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AVAs of Napa Valley

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Los Carneros
Stags Leap
Howell Mountain
Diamond Mountain District
Spring Mountain District
Mount Veeder
Atlas Peak
Calistoga
Rutherford
Oakville
Yountville
Chiles Valley
Wild Horse Valley
St Helena
Oak Knoll
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Where is Pope Valley?

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Subdistrict of Napa Valley

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AVAs of Sonoma County

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Northern Sonoma
Alexander Valley
Dry Creek Valley
Knights Valley
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Chalk Hill
Rockpile
Sonoma Coast
Sonoma Valley
Sonoma Mountain
Los Carneros
Bennett Valley
Pine Mountain - Cloverdale Peak
Fort Ross - Seaview
Moon Mountain
Russian River Valley
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What is “Goldridge” soil?

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Sandy loam, common in Russian River Valley

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Name 2 AVAs located within Russian River Valley AVA

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Green Valley of Russian River Valley

Chalk Hill

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6
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Warmest AVA in Sonoma County

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Knights Valley

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AVAs of Mendocino County

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Mendoncino
Mendocino Ridge
Anderson Valley
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
McDowell Valley
Yorkville Highlands
Dos Rios
Cole Ranch
Covelo
Eagle Peak Mendocino County
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Where is McDowell Valley AVA?

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Mendocino County

*Effectively a monopole

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Smallest AVA in the USA

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Cole Ranch, Mendocino County

*effectively a monopole

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AVAs of Lake County

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Benmore Valley
Clear Lake
Guenoc Valley
Big Valley
Kelsey Bench
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11
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Name the protective mountains fro Lake County

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Mayacama Mountains

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AVAs of San Francisco Bay Area

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San Francisco Bay
Livermore Valley
Santa Cruz Mountains
Ben Lomard Mountain
Santa Clara Valley
San Ysidro District
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AVAs of Monterey County

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Monterey
Carmel Valley
Santa Lucia Highlands
Arroyo Secco
Chalone
San Bernabe
San Antonio Valley
Hames Valley
San Lucas
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AVAs of San Benito County

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Mount Harlan
Cienega
Limekiln Valley
San Benito
Paicines
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AVAs of San Luis Obispo

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Paso Robles
Arroyo Grande
York Mountain
Edna Valley

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AVAs of Santa Barbara County

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Santa Maria Valley
Santa Ynez Valley
Sta. Rita Hills
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Ballard Canyon
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17
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3 AVAs within Santa Ynes Valley

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Sta. Rita Hills
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Ballard Canyon

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18
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South Coast AVAs

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San Paqual Valley

Temequla

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AVAs of Central Valley

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Clarksburg
Dunnigan Hills
Madera
Lodi
Merrett Island
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AVAs of Sierra Foothills

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Shenandoah Valley
El Dorado
Fiddletown
North Yuba
Fair Play
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7 subdistricts of Lodi AVA

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Mokelumne River
Cosumnes River
Jahant
Borden Ranch
Alta Mesa
Sloghhouse
Clements Hills
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22
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2 Napa wines that won the “Judgement of Paris”

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1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

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23
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What years did prohibition cover?

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1920-1933

*21st Amendment in 1933

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24
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Name the first USA AVA

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Augusta, Missouri

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Which AVA is Champagne house Louis Roederer located?

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Anderson Valley

26
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Where is Gary’s Vineyard?

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Santa Lucia Highlands

27
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Which AVA contains the Bien Nacido vineyard?

A

Santa Maria Valley

28
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Where is the Sanford & Benedict vineyard?

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Sta. Rita Hills

29
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Which rootstock developed at US Davis failed to combat Phylloxera?

A

AXR-1

30
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Name the 2 mountain ranges of Napa Valley

A

Vaca Mountains

Mayacamas Mountains

31
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Who founded the Buena Vista winery?

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Agoston Haraszthy

32
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What was the first bonded winery in America?

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Pleasant Valley Wine Company

33
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AVAs of Washington

A 
Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla Valley
Lake Chelan
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley
Wahluke Slope
Yakima Valley
Naches Heights
Red Mountain
Snipes Mountain
Rattlesnake Hills
Horse Heaven Hills
Puget Sound
34
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Which 3 AVAs are located within Yakima Valley?

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Red Mountain
Snipes Mountain
Rattlesnake Hills

35
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Which mountain range impacts Washington?

A

Cascade Mountains

36
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Name the historic floods in Washington

A

Missoula Floods

37
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What 3 Washington AVAs extend into Oregon?

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Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla Valley

38
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Name Washington’s smallest and warmest AVA

A

Red Mountain

39
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What AVA contains “Galets” of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?

A

The Rocks of Milton-Freewater

40
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Name the 6 AVAs of Willamette Valley AVA

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Dundee Hills
Eola-Amity Hills
Ribbon Ridge
McMinnville
Yamhill-Carlton District
Chehalem Mountains
41
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AVAs of Oregon

A 
Whillamette Valley
Umpqua Valley
Rogue Valley
Applegate valley
Red Hill Douglas County
Elkton Oregon
Southern Oregon
Dundee Hills
McMinnville
Eola-Amity Hills
Ribbon Ridge
Chehalem Mountains
Yamhill-Carlton District
Walla Walla Valley
The Rocks of Milton-Freewater
Columbia Valley
ColumbiaGorge
Snake River Valley
42
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Name the 2 soils of Willamette Valley

A

Jory - well drained volcanic. Common in Dundee Hills

Willakenzie - marine sedimentary soils. Common in Ribbon Ridge

43
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Which AVA crosses between Oregon and Idaho?

A

Snake River Valley

44
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Name the 2 sub AVAs of Long Island

A

North Fork of Long Island

The Hamptons

45
Q

Name the 2 sub AVAs of Finger Lakes

A

Cayuga Lake

Seneca Lake

46
Q

Name the 4 subregions of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula

A

Valle de Guadalupe
Valle de Santo Tomas
Valle de San Antonio de las Minas
Valle de San Vincente

47
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Name America’s oldest winery

A

Casa Madero, Mexico 1597

48
Q

4 winemaking provinces of Canada

A

British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec

49
Q

2 VQA provinces

A

British Columbia

Ontario

50
Q

5 regions of British Columbia

A 
Fraser Valley
Gulf Islands
Okanagan Valley
Similkameen Valley
Vancouver Island
51
Q

Where is Golden Mile GI?

A

Okanagan Valley, Canada

52
Q

Name the non-Vitis Vinifera variety allowed in Canadian Icewine

A

Vidal Blanc

53
Q

What is the maximum temperature allowed for the harvest of icewine?

A

-8*C

54
Q

Name the 3 viticultural areas of Ontario

A

Prince Edward County
Niagara Peninsula
Lake Erie North Shore

55
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3 subs of Niagara Peninsula not included in a regional appellation

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Vinemont Ridge
Creek Shores
Lincoln Lakeshore

56
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Name the 4 subs of Niagara-on-the-Lake

A

Niagara River
Niagara Lakeshore
Four Mile Creek
St. David’s Bench

57
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Name the 3 subs of Niagara Escarpment

A

Short Hills Bench
Beamsville Bench
Twenty Mile Bench

58
Q

Most planted red & white grapes in British Columbia

A

Merlot - 36%

Chardonnay - 24%

59
Q

VQA Requirements

A

100% of grapes grown in the province
Min. 95% in state appellation (British Columbia)
85% regional, 100% subs (Ontario)

60
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2 regions of Niagara Peninsula

A

Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara Escarpment

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