Sonoma Flashcards
What are the AVA of Sonoma county?
Northern Sonoma AVA: Pine mountain cloverdale Rockpile Alexander valley Dry creek valley Knight valley Russian river valley: Chalk hill Fountaingrove district AVA Green valley of Russian river
Sonoma Coast AVA:
Fort Ross Seaview
Sonoma valley AVA: Benett valley Sonoma mountain Los carneros Moon mountain district
What are the specific sub AVA of Northern Sonoma AVA
Pine mountain cloverdale Rockpile Alexander valley Knight valley Dry creek valley Russian river valley: with chalk hill and green valley of Russian river
Name the sub AVA of Sonoma Coast
Fort Ross Seaview
The only one within a big AVA
Name the sub AVA of Sonoma valley?
Benett valley
Sonoma mountain
Moon mountain district
Los carneros
What is the oldest Californian winery and where is it?
Buena vista winery set up by count agoston haraszthy
1857 Sonoma
Characteristics of the Alexander valley AVA
1988
Home of Peter Michael wines, seghesio
The vine planted close to the Russian river beneficiary of a cooling aspect and Chardonnay does well.
Most of Alexander valley is warm and arid= optimal conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon and merlot.
Grapes grown on hillsides are more structure and complex than the fruit forward grapes of the floor valley
Characteristics of the pine cloverdale mountain AVA
Approved in 2011 it is a hillside vineyard regions
Elevation of 1600 to 2600 ft with steep hillside and red rocky soils
Shared with Mendocino county
Cabernet Sauvignon is the king
Capture wine is the stand out winery in California using fruit from here.
Characteristics of the knight valley AVA
AVA since 1984
It is located in the north east of Sonoma county at the border with Napa county snuggled against the base of Mt St. Helena
Sonoma warmest AVA
Soils are mineral, rhyolitic material washed down from Mt St. Helena
House of Peter Michael and Jackson Kendall family wine
What the chara of dry creek river valley
Tributary of the Russian river
Arid region
Zinfandel is the best grape here and e j Gallo winery the biggest of the appellation
Chara of rockpile
West of Sonoma
Elevation from 800 to 2100 ft
Soil is vivid copper brown mostly oxidised loam good for Zinfandel petite Sirat and Syrah
Where can you find the Petaluma gap?
In Sonoma Coast.
Named for the break in the coastal mountain range that allows marine winds and fog to flow un impeded into the region.
Soil and climate of Alexander valley?
Soils: alluvial for most of the AVA but can have some red volcanic soil.
Climate: 1 of the warmest and most arid of North California.
Experience large diurnal range
Best grape: Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay
What is the AVA shared between Sonoma and Mendocino
Pine mountain cloverdale AVA
One of the highest grape growing in California
What is the warmest AVA of Sonoma?
Knight valley AVA because protected from direct wind from ocean. And all vineyard are against the mount et Helena
Where can you find the goldridge soil?
Sandstone of loam created by ancient volcan and layers of eroded bedrock
Found in the Russian river valley AVA
What is the best grape variety of chalk hill
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the soil of chalk hill?
Rocky volcanic soil with white ash (not chalk)
Where can you find the Sebastopol soil
Clay base soil of the Russian river
What is the climate of the green valley of the Russian river valley
Cooler and foggier than the rest of the Ava because of the Petaluma gap
Perfect for PN, chard and syrah
Name top producers of the green valley
Dutton estate.
Dutton goldfield
Iron horse
Explain the PB of the Sonoma Coast AVA
Extremely large AVA with only 1 sub AVA (fort Ross Seaview) when the Ava is sharing doz of different soils type, climate elevation and exposure
What is the must within the Sonoma coast?
Planting vineyard in between 1000&2000 ft in order to avoid the freezing fog but still catch a lot of sun and get the breeze to keep fresh acidity.
No disease threats like mildew due to climatic condition
Where can you find the following vineyards: Fort Ross Flowers Hirsch Marcassin
Fort Ross Seaview AVA within the Sonoma Coast
Where can you find the Buena vista winery and chateau st Jean
Sonoma valley Ava
What are the patterns of Sonoma valley Ava climates
The Petaluma gap
The breeze from the San Pablo bay (South)
What are the natural element bordering Sonoma valley?
The mayacamas mountain to the east
The Sonoma mountain to the west
It protects the valley from rain storm as well as the cold pacific air.
What is the specialty of Los carneros AVA
Shared with Napa valley. Along the mayacamas hills vineyards planted at 400 ft.
The Ava is facing the San Pablo bay and is open to a cooler climate than other in the bigger Sonoma valley.
Chardonnay merlot and PN are the best grapes
Name some producers in Los carneros within Sonoma
HDV (Hubert de vilaine)
climate pattern of Sonoma Valley?
Petaluma Gap
San Fran Bay/San Pablo bay
Where are the following vineyards located?
Seaview vineyard
Marcassin vineyard
Fort Ross Seaview AVA within Sonoma
where are the following vineyard located?
Hyde vineyard
Hudson vineyard
Los Carneros AVA (Sonoma valley part)
