Santa Cruz, SF Bay and the Delta

Question 1

Name the 10 counties in the Central Coast AVA.

Answer 1

San Francisco, San Mateo, San Benito, San Louis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Santa Barbera Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey

Question 2

Name the sub-AVA where the S.F. AVA was drafted

Answer 2

Livermore Valey

Question 3

Name the AVA within San Francisco Bay that is warm, windy with little/no fog

Answer 3

Livermore Valley

Question 4

Name the first AVA defined by a mountain range

Answer 4

Santa Cruz Mtn AVA

Question 5

Name the two AVAs that overlap Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties

Answer 5

Santa Cruz Mtn
Santa Clara Valley

Question 6

Name the AVA that overlaps Santa Clara and San Benito counties

Answer 6

Pacheco Pass

Question 7

Name the dominant grape of the eastern Santa Cruz mountains.

Answer 7

Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 8

Name the dominant grape of the western Santa Cruz mountains

Answer 8

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Question 9

Name the winery and vineyard that won the 2006 Paris Re-Match

Answer 9

Ridge Monte Bello

Question 10

Name the number of Sub-AVAs of Lodi

Answer 10

7 - 8 Total
Lodi, Sloughhouse, Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Cosumnes River, Jahant, Clement hills, Mokelumne river

Question 11

State the counties and valley Lodi is within

Answer 11

San Joaquin and Sacramento Counties
Central Valley

Question 12

Name the cooling influence on Lodi

Answer 12

The Delta

Question 13

Name the most widely planted grape in Lodi

Answer 13

Zinfandel

Question 14

Name the AVA that overlaps Yolo, Sacramento & Solano counties

Answer 14

Clarksburg