United Sates & Canada 2 Flashcards
AVAs of Napa Valley
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
Where is Pope Valley?
Subdistrict of Napa Valley
AVAs of Sonoma County
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
What is “Goldridge” soil?
Sandy loam, common in Russian River Valley
Name 2 AVAs located within Russian River Valley AVA
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Chalk Hill
Warmest AVA in Sonoma County
Knights Valley
AVAs of Mendocino County
Mendoncino Mendocino Ridge Anderson Valley Potter Valley Redwood Valley McDowell Valley Yorkville Highlands Dos Rios Cole Ranch Covelo Eagle Peak Mendocino County
Where is McDowell Valley AVA?
Mendocino County
*Effectively a monopole
Smallest AVA in the USA
Cole Ranch, Mendocino County
*effectively a monopole
AVAs of Lake County
Benmore Valley Clear Lake Guenoc Valley Big Valley Kelsey Bench
Name the protective mountains fro Lake County
Mayacama Mountains
AVAs of San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Livermore Valley Santa Cruz Mountains Ben Lomard Mountain Santa Clara Valley San Ysidro District
AVAs of Monterey County
Monterey Carmel Valley Santa Lucia Highlands Arroyo Secco Chalone San Bernabe San Antonio Valley Hames Valley San Lucas
AVAs of San Benito County
Mount Harlan Cienega Limekiln Valley San Benito Paicines
AVAs of San Luis Obispo
Paso Robles
Arroyo Grande
York Mountain
Edna Valley
AVAs of Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley Sta. Rita Hills Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Ballard Canyon
3 AVAs within Santa Ynes Valley
Sta. Rita Hills
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Ballard Canyon
South Coast AVAs
San Paqual Valley
Temequla
AVAs of Central Valley
Clarksburg Dunnigan Hills Madera Lodi Merrett Island
AVAs of Sierra Foothills
Shenandoah Valley El Dorado Fiddletown North Yuba Fair Play
7 subdistricts of Lodi AVA
Mokelumne River Cosumnes River Jahant Borden Ranch Alta Mesa Sloghhouse Clements Hills
2 Napa wines that won the “Judgement of Paris”
1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
What years did prohibition cover?
1920-1933
*21st Amendment in 1933
Name the first USA AVA
Augusta, Missouri
Which AVA is Champagne house Louis Roederer located?
Anderson Valley
Where is Gary’s Vineyard?
Santa Lucia Highlands
Which AVA contains the Bien Nacido vineyard?
Santa Maria Valley
Where is the Sanford & Benedict vineyard?
Sta. Rita Hills
Which rootstock developed at US Davis failed to combat Phylloxera?
AXR-1
Name the 2 mountain ranges of Napa Valley
Vaca Mountains
Mayacamas Mountains
Who founded the Buena Vista winery?
Agoston Haraszthy
What was the first bonded winery in America?
Pleasant Valley Wine Company
AVAs of Washington
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
Which 3 AVAs are located within Yakima Valley?
Red Mountain
Snipes Mountain
Rattlesnake Hills
Which mountain range impacts Washington?
Cascade Mountains
Name the historic floods in Washington
Missoula Floods
What 3 Washington AVAs extend into Oregon?
Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla Valley
Name Washington’s smallest and warmest AVA
Red Mountain
What AVA contains “Galets” of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
The Rocks of Milton-Freewater
Name the 6 AVAs of Willamette Valley AVA
Dundee Hills Eola-Amity Hills Ribbon Ridge McMinnville Yamhill-Carlton District Chehalem Mountains
AVAs of Oregon
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
Name the 2 soils of Willamette Valley
Jory - well drained volcanic. Common in Dundee Hills
Willakenzie - marine sedimentary soils. Common in Ribbon Ridge
Which AVA crosses between Oregon and Idaho?
Snake River Valley
Name the 2 sub AVAs of Long Island
North Fork of Long Island
The Hamptons
Name the 2 sub AVAs of Finger Lakes
Cayuga Lake
Seneca Lake
Name the 4 subregions of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula
Valle de Guadalupe
Valle de Santo Tomas
Valle de San Antonio de las Minas
Valle de San Vincente
Name America’s oldest winery
Casa Madero, Mexico 1597
4 winemaking provinces of Canada
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
2 VQA provinces
British Columbia
Ontario
5 regions of British Columbia
Fraser Valley Gulf Islands Okanagan Valley Similkameen Valley Vancouver Island
Where is Golden Mile GI?
Okanagan Valley, Canada
Name the non-Vitis Vinifera variety allowed in Canadian Icewine
Vidal Blanc
What is the maximum temperature allowed for the harvest of icewine?
-8*C
Name the 3 viticultural areas of Ontario
Prince Edward County
Niagara Peninsula
Lake Erie North Shore
3 subs of Niagara Peninsula not included in a regional appellation
Vinemont Ridge
Creek Shores
Lincoln Lakeshore
Name the 4 subs of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara River
Niagara Lakeshore
Four Mile Creek
St. David’s Bench
Name the 3 subs of Niagara Escarpment
Short Hills Bench
Beamsville Bench
Twenty Mile Bench
Most planted red & white grapes in British Columbia
Merlot - 36%
Chardonnay - 24%
VQA Requirements
100% of grapes grown in the province
Min. 95% in state appellation (British Columbia)
85% regional, 100% subs (Ontario)
2 regions of Niagara Peninsula
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara Escarpment