United States

Question 1

What does AVA stand for?

Answer 1

American Viticultural Area

Question 2

Which was the first AVA?

Answer 2

Augusta AVA, Missouri

Question 3

What are the three exceptions in the US for state labeling requirements?

Answer 3

All of the US states require 75% of the grapes to be grown within the state with the exception of California (100%), Oregon (100%) and Washington (95%)

Question 4

If a wine from the US is labeled with a single vineyard, what percentage of grapes must be sourced from the stated vineyard?

Answer 4

95%

Question 5

What are the requirements for vintage dated US wines?

Answer 5

If it is an AVA vintage dated wine, it must have at least 95% of grapes from the stated vintage.

If the wine is labeled with the country, state or county,

Question 6

What are the five major AVAs of California?

Answer 6

North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, San Francisco Bay and Sierra Foothills

Question 7

Which was the most planted red grape in California in the late 19th century?

Answer 7

Zinfandel

Question 8

What are the main counties of California’s North Coast?

Answer 8

Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake

Question 9

Napa Valley lies between which two mountains?

Answer 9

The Mayacamas mountains to the west (division between Sonoma and Napa) and the Vaca mountains to the east

Question 10

Name a few of the most important sub-AVAs of Napa Valley

Answer 10

Howell Mountain, Diamond Mountain District, Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap District, Calistoga, Carneros (both in Napa and Sonoma)

Question 11

Name a few of the most important sub-AVAs of Sonoma County

Answer 11

Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Knights Valley, Chalk Hill, Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma Valley, Carneros

Question 12

Which AVA in Sonoma is located within another Sonoma sub-AVA?

Answer 12

Green Valley (AVA within Russian River Valley AVA)

Question 13

What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma?

Answer 13

Knights Valley AVA

Question 14

Name a few of the most important California’s Central Coast sub-AVAs

Answer 14

Monterrey, Paso Robles, Santa Rita Hills

Question 15

Santa Rita Hills AVA is located within which Central Coast county?

Answer 15

Santa Barbara County

Question 16

What is the most important AVA of the Central Valley?

Answer 16

Lodi AVA

Question 17

Most of Washington’s vineyards are to the east of which mountains?

Answer 17

The Cascades Mountains

Question 18

Name of the Ice Age floods that carved the Columbia Valley

Answer 18

The Missoula Floods

Question 19

Which is the largest AVA in Washington?

Answer 19

Columbia Valley AVA

Question 20

What are the two most important sub-AVAs of the Columbia Valley AVA?

Answer 20

Yakima Valley AVA and Walla Walla Valley AVA

Question 21

What are the main grapes grown in Washington state?

Answer 21

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Riesling, Chardonnay

Question 22

Which is Oregon’s most important AVA?

Answer 22

Willamette Valley AVA

Question 23

What is New York’s most important AVA?

Answer 23

Finger Lakes AVA