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Cole Ranch AVA

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AVA of Mendocino County

Entirely within Mendocino AVA

Smallest AVA in United States

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AVA(s) of Missouri

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4 Ozark Highlands Ozark Mountains Augusta Hermann

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AVA(s) of Massachusetts

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2 Martha’s Vineyard Southeast New England

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Cienega Valley AVA

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In San Benito County

Pinot Noir

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AVAs of San Luis Obispo County

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Santa Maria Valley

York Mountain

Edna Valley

Paso Robles

Arroyo Grand Valley

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AVAs of El Dorado County

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El Dorado

California Shenandoah Valley

Fair Play

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AVA(s) of Wisconsin

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3 Lake Wisconsin Upper Mississippi River Valley Wisconsin Ledge

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sub-AVAs of Sierra Foothills AVA

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California Shenandoah Valley

Fair Play

El Dorado

Fiddletown

North Yuba

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Requirements for varietal labeling

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Vinifera: minimum 75% of stated varietal

Labrusca: minimum 51% of stated varietal

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AVAs of Monterey County

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Chalone

Carmel Valley

Arroyo Seco

Monterey

San Lucas

Santa Lucia Highlands

Hames Valley

San Antonio

San Bernabe

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Over what counties is Livermore Valley AVA?

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2

Alameda

Contra Costa

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AVAs of Napa County

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Napa Valley Howell Mountain

Los Carneros Wild Horse Valley

Stags Leap District Mount Veeder

Atlas Peak Spring Mountain District

Oakville Rutherford St. Helena

Chiles Valley Yountville Calistoga

Diamond Mountain District Oak Knoll District

Coombsville

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AVAs of Sonoma County

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Sonoma Valley

Dry Creek Valley

Knights Valley

Russian River Valley

Green Valley of Russian River Valley

Sonoma Mountain

Northern Sonoma

Sonoma Coast

Los Carneros

Chalk Hill

Alexander Valley

Rockpile

Bennett Valley

Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak

Fort Ross-Seaview

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Meritage

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Premium blend of Bordeaux varietals 90% maximum of any single varietal Red or white Trademarked by Meritage Alliance

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AVAs of Riverside County

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2 Temecula Valley Cucamonga Valley

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Requirements for labeling alcohol

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ABV must be stated on label within +/-1.5% If 7-14% abv, may say “table wine” or “light wine”

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AVA(s) of Idaho

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1 Snake River

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AVAs of Sacramento County

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Clarksburg

Lodi

Alta Mesa

Borden Ranch

Sloughhouse

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Where is Bennett Valley AVA and for what grape variety is it known?

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Northwestern part of Sonoma Valley AVA overlapping Sonoma Mountain AVA to south Merlot

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AVA(s) of Arizona

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1 Sonoita

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AVA(s) of Illinois

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Shawnee Hills

Upper Mississippi River Valley

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AVA(s) of Kentucky

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1 Ohio River Valley

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Mendocino Ridge AVA

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Wide AVA west of Mendocino AVA Includes western half of Anderson Valley AVA & a small piece of Yorkville Highlands AVA Minimum 1200-foot elevation Zinfandel

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Snake River Valley AVA

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Spans eastern border of Oregon with Idaho

Riesling is dominant

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Over what counties is Tracy Hills AVA?
2 San Joaquin Stanislaus
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AVAs of Mendocino County
11 Mendocino Mendocino Ridge Cole Ranch Dos Rios Anderson Valley Covelo Potter Valley Yorkville Highlands McDowell Valley Redwood Valley Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
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AVAs of Trinity County
2 Willow Creek Trinity Lakes
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AVA(s) of Virginia
7 Middleburg (2012) Virginia's Eastern Shore Rocky Knob Monticello North Fork of Roanoke Northern Neck George Washington's Birthplace Shenandoah Valley
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AVA(s) of North Carolina
3 Swan Creek Yadkin Valley Haw River Valley
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Over which counties is the South Coast AVA?
2 Riverside San Diego
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Over what counties is California Shenandoah Valley?
2 Amador El Dorado
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Large AVAs of California
4 North Coast Central Coast South Coast Sierra Foothills
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Two large AVAs in Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley
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San Benito County AVAs
7 Lime Kiln Valley Chalone Paicines Cienega Valley Pacheco Pass Mt. Harlan San Francisco Bay (includes part of county only)
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AVAs of Los Angeles County
4 Malibu-Newton Canyon Saddle Rock Malibu Sierra Pelona Leona Valley
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Over what counties is the Willow Creek AVA?
2 Humboldt Trinity
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AVA(s) of Michigan
4 Lake Michigan Shore Fennville Old Mission Peninsula Leelanau Peninsula
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Sierra Foothills AVA
East of Sacramento & Lodi Western edge of Sierra Nevada Mountains Gold Rush territory Cooler at higher altitudes Hot at lower altitudes Rich, spicy Old Vine Zinfandel is best Italian red varietals, Petite Sirah too
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Over which counties is the North Coast AVA?
6 Napa Sonoma Mendocino Lake Solano Marin
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Carole Meredith
Researcher who definitively linked California's Zinfandel to Croatia's Crljenak Kastelanski
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Sub-AVAs of Yakima Valley
4 Rattlesnake Hills Red Mountain (smallest AVA in Washington) Snipes Mountain Naches Heights
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For what grape is Dry Creek Valley AVA ideal?
Zinfandel
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AVAs of Alameda County
1 Livermore Valley
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AVA(s) of Arkansas
3 Ozark Mountains Arkansas Mountains Altus
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"The Rocks"
Area of Walla Walla Valley AVA that has large basalt cobblestones resembling Galets of Chateauneuf-du-Pape Plantings of Rhône wines on the rise as a result
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Principal grape of Monterey AVA
Chardonnay is more than 50% of vineyard plantings
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Over what states is the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA?
4 Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Illinois
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AVA(s) of Rhode Island
1 Southeast New England
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Where is Dry Creek Valley AVA?
North-central sub-AVA of Sonoma County Within Northern Sonoma AVA Overlaps Rockpile AVA in northwest
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Oregon Varietal Labeling Laws
90% of stated varietal 75% if white or red Bordeaux varietals, Rhône varieties, Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Tannat, Tempranillo If labelled by region, 95% must be grown in appellation.
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AVA(s) of Louisiana
1 Mississippi Delta
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AVA(s) of Washington
13 Naches Heights Puget Sound Red Mountain Walla Walla Valley Columbia Valley Horse Heaven Hills Rattlesnake Hills Snipes Mountain Columbia Gorge Wahluke Slope Yakima Valley Lake Chelan Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (2013)
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Which AVAs are shared between Washington and Oregon?
3 Walla Walla Columbia Valley Columbia Gorge
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Monterey County AVAs
9 Chalone Carmel Valley Arroyo Seco Monterey San Lucas Santa Lucia Highlands Hames Valley San Antonio San Bernabe
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Dominant grapes of Carmel Valley AVA
Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc
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AVAs of Yolo County
4 Clarksburg Merritt Islands Dunnigan Hills North Yuba
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AVA(s) of Connecticut
2 Western Connecticut Highlands Southeast New England
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Over what counties is the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?
3 Santa Cruz San Mateo Santa Clara
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AVA(s) of Texas
8 Texas Davis Mountains Texas High Plains Texas Hill Country Mesilla Valley Fredericksburg in Texas Hill Country Escondido Valley Bell Mountain Texoma
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AVA(s) of Tennessee
1 Mississippi Delta
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Over what counties is Santa Maria Valley AVA?
2 San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara
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Edna Valley AVA
In San Luis Obispo County Cooler coastal region for Pinot Noir & Chardonnay
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Lodi AVA
In center of Central Valley Adjacent to Sierra Foothills Just south of Sacramento 20% of California's wine production Slightly cooler than rest of Central Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Spanish varietals
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Over which states is the Kanawha River Valley AVA?
2 West Virginia Ohio
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AVAs within California's Central Valley
10 Capay Valley Dunnigan Hills Clarksburg Merritt Island Lodi River Junction Tracey Hills Solado Creek Diablo Grande Madera
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Over what counties is the San Francisco Bay AVA?
All of 5: Alameda Contra Costa San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Part of 2: San Benito Santa Cruz
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AVA(s) of New Jersey
3 Central Delaware Valley Outer Coastal Plain Warren Hills
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Over what states is the Snake River AVA?
2 Idaho Oregon
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Over what counties is the Chalone AVA?
2 Monterey San Benito
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Over what states is the Ohio River Valley AVA?
4 Indiana Kentucky Ohio West Virginia
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Crljenak Kastelanski
Croatian grape varietal genetically equivalent to California Zinfandel and Italian Primitivo
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AVA(s) of Mississippi
1 Mississippi Delta
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Central Valley of California
Not an AVA Source of 75% of California wine production Runs through center of California from north of Redding to less than 50 miles north of Los Angeles Extensively irrigated Most in Regions IV & V: HOT Table grapes, raisins, fortified wines
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AVA(s) of Maryland
3 Catoctin Linganore Cumberland Valley
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World's largest demarcated AVA
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA (approx. 30K square miles)
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Arroyo Grande AVA
In San Luis Obispo County Cooler coastal region for Pinot Noir & Chardonnay
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Over what states is the Lake Erie AVA?
3 New York Pennsylvania Ohio
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Over what counties is Clarksburg AVA?
3 Sacramento Solano Yolo
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AVA(s) of Oregon
11 Elkton (2013) Rogue Valley Walla Walla Valley Willamette Valley Southern Oregon Applegate Valley Umpqua Valley Columbia Valley Columbia Gorge Red Hills-Douglas County Snake River
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sub-AVAs of Southern Oregon AVA
5 3 in north: Umpqua Valley AVA, Red Hill Douglas County AVA Elkton AVA 2 in south: Rogue Valley AVA, Applegate Valley AVA
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sub-AVAs of Lodi
7 Alta Mesa Borden Ranch Mokelumne River Cosumnes River Jahant Sloughhouse Clement Hills
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AVA(s) of Indiana
2 Indiana Uplands (2013) Ohio River Valley
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Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
Strip of land adjacent to Monterey AVA at central-west Immediately north of Arroyo Seco AVA Mostly Pinot Noir Single Vineyards: Gary's Vineyard
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AVAs of Santa Clara County
3 San Ysidro Santa Clara Valley San Francisco Bay
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Over what counties is Lodi AVA?
2 Sacramento San Joaquin
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Over what counties is the Wild Horse Valley AVA?
2 Napa Solano
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Columbia Valley AVA
Spans border of Oregon & Washington Contains AVAs of Columbia Gorge & Walla Walla Valley Driest and warmest of Oregon Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
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AVAs of San Diego County
2 San Pasquale Valley Ramona Valley
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AVAs of San Benito County
7 Cienega Valley Pacheco Pass Paicines Mt. Harlan Lime Kiln Valley Chalone San Francisco Bay AVA over part of county
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Over what counties is the Sierra Foothills AVA?
8 Amador Calaveras El Dorado Mariposa Nevada Placer Tuolumne Yuba
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Sub-appellations of Willamette Valley, OR
6 Dundee Hills McMinnville Eola-Amity Hills District Ribbon Ridge Chehalem Mountains Yamhill-Carlton
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AVA(s) of New Mexico
3 Middle Rio Grande Valley Mimbres Valley Mesilla Valley
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AVA(s) of Minnesota
2 Alexandria Lakes Upper Mississippi River Valley
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AVAs of Amador County
2 Fiddletown California Shenandoah Valley
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AVAs of Solano County
4 Suisin Valley Solano County-Green Valley Clarksburg Wild Horse Valley
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sub-AVAs of Willamette Valley AVA
6 Chehalem Mountains Yamhill-Carlton District Ribbon Ridge Dundee Hills McMinnville Eola-Amity Hills
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AVAs of Seiad County
1 Siskiyou
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What is the meaning of "Estate Bottled" on a wine label?
100% of wine from grapes grown on land owned or controlled by winery Winery & vineyards used for wine must be within same AVA
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AVAs of Fresno County
1 Madera
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% of grapes required for labeling by appellation
County, State or Country: 75% Washington: 95% California & Oregon: 100% AVA: 85% single vineyard: 95%
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Over which counties is the Central Coast AVA?
11 Alameda Contra Costa Monterey Sacramento San Benito San Francisco San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz
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AVA(s) of Iowa
1 Upper Mississippi River Valley
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Significant vineyards of Wahluke slope
Indian Wells Vineyard Rosebud Vineyard
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AVAs of Santa Cruz County
3 Santa Cruz Mountains Ben Lomond San Francisco Bay
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AVAs of Contra Costa County
1 Livermore Valley
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Over what states is the Central Delaware Valley AVA?
2 New Jersey Pennsylvania
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AVA(s) of New York
9 Long Island The Hamptons Hudson River Region Lake Erie Finger Lakes Cayuga Seneca North Fork of Long Island Niagara Escarpment
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AVAs of San Joaquin County
8 Lodi River Junction Borden Ranch Clement Hills Consumnes River Jahant Mokelmune River Tracy Hills
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Over what states is the Mississippi Delta AVA?
3 Mississippi Tennessee Louisiana
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What is the warmest AVA of Sonoma County and what style of wine is principally produced there?
Knights Valley AVA brawny Cabernets
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What AVAs overlap the Santa Ynez Valley AVA?
Santa Rita Hills AVA (west) Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara (southeast)
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What AVAs are encompassed by Sonoma Coast AVA
most of Russian River Valley AVA southern part of Sonoma Valley AVA Los Carneros AVA Fort Ross-Seaview AVA
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Teinturier
Wine term for grapes with flesh and juice that are red in color due to anthocyanin pigments accumulating in the pulp itself
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AVA(s) of Pennsylvania
5 Lehigh Valley Central Delaware Valley Cumberland Valley Lake Erie Lancaster Valley
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Where are most of the fine wine districts of California located and why?
Near the coast Fog & cool sea breezes mitigate temperatures and create a large diurnal swing in temperatures: warm days/cool nights
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Soils of Willamette Valley
Willakenzie: ash-covered Jory: well-drained volcanic
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AVA(s) of West Virginia
3 Kanawha River Valley Shenandoah Valley Ohio River Valley
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Paso Robles AVA
Enormous AVA in northern San Luis Obispo County Proposals to further sub-divide Rhône varieties dominate with Zinfandel Also Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
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AVAs of Lake County
6 Guenoc Valley Clear Lake Benmore Valley Red Hills-Lake County High Valley
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Over what counties is the Madera AVA?
2 Madera Fresno
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Over what states is the Ozark Mountains AVA?
3 Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma
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AVAs of Santa Barbara County
4 Santa Maria Valley Santa Inez Santa Rita Hills Happy Canyon
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Over what counties is the Antelope Valley of the California High Desert AVA?
2 Los Angeles Kern
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Russian River Valley AVA shares land with what other AVAs
Except for easternmost parts, within Sonoma Coast AVA Entirely within Northern Sonoma AVA Sonoma County Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA & Chalk Hill AVA mostly within Russian River Valley AVA
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Laws for vintage labeling
(applies to imports too) Must carry appellation smaller than a country Specific AVA: 95% stated vintage State/County AVA: 85% stated vintage
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Over what counties is the Central Coast AVA?
11 Alameda Contra Costa Monterey Sacramento San Benito San Francisco San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Clara Santa Cruz
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Anderson Valley AVA
Covers entire western arm of Mendocino AVA One of California's coolest AVAs Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling wine dominated by Roederer & Scharffenberger
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AVAs of Oregon
Willamette Valley AVA Southern Oregon AVA Snake River Valley AVA Columbia Valley AVA
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Mt. Harlan AVA
In San Benito County Pinot Noir, Viognier
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Over what states is the Southeast New England AVA?
3 Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island
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AVAs of Humboldt County
1 Willow Creek
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What does "Contains Sufites" on a wine label mean?
Required language if sulfites are present in 10 parts per million or more
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For what grape is Dry Creek Valley AVA ideal?
Zinfandel
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AVAs within California's Central Valley
10 Capay Valley Dunnigan Hills Clarksburg Merritt Island Lodi River Junction Tracey Hills Solado Creek Diablo Grande Madera
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sub-AVAs of Lodi
7 Alta Mesa Borden Ranch Mokelumne River Cosumnes River Jahant Sloughhouse Clement Hills
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sub-AVAs of Sierra Foothills AVA
5 California Shenandoah Valley Fair Play El Dorado Fiddletown North Yuba
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World's largest demarcated AVA
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA (approx. 30K square miles)
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AVA(s) of Oklahoma
1 Ozark Mountain
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Which AVAs are included in the Northern Sonoma AVA?
7 Russian River Valley AVA Sonoma County Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA (most) Chalk Hill AVA Knights Valley AVA Alexander Valley AVA Dry Creek Valley AVA Rockpile AVA (part that overlaps Dry Creek Valley AVA) Pine Mt.-Cloverdale Peak AVA (overlaps Alexander Valley, crosses into Mendocino)
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Over what states is the Shenandoah Valley AVA?
2 Virginia West Virginia
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Inwood Valley
New AVA of Shasta County, California
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AVA(s) of Ohio
6 Ohio River Valley Grand River Valley Isle St. George Lake Erie Kanawha River Valley Loramie Creek

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