes and morning fog - Winkler Amerine region II

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The first vineyard exclusively to focus on rhone varietal

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Alban vineyards

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Name the dominant grapes of western Arroyo Grande & eastern Arroyo Grande

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western: zone 1, cool, chardonnay, pinot noir, lake lopez zone 3. zin, sirah and rhone varietals

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State the Winkler Region # range for Arroyo Grande AVA

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I - III

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State 2 reasons for York Mountain & Westside Paso Robles being cooler than Eastside Paso Robles

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high elevation, fog in the west portion

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The primary grape in York Mountain

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pinot noir, cab

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Name the most widely planted grape of Paso Robles AVA

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cab

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12
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largest undivided ava

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paso robles

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Discuss the creation of 11 sub-AVAs in the Paso Robles AVA

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initially just west and east, but withdrawn, now nested

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14
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Define conjunctive labeling

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labeling of a wine to show both region and sub-region (ava) of origin

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15
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Name the fastest growing AVA in California

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paso robles

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16
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Which AVA is only 5 miles from the ocean

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Edna Valley

17
Q

What is the growth in Paso Robles AVA

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5th largest, 1000% growth

18
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Which side of Pasa Robles receives more rain

A

west

19
Q

Name all Pasa Robles AVAs

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Paso Robles, Adelaida District, Creston District, El Pomar District, Estrella District, Geneseo District, Willow Creek District, San Juan Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita Ranch, Templeton District

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