United States

Question 1

What does AVA mean?

Answer 1

American Viticultural Area

Question 2

The ____ separate Napa from Sonoma:

Vaca Mountains, Napa River, Mayacamas Mountains, or San Pablo Bay

Answer 2

Mayacamas Mountains

Question 3

Which AVA is in both Napa and Sonoma:

Rutherford, Russian River Valley, Howell Mountain, or Carneros?

Answer 3

Carneros

Question 4

True/False: new oak and malolactic fermentation are both factors of creating buttery, toast-y Chardonnays in Napa.

Answer 4

True
Malolactic fermentation can impart buttery flavors to wines from the diacetyl; new oak can impart toast flavors from the toasted barrel

Question 5

Anderson Valley is an AVA of:

Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, or Lake County

Answer 5

Mendocino

Question 6

What is the most important red grape of Willamette Valley?

Answer 6

Pinot Noir

Question 7

(David Lett/Dr Konstantin Frank) was a pioneer in the Oregon wine industry.

Answer 7

David Lett

Dr Konstantin Frank was a pioneer of the Finger Lakes wine industry

Question 8

Which mountains create a rain shadow for Washington State?

Answer 8

Cascade Mountains

Question 9

True/False: Anderson Valley AVA is well-known for traditional method sparkling wines.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True/False: Phylloxera has never reached California.

Answer 10

False