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United States - California - Central Coast Flashcards

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Central Coast Location

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Coastal counties south of the San Francisco Bay and north of the city of Santa Barbara

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Identify on a map: Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara

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AVAs in Monterey County

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Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

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AVAs in San Luis Obispo

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Paso Robles AVA

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AVAs in Santa Barbara County

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Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Santa Maria Valley AVA
Santa Ynez Valley AVA
Happy Canyon AVA

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Climate in Central Coast (by County)

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(-) Monterey and Santa Barbara are generally cool maritime

(-) The closer to the coast, the cooler it is.

(-) Paso Robles is warm continental with large diurnal shifts

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Climate in Central Coast (by AVA)

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(-) Paso Robles AVA and Happy Canyon AVA are warm climate; the others listed above are cool Pinot Noir and Chardonnay growing regions

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Central Coast Physical Features

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(-) Monterey has a northwest-to-southeast mountain range creating a cool wind tunnel

(-) Paso Robles is blocked by mountains to the west with only a small gap in the range

(-) Santa Barbara has an east-to-west mountain range creating a cool wind tunnel and fog

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Iconic producers / vineyards

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Ridge
Justin
Au Bon Climat

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Minimum grape variety in Central Coast

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75%

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Minimum for AVA in Central Coast

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85%

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Minimum for vintage in Central Coast

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95%

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Minimum for single vineyard in Central Coast

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95%

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Minimum for Estate bottling in Central Coast

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100%; must be in the same county

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Santa Lucia Highlands AVA wine varietals

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Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

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Paso Robles AVA wine varietals

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(-) Cabernet Sauvignon
(-) Merlot
(-) Zinfandel
(-) Syrah
(-) Chardonnay

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Sta. Rita Hills AVA

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(-) Chardonnay
(-) Pinot Noir
(-) Syrah

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Santa Maria Valley AVA

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(-) Chardonnay
(-) Pinot Noir
(-) Syrah

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Santa Ynez Valley AVA

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Long, east-west corridor, with very cool temperatures on the coast that become progressively warmer inland. Consequently, several varietals do well

Red:
(-) Pinot Noir
(-) Cabernet Sauvignon
(-) Merlot
(-) Syrah
(-) Grenache
(-) Mourvedre

White:
(-) Sauvignon Blanc
(-) Roussanne
(-) Viognier

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Happy Canyon AVA

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Petit Verdot
Merlot
Malbec

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