UNITED STATES

Question 1

Major Reds/Whites/Blends of United States
2/2/1

Answer 1

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Pinot Noir
• Chardonnay
• Sauvignon Blanc
• Bordeaux / Red Blends

Question 2

American Wine History
* Columbus
* 1500s
* 1600s
* 1600s
* 1700s
* 1800s
* 1800s

Answer 2

• 1492: Columbus arrives in America
• 1500s: French Hugunaugts (protestants) make New World’s first wine in Saint Augustine, Florida
• 1600s: Colonists in Jamestown and NE Settlements
• 1600s (1629): Spanish Franciscan Missionaries plant vitis vinifera in NM and TX
• 1700s: Spanish Franciscan Missionaries plant vitis vinifera in CA
• 1800s: American wine industry begins to flourish and gain international recognition
• 1848-1855: Gold Rush brings Italian and French Immigrants to California

Question 3

Law created by the first English settlement in North America
Date

Answer 3

1619: Every male settler in Jamestown, Virginia ordered to plant and tend to a minimum of 10 grapevines. This is the earliest recording of vitis vinifera on the East Coast. Ended in failure, due to foreign vines succoming to vine disease and phylloxera. Interest in winemaking in British colonies dwindled.

Question 4

Oldest winery in Fingers Lake, New York
what year

Answer 4

• Pleasant Valley Winery
• 1860

Question 5

5 Setbacks for the American Wine Industry
1860-1944
When Recover?

Answer 5

• Phylloxera: 1860-1890
• WW I: 1914-1918
• Prohibition/Volstead Act: 1920-1933
• Great Depression: 1929-1933
• WW II: 1939-1944
• Wine industry begins recovery: 1960-1970s

Question 6

Dr. Konstantin Frank
Why important
When
Where

Answer 6

• He is credited with revolutionizing the wine industry in Fingers Lake
• In 1962 he produces his first vintage at his winery, Vinifera Wine Cellars

Question 7

United States WInemaking Preferences
2 Facts

Answer 7

• The US does not regulate viticultural / vinification Practices
• Producrs can make wine any way they wish

Question 8

Who Regulates AVAs
* What they do/do not regulate
* When/Where first AVA

Answer 8

• The ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)
• Do not regulate what is grown within AVAs
• Do regulate origin of grapes (percentage of grapes requiered to use name of specific appelation)
• Agusta, Missouri in 1980

ATF regulates all federal beverage laws

Question 9

Grape % Required for Labeling by Appellation in United States

Answer 9

• Estate/Oregon/California: 100%
• Single Vineyard/Washington: 95%
• AVA: 85%
• Country/Most States/County: 75%

Question 10

Grape % Required for Labeling by Vintage in United States

Answer 10

• AVA or Single Vineyard: 95%
• State or County: 85%

Question 11

Grape % Required for Labeling by Variety in United States

Answer 11

• Pinot Noir from Oregon: 90%
• AVA: 85%
• Vitis Vinefera from Country/State/County: 75%
• Vitis Lambrusca: 51%

Question 12

ABV for table wine in United States
Stated ABV margin for error

Answer 12

7-14%

May be 1.5% higher or lower than stated on label

Question 13

Sulfites (SO2)
Where they come from
Benefits
US labeling law

Answer 13

• A naturally occurring byproduct of fermentation. Some vinters add more.
• Preserve freshness and Prevent oxidation
• Contains Sulfites” must be on lable if present in concentrations higher than 10 parts per million

Question 14

Top 4 Wine-producing States in US

Answer 14

1. California (84%)
2. Washington
3. New York
4. Oregon

All 50 states produce wine