Sonoma Flashcards

1
Q

significance of Agostan Harazythy

A

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

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2
Q

what is california oldest winery

A

Buena Vista

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3
Q

what is the oldest block of Pinot Noir in California?

A

Hanzell’s Ambassador Block (1955)

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4
Q

Hirsh Vineyards first planted vines in what AVA and when

A

1980, Fort Ross-Seaview

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5
Q

Peter Michel is in what AVA

A

Knight’s Valley

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6
Q

what is IPOB

A

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

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7
Q

Domaine Faiveley purchased what Sonoma winery?

A

Williams-Selwyn

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8
Q

what is the Wilson Grove Formation

A

a marine sandstone found in Sonoma

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9
Q

name 3 soil types found in napa

A

Goldridge
Sonoma Volcanics
Franciscan Complex

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10
Q

what is the most recent ava in sonoma

A

Petaluma Gap

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11
Q

What is the signature grape of Dry Creek Valley

A

Zin

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12
Q

how many AVA in Sonoma

A

18

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13
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primary soil type of Sonoma Mountain

A

Volcanic

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14
Q

what three AVA sit within the Sonoma Valley AVA

A

Bennet
Moon
Sonoma Mountain

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15
Q

Matanzas Creek is in what AVA

A

Bennet Valley

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16
Q

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

A

Moon Mountain (Hanzell, Monte Rosso)

17
Q

The Hyde and Hudson vineyards are in what AVA

A

Carneros

18
Q

primary soil type of Green Valley

A

Goldridge

19
Q

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

A
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)
20
Q

what is the hottest AVA in sonoma

A

Knights Valley (continuation of Calistoga)

21
Q

what are the three Verite wines

A
La Muse (merlot)
La Joie (cab sauv)
La Desir (cab franc)
22
Q

where is Pocket Peak

A

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

23
Q

Lytton Springs is in what AVA

A

Dry Creek

24
Q

Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak is shared between what two counties

A

Sonoma, Mendocino

High elevation, volcanic, cab domianant

25
Q

Alexander Valley vs Anderson Valley

A
Alex = sonoma, warm
Anderson = mendocino, cold
26
Q

Where is the Navarro River?

A

Anderson Valley

27
Q

min elevation for Mendocino Ridge AVA

A

1200 ft

28
Q

Red Hills AVA is in what county

A

Lake County