United States & Canada Flashcards
Put from east to west: Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, Keuka Lake
Cayuga Lake, Seneca Lake, Keuka Lake
Who makes “Reva Syrah”?
John Alban, Edna Valley
Name 3 of the 7 Lake County AVAs
Clear Lake Red Hills High Valley Benmore Valley Guenoc Big Valley Kelsey Bench
What AVA of Sonoma does Pine-Mountain-Cloverdale Peak overlap?
Alexander Valley
In what direction do most vineyard sites on Sonoma Mountain face?
East; hot, sun, exposed, mitigated by elevation
What is the Winkler Scale? What end would a “Region 1” area be on? Name an example.
Heat summation system in wine growing areas. During the growing season, each day points are assigned for every degree higher than 50’ F. Carneros is a Region 1, the coolest, with 2500 degree points or less.
AVA: Talley
Edna Valley, SLO
What region is affected by the lakes Skaha, Vaseux, and Osoyoos?
Okanagan Valley
Name three producers based in Calistoga.
Chateau Montelena, Araujo, Switchback Ridge, Clos Pegase, Larkmead, Sterling
What is the history of the Napanook vineyard?
John Daniel of Inglenook bought Napanook, an 120 acre property in Yountville, from Louis Stralla in 1946. Daniel refused to sell this parcel and even told his daughters to never sell the land before his death in 1970. Robert Mondavi purchased most of the Napanook grapes in the years following Daniel’s death before Christian Moueix approached the sisters about a partnership. Thus Dominus was born, first vintage 1983, released 1988.
Where is the Sanford & Benedict vineyard located?
Sta. Rita Hills AVA, in the Santa Ynez Valley
Who was the winemaker for the first wines released as Ste. Michelle Vitners?
Andre Tchelistcheff, who was hired as a winemaking consultant in the late 1960s for American Wine Growers
A 1988 Wine Spectator report showed that about 40% of Napa wine came from seven producers. Can you name the seven?
Robert Mondavi, Beaulieu, Beringer, Sterling, Christian Brothers, Charles Krug, and Domaine Chandon.
What are the most planted Vinifera grapes in Michigan?
Riesling, Gewurz, Chard, PN, Cab Franc
Name three producers in Ribbon Ridge.
Patty Green, Brickhouse, Beaux Freres
In what year was the moratorium that started after prohibition lifted on new winery licenses in Canada?
1974
Where is McCrea Vineyard?
Sonoma Mountain; Kistler; Chardonnay
How many AVAs are there in Texas? What is the largest?
8; Texas Hill Country (9 million acres!)
What is the smallest AVA in USA in total area (refers to area covered, not area under vine)? What winery encompasses the entire AVA?
Cole Ranch, Mendocino. 150 acres total (less than 1/4 sq mile), 60 acres planted. One vineyard here controlled by Esterlina Winery (good Riesling here).
In what state is the Monticello AVA?
Virginia
What was the first sub AVA of the Napa Valley?
Howell Mountain
What is the Farm Winery Act?
Implemented in 1976, allowing small wineries to sell direct to consumers. Created a boom in New York State wineries.
State the rough number of wineries in Sierra Foothills, and the predominate grapes?
140+ wineries.
90% red grapes (Zinfandel 40%, Cabernet Sauv, Syrah, Chardonnay 5%)
Name three producers based in Dundee Hills.
Archery Summit, Domaine Drouhin, Eyrie, Domaine Serene, Sokol Blosser, Stoller
AVA: Shafer
Stags Leap District
AVA: Dutton Goldfield
Green Valley of RRV
Who owns Silverado Vineyards?
Disney
AVA: Bonny Doon
Santa Cruz Mountains
Name two AVAs of Michigan.
Fennville Lake Michigan Shore Leelenau Peninsula Old Mission Peninsula Tip of the Mitt
AVA: Bridlewood (who owns it?)
Santa Ynez (Gallo)
What is Vin de Curé?
Vin de Curé literally translates to “Parish Priest’s Wine” and is a style of dried-grape wine made in Ontario.
What are the two the newest AVAs of Sonoma as of 2018? Where is it?
Fountaingrove (est. 2015); between Sonoma Mountain and Chalk Hill/Knights Valley Petalum Gap (est. 2017); overlapping the south of Sonoma Coast, RRV, and northern Marin County
What is the second label of Bond?
Matriarch
Name three Region I AVA in Sonoma? Region III?
Region I - Carneros, Fort Ross-Seaview, Sonoma Coast
Region III - Dry Creek, Rockpile, Knight’s Valley
What is the margin of “error” for alcohol labeling on a bottle of US wine?
+/- 1.5%
What was the first US bonded winery? When and where was it established?
Pleasant Valley Wine Co, 1860 in the Fingerlakes
Mendocino AVA covers which Mendocino County AVAs (7)?
Mendocino AVA is 275,200 acres and covers: Anderson Valley Yorkville Highlands Redwood Valley Potter Valley McDowell Valley Cole Ranch some Mendocino Ridge
Name two producers of American Gruner Veltliner.
Von Strasser (Diamond Mountain)
Syncline (Columbia Gorge)
Tatomer (Santa Barbara)
AVA: 2 Blondes vineyard
Rattlesnake Hills
What is the more common name for these early California grown grapes? Golden Chasselas Black Malvoisie White Pinot Durif
Golden Chasselas – Palomino
Black Malvoisie – Cinsault
White Pinot – Pinot Blanc
Durif – Petite Sirah
What is the largest single riesling brand in the world?
Chateau Ste Michelle
Who makes “L’Apres Midi”? Where from and what grapes? Name two other wines from this producers.
Peter Michael, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County (Knight’s Valley). Other PM wines: Belle Cote (Chard), Cuvee Indigene (Chard), La Carriere (Chard), Mon Plaisir (Chard)
What mountain range does Spring Mountain sit on?
Mayacamas
What winery released its “The Tribe” and “Sur Echalas” vineyard designations as its first wines in 2011? What are the grapes?
Horsepower (Christophe Baron)
The Tribe - Syrah
Sur Echalas - Grenache
What government institution was the first to demarcate AVAs in the United States? In what year? Who oversees the AVA system today?
ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm Bureau) first demarcated AVAs in the late 1970s (first AVA was 1980). Today, the TTB (Tax & Trade Bureau) oversees the AVA system.
AVA: Fay Vineyard
Stag’s Leap District
Where is Chapel Down winery?
Kent, England
AVA: Backus Vineyard
Oakville, Cabernet, Joseph Phelps
Name three countries Paul Hobbs has wineries in.
Argentina, US (Sonoma and Finger Lakes), France (Cahors), Armenia
Please explain how ice cider is made:
It’s actually a process different from Eisbock or Icewine. Ripe apples are harvested, stored, then when the cold weather hits, the fermented juice partially frozen, pure water ice is removed, this concentrated apple juice is then fermented
What are the three smallest AVAs in Mendocino (by acres under vine)?
Cole Ranch - 60 acres under vine
Dos Rios - 6 acres under vine
Covelo - 2 acres under vine
What are the three largest producers (by volume) of wine in the world?
Gallo
Constellation
The Wine Group
Name three brands owned by Chateau Ste Michelle?
Col Solare, Columbia Crest, Eroica, North Star, Snoqualmie
What parallel does Northern Mexico sit on?
30th parallel
What appellation does Oregon share with Idaho?
Snake River Valley
What are the most widely planted grapes in Lake County?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc.
What other Sonoma AVA does Rockpile overlap?
Dry Creek Valley
AVA: Occidental vineyard
Sonoma Coast; PN; Kistler, Evening Land
With the exception of Pelee Island, all of Ontario’s viticultural areas are located on what geographic features? How does this affect the climate of the region?
Lake Erie & Lake Ontario; the cool climate is mitigated by the Lake Effect
What two important events happened in 1988 in Canada?
- Dissolution of the trade barriers between Canada and the US — opened up competition and promoted quality in the Canadian wine industry.
- Creation of the VQA.
Name two wineries that continued to produce through prohibition under the guise of sacramental wine?
Buena Vista, Beaulieu
What is the name Native Americans and author Jack London has for Sonoma Valley?
Valley of the moon.
Tablas Creek’s top cuvée “Espirit de Beaucastel” will be known as what from 2011 vintage on? Where is it located?
Espirit de Tablas. Paso Robles AVA.
2012-2016 in Napa was characterised by what issue?
Drought!
What county is Paso Robles in?
San Luis Obispo
What were the first and second AVAs and in what years?
1980 – Augusta AVA in Missouri
1981 – Napa AVA
What AVAs lie within the Santa Ynez Valley AVA?
Sta. Rita Hills (est. 2001)
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara (est. 2009)
Ballard Canyon (est. 2013)
Los Olivos (est. 2016)
Besides Long Island and Finger Lakes AVAs, name the three other AVAs of New York State? What, if any, are they shared with?
- Hudson River Region
- Lake Erie (shared with PA & OH)
- Niagara Escarpment
- Champlain Valley of New York
What Carneros based sparkling wine producer is owned by Freixenent?
Gloria Ferrer
Starting in the NE and moving clockwise, what lakes frame the Ontario wine regions?
Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron
Name the three sub-appellations of the Niagara Escarpment from east to west.
Short Hills Bench, Twenty Mile Bench, Beamsville Bench
What was the first vintage of Marcassin?
1991
Name five wineries based in Walla Walla.
Leonetti, Gramercy Cellars, Seven Hills, L’Ecole No. 41, Woodward Canyon, Pepperbridge, Amavi
AVA: Beaux Freres
Ribbon Ridge
When did the secularization of the California missions occur?
1833; previously planted vineyards were privatized and large “rancheros” blossomed where missions had been.
Name three producers of sweet jug wine (often labeled “Burgundy” or “Chablis”) in the 1930s in California.
Gallo, Almaden, Masson
Name three sparkling wine producers based in the Russian River Valley?
Iron Horse, J Vineyards, Korbel
What genus do these native American grape vines belong to:
- Concord
- Catawba
- Scuppernong
- Norton
- Concord - Vitis Labrusca
- Catawba - Vitis Labrusca
- Scuppernong - Vitis Rotundifolia
- Norton - Vitis Aestivalis
Name three sub AVAs of the Yakima Valley?
Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain, Red Mountain
How did the Missoula Floods affect the soils of the Willamette Valley? What were the Missoula Floods?
The Missoula Floods erupted periodically over thousands of years at the end of the last ice age, as glacial dams melted and refroze. Now, a wealth of alluvial soils, known as Willamette Silt, sit over older, volcanic + sedimentary bedrock
AVA: Eisele vineyard
Calistoga; Eisele Vineyard Estate; Cab
What winery is located at the IX Estate in the Pritchard Hill area of St. Helena?
Colgin Estate
Who owns Robert Mondavi? When was it sold?
Constellation; 2004
AVA: Jackass Hill Vineyard
RRV; Martinelli Zinfandel
Who planted the first vinifera grapes in the Finger Lakes and in what year?
Dr. Konstantin Frank, 1962
Who currently owns Araujo? What has the name been changed to? When was it purchased?
Francois Pinault (Artemis) purchased Araujo in 2013. In 2016, the name was changed to Eisele Vineyard Estate.
What three bodies of water affect Marin County?
Pacific Ocean, SF Bay, and San Pablo Bay
Name three single vineyard sites of Turley.
Dusi (Paso)
Pesenti (Paso)
Bedrock (Sonoma Valley)
Rattlesnake Ridge (Howell Mountain)
AVA: Trailside vineyard
Rutherford; Heitz; Cab
What three geological events are responsible for the soil types in Oregon?
- Tectonic plate subduction
- Columbia River Basalt Flow (volcanic eruptions)
- Missoula floods
Order from east to west the five viticultural areas of British Columbia.
Okanagan Valley, Similkameen Valley, Fraser Valley, Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island
AVA: Saxum
Paso Robles (Willow Creek District)
Describe the climate of the Santa Lucia Highlands.
Influenced by Monterey Bay wind and fogs. Huge diurnal swing. Long growing season – harvest is approx. 3 weeks later than in the north coast.
AVA: Dunn
Howell Mountain
Nearly 80% of California Chardonnay can trace roots back to which clone from which Central Coast AVA?
Livermore/Wente clone from Livermore Valley.
AVA: Savoy Vineyard
Anderson Valley, Mendocino; Littorai
Approximately what percent of California’s total production comes from Lodi?
20%
AVA: Brandborg
Umpqua Valley
AVA: Sanford and Benedict
Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley; ABC; PN, Chard, Viognier, PG
Where are Mill Creek and North Fork unofficial subzones?
Eastern Walla Walla
What is Fort Ross-Seaview AVA’s defining characteristic?
Above the fog line – 900-1800 ft.
Which counties are the sub-AVAs of Sierra Foothills in?
California Shenandoah Valley and Fiddletown are in Amador County (south)
Fair Play and El Dorado are in El Dorado County (just north)
North Yuba is in Yuba County
In what year did Heitz first bottle a separate Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon?
1966 released in 1971
When was the Willamette Valley’s first Pinot Noir planted and by who?
David Lett (Eyrie), 1965
Pre-2014, what were the four AVAs of San Luis Obispo County?
Paso Robles, Arroyo Grande, York Mountain, Edna Valley; in 2014 the 11 sub-AVAs of Paso Robles were approved.
What are the two most recent AVAs of Sonoma?
Fort Ross-Sea View and Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
Who was the first winemaker for Harlan? Who is the proprietor?
Bob Levy; Bill Harlan
What mountain AVAs of Napa are in the Vaca range?
Howell Mountain and Atlas Peak
What are the sub-appellations of the Niagara Peninsula not found in a regional appellation?
Vinemount Ridge
Creek Shores
Lincoln Lakeshore
Descibe two benefits of cover crops.
Prevents soil erosion and hosts beneficial insects.
What mountain range defines the Chalone AVA?
Gabilan mountains to the east, on the edge of San Benito County
What county has the longest growing season in California?
Santa Barbara
What winery is responsible for the creation of “Fumé Blanc” in California?
Robert Mondavi
Describe the controversy surrounding the approval of Calistoga for AVA status in 2009?
The AVA was approved despite the fact that Calistoga Cellars and Calistoga Estates would not meet the labeling requirements to have “Calistoga” on their labels, and were not grandfathered in.
What AVA of the Willamette Valley is known for Willakenzie soil, and what defines this soil type?
Ribbon Ridge, Yamhill Carlton; loam and ash (sedimentary vs. volcanic), making for denser, richer, more dark-fruited wines
What mountain range defines the wine growing regions of Oregon?
The Cascades
What is the first official sub-GI of the Okanagan? When was it designated?
Golden Mile Bench; 2016
AVA: Firestone Vineyard
Santa Ynez Valley
What county lies to the north of Sonoma and west of Lake County?
Mendocino
What are the two main viticultural problems in Columbia Valley?
Water rights/lack of water and cold winters
What was Washington State’s first AVA? In what year?
Yakima Valley, 1983
Name three AVAs of Texas.
Bell Mountain, Escondido Valley, Fredericksburg, Mesilla Valley, Texas Davis Mountain, Texas High Plains, Texas Hill Country
Where is Denbie’s winery?
Surrey, England
AVA: Ferrington Vineyard
Anderson Valley, Mendocino; Williams Seylem
AVA: Shafer
Stag’s Leap District
Name three producers based in St. Helena.
Charles Krug, Freemark Abbey, Beringer, Spottswoode, Louis M. Martini, Heitz, Duckhorn, Ehlers, Trinchero, Corison, Joseph Phelps, Stony Hill
AVA: Beaulieu
Rutherford
What winery of the Willamette Valley is Robert Parker a co-owner of?
Beaux Freres
What wineries did Mike Grgich work at before starting his eponymous one?
Souverain, Beaulieu, Robert Mondavi, and Chateau Montelena
What region of Canada is best known for its ice wine?
Niagara on the Lake
Who is the proprietor of Diatom? What are the two other projects he’s involved in?
Greg Brewer; Brewer-Clifton & Melville
What AVA is most affected by the Van Duzer corridor?
McMinnville
What are the percentage requirements for labeling by appellation in British Columbia and Ontario?
Ontario: 85% for appellations and regional appellations. 100% for sub-appellations (in the Niagara Peninsula)
BC: 95% for appellations
Both: Single vineyard, 100%
AVA: James Berry vineyard
Paso Robles (Willow Creek District); Saxum; Syrah, Grenache, etc.
What is the most planted grape in Paso Robles?
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is the second wine of Harlan?
“The Maiden”
AVA: Dalle Valle
Oakville
What company leads the world in total wine production?
Gallo
In what designated viticultural area is 82% of British Columbia’s wine made? What two geographic features define the climate? What style of wine is made there?
Okanagan Valley; the continental climate is mitigated by Lake Okanagan and the valley has little rain due to the rainshadow effect produced by the Monashee Mountains; dry wines from PN, Chard, PG, Merlot, and PB, very little dessert wine
What are the five designated viticultural areas of British Columbia?
Okanagan Valley Vancouver Island Gulf Islands Fraser Valley Simikameen Valley
AVA: Robert Mondavi
Oakville
What is the maximum aspect that a slope in Napa can be planted to?
30 degrees
AVA: Caymus
Rutherford
What was the first vintage of Quilceda Creek?
1979
What California wines won in the Paris tasting of 1976?
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay and 1973 Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon
What are two steps taken by WA vitners to combat cold winters and protect vines?
Higher elevation plantings
Dual trunk training
Burying canes
What geological features are most important to Horse Heaven Hills?
The Columbia Gorge in the west and the Wallula Gap in the east create wind tunnels.
What mitigates the climate of Lodi, making it cooler than the rest of the Central Valley?
Winds from the Sacramento and San Joaquin river deltas/valleys, and a gap in the coastal mountains
AVA: Hyde vineyard
Carneros (Napa side); Chard with some PN; Ramey, Patz + Hall, HdV, Aubert, Kistler, Paul Hobbs, Abreu
What appellation’s climate is moderated by the Bay of Quinte?
Prince Edward County
Calaveras, Mariposa, Nevada, Placer, and Tuolumne Counties do not have any AVAs within them. However, all of these counties are within WHICH AVA? What counties with sub-AVAs are not listed here?
Sierra Foothills AVA.
Yuba Co, El Dorado Co, and Amador Co have sub-AVAs.
Ciel du Cheval & Klipsun are vineyards in what AVA?
Red Mountain AVA (Yakima, Columbia Valley)
Name two vineyards that Quilceda Creek releases single vineyard wines from.
Galitzine and Palengat, both in HHH. Made a single-vineyard Champoux in 1997. Sources from Ciel du Cheval and Klipsun, but doesn’t label
When was the first vintage of Opus One and when was it released?
First vintage 1979 was released in 1984 to the public (though made an apperance at the 1981 Napa Wine Auction under the name “napamedoc”).
Who are the partners in Druid Wine Company?
Ted Lemon and Domaine Dujac; distributes Dujac’s wines internationally and produces its own label in Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault.
Who made the 1973 vintage of Chateau Montelena that was to go on to win at the 1976 Judgement of Paris?
Mike Grgich was the winemaker at Chateau Montelena from 1972-1977
What are the sub AVAs of the Sierra Foothills?
California Shenandoah Valley El Dorado Fair Play Fiddletown North Yuba
Describe the general soil type of the Columbia Valley.
Basalt bedrock caused by volcanic activity. Top soil due to the Missoula floods – sand, silt, granite, quartz. The post-glacial soil has the porousity of clay and the permeability of sand – holds water and drains well.
What makes Dutton Ranch vineyard unique?
It is not one contiguous vineyard, but 80 individual vineyards scattered throughout RRV and the Sonoma Coast
Who was the winemaker for the first 9 vintages of Domaine Serene?
Ken Wright
Who was the original proprietor of Stag’s Leap, and when was it established?
Warren Winiarski, 1970
What is the world’s largest demarcated region?
Mississippi River Valley AVA – over 30,000 square miles in MN, WI, IA, and IL
What three grapes are planted in the Lytton Springs vineyard? Where is it?
Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Carignane; Dry Creek Valleye
Where does “Eola” come from in Eola-Amity Hills?
Aeolus is the god of the winds in Greek Mythology — Eola-Amity Hills are quite windy (Van Duzer gap), with volcanic and Nekia soils
How does the climate of Long Island compare to that of the Finger Lakes?
Long Island is warmer, more maritime, with a three week longer growing season. Bordeaux varietals do well here.
What AVAs are partially or wholly contained within the Sonoma Valley AVA?
Bennett Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Moon Mountain, Los Carneros
What winery did Christophe Baron found?
Cayuse
AVA: Kiona vineyard
Red Mountain
What are the sub-AVAs of San Benito AVA?
Cienega Valley
Lime Kiln
Paicines
Between vinifera, hybrids, and labrusca, which dominates in the Finger Lakes?
65% labrusca, 20% Hybrid, 15% vinifera
AVA: Domaine Serene
Dundee Hills
Name three wineries based in Eola-Amity Hills.
Bethel Heights, Evesham Wood, Cristom, Evening Land
What was the first vintage of Screaming Eagle, and who was the original winemaker?
1992, released 1995, Heidi Peterson Barret
AVA: Hyland Vineyard
McMinnville
In what year were sub-regions granted AVA status in Paso Robles? How many? Name three.
2014; 11 Adelaida District Creston District El Pomar District Paso Robles Estrella District Paso Robles Geneso District Paso Robles Highlands District Paso Robles Willow Creek District San Juan Creek San Miguel District Santa Margarita Ranch Templeton Gap District
Who makes Octagon and what is it? What is the AVA?
Barboursville; high end red Bordeaux blend from Monticello AVA
AVA: Ojai
Santa Barbara
Who is the proprietor of Qupé? Au Bon Climat?
Bob Lindquist; Jim Clendenen
What is the name of the mountain range that separates Napa & Sonoma? What is the name of the mountain range to the east of Napa?
Mayacamas; Vaca
What mountain ranges define the Sonoma Valley?
Mayacamas to the east; Sonoma Mountain to the west
“Estate Bottled” requirements for the United States.
- Winery and Vineyards must be in same AVA
- Winery must own and control all vineyards
- Winery does all production from start to finish.
What AVA grows 80% of Colorado’s wine grapes? What is the state’s other AVA? What are the most planted grapes?
Grand Valley; West Elks; Merlot, Cab and Syrah
Who owns Sanford and Benedict vineyard as well as the Sanford Winery?
Terlato
What are California’s 4 Regional AVAs?
North Coast Central Coast South Coast Sierra Foothills [Central Valley/San Joaquin Valley is NOT an AVA, but simply a growing region]
What region is defined by red iron-rich Queenston shale bedrock?
Niagara on the Lake
What were the best vintages of the 1990s in Napa?
The 1990s saw a string of good vintages in Napa, with the possible exceptions being 1996 and definitely 1998, which was unusually cool and rainy.
Name three producers who use Rockpile fruit?
Carol Shelton, JC Cellars, Seghesio
Where does Yountville take its name from?
George Calvert Yount, a pioneer of the Napa Valley originally from North Carolina. Thought to have planted some of the first vines in the Napa Valley from Sonoma cuttings in 1838-39. Charles Krug managed his estate in the 1860s.
What state is the third largest producer of wine in the US?
New York
Ben Lomond is a sub-AVA of what?
Santa Cruz Mountains, on the western edge
Name three wineries based on Chehalem Mountain.
Anne Amie, Adelsheim, J. Christopher, Bergstrom, Ponzi
Order from north to south: Arroyo Grande, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, Edna Valley
Edna Valley
Arroyo Grande Valley
Santa Maria Valley
Santa Ynez Valley
What is the most planted grape in the Dry Creek AVA?
Cabernet Sauvignon (with Zin right behind it)
What is the Winkler Region for Coombsville? Name two wines produced from here.
Region I. Kongsgaard’s The Judge and Stag’s Leap’s Arcadia Chardonnays
AVA: Ponzi
Chehalem Mountains
AVA: Truchard
Carneros (Merlot)
What major geological feature defines the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?
San Andreas fault; two plates meet, creating sandstone, clay, loam and granite soils
AVA: East Bench Vineyard
Dry Creek; Ridge
What’s the Westernmost Canadian wine appellation?
Vancouver Island
Name three producers based in Pritchard Hill.
Colgin, Bryant Family, Chapellet, Ovid, Continuum
Name three estates based in Rutherford.
Inglenook, Beaulieu, Caymus, Grgich Hills, Mumm, Staglin
Classify the 8 sub-AVAs of Monterey County (not including Monterey AVA itself) as:
- 4 northern
- 4 southern
- Carmel Valley and Chalone are the northernmost (besides Monterey itself, which runs the length of the county). Chalone is to the east, Carmel Valley to the west. Santa Lucia Highlands runs down the middle of the two and is flanked to the east, on its southern end, by Arroyo Seco.
- San Bernabe, San Lucas, San Antonio Valley, and Hames Valley are to the south.
In what year was Inniskillin founded and in what appellation? What style of wine did they pioneer?
1974, Niagara on the Lake; Ice Wine (made from Riesling and Cab Franc)
Who owns Franzia?
The Wine Group
What parallel does the Columbia Valley sit at?
The 46th
Where is RdV winery?
Middleburg, VA
AVA: Clos Pepe vineyard
Sta. Rita Hills; Melville, Brewer Clifton; PN and Chard
What is the eastern most AVA in Washington?
Walla Walla Valley
Where is Westside Road?
A winery trail in the Russian River Valley; home to Williams Seylem
Put from north to south the four main AVAs of San Luis Obispo County? Where does the city of San Luis Obispo fall?
Paso Robles York Mountain (off the western side of Central Paso) -- city of SLO -- Edna Valley Arroyo Grande Valley
Stags Leap District is nested on the eastern side of what other AVA?
Yountville
Where does the Willakenzie soil type take its name?
Two rivers: Willamette and McKenzie
What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma?
Knight’s Valley
AVA: Mancini Ranch vineyard
RRV; Joseph Swan; Zinfandel
Name three Bordeauxs that were entered in the Judgement of Paris in 1976. Which got second place?
1970 Mouton, 1970 Haut-Brion, 1970 Montrose, 1971 Leoville Las Cases; Mouton got second
Eagle Peak is a newly formed AVA in what county? What AVA was it formerly a part of?
Mendocino; Mendocino Ridge
Where is Chateau de Charmes and Bachelder wineries?
St. David’s Bench, Niagara on the Lake
What is VINEA?
“The Winegrowers Sustainable Trust” – founded in Walla Walla
What is the largest sub-AVA of the Yakima Valley?
Rattlesnake Hills
What is the eastern most AVA of the Willamette Valley and what is its sub AVA (on its western side)?
Chehalem Mountains with Ribbon Ridge sub
Name three AVAs of Pennsylvannia?
Lehigh Valley, Lancaster Valley, Central Delaware Valley, Cumberland Valley, Lake Erie
In what vintage did frost almost completely eradicate vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills?
2010
What are the two biggest vine diseases that have plagued vines in the US?
Phylloxera and Pierce’s Disease
What is the only AVA of Washington that lies west of the Cascades?
Puget Sound
What is the main viticultural hazard in Texas?
Pierce’s Disease; frost is also an issue
Where is Martha’s Vineyard?
Oakville
Where is the Templeton Gap and what defines it?
Area of southern Paso where there is a break in the coastal ranges, creating a large diurnal shift. Only place in Paso it is possible to grow Pinot.
Name three unofficial subregions of the Okanagan Valley?
Kelowna, Okanagan Falls, Naramata, Penticton, Oliver, Osoyoos
What year did Caymus begin bottling wine? Who did they hire in 1975 to be their winemaker?
Caymus began production in 1972 and in 1975 hired Randall Dunn to be its winemaker, who was there until 1986, when he left to concentrate on his own winery on Howell Mountain.
Name four approved varieties for VQA Ontario Ice Wine?
Vidal Blanc, Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Gewurztraminer, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Sauvignon are all allowed.
Name the two sub AVAs of the Russian River Valley?
Chalk Hill & Green Valley
Name three wineries based in Fort Ross-Seaview.
Fort Ross, Flowers, Hirsch
Put from north to south: St. Helena, Yountville, Oakville, Calistoga, Rutherford
Calistoga, St. Helena, Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville
Name three other California Chardonnays besides Chateau Montelena that competed in the Judgement of Paris in 1976.
Chalone Vineyard, Spring Mountain, Freemark Abbey, Veedercrest, David Bruce
AVA: Peter Michael
Knights Valley
What counties are covered by the Long Island AVA?
Suffolk and Nassau
What is Flame Tokay?
Flame Tokay is one of the original grapes planted in Lodi, also known as Ahmeur bou Ahmeur. Vitis Vinifera. Used for fortified wines and spirits.
What are the Sonoma AVAs that are included in Gallo’s Northern Sonoma AVA?
Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, Knights Valley, Chalk Hill, Russian River Valley, and Green Valley
Name three producers based on Mount Veeder.
Mount Veeder, Lokoya, Lagier Meredith
AVA: Geyserville vineyard
Alexander Valley; Sonoma; Ridge
What is the most planted grape in the Yakima Valley?
Chardonnay
In what region is Casa Madero winery? What is its claim to fame?
Valle de Parras, within Coahuila. The oldest winery in the Americas, founded in 1597.
AVA: Heitz
St. Helena
AVA: Columbia Crest
Based in Horse Heaven Hills, with 2300 acres here
What wineries did Robert Mondavi work at before founding his eponymous winery?
Robert Mondavi’s father, Cesare Mondavi, owned St. Helena Winery, which incorporated after prohibition in 1937. He also acquired Charles Krug winery in 1943, both of which Mondavi Jr. worked at.
Name three Sierra Foothills producers.
Terre Rouge, Easton, Yorba, Favia
AVA: Adelsheim
Chehalem Mountains
What was the first vinifera planted in WA?
Muscat of Alexandria on the Upland Vineyard (in what is now Snipes Mountain) in 1917
What winemaker and winery is credited with the “invention” of white Zinfandel, and in what year?
Bob Trinchero at Sutter Home, a stuck fermentation in the 1975 vintage created the sweet style of white Zin that we know today.
Name the first AVA defined by altitude.
Santa Cruz Mountains, 1981.
What river cuts through Santa Maria Valley?
Sisquoc river
What two natural features define the climate of Okanagan Valley?
Monashee Mountains (a northern extension of the Cascades) and Lake Okanagan
What is “conjunctive labeling”?
As of 1/1/14, all wines bearing the name of a Sonoma or Napa AVA must also have “Sonoma County” or “Napa Valley” on the label.
AVA: Seven Hills vineyard (SeVein Parcels)
Walla Walla
How does the climate of Southern Oregon compare to that of the Willamette Valley?
It is warmer and drier in Southern Oregon
AVA: Colgin
Pritchard Hill
AVA: Monte Bello vineyard
Santa Cruz mountains
AVA: Harlan
Oakville
What are the three basic bedrocks of the Napa Valley and what geological events were they caused by?
- Great Valley Sequence — compression of ancient seabed to crate sandstone and shale
- Franciscan Assemblage - plate subductions
- Napa Volcanics
In what year of the 80s did Napa see floods of historic proportions?
1986
What is the hottest AVA in WA state? What region is it on the Winkler Scale?
Red Mountain; Region III
What is the Volstead Act?
The 1920 act that implemented prohibition (the 18th amendment was passed in 1919)
AVA: Alban
Edna Valley, SLO
AVA: Sagemoor
Columbia Valley, WA
What is the Yakima Fold Belt? What does it create?
Where the low-lying topography of the Columbia Valley is striated by east-west ridge lines (anticlines); these anticlines, in combination with eroded water gaps, create an inversion layer where cold air is constricted to the valley floor
AVA: Alder Springs
Mendocino County; Pax, Bedrock
What mountain range does Diamond Mountain sit on?
Mayacamas
AVA: Opus One
Oakville
What winery did Rick Small found and where?
Woodward Canyon, Walla Walla
Why has Chardonnay seen less success than Pinot Noir in Oregon?
Initially, high-yielding warm-climate CA clones were used, which didn’t work for OR. Pinot Gris stepped in as the state’s go-to white, and offered a nice price point differential to Pinot Noir
Where is Gibson Ranch vineyard? Who makes wine from it?
McDowell Valley; Rhône varieties and Zinfandel; Marietta, Donkey and Goat, Bedrock
Who makes “Monte Bello”? Where? What are the grapes? What was the first vintage?
Ridge, Santa Cruz Mountains; Bordeaux blend, Cab-heavy with Merlot & Franc; 1962 was the first vintage of Monte Bello (and of Ridge)
What is the largest sub-AVA of the Columbia Valley?
Yakima Valley
What is Canada’s southernmost viticultural region?
Pelee Island (now a part of Lake Erie North Shore)
How does the Columbia Gorge vary from its west side to east?
West side — cool, maritime, rainy: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer
East side — much drier, sunnier, warmer. Zinfandel, Cab, Rhône varieties
Name three producers based on Spring Mountain.
Newton, Spring Mountain, Pride Mountain, Cain
What are the 9 AVAs of Monterey County?
Monterey, Santa Lucia Highlands, Chalone (shared with San Benito Co.), Hames Valley, Arroyo Seco, Carmel Valley, San Antonio Valley, San Bernabe, San Lucas
What is the coolest mountain AVA of Napa? What range is it on?
Mount Veeder; Mayacamas range
What are the two regional appellations of the Niagara Peninsula?
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara Escarpment
Who makes wine from the Upper Terrace Vineyard? What AVA?
Beaux Freres; Ribbon Ridge
What is the most recently established AVA of WA state?
Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (2012)
AVA: Benzinger
Sonoma Mountain
Buena Vista was founded by: ________
Inglenook was founded by: _______
Beaulieu Vineyards was founded by: _________
Buena Vista: Agostin Haraszthy
Inglenook: Gustave Neibaum
Beaulieu: George de Latour
What heat summation zones does the Central Valley fall under?
IV and V
What mountain range defines the Mt. Harlan AVA?
Gavilan Mountains
Where does Norman Hardie make wine?
Prince Edward County, Ontario
What style of wine is most prominent in Lake Erie North Shore?
Dry red wine from Bordeaux varietals.
AVA: Ciel du Cheval
Red Mountain
AVA: Monte Rosso vineyard
Sonoma Valley (technically in Moon Mountain now); Louis Martini; Zin and Cab
Name three producers based in Mendocino.
Fetzer, Navarro, Parducci, Roederer
Where is Pearl Morisette winery?
Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Name three winemakers who’ve worked at Peter Michael.
Vanessa Wong, Helen Turley, and Mark Aubert
Name 5 AVAs of Mendocino.
Anderson Valley AVA Mendocino AVA Mendocino Ridge AVA Yorkville Highlands AVA Redwood Valley AVA Potter Valley AVA McDowell Valley AVA Cole Ranch AVA Dos Rios AVA Covelo AVA Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA (added 2011, mostly in Sonoma) Eagle Peak AVA
What are the percentage requirements for labeling by vintage in Ontario and British Columbia?
Both must contain 85% of grapes from that year (Ontario must be vintage dated, except for sparkling; BC must be vintage dated except for sparkling, fortified, and “liqueur” wines)
AVA: Gary’s Vineyard
Santa Lucia Highlands; PN, Chard, Syrah; Roar, Lucia, Pisoni
What is Angelica?
A historic style of wine made by the early missionaries (c. 1830s) in California. The Mission grape was typically used, but with no skin contact to make white juice. Brandy (also made from the Mission grape) was added before or during fermentation.
Who makes “Cariad”?
Colgin Estate, means “love” in Welsh, Cab, Merlot, and Cab Franc
What subregion of Niagara on the Lake is best prized for its ice wine?
Niagara River
