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Which State produces the most wine in the U.S.?

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California

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3 Native Grapevine species to North America?

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vitis labrusca (concord)
vitis rotundifolia (scuppernong)
vitis aestivalis (norton)
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Who was George Yount?

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First American settler in Napa Valley, planted its first Vineyard by 1839

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Who produced California’s first wine?

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Franciscans at the San Juan Capistrano Mission in 1783, mission grape.

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Who was Agoston Haraszthy?

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  • Founded Buena Vista, one of California’s oldest commercial wineries.
  • ‘Father of California wine’
  • introduced more than 300 varieties to the state from European vine cuttings.
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Who is Charles Krug?

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  • Charles Krug Winery

- Oldest winery in Napa.

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Who is Jacob Schram?

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Founded Schramsberg in 1862

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What is Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery?

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Beringer, established in 1876

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Who is Gustav Niebaum?

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Founded Inglenook in 1880

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What is the most common rootstock to graft to, in order to combat phylloxera?

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vitis riparia

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America’s oldest bonded winery?

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Pleasant Valley Wine Company, est 1860 near Hammondsport in Finger Lakes

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Who is credited for discovering the innate resistance of American grapes species to phylloxera?

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Charles Valentine Riley, a Missouri entomologist

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Who produces Thunderbird and Night Train Express?

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Gallo

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Who introduced temperature controlled fermentations and controlled malolactic fermentation techniques to California?

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Andre Tchelistcheff,

hired by Georges Latour in 1938 to oversee production at Beaulieu

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15
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Hanzell, Martin Ray, and Simi produce wine in which county?

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Sonoma

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16
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Where does Ridge produce Monte Bello?

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Santa Cruz Mountains

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17
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Where is Sanford & Benedict Vineyard?

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Santa Barbara’s Sta. Rita Hills

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18
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Who proved that vitis vinefera could grow successfully in the Finger Lakes? Winery name?

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Dr. Konstantin Frank, Vinifera Wine Cellars

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Who is David Lett?

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Eyrie Vineyard, pioneer of Pinot Noir in Willamette

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Which California wineries placed first in the 1976 Judgement of Paris?

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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

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21
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What organization regulates the AVA system? What organization created the AVA system?

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Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulates today.

Created in late 1970s by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)

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22
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% of grapes required for labeling by AVA in U.S.?

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85%

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23
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% of grapes required for labeling by country, state, or county in U.S.?

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75%;

Exception for California, Washington, and Oregon; California and Oregon require 100% to originate from stated State. Washington requires 95%

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% of grapes for labeling with single vineyard in U.S.?

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95%

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25
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Rules for vintage wine in the U.S.?

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  • Must carry an appellation smaller than a country
  • If labeled with an AVA, 95% must come from that vintage
  • If labeled with state or county, minimum is 85% from that vintage.
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26
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If a wine is labeled with a varietal designation in the U.S., what % must be the stated variety?

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75%; vitis labrusca grapes are an exception, only need to comprise 51% of a varietal wine.

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27
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U.S. label requirements for alcohol?

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Margin of plus or minus 1.5%

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28
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What is the alcohol range for a table wine or light wine in the U.S.?

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7%-14%

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29
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What was the first AVA?

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Augusta AVA in Missouri

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30
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What % of a wine must come from grapes grown on land owned or controlled by the winery to qualify for the term ‘estate bottled’ in the U.S.?

Can the land be from separate AVAs?

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100%; No, winery and all vineyards used in production must be within the same AVA for estate bottled.

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31
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5 Major winegrowing regions of California?

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North Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
San Francisco Bay
Sierra Foothills
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32
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Why are most fine wine districts in California located near the coast?

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Fog and cool sea breezes mitigate temperatures and create a large diurnal swing.

33
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Where is most of California’s volume of wine produced?

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Central Valley, not an AVA

34
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What is Meritage?

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A premium blend in which no grape accounts for more than 90% of the wine. Can be red or white, but must be from Bordeaux varieties.

35
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What is the name of the geographical feature that funnels air through Napa Valley?

A

Petaluma Gap

36
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Districts/Sub-Avas of Napa Valley?

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Calistoga
Diamond Mountain District
Chiles Valley District
Spring Mountain District
Howell Mountain
St. Helena
Rutherford
Oakville
Yountville
Mount Veeder
Stags Leap District
Atlas Peak
Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Los Carneros
Coombsville
Wild Horse Valley
37
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What are the two mountain ranges that form Napa Valley and which is East/West?

A

Mayacamas - West

Vaca - East

38
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What is Napa Valley’s Northernmost Ava?

A

Calistoga

39
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What is Napa Valley’s Southernmost AVA?

A

Carneros

40
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Which AVA is shared between Sonoma Coast and Napa Valley?

A

Carneros

41
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What is the first sub-appellation wholly within Napa Valley to receive its own AVA?

A

Howell Mountain

42
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What is the only appellation that is altitude specific?

A

Howell Mountain, beginning at 1400ft.

43
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Name 9 of Sonoma County’s 18 AVAs?

A 
Alexander Valley
Dry Creek Valley
Rockpile
Bennett Valley
Knights Valley
Chalk Hill
Russian River Valley
Sonoma Valley
Moon Mountain District Sonoma County
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Sonoma Mountain
Sonoma Coast
Northern Sonoma
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
Fort Ross-Seaview
Fountaingrove District
Petaluma Gap
Carneros
44
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What requirement in Sonoma County was added in 2011 for all wines produced in the county?

A

All wines must state Sonoma County on the label, regardless of whether or not the label also indicates an AVA

45
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Which AVA in the Sonoma Coast harbors the coolest temperatures?

A

Sonoma Coast AVA, particularly the northern stretches- Altitude, ocean air, coastal fog

46
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What is Goldridge?

A

A sandy loam soil that characterizes Russian River Valley and Green Valley

47
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Which AVA is nestled within Russian River Valley AVA?

A

Green Valley

48
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What aspect of Green Valley is most distinct from Russian River Valley?

A

Cooler Temperatures`

49
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Sonoma Coast Producers of note?

A

Marcassin
Hirsch
Peay

50
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Russian River Valley Producers?

A

Dehlinger
Joseph Swan
Rochioli
Williams-Selyem

51
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Green Valley Producers of note?

A

Kosta Browne
Freeman
Iron Horse

52
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What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma County?

A

Knights Valley

53
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What grape would be most likely to come from Dry Creek Valley and Rockpile?

A

Zinfandel

54
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Who produces Les Pavots?

A

Peter Michael in Knights Valley

55
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What grape is Bennett Valley known for?

A

Merlot

56
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What is Sonoma County’s newest AVA?

A

Petaluma Gap AVA

57
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In Mendocino, the best winegrowing regions are centered at the confluence of what two rivers?

A

Navarro and Russian Rivers

58
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What AVAs are encompassed by Mendocino AVA?

A 
Anderson Valley
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
McDowell Valley
Yorkville Highlands
Cole Ranch
Mencocino Ridge (partially)
59
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In 2014, Mendocino AVA changed size. How and why?

A

Decreased in size; so that it did not overlap new AVA Eagle Peak Mendocino County.

60
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Smallest AVA in America?

A

Cole Ranch

61
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Cole Ranch is a monopole of?

A

Esterlina

62
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McDowell Valley is a monopole of?

A

McDowell Valley Winery

63
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Anderson valley has a warm or cool climate?

A

Cool

64
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Where does Roederer operate in the US to make sparkling wine?

A

Anderson Valley

65
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Smallest wine-producing county in the North Coast?

A

Lake County

66
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Mendocino Ridge is restricted to vineyards how far above sea level?

A

1200 ft

67
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What body of water has the greatest affect on Lake County?

A

Clear Lake

68
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Where is the Monte Bello Vineyard Located? Who is the owner?

A

Santa Cruz Mountains; Ridge

69
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Where are the Santa Cruz Mountains located?

A

South of San Francisco Bay on the Coast

70
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What geological formation influences air currents in Paso Robles AVA?

A

Templeton Gap

71
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Who planted California’s First commercial Syrah vines and where?

A

Gary Eberle; Tablas Creek vineyard in Paso Robles

72
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What is Hospices du Rhone and where is it held?

A

Paso Robles

World’s largest Rhone wine celebration

73
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What is the dominant mountain range in Washington?

A

Cascade Mountains

74
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What event between 12000 and 18000 years ago deposited sediments over the basalt shelves in Washington?

A

Missoula Floods,

catastrophic cycle of massive floods that occurred repeatedly at the end of the last ice age.

75
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Largest appellation in Washington?

A

Columbia Valley AVA

76
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Washington state AVAs?

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
Lewis-Clark Valley
Goose Gap
White Bluffs
The Burn of Columbia Valley
Candy Mountain
Royal Slope
77
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First AVA in Washington?

A

Yakima Valley

78
Q

Yakima Valley nested AVAs?

A 
Snipes Mountain
Rattlesnake Hills
Red Mountain
Candy Mountain
Goose Gap
79
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AVA shared between Oregon and Washington?

A

Walla Walla Valley

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