Sonoma

Question 1

significance of Agostan Harazythy

Answer 1

Planted out the Buena Vista property and brought vitis grapes from europe

Question 2

what is california oldest winery

Answer 2

Buena Vista

Question 3

what is the oldest block of Pinot Noir in California?

Answer 3

Hanzell’s Ambassador Block (1955)

Question 4

Hirsh Vineyards first planted vines in what AVA and when

Answer 4

1980, Fort Ross-Seaview

Question 5

Peter Michel is in what AVA

Answer 5

Knight’s Valley

Question 6

what is IPOB

Answer 6

In Pursuit of Balance - organization led by Jasmine Hirsch and Rajat Parr

Question 7

Domaine Faiveley purchased what Sonoma winery?

Answer 7

Williams-Selwyn

Question 8

what is the Wilson Grove Formation

Answer 8

a marine sandstone found in Sonoma

Question 9

name 3 soil types found in napa

Answer 9

Goldridge
Sonoma Volcanics
Franciscan Complex

Question 10

what is the most recent ava in sonoma

Answer 10

Petaluma Gap

Question 11

What is the signature grape of Dry Creek Valley

Answer 11

Zin

Question 12

how many AVA in Sonoma

Answer 12

18

Question 13

primary soil type of Sonoma Mountain

Answer 13

Volcanic

Question 14

what three AVA sit within the Sonoma Valley AVA

Answer 14

Bennet
Moon
Sonoma Mountain

Question 15

Matanzas Creek is in what AVA

Answer 15

Bennet Valley

Question 16

what sonoma ava is on the western side of Napa’s Mount Veeder

Answer 16

Moon Mountain (Hanzell, Monte Rosso)

Question 17

The Hyde and Hudson vineyards are in what AVA

Answer 17

Carneros

Question 18

primary soil type of Green Valley

Answer 18

Goldridge

Question 19

what are the 6 “neighbourhoods” of the Russian River Valley

Answer 19

Green Valley
Sebastapol Hills (coldest, SW)
Laguna Ridge (joseph swan vineyard)
Santa Rosa Plains (flat, eastern, old zin)
Middle Reach (most northern)
Eastern Hills (warmest)

Question 20

what is the hottest AVA in sonoma

Answer 20

Knights Valley (continuation of Calistoga)

Question 21

what are the three Verite wines

Answer 21

La Muse (merlot)
La Joie (cab sauv)
La Desir (cab franc)

Question 22

where is Pocket Peak

Answer 22

The eastern hills of Alexander valley with great drainage and volcanic soils. efforts are underway to make it its own ava

Question 23

Lytton Springs is in what AVA

Answer 23

Dry Creek

Question 24

Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak is shared between what two counties

Answer 24

Sonoma, Mendocino

High elevation, volcanic, cab domianant

Question 25

Alexander Valley vs Anderson Valley

Answer 25

Alex = sonoma, warm
Anderson = mendocino, cold

Question 26

Where is the Navarro River?

Answer 26

Anderson Valley

Question 27

min elevation for Mendocino Ridge AVA

Answer 27

1200 ft

Question 28

Red Hills AVA is in what county

Answer 28

Lake County