Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

A Master 3.0 > Sonoma > Flashcards

Sonoma Flashcards

1
Q

AVAs of Sonoma County (17)

A

Bennett Valley
Alexander valley
Chalk Hill
Dry Creek Valley
Fort Ross-Seaview
Fountaingrove district
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Knights Valley
Moon Mountain District Sonoma County
Northern Sonoma
Petaluma gap (Sonoma/Marin)
Pine Mountain Cloverdale peak (Mendocino/Sonoma)
Rockpile
Russian River Valley
Sonoma Coast
Sonoma Mountain Sonoma Valley
Carneros

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What are the names of the sparkling wine houses set up by Tattinger and Friexenet in Carneros

A

Gloria Ferrer (Cordoniu)

Tattinger (Domaine Carneros)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Early pioneers of Sonoma

A

Hanzell, Martin Ray, and Simi

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

The 394,088-acre Northern Sonoma AVA, which includes large swaths of most of the county’s northern AVAs, was proposed by this wine conglomerate, which may now blend across pre-existing AVA boundaries for its estate-bottled wines.

A

Gallo of Sonoma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Sonoma accounts for this % of California wine production

A

Sonoma is responsible for 6% of California wine production

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Map of Sonoma AVAs

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Sonoma Coast AVA contains this much acreage

A

500,000 acres, much warmer inland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Bennett Valley, a nested AVA in the northwestern sector of the Sonoma Valley AVA favors this grape

A

Merlot: too cool to routinely ripen Cabernet Sauvignon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Sonoma is bordered by this County to the North

A

Mendocino County

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Highest mountain on the Mayacamas Range

A

Mount Saint Helena (Shared with Napa and Lake Counties)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Is Mount Saint Helena a volcano

A

NO

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Main soils of Sonoma county

A

Volcanic and marine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

This soil complex of Sonoma blends the sandy ocean floor deposits with a variety of rock types

A

Franciscan Complex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

This soil series includes ash deposits from farther north and cooled lava, eroded over the years

A

Sonoma Volcanics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

This Sonoma soil series features pure uplifted marine sandstone
(Goldridge soil is part of this formation)

A

Wilson Grove Formation

(sandy wilson!)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is Altamont Soil?

A

Reddish, with high clay content. Found in Sonoma, in the Wilson Grove formation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

What is Alexander Valley on the Winkler Index

A

III

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Where in sonoma is there a break in the mountain ranges

A

Petaluma Gap (also an AVA)
Hot air from Central Valley suctions in cold pacific wind
Currents accelerate and funnel toward San Pablo Bay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

This grape leads sonoma plantings

A

Chardonnay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

This producer was the first to find Success with Sauvignon Blanc in the USA

A

Charles Wetmore
Livermore
Cuttings from Chateau d’Yquem 1882

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What training system makes Sauvignon Blanc more pyrazinic?

A

Cropping high
Common in sonoma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Most planted grape in Sonoma County

A

Pinot Noir

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

When was Pinot Noir first Documented in Sonoma

A

Fountain Grove Winery
late 19th century

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

This producer led the charge for quality Pinot Noir in the 1950s in Sonoma

A

Hanzell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Sonoma’s second most planted red grape

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Where are the oldest still producing Cabernet vines in California growing?

A

Monte Rosso
Planted by Louis M Martini in 1940

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

These men led the charge for Quality Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley

A

Robert Young
Rodney Strong
Tom Jordan
Andre Tschelitscheff

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

This producer in Russian River Vlaley produces a cool climate Cabernet Sauvignon

A

Dehlinger

Hanzell also (Sonoma Valley)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

This grape is nicknamed “Americas Grape”

A

Zinfandel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

What year did Carole Meredith identify Zinfandel as identical to Crljenak Kastelanski or Tribidrag

A

2001

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

What is the Schonnbrunn imperial collection?

A

Includes cuttings of all known varieties in Austria at that time. Could have been the source for Zinfandel coming into the USA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Third most planted grape in Sonoma County

A

Zinfandel

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

What is differential fruit ripening?

A

at harvest, some berries are overripe and raisinated, others are green. Zinfandel is privy to this, sometimes resulting in a “sweet and sour” character

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

These AVAs in Sonoma produce quality Merlot, Sonoma’s fourth most planted grape

A

Bennett Valley
Knights Valley

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

This grape, the fifth most planted red grape in Sonoma, is often called this:

A

The winemakers grape
Syrah

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Sonoma’s Donelan Family wines are known for site specific syrah in California, and are a collaboration between these men

A

Pax Mahle and Joe Donelan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Pax Mahle recieved a 100 point score from Antonio Galloni for this Syrah:

A

Sonoma-Hillsides Syrah

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

These heritage varieties are important in sonoma

A

Muscat blanc a petit grains
Carignan
Alicante Bouschet
Petite Sirah (Durif)

Nearly 300 acres of Sangiovese are planted

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Jack London called sonoma this in his novel of the same name

A

Valley of the Moon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

The great treasure of the Sonoma Valley AVA floor is this

A

Old Vine Zinfandel
Joel Peterson and Morgan Twain Peterson are stewards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

What year was Sonoma Mountain AVA created

A

1985

Ascends to 2400 feet
volcanic soils

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

What is the aspect of Sonoma Mountain AVA

A

Faces East

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Sonoma Mountain AVA Producers

A

Benzinger
Laurel Glen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

This AVA is between Sonoma Mountain, Taylor Mountain and Bennett Peak

A

Bennett Valley AVA

2003

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Producer of Bennett Valley AVA

A

Matanzas Creek (founded 1977)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Where did Isaac DeTurk plant the first vines for Belle Mount?

A

Bennett Valley in late 19th century

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Through this geological formation, Bennett Valley recieves cool air from Petaluma Gap

A

Crane Canyon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Bennett Valley AVA is most associated with these grapes

A

Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay
Merlot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Bennett Valley Merlot is an important component in this Vérité bottling

A

“La Muse”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

What year was Moon Mountain District formed

A

2013

Forms Western Face of Mount Veeder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

Moon Mountain extends from 400 to this elevation

A

2700 feet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Where is Hanzell located?

A

Base of Moon Mountain AVA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

The original Kistler vineyard is at the top of this AVA

A

Moon Mountain AVA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

Famous Moon Mountain sites

A

Montecillo
Monte Rosso
Original Kistler Vineyard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

This man purchased and gave Monte Rosso its name

A

Louis M. Martini

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

Viticulturist of Monte Rosso

A

Brenae Royal

Gallo Owns it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

the Coturri family and Enterprise Vineyards farms much of Moon Mountain, including this estate

58
Q

Grapegrowing in carneros “the rams” AVA dates back to this

A

1830s at Rancho Huichica

Owned by Jacob P. Leese

59
Q

Who is William Winter?

A

Acquired 1000 acres of Rancho Huichica in the 1850s and in 1870 established Winter Winery

FIRST WINERY IN CARNEROS

60
Q

Winter Winery and Stanly Ranch garnered acclaim in this AVA in 1889

“The California Medoc”

A

Carneros AVA

61
Q

These winemakers helped rebuild Sonoma after phylloxera by purchasing grapes from Stanly Ranch

A

Andre Tschelitscheff
Louis Martini

62
Q

This man purchased 200 acres of Stanly Ranch where he planted Pinot Noir after Phylloxera

A

Louis M Martini

63
Q

What year did Carneros become an AVA

64
Q

Important vineyard designates of Carneros AVA

A

Sangiacomo
Hyde
Hudson

65
Q

Man who founded Petaluma’s first winery

A

G.V Fischer 1884

66
Q

Where is Dutton-Goldfield’s Devils Gulch Ranch

A

Marin County

67
Q

Where is Kalin Cellars?

68
Q

Who owns Gap’s Crown vineyard

A

Bill Price of Three Sticks winery

69
Q

First vineyard planted in Russian River Valley in this year, this man

A

Igor Chernykh
1836
Near Graton

70
Q

Early Russian River Valley Wineries

A

Santa Rosa Wine Company
Martini & Prati
Foppiano
Korbel “Champagne”

71
Q

Who founded Korbel in what year

A

1882
Czechoslovakian Brothers

72
Q

Champion Wineries of RRV AVA

A

Charles Bacigalupi
Joe Rochioli Jr
Joseph Swan

73
Q

RRV became AVA in this year

74
Q

Where is Jackass Hill?

A

Russian River Valley

Martinelli producer

75
Q

Producers of RRV Zin

A

William Selyem
Martinelli

76
Q

What year was a 767 acre cool climate area appended to RRV

77
Q

This company had the AVA borders of RRV expanded so that Two Rock Vineyard could be in Appellation lines in this year

A

Gallo

2011

78
Q

Where is Eastside Road and Westside Road?

79
Q

Six sectors of RRV AVA

A

Middle Reach
Santa Rosa Plains
Laguna Ridge
Green Valley AVA (1983)
Sebastopol Hills
Eastern Hills

80
Q

This family pioneered the Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

A

Dutton Family

(AVA has Goldridge soil)

81
Q

Where is Iron Horse Vineyards?

A

Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA

82
Q

Coldest corner of the RRV AVA

A

Sebastopol Hills (added in 2003)

(Like Green Valley AVA, very influenced by Petaluma Gap, and has goldridge soil)

83
Q

Where is Laguna Ridge

A

Extends south from Russian River to East of Green Valley AVA

Altamont Soils and Goldridge

84
Q

Where is Joseph Swan Vineyards and Trenton Estate in RRV

A

Laguna Ridge

85
Q

Santa Rosa Plain is flat, and planted to this variety

A

old Vine Zinfandel

86
Q

Where is Olivet Road Vineyard

A

Santa Rosa Plain (RRV)

87
Q

Most “Classic” area of RRV with legacy brands like Willams Selyem
Rochioli and Baciagalupi

Eastside and Westside Roads are here

A

Middle Reach

88
Q

Warmest section of RRV, Bordeaux Varieties

A

Eastern Hills

89
Q

The Northern Portion of Russian River Valleys Eastern Hills comprises this AVA

A

Chalk Hill AVA

1983, overlaps with RRV and a bit of Alexander Valley

90
Q

Soils of Chalk Hill AVA

91
Q

Who acquired the Chalk Hill Estate in 1972

A

Fred Furth

92
Q

These producers bottle Chalk Hill designate wines

A

Rodney Strong
Arnot-Roberts
Chalk Hill Estate*

93
Q

This AVA fills in gap between RRV and Sonoma Valley AVAs

A

Fountaingrove District AVA (2015)

94
Q

Who is Thomas Lake Harris?

A

Established Fountain Grove
in 1875

95
Q

Who is Kanaye Nagasawa

A

Successor to Thomas Lake Harris, grew Fountain Grove winery to be one of the 10 largest in Calfornia, survived prohibition through sherry sales and grapejuice

96
Q

Main grape of Fountain Grove AVA

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

97
Q

These producers Pioneered Sonoma Coast AVA

A

Daniel Schoenfeld
David Hirsch
Bohan
Martinelli

98
Q

This man orchestrated the first boundaries of Sonoma Coast AVA (1987)

A

Brice Jones of Sonoma-Cutrer

99
Q

Ted Lemon of Littorai categorizes his Sebastopol Hills (RRV) Pivot Vineyard as this AVA

A

Sonoma Coast

because its so delicate

100
Q

West Sonoma Coast is from the Southern border of Mendocino to this town

A

Bodega Bay

101
Q

Where is Waterhorse Ridge Vineyard

A

Fort-Ross Seaview
Cabernet Sauvignon

102
Q

Sub areas of West Sonoma Coast AVA (2022) from North to South

A

Annapolis
Fort Ross Seaview AVA
Occidental
Freestone

103
Q

Where can I find Ohlson Ranch formation ?

A

Annapolis area of West Sonoma Coast AVA
Uplifted marine soil, fossils everywhere

104
Q

Only AVA in West Sonoma Coast AVA

A

Fort Ross Seaview

105
Q

Closest vineyard to the Pacific in California

A

Fort Ross Vineyard, a mile from the ocean

106
Q

These creeks channel wind and cool Occidental

A

Salmon and Cole Valley creeks

107
Q

Three major roads of Occidental

A

Willow Creek Road
Fitzpatrick Lane
Taylor Lane

108
Q

This AVA was proposed by EJ Gallo and authorized in 1990 for wines in Northern Sonoma County

A

Northern Sonoma AVA

109
Q

Most Easterly of Sonoma’s Northern Valleys

A

Knights Valley

110
Q

Warmest AVA in Sonoma

A

Knights Valley

111
Q

Who is Thomas Knight

A

Acquired Rancho Mallacomes and planted vineyards in Knight’s Valley
sold fruit to Charles Krug

112
Q

Who invested in Knights Valley AVA in the late 1960s

113
Q

Knights valley became an AVA in this year

114
Q

Producers of Knights Valley

A

Peter Michael
Anakota (Jackson Family)
Verite (Jackson Family)

115
Q

Winemaking team of Anakota and Vérité

A

Pierre and Helene Seilan

116
Q

Bottlings of Verite

A

La Muse: Merlot
Le Desir: Cabernet Franc
Le Joie: Cabernet Sauvignon

117
Q

Alexander Valley AVA is between these two Valleys

A

Knights Valley
Dry Creek Valley

118
Q

First to plant vines in Alexander Valley

A

Cyrus Alexander
Land grant to settle Rancho Sotoyome

119
Q

Who is Shadrach Osborn

A

Founded the Alexander Valley’s first commercial winery, Lone Pine Vineyard

120
Q

This region was known as the buckle of the prune belt after prohibition

A

Alexander Valley

121
Q

This man planted Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley in 1963, beginning the variety’s preeminence

A

Robert Young

122
Q

When did Rodney Strong found his Alexander Valley winery

123
Q

in this year Tom Jordan founded his winery in Alexander Valley and hired Rob davis and Andre Tchelitscheff as consultant

124
Q

What year was Alexander Valley granted AVA

125
Q

Stonestreet Mountain Estate founded in this year by Jess Stonestreet Jackson and Barbara Banke

A

1995

Alexander Valley, Gauer Ranch

126
Q

Where is Pocket Peak

A

Alexander Valley
Eastern Ridgeline
Skipstone and Aperture are there

127
Q

Who planted the first vines in Dry Creek

A

George Bloch
Alex Colson

		 1870
128
Q

First modern winery of Dry Creek AVA

A

Dry Creek VIneyard 1972
founded by David Stare

Commercialized old vine

129
Q

Who made Dry Creek Fumé Blanc?

A

Dry Creek Vineyard

David Stare

130
Q

Several other Dry Creek wineries emerging in the 1970s

A

Lambert Ridge
A. Rafanelli
Lytton Springs (sold in 1991 to Ridge)

131
Q

When did Dry Creek Valley become an AVA

132
Q

What is the Dry Creek

A

Small tributary of Russian River extending from Warm Springs Dam

133
Q

These bodies of water moderate Dry Creek Valley Ava

A

Lake Sonoma to North
Russian River to the South

134
Q

This producer in Dry Creek focuses on Italian Varietals

135
Q

What year was Pine Mountain-Cloverdale peak established
(Split between Mendocino and Sonoma)

A

2011 (only 300 acres)

136
Q

Pine Mountain-Cloverdale peak focuses on these varieties (high elevation)

A

Bordeaux
mostly Cabernet Sauvignon

137
Q

95% of Rockpile vines are planted above this elevation

138
Q

Rockpile AVA is in the Northwest corner of Sonoma Valley and neighbors this lake, sitting above the fog line

A

Lake Sonoma

139
Q

What is Kabe-Chana

A

Place of many rocks
Pomo tribe
name for Rockpile AVA

140
Q

First Contemporary winery in Rockpile

A

Rod and Cathy Park Rockpile Ranch
AVA established 2002

141
Q

What is the source of the Russian River

A

Lake Mendocino

A Master 3.0 (230 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions