US Flashcards
Name the 5 AVAs in the Far North?
Willow Creek AVA (Humboldt and Trinity Counties),
Inwood Valley AVA, Manton Valley AVA (Shasta),
Seiad Valley AVA (Siskiyou),
Trinity Lakes AVA (Trinity County)
Which AVA is shared between Shasta County and Tehama County?
Manton Valley AVA
Where is Inwood Valley AVA?
In Shasta county, the Far North, California
Where is Willow Creek AVA?
In Humboldt and Trinity counties, the Far North, California
Where is Trinity Lakes AVA?
Trinity county, the Far North
Where is Seiad Valley?
In Siskiyou, the Far North
Where is Guenoc Valley AVA?
Lake County, North Coast California
where is Lake County?
North Coast of California
How many AVAs in Lake County? Name them?
9 AVAs in Lake County:
Clear Lake AVA,
High Valley AVA,
Guenoc Valley AVA,
Red Hills-Lake County AVA,
Big Valley District-Lake County AVA,
Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA,
Upper Lake Valley AVA,
Long Valley-Lake County AVA,
Benmore Valley AVA.
Where is Kelsey Bench?
Lake County, North Coast California
Where is Upper Lake Valley?
Lake County, North Coast California
Where is Benmore Valley?
Lake County, North Coast California
Where is High Valley AVA?
Lake County, North Coast California
Big Valley District?
Lake County, North Coast California
What’s the climate in The Far North?
Mediterranean
What’s the climate in general in Mendocino County?
Foggy, cool and moody
Name the 5 counties in North Coast?
Lake County, Mendocino County, Napa County, Solano County, Sonoma County
Which county is covered by 60% redwood?
Mendocino County in North Coast California
Which grape varieties are most planted in Mendocino?
Red grapes
Which AVA hold Alsatian Festival?
Anderson Valley
Which is the only non-contiguous不连续的AVA in America?why?
Mendocino Ridge, only elevations of 1200ft/365m or higher
How many AVAs in Mendocino County? Which are they?
16 AVAs
Anderson Valley AVA,
Cole Ranch AVA,
Covelo AVA,
Dos Rios AVA,
Eagle Peak AVA,
McDowell Valley AVA,
Mendocino AVA (Anderson Valley, Cole Ranch, McDowell Valley, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, YorkVille Highlands),
Mendocino County (part of the large North Coast AVA that spreads northward from San Francisco Bay),
Mendocino Ridge,
North Coast,
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak,
Potter Valley,
Redwood Valley,
Talmage Region,
Ukiah Valley,
Yorkville Highlands
Where is Anderson Valley AVA? Which is top grape?
Mendocino County, North Coast California
Top Pinot Noir, also good Riesling and Gew
Which Winkler region is classifed for Anderson Valley?
Region I, it’s only a few miles from the cold Pacific Ocean
Who owner the entire vineyrad of Cole Ranch AVA?
Sterling Family, owner of Esterlina Winery at Philo.
Which is the US’s smallest AVA?Where is it located?
Cole Ranch, between Russian River and Anderson Valley in Mendocino County- North Coast California
Where is Covelo AVA located? What’s the climate?
Mendocino County, North Coast California
Continental climate (the high peaks surrounding the reigon block the coastal influence), growing season is shorter than other Mendocino areas.
Where is Dos Rios AVA located? What is different from other AVAs?
In Mendocino County, North Coast California;
Soils are very rocky, slopes are steep, climate is unique combination of maritine and continental
Where is Eagle Peak located? What’s the top grape variety?
Just west of Redwood Valley, In Mendocino county, North Coast California;
Pinot Noir is king.
Which is the only winery in Dos Rios?Which wines are produced?
Vin de Tevis, Cab F, Cab S, Merlot and Zinfandel.
Which is the sole winery in Eagle Peak AVA?
Masút
Where is McDowell Valley? Key grape varieties?
In Mendocino County, North Coast California;
Rhone Red varieties: Grenache, Syrah, Zinfandel(century-old), white like Marsanne and Viognier.
What’s elevation of McDowell Valley?
High sloping, 1000ft/304m.
Which 6 AVAs are nested in Mendocino AVA?
Anderson Valley, Cole Ranch, McDowell Valley, Potter Valley, Redwood Valley, Yorkville Highlands
Which AVA is world leader in certified organically-grown grapes? How many % of them growing certified organic grapes?
Mendocino County AVA, 25%=1/4 vineyards are certified organic
What’s the microclimate for Mendocino Ridge AVA? Which grape variety is famous here?
Above fog line, so more sunshine and warmer. Distinctive Zinfandel.
Where is Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA?
Shared between Mendocino county and Sonoma County, North Coast of California.
What’s the terroir of Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA?
High-elevation vineyards rises 914m/3000feet above the Alexander Valley Floor.
Where is Potter Valley located?
East of Redwood Valley, in Mondocino County, North Coast, California.
Where is Redwood Valley AVA?
Mendocino County, North Coast of California
What’s the climate in Redwood Valley? What’s the major factor on the climate?Key grape varieties?
It’s a upland valley, cooler than surrounding appellations due to a gap in the coastal ridge which allows cool Pacific air.
Cab S, Zin, Barbera, Petite Sirah.
Where is Ukiah Valley AVA located?
In Mendocino County. North Coast California
Where is Talmage Region AVA?
On the eastern edge of the Ukiah Valley, in Mendocino County, North Coast, California.
Which river flows through Ukiah Valley?
Russian River, creates a growing region remind of the Medoc.
Where is Yorkville Highlands located?
Mendocino County, North Coast of California
Why is Yorkville Highlands AVA distinctive? Which are the key grape varieties?
Rocky soils with high-gravel content, different from neighboring appellations (loamy and clay),
Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux red such as Cab S and Merlot.
Which county in the US produce the most Pinot Noir?
Sonoma County.
How many AVAs in Sonoma County? Which are they?
19AVAs:
Alexander Valley AVA,
Bennett Valley AVA,
Chalk Hill AVA,
Dry Creek Valley AVA,
Fort Ross- Seaview AVA,
Fountaingrove District AVA,
Green Valley AVA,
Knights Valley AVA,
Los Carneros AVA,
Moon Mountain AVA,
Northern Sonoma AVA,
Petaluma Gap AVA,
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA,
Rockpile AVA,
Russian River Valley AVA,
Sonoma Coast AVA,
Sonoma Mountain AVA,
Sonoma Valley AVA,
West Sonoma AVA,
Which is the kep grape variety of Alexander Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Name the 5 districts in Alexander Valley from south to north?
Maacama, Healdsberg, Jimtown, Geyserville, Cloverdale
Where is Alexander Valley located?
In the Northeast corner of Sonoma County, North Coast California
What’s the climate in Alexander Valley?
Warm summer days with cooler nights (ocean marine cooler air come throught the Russian River path, following foggy mornings), perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon.
Where is Bennett Valley?
Sonoma County, North Coast
What’s the key grape variety of Bennett Valley? What’s the soil type?Climate?
Merlot, volcanic cobbles and clay;
Moderately cool climate (morning fogs and marine breezes)
What’s the major factors on the climate of Carneros? Key grape varieties?
San Pablo Bay, and Napa River cools the region;
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
What’s the soil of Carneros?
Predominant soil is Haire-Coombs (clay mixed gravel), has a cooling effect on the vines and tends to delay bud break.
Which are the sub-AVAs of Russian River Valley?
Chalk Hill AVA, Green Valley AVA
Where is Chalk Hill AVA located?
Within Russian River, Sonoma County
What’s the soil of Chalk Hill? Key grape varieties? Climate?
White, quartzite-rich volcanic tuff: chalky ash; Chardonnay and Cab S.
Warmer.
Where is Dry Creek Valley?What’s the key grape?What’s the soil? Climate?
North of Sonoma, North Coast;
Zinfandel
Rocky soil
Winkler region II.
Which is the 100% sustainable wine region?
Dry Creek Valley.
Which is the AVA most close to the Pacific Ocean?
Fort Ross-Seaview, Sonoma
What’s the key grape variety of Fort Ross-Seaview? Where are the vineyard located?
Pinot Noir; on the ridges above 1200feet/365m
Where is Fountaingrove District AVA? Key grape varieties?
Sonoma County, North Coast;
Cab S, Merlot, Syrah
What’s the remarkable feature of Fountaingrove District?
High elevation up to more than 2000ft/609m, and marine influence caused by a gap in the mountains in Santa Rosa.
Where is Green Valley AVA?
Sonoma County, southwestern part of the Russian River Valley.
What’s the trademark标志of Green Valley? Key soil? Key grapes?
Fog (fog originates at the Petaluma Wine Gap, because its proximity to this gap)
Goldbridge soil; Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
What’s Goldbridge soil?
A rare fine-grained sandy loam沙壤土, light and fluffy蓬松 with excellent drainage.
One of the smallest AVA of Sonoma County?
Green Valley AVA; Rockpile
What’s the cliamte of Green Valley?
Cooler morning for a longer period of time than the northern parts of Russian River, Green Valley is the first place where the fog comes in and the last place where it burns off, making it the coolest, foggiest part of the Russian River Valley.
Where is Knights Valley located? Key grape variety?
Sonoma County, North Coast;
Cabernet Sauvignon
Where is Moon Mountain AVA located?
Sonoma County
Where is the Monte Rosso vineyard located? What’s the vineyard famous for?
Moon Mountain AVA (Louis Martini bought in 1938 and renamed it, means red earth);
Complex, high-acidity, age-worthy old-vine Zinfandel and Cabernet S.
What’s the soil, topography fo Moon Mountain?vineyard facing?
Rocky volcanic soil(iron-rich);
high elevation 121-670m/400-2200ft, on slopes and ridge tops of the Mayacamas Mountains;
South-east.
Which AVA is famous but established as AVA in recent year?
Moon Mountain in 2013.
Which is the largest and second largest AVA of Sonoma County?
Sonoma Coast, 2nd Northern Sonoma
What’s the key grape variety of Northern Sonoma?
Cab S
Which AVAs are included in Northern Sonoma?
Chalk Hill, Knights Valley, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Russian River Valley, most of Green Valley, Rockpile, Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak.
Who made the petition for Northern Sonoma AVA?
Gallo
Where is Petaluma Gap AVA located?What’s the climate?What’s the major factor of its cliamte?
Sonoma County;
Mild mediterranean climate;
Wine tunnel 风洞效应 the cool breeze pick up speed in late afternoon and bring fogs every night, brings lower yields and grapes reach physiological ripeness
What’s the key grape varieties of Petaluma Gap?
Pinot Noir 75%
What’s the key grape variety of Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak?
71% Cab S.
What’s the terroir of Rockpile?(elevation, soil, climate)
High elevation 800-2100feet/240-640m, cooler than Dry Creek Valley,
Red brown loam and clay(oxidized iron)
Which AVA must be at elevation above 800feet?
Rockpile in Sonoma
What’s the key grape variety of Rockpile?
Zinfandel
What’s the wine style of Rockpile?
Small berries, intensely flavored red grapes with great concentration and balance
What’s the climate of Russian River Valley?What’s the soil?Key grapes?
Cooling fog, only a few miles to the Pacific Ocean
Goldbridge soil;
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
What’s the climate of Sonoma Coast?
Cool climate and high rainfall, close to the Pacific, but vineyards are above fog line to get ripen.
What’s the evelation of Sonoma Mountain AVA? Key grape variety?
2400ft/731m;
Cab S, Chardonnay
Which is the first AVA established in Sonoma?
Sonoma Valley in 1981
What’s the key grape of Sonoma Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Which is the newest AVA in Sonoma County?when was it classified?
West Sonoma Coast in 2022
?How many % of California total wine grape harvest in Napa Valley?
Only 4%
Which are the 3 sub-regions of West Sonoma Coast?
Annapolis, Fort Ross-Seaview, Freestone-Occidental
What’s the wine style of West Sonoma Coast? Key grape varieties?
Bright acidity, moderate alcohol, pure flavors.
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
How many vineyard size in Napa Valley compare to Bordeaux ?
Less than 15% the size of Bordeaux, only 1/6 one-sixth the planted acreage of Bordeaux 波尔多种植面积的1/6
How many % of Napa County is planted to grapes?
Only 9%
When was Napa Valley AVA established?
1981 (one of the first AVAs)
How many sub-AVAs in Napa Valley? Which are they?
16 AVAs:
Atlas Peak, Calistoga, Chiles Valley, Coombsville, Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, Los Carneros, Mt. Veeder, Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, Spring Mountain District, Stags Leap District, Yountville, Wild Horse Valley.
How many wineries are family owned in Napa Valley?
95%
Which is America’s first AVA? Which is the second?
Augusta AVA in Eastern Missouri in 1980; Napa Valley
How many % of wine producing areas have Mediterranean climate?
2%
What’s special for Altas Peak?
Know for high elevation: 760-2600ft(232-792m);
Volcanic red soil
Cool climate, mountian influenced with temprature cooler than valley floor
Where is Atlas Peak located? Which are the key grape varieties?
Western slope of Vaca Range (that seperates Napa Valley and the Sacramento Valley);
Cab S, Chardonnay
Which is the hottest appellation in Napa Valley?
Calistoga AVA
Which is the most northerly appellation of Napa Valley?
Calistoga AVA
What’s special in terms of Climate in Calistoga?
High diurnal variation 昼夜温差
What’s the soil in Calistoga? What’s famous in this area? Key grape varieties?
Volcanic soil, famous for its mineral-rich hot springs温泉, Cab S, Zin, Syrah, Petite Sirah
which AVAs have cooler climate in Napa Valley?
Atlas Peak, Chiles Valley, Coombsville, Oak Knoll District, Spring Mountain District (east facing, high elevation); Stags Leap District
Which are the coolest AVAs in Napa Valley?
Los Carneros, Mount Veeder, Wild Horse Valley
What’s the key grape varieties in Wild Horse Valley?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Where is Mount Veeder AVA located?
Eastern slopes of the Mayacamas Range, south of Napa Valley, close to San Pablo Bay
Which AVA is isolated and have some pre-phylloxera Zinfandel grapevines in Napa Valley?
Chiles Valley
Which AVA is on the eastern side of the Vaca mountain?
Chiles Valley AVA
Why does Coombsville have cooler climate?
Proximity to the San Pablo Bay (fog and sea breezes).
What’s the vineyards’ facing in Coombsville? Which are the key grape varieties?
West facing; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
What’s name origin of Diamond Mountain District?
It was inspired by the reflective shards of volcanic glass material found throughout the soil 反光火山玻璃材料碎片
Where is Diamond Mountain District AVA?
Northwestern corner of Napa Valley, east side of Mayacamas Mountians
Which AVAs have higher elevation in Napa Valley?
Diamond Mountain District 400-2200ft/122-671m, most above fog line
Atlas Peak,
Howell Mountain 1400ft/427m-2600ft/792m, above fog line;
Mount Veeder, 500-2600ft(152-792m), most vineyards are above 1400ft/426m;
Spring Mountain District 600 to 2,600 feet (183 to 792 m);
Wild Horse Valley (850-2130ft/259-649m) above fog line.
What’s vineyard facing in Diamond Mountain District? Which are the key grape varieties?
What’s the wine style?
East-facing, Cabernet S and Cab F; blue fruit characters
Where is Schramsberg locatad?
Diamond Mountain District
Which wine was used for President Nixon’s 1972 “Toast to Peace” with China’s Premier Zhou Enlai?
Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs sparkling
Which is the first nested Mountain AVA in Napa Valley?
Howell Mountain in 1983
Name difference of Carneros in Sonoma and Napa?
In Napa it’s “Los Carneros” and “Carneros in Sonoma”
Which AVAs have warmer climate in Napa Valley?
Howell Mountain, Rutherford
What’s the soil in Howell Mountain?Key grape varieties?
Volcanic red iron-rich soil,
Cabernet, Merlot, Zinfandel
What does Los Carneros (Spanish) mean?
The Rams公羊
Which AVA is called “Napa’s Burgundy and Napa’s Champagne?
Los Carneros
Which are the key grape varieties in Los Carneros? Why it’s gaining attention for its Merlot?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; clay soils
What’s the climate in Carneros compare to Napa and Sonoma?
Cooler than Napa Valley but warmer than Sonoma Coast
Which is the first AVA in Napa Valley purely defined by climate characteristics?
Los Carneros
Which AVA of Napa Valley is distinct for its mintiness flavour?
Mount Veeder AVA
What’s the special factors in Mount Veeder AVA?
Extreme cragginess of the terrain地形崎岖
Cool climate
Small production, small berries
Where is Oak Knoll District located? Key grape varieties?
North of Los Carneros, between Mount Veeder and Coombsville, close to the San Pablo Bay
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling
What are the soils in Oakville?
Soils vary considerably:
East- rust red iron-rich volcanic gravel,
Center is darker loam,
West- the famous gravelly fans(mixed of sedimentary and volcanic rocks) that include Martha’s vineyard, To Kalon where Harlan Estate located
Which AVAs are the Cabernet-centric valley floor appelations in Napa Valley?
St. Helena, Rutherford, Oakville
What does “To Kalon” mean?
It means “The highest beauty” in Greek.
Which famous historical winery is located in Rutherford?
Beaulieu Vineyards
Where is the UC Davis’s reserch vineyard and laboratory facility loacted? What’s the name ?
Oakville, Oakville Station
Which AVA enjoy the most sun of any of the valley floor appellations in Napa Valley?
Rutherford
??What’s the key grape varieties in Rutherford?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
Who is André Viktorovich Tchelistcheff?
*America’s most influential winemaker post-Prohibition禁酒令后
*He was the creator of the original “Georges de Latour Private Reserve”,
*Advised Warren Winiarski in launching Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars famously made the 1973 SLV *Cabernet Sauvignon that was awarded the most points in the “Judgement of Paris” in 1976,
*He also assisted Ste. Michelle in Lauching the Anthology program at Conn Creek Winery,
*He is the mentor of many great winemakers such as Robert Mondavi, Louis Martini, Michael Silacci, Mike Grgich…
What’s the climate in St. Helena AVA? Wine style? Soils?
Hot, hotter than Calistoga;
Higher alcohol Cab S due to the warm climate.
Gravelly loam in the west, volcanic in the east.
What’s the name origin of Spring Mountain District?
The AVA earned its name due to the prevalence of natural springs all over the mountian
Where is Spring Mountain District located? Vineyard facing?Key grape varieties? Wine style?
West of St. Helena in Napa Valley, on the eastern slopes of Mayacamas Range
Eastern facing;
Cabernet S, Merlot, Cab F, Zinfandel;
Cabernets are quite tannic, elegant, and ageworthy.
Which is the smallest AVA in Napa Valley?
Stags Leap District
Which AVA’s wine in Napa Valley is called “iron fist in a velvet glove”天鹅绒手套中的铁拳?
Stags Leap District
What’s the soil in Stags Leap District? Key grape varieties?
Volcanic gravel loams and rocky hillsides, Cab S dominant, Merlot and Sauvignon Balnc
??There are two “Green Valley”s, where are they located?
Green Valley of Russian River Valley in Sonoma County,
Solano County Green Valley.
Why does Stags Leap District have cooler climate?
Low in the valley so has regular access to breezes and fog from the San Pablo Bay,
Wind tunnel extends the growing season
Which are the two AVAs in Solano County?
Solano County Green Valley, Suisun Valley
Where is Suisun Valley AVA?
In Solano County in North Coast of California
Which AVA has low elevation without mountain influence in Napa Valley?
Yountville
Which AVA are the finest hotels and restaurants such as French Laundry located in Napa Valley?
Yountville AVA
How many wine counties in Central Coast?
8 Counties:
Alameda County,
Contra Coasta County,
Monterey County,
San Benito County,
San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara County,
Santa Clara County,
Santa Cruz County
What’s the soil in Yountville? Wine style?
Gravelly alluvial soil with rock; elegant, refined and suple.
Which AVA is share between Alameda County and Contra Costa County?
Livermore Valley
San Francisco Bay AVA includes all or portions of which counties?
Alameda, Contra Costa, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Solano counties
where is Livermore Valley located?
30miles east of San Francisco
When was Livermore Valley granted AVA? What’s the special terroir of Livermore Valley?
1982, unique gravel-based soils and marine winds that are drawn into the valley every afternoon from San Francisco Bay.It has an east-west orientation东西走向, unique among northern California winergrowing regions(which are north-east orientation), and surrounded by coastal range mountains and foothills.
What’s the micro-climate in Livermore Valley?
The east-west orientation of the valley allows the coastal fog and marine breezes to come in from the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay and cool the valley’s warm air, resulting in warm days and cool nights ideal conditions for producing fully-ripened, balanced fruit.
Which region won America’s first international gold medal for wine?
Livermore Valley, captured America’s first international gold medal for wine in 1889 at the Paris Exposition, putting California on the world wine map.
Which region were the first to bottle varietal labeled Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Petite Sirah?
Livermore Valley
How many percent of California’s Chardonnay vines trace their genetic roots to a Livermore Valley clone?
80%
Where is Lamorinda AVA located?
In Contra Costa County, central coast California
Where is Arroyo Seco located?
In Monterey County, Central Coast California
Where is Monterey County?
Central Coast California
How many AVAs in Monterey County? Which are they?
10 AVAs:
Arroyo Seco,
Carmel Valley,
Chalone,
Gabilan Mountains,
Hames Valley,
Monterey,
San Antonio Valley,
San Bernabe,
San Lucas,
Santa Lucia Highlands
What does Arroyo Seco mean?
Dry riverbed干河床
What’s the soil type of Arroyo Seco?when was it approved as AVA? What’ the climate?Elevation？
Gravelly Sandy loam, 1983, Moderate, partially sheltered避风 from breezes
266 ft.(81m)/1,670 ft.(509m)
Which grapes are produced in Arroyo Seco?
Chardonnay
Riesling
Zinfandel
Bordeaux varietals
Rhone varietals
Where is Carmel Valley?
In Monterey County, Central Coast California
What’s the major effect on climate in Carmel Valley?
Vineyards are located primarily within Carmel Valley and Cachagua Valley, Cachagua Valley’s mountains terrain elevates grapes above the fog line, exposuring them to a warm climate.
Elevation: 203 ft.(61m) / 2,762 ft.(841m)
Which AVA is shared between Monterey and San Benito counties?
Chalone
When was Carmel Valley AVA established?What’s the climate?Soil?
1983, Extensive coastal influence; hillside has moderate temperature swings.
Fine sandy loam
Why does Chalone have a warm temperature?
High elevation: 1,201 ft. (366m)/ 2,323 ft.(708m)**
Chalone’s elevation exposes grapes to a dramatic shift from high daytime temperature to the cold nighttime air.
Where can be found the oldest vines in Monterey County?
Chalone
When was Chalone AVA established?
1982(1year earlier than others in Monterey?)
What’s the uniqueness in the soil of Chalone?
Contains Limestone and granite found nowhere else in the world.
which grape varieties are produced in Chalone?
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Pinot Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Syrah
Where is Gabilan Mountain AVA located?
Shared between Monterey and San Benito Counties, Central Coast California
Which is the newest AVA in Monterey County? When was it established?
Gabilan Mountain, in 2022
Which AVA are shared between Monterey and San Benito County?
Gabilan Mountain
What’s the climate in Gabilan Mountain?
Warm, high elevation reduces coastal influence.
What’s the elevation of Gabilan Mountain?
1,500 ft.(457m)/2,370 ft.(722m) the highest in Monterey?
What’ the difference of soil between Gabilan Mountain and other AVAs in Monterey?
Has high content of limestone
Where is Hames Valley located?
At the foot of the Santa Lucia Mountains, in Monterey County, Central Coast California
Which is the southermost AVA in Monterey County?
Hames Valley
What’s the grape variety in this Hames Valley AVA? What’s the style of wine?
Rhone Varieties, intense and bold
What’s the climate in Hames Valley?why?
Very warm, minor coastal influence.
Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean protects vines from winds blowing in from the Salinas Valley corridor, which generates a warmer climate than northern regions.
What’s the soil in Hames Valley?
Shale页岩
Which is the most important grape variety throughout the Monterey AVA?and other grapes?
Chardonnay, over 50%
Northern section has cooler weather influenced by ocean breezes and fog, produce cool-climate grapes like Riesling, Pinot Noir;
In the South, daytime can reach 37degrees, very warm weather produce Bordeaux and Rhone varieties(Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Petite Syrah) and some Zinfandel.
When was Monterey AVA established? Climate?
1984, cool to hot (north to south)
Where is San Antonio Valley located? When was the AVA established?
Encircled by the Santa Lucia Range at the southermost region of Monterey County, Central Coast California.
Which AVA’s climate in Monterey County reminds Napa Valley?
San Bernabe, Moderate
Which is the hottest region in Monterey?
San Antonio Valley, hot climate.
Where is San Bernabe located?
In Monterey County, Central Coast California
Which grapes are produced in San Antonio Valley?
full-bodied Rhone, Bordeaux, Spanish, Portuguese varietals, including:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Petite Sirah
Syrah
Marsanne
Tempranillo
Grenache
which is the most centrally located AVA in Monterey County?
San Bernabe
Which grapes are planted in San Bernabe?
Over 20 varietals:
Merlot
Syrah
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Riesling
Where is San Lucas AVA located?
In Monterey County, Central Coast California
What’s the climate in San Lucas? Grapes?
Moderate to warm;
Cab S, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc.
Where is Santa Lucia Highlands located?
In Monterey County, Central Coast California
Which AVA in Monterey County has a climate comparable to Burgundy?
Santa Lucia Highlands
elevated position (98 ft. / 2,349 ft.=715m)exposes vines to morning sunshine and afternoon maritime breezes. Ultimately, this climate results in a long growing season.
Which is the coolest AVA in Monterey County? Produce which grape varieties?
Santa Lucia Highlands (cool climate)
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah
How Many AVAs in San Benito County?Which are they?
6 AVAs:
Cienega Valley,
Lime Kiln Valley,
Mt. Harlan,
Pacheco Pass (also in Santa Clara Co.),
Paicines,
San Benito.
Which AVA is shared between Santa Clara and San Benito Counties?
Pacheco Pass
Where is San Benito County located?
It’s an inland portion of Central Coast, between the Gabilan mountain ranges(to the west) and the southern end of the Diablo Mountains (to the east).
What’s the climate and grape varieties in San Benito?
Mediterranean climate, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and syrah.
Where is Cienega Valley located?
In San Benito County, Central Coast of California. Just south of the town of Hollister, Mount Harlan to the southwest在西南侧.Its position along the San Andreas fault圣安德烈亚斯断层 gives it a unique terroir.
Which grape varieties are planted in Cienega Valley AVA?
Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and old-vine Negrette.
What’s the soil profile in Cienega Valley?
The San Andreas fault splits the soil profile of the Valley into 2 different area:
On the western side, the soils are made up of granite and limestone, while on the eastern side they are granite and sandstone.
Which is the nested AVA within Cienega AVA San Benito County?
Lime Kiln Valley AVA (in the south of San Benito County)
What’s the climate in Cienega Valley?
Moderate, it’s protected by surrounding mountain ranges from both the cool Salinas Valley in the west and the hot Central Valley in the east. Warmth during the day is moderated by cooling breezes from Monterey Bay.
Which is the smallest AVA in San Benito County?
Lime Kiln Valley, also one of the smallest AVAs in Califronia.
Who firstly planted vines in Cienega Valley(San Benito County)?
A French settler named Theophile Vache, who first planted grapes here in the early 1850s.
Which winery was dominant in San Benito in 1950-1970s? The vineyards were sold to which company in 1980s?
From the 1950s onwards, many San Benito vineyards were bought by the giant Almaden winery(no longer in operation?), but that changed when the company was sold to Constellation Brands星座品牌in the 1980s.
Lime Kiln Valley’s name origin?
The valley takes its name from its once-thriving limestone mining and kilning industry of the 1890s该山谷因其 1890 年代一度繁荣的石灰石开采和窑炉工业而得名。
Which is the only winery in Lime Kiln Valley? Which wines are produced?
Enz Vineyard, red wines are made from a small plot of 90-year-old Mourvedre**to try, and recently planted Zinfandal and Syrah.
Which training system are used in Lime Kiln Valley?
Bush vine and Trellising system
What’s the climate and soil in Lime Kiln Valley?C
Warm sunny day and cool nights (breezes from the cold Monterey Bay through the Pajaro River Gap); granite and limestone soils.
Where is Mount Harlan AVA located?
It’s an AVA in San Benito County (central coast), located high in the Gabilan Mountains, 22miles(35km) from the coast.
Which winery is Mount Harlan vineyards belong to? Which grapes are produced?
*Josh Jensen’s Calera Wine Company. Calera (the Spanish word for ‘lime kiln’石灰窑) serves as a reminder of the now-disused废弃的limestone quarries采石场here(The AVA almost immediately east of Mount Harlan is Lime Kiln Valley AVA);
*Limestone soil and climate similar to Burgundy,
*So Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Aligote are planted.
What kind of the terroir in Mount Harlan AVA?Wine style?
*Altitude of 2000ft/600m, it’s one of the highest,
*coolest and driest AVAs in California.
*The climate is close to southern Burgundy with little rain, cool winds, consistent sunshine and a long growing season.
*A degree of water stress causing the vines to dig deep giving low yields of small berries, wines are concentrate and aromatic.
Is there any link between Harlan Estate and Mount Harlan?
No. Harlan Estate is named after its founder Bill Harlan, they are unconnected.
Where is Paicines AVA located?
Paicines is the southernmost AVA in San Benito County, Central Coast
Which AVA has the warmest climate in San Benito County?
Paicines AVA, because it is the least elevated.
What’s the soil in Paicines AVA?
Sandy soil with gravel and limestone.
Where is San Benito AVA located?
The San Benito AVA is located among the low rolling hills of northern San Benito County, central coast.
San Benito County and Monterey County are seperated by which mountain?
the Gabilan Mountains.
Which is the most famous boutique winery in San Benito County?
Josh Jensen’s Calera winery (whose most famously Mount Harlan, whose mountainside location blesses the vineyards with panoramic views over the San Benito river valley below其山腰位置使葡萄园能够欣赏到下面San Benito Valley的全景). Typically the fruit from the San Benito vineyards is blended with fruit from San Benito’s neighbors, and goes into a Calera wine labeled with the generic Central Coast AVA title.
Where is San Luis Obispo County?
Central Coast, California
Which is the coolest region in California?
SLO Coast=San Luis Obispo Coast, in central coast
The majority of the SLO=San Luis Obispo Coast is classified as which Climate Region?
Which grapes are produced?
1) Region I, one of the coolest winegrowing areas in the world. The Coolest within California.
2) Burgundy varietals: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay;
aromatic white varieties as well: Pinot Gris, Riesling, Gewurzt, ALbarino, Gruner Veltliner.
Rhone: Syrah and Viognier;
Zinfandel, Cabernet S, Merlot.
Which is the newest AVA in Central Coast California?
San Luis Obispo Coast recognised as newest AVA in 2022.
What does “SLO Coast” indicate?
San Luis Obispo Coast=SLO=Slow Coast: describing the Pacific Ocean’s influence on the area’s culture, lifestyle, terrain and wines.
Where is SLO Coast located?
Between two major cities Los Angeles and San Francisco. 97% vineyards are planted 6 or fewer miles from the Pacific.
Which is the coolest AVA in California?
San Luis Obispo Coast AVA(very close to the ocean, only 6 or fewer miles to the Pacific)
Name one of the most acclaimed wineries in SLO Coast AVA?What’s the speciality of this winery?
Oceano Wines, single vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Spanish Springs vineyard.
What’s the style of Spanish Spring Vineyards Chardonnay and Pinot Noir?
fresh, focused, mineral-driven wines that capture the essence of the area.
Which smaller AVAs can also use San Luis Obispo AVA appellation?
Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande Valley.
Which name can replace San Luis Obispo Coast on the label?
SLO Coast
Please list the 11 AVAs of Paso Robles?
Adelaida District AVA
Creston District AVA
El Pomar District AVA
Paso Robles Estrella District AVA
Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA
Paso Robles Highlands District AVA
Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA
San Juan Creek AVA
San Miguel District AVA
Santa Margarita Ranch AVA
Templeton Gap District AVA
In which year the 11 districts were pproved as Paso Robles’s Sub-AVAs？Why did they create these sub-AVAs?
In 2014
Paso Robles was previously the largest AVA within California. The hope is that these distinct不同的regions within Paso Robles will reflect the region’s diversity of soil types, rainfall, elevation and temperatures. The Paso Robles AVA has one of the most diverse series of soils of any wine growing region in the USA.
What happened in Paso Robles in 2014?
It was devided into 11 sub-AVAs.
Can the sub-district AVAs of Paso Robles be solely printed on the wine label?
No, to ensure the brand awareness of the Paso Robles AVA, “Paso Robles” will always be seen in conjunction with the districts on wine labels.
Where is Adelaida District AVA located?
Within Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Central Coast
?Which is the most northwestern and wettest sub-district of Paso Robles?
Adelaida District (the wettest district due to the orographic山岳的influence as storms travel from the Pacific Ocean, east.风暴从东部太平洋传播时产生的影响).
Which district has the highest elevation in Paso Robles?
Adelaida District, 2200ft/670m.
Which winery created “Paso Blend”? What’s the blended grapes?
1) L’ Aventure冒险(founded by Stephan and Beatrice Asseo in 1998, who owned wineries Bordeaux before),
2) blends Cabernet Sauvignon+Syrah+Petit Verdot, a blend that he was not able to do in Bordeaux due to AOC regulations.
Name two notable wines showing the diversity of Paso Robles terroir?
1) Adelaida’s HMR vineyard, 50-year-old Pinot Noir vines enjoy a micro-climate at the bottom of a canyon峡谷that is 10 -15 degrees cooler than other vineyards.
2) Tablas Creek Vineyard Mourvedre
What are the main factors affecting the climate in Paso Robles?
is the Templeton Gap, which allows the cooling influences of the ocean to filter into Paso Robles each afternoon in the summer and through fall. Its a natural air conditioner that turns warm days into cool nights.
Where is Creston District Located?
Southeastern of Paso Robles (但不是最东南，东南偏中部）, San Luis Obispo, Central Coast;
The district covers a plateau at the base of the La Panza Range, and is bisected一分为二by the Huerhuero Creek溪 as it runs towards the Salinas River.覆盖了La Panza山下的高原，被流向Salinas River的Huerhuero Creek溪一分为二。
What’s the elevation of Creston District?
1000-2000 feet (305-610 meters)
Why are the most vineyards of Creston District West or Southwest-facing?
To maximize these effects of cool sea breezes from the Ocean through Templeton Gap.
What’s the annual rainfall of Creston District?Why?
eston has a relatively low annual average rainfall of 11.5 inches (292mm),
because it falls in the shadows of both the La Panza Range and the Santa Lucia Range.
What’s the origin of the name of El Pomar District?
The name is from Spanish word for orchard - the El Pomar region was known for growing fruit and almonds.
Where is El Pomar District located?what’s the geography of this district?
Within Paso Robles, in the centre of the San Luis Obispo, Central Coast
Its southern border increases in elevation南部的海拔升高and is characterized by the foothills of the La Panza Range, with the elevation of the whole AVA ranging from 740 to 1600 feet (225-490 meters).
What’s the soil of El Pomar District?
Granite and sandstone.
?Is Estrella District effected by ocean breeze and fog? What’s the rainfall and elevation?
Yes, air drawn through gaps in the Santa Lucia Range, cool breezes also travel south up the Salinas River from Monterey Bay.
It’s dry with only 12.5 inches/317mm rainfall annually, 745 and 1,819 feet (227-554 meters) above sea level.
What’s the climate in El Pomar?
In the shadow of the Santa Lucia Range, which influences its modest rainfall average of 15 inches (380mm) annually. Air circulating through the Templeton Gap and, as a result, it is significantly affected by the Pacific Ocean.Sea breezes cool El Pomar and can bring marine fog as well.
Which grapes are produced in El Pomar District?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are dominant, with some Syrah Rhône-style blends along with Grenache and Mourvèdre.
Where is Estrella District located?
Located to the northeast of Paso Robles City, lies between the Cholame Hills and the Salinas River. It’s one of the larger sub-districts of Paso Robles, in San Luis Obispo County.
Where is Geneseo District located?
Within Paso Robles, in San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast.
Which are important grapes planted in Geneseo District?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel.
Where is Highlands District located?
Very southeast corner of the Paso Robles AVA, in San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast.
Which is the important grape in Highlands District?
Chardonnay, but red are similar to other districts of Paso: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah.
What’s the difference of the climate from other districts of Paso in Highlands District?
Highlands is more continental rather than maritime, slightly warmer. High elevation is from 1160 to 2086 feet (353-636 meters), so receive more rainfall(300mm annually) although it’s in the rain shadow of Santa Lucia Range and the La Panza range.
What’s the climate and elevation of Willow Creek District?
Cooler, higher rainfall, relatively high elevation, longer growing season.
Cooler climate in comparison to neighboring AVAs, it has longer growing season 2-3weeks later than Paso Robles average.
The district falls in the Templeton Gap and so is highly influenced by the Pacific Ocean. Marine effects combined with its relatively high altitude of 960 to 1,900 feet (292-580 meters) leads to the region’s high average precipitation降水of 24-30 inches(609-762mm) annually.
Which are the smaller AVAs in greater Paso Robles?
Willow Creek District
Where is San Juan Creek located?and the climate?
Northeast border of the Paso Robles Highlands District 在Highlands District东北方, San Luis Obispo County.
Because it’s shielded by both Santa Lucia and the Temblor ranges, it’s not significantly influenced by the Pacific Ocean. More continental climate than other westerly parts of Paso Robles. Rainfall is modest only 254mm annually resulting drier and warmer climate.
What are the grapes and soils in Willow Creek District?
Syrah and Southern Rhône red varietals along with Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier.
Which grapes are planted and soil type of San Juan Creek?
Sandy loam and sandy clay;
wine produced here reflecst the greater Paso Robles region with a significant number of red wine from Cabernet Sauvignon and Southern Rhône varieties, especially Syrah.
Where is San Miguel District located?
Northernmost AVA of the greater Paso Robles, in San Luis Obispo County.
Which sub-district of Paso Robles has the strongest maritime climate?
Templeton Gap District.
Because of its location westerly and within passes between peaks in the Santa Lucia Range, Templeton is very heavily influenced by the ocean, giving it the strongest maritime climate in the Paso Robles viticultural region.
What’s the origin of the name of San Miguel District?
Name from one of the original Spanish Missions in California, the San Miguel Arcàngel founded in 1797. 圣米格尔区得名于 1797 年在加利福尼亚州成立的西班牙传教团之一圣米格尔大天使教堂 (San Miguel Arcàngel)
Which are the dominant grapes in Santa Margarita Ranch?
Syrah has played a pivotal role here, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Merlot and Chardonnay
Where is Templeton Gap District AVA?
Within Paso Robles, in San Luis Obispo, Central Coast
Terroir of San Miguel District?Grapes?
Less influence from the Pacific Ocean, altitude between 580 and 1,600 feet (176-488m).
Little rainfall 289mm annually.
Cab S, Merlot, Zinfandel, Rhone varieties: Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre.
Which AVA is the southernmost of the Paso Robles sub-regions?
Santa Margarita Ranch.
Why it has frost concern in Santa Margarita Ranch?
Santa Margarita is too far south to be affected by the Templeton Gap, but cool ocean breezes and the occasional coastal fog enter through the Cuesta Pass, which creats warmer days and cooler nights than other regions of Paso, longer growing season. But can air make frost concern.
Which sub-region has the highest humidity in Paso Robles?
Templeton Gap District
Higher elevations in the west of Templeton allow heavier marine air to roll down the slopes and onto the broad terraces of the rest of the area. This brings fog and strong breezes giving Templeton Gap District the highest humidity in Paso Robles. Rainfall 508mm annually. Templeton西部海拔较高，较重的海洋空气可以从斜坡上滚下，到达该地区其他地区的宽阔梯田。这带来了雾和强风，使坦Templeton Gap成为Paso Robles最高的湿度。
What’s the climate in Templeton Gap District? Grapes?
Cool, harvest 10-14days later than others. Still syrah, Rhone varieties, and Zinfandel, viognier, Bordeaux blends.
Which is the Southermost AVA of San Luis Obispo County?
Arroyo Grande Valley
Where did Deutz purchased vineyard in California? When?
In San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande Valley, in early 1990s, called Maison Deutz, cooperated with Beringer. However it was sold in 1997, but sparkling wine is still made in Arroyo Grande Valley.
In which counties are Arroyo Grande Valley and Arroyo Seco located?
Arroyo Grande Valley is in San Luis Obispo County, Arroyo Seco AVA in Monterey County
What’s the climate, soil, and main grape varieties in Arroyo Grande Valley?
Markedly明显的maritime, Cool with cold ocean winds; Calcareous deposits of limestone.
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, further inland is Syrah and Zinfandel.
Where is Edna Valley located?
South-western corner of San Luis Obispo in Central Coast of California.
What’s the climate and grapes in Edna Valley?
Cool climate (close to ocean), Chardonnay, Pinot Noir are dominant, also Syrah and Viognier.
Where is York Mountain located?
Western edge of Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County, California.
Only 13km away from Pacific Ocean.
Who was the first planted vines in Central Coast of California?When?
Andrew York, a British immigrant in 1870 and his Ascension Winery (York Mountain winery later) became the first on the Central Coast in 1882, which was remained in the York family until 1970.
What’s the terroir of York Mountain AVA?
Its close proximity to the Pacific Ocean(only 13km away), and ralatively high altitude (470m) give it a cool maritime climate, York Mountain is much cooler and wetter than the rest of San Luis Obispo County.
Soil: chalky limestone; Grape variety: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah with elegant style.
Despite its small size, York Mountain is a highly respected wine-growing region
Where was the movie Sideways filmed?What is the iconic grape variety in the movie?
In Santa Barbara, Central Coast of California; Pinot Noir.
What orientation are the mountains in Santa Barbara?What the unique climate in Santa Barbara?
East-west orientation of the mountains forms valleys opening directly to the Pacific Ocean.
This unique topography allows the flow of fog and ocean breezes make the region one of the coolest viticultural areas in California.
Which mountains form the coastal range of Santa Barbara?
Santa Ynez and San Rafael Mountains
How many AVAs by 2024 in Santa Barbara County? Which are they?
7 AVAs in Santa Barbara County:
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Santa Ynez Valley
Santa Maria Valley
Sta. Rita Hills
Ballard Canyon
Los Olivos District
Alisos Canyon
There are two micro-regions (not AVAs) in Santa Barbara County, which are they?
Los Alamos Valley, Santa Maria Bench
Which is the newest and second newest AVA of Santa Barbara County?
Avisos Caynon (2020)
Los Olivos District (2016)
Which is the first AVA in Santa Barbara County?
Santa Maria Valley (1981)
Which is Santa Barbara’s northernmost AVA?
Santa Maria Valley
Where is Santa Barbara County?
Central Coast California
Where is Santa Maria Valley AVA?
Shared between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties, Central Coast California
Which are the grape varieties in Santa Maria Valley AVA?
Western section is Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, eastern section is Rhone(Viognier and Syrah, with Grenache and even Roussanne and Marsanne) and Bordeaux varieties.
Santa Barbara’s finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are sourced from which AVA?
Santa Maria Valley
What factors influence Santa Maria Valley’s climate?
The valley is bordered by the San Rafael Mountains to the north and the Solomon Hills to the south, creating a cooling breeze from Pacific Ocean. There is one of the longest growing season in the world, Mediterranean climate.
Which AVA is the heart of Santa Barbara County?
Santa Maria Valley
Which is the largest AVA in Santa Barbara County?
Santa Ynez Valley
Which is the second oldest AVA in Santa Barbara County? When was it established?
Santa Ynez Valley, in 1983.
Which 4 AVAs is nested in Santa Ynez Valley?
Ballard Canyon,
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara,
Sta. Rita Hills,
Los Olivos District.
What are the grape varieties in Santa Ynez Valley?
Sta. Rita Hills: is known for top quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay,
Happy Canyon: some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon in the region,
moderately warmer climates of Los Olivos and Ballard Canyon: a wider range of grapes including Bordeaux and Rhone varietals.
Where is Ballard Canyon AVA?
It’s within Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast
What kind of climate in Ballard Canyon?
It’s located between cool-climate Sta. Rita Hills, warm climate Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, has a Mixed climate.
Soils of Ballard Canyon AVA? Key grape varieties?
Limestone; Syrah and Grenache
Where is Happy Canyon AVA located?
Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast
Which is the coolest AVA in Santa Barbara County? Which grapes are famous here?
Sta. Rita Hills, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Only 19km from the Pacific.
What’s the climate in Happy Canyon? Which grape Varieties are planted here?
Warm climate, suitable for Bordeaux varieties like Cab Franc, Cab S, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah and other Rhone varieties.
When was Santa Rita Hills’s name changed to Sta. Rita Hills?
2006
What’s the soil in Sta. Rita Hills?Where is it located?
Limestone, west of Santa Barbara County, only 19km from the Pacific.
Where is Sta. Rita Hills AVA?
Within Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast
What’s the major difference between Los Olivos and its neighbors (Ballard Canyon and Happy Canyon)?
Los Olivos has relatively flat geography, sandy and clay soils well suited for tractors and machine operations, Which would be impossible on the steep and rugged崎岖 terrain of the neighbors.
What’s the typical grape varieties in Los Olivos?
Typical Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvingon, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Merlot.
Where is Alisos Canyon located?
Direct south of Sta. Maria Valley, in Santa Barbara County, Central Coast.
Where is Los Olivos AVA?
Within Santa Ynez Valley, in Santa Barbara County, Central Coast
Which style of wine is Alisos Canyon famous for?
Premium stone fruit driven Chardonnay.
Which are the main grape varieties in Alisos Canyon?
Chardonnay, Grenache-Syrah blends, and Pinot Noir.
What are the main factors affecting the climate of Alisos Canyon?
San Antonio Creek Valley, which runs directly from the mouth of Alisos to the Pacific Ocean 20miles to the west. The cooling marine winds and fog define the climate of Alisos to Winkler Climate Zone 2.
Which are the 2 AVAs in Santa Clara County?
San Ysidro District, Santa Clara Valley.
Santa Clara Valley is shared with which 4 counties?
Alameda, San Benito, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties
Where is San Ysidro District located?
At the southern end of the Santa Clara Valley, in Santa Clara County, Central Coast.
What’s the climate and main factors of San Ysidro District?
It’s significantly cooler than the rest of the Santa Clara Valley due to the winds that are funneled 流经狭窄空间through the Pajaro River Gap from Monterey Bay to the west.
What are the main grape varieties in San Ysidro District?
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Merlot grape.
Which AVA is wholly nested within two others: Central Coast and San Francisco Bay?
Santa Clara Valley
Which is the largest AVA in California?
Central Coast AVA
Which two small AVAs are nested within the Santa Clara Valley AVA?
The single-winery Pacheco Pass AVA, and San Ysidro District AVA
Which single-winery AVA is nested in Santa Clara Valley?What’s the only winery’s name?
Pacheco Pass AVA, Zanger Vineyards, established in 1908
Pacheco Pass AVA was granted by which winery?when?
By Zanger family, in 1984.
Which small AVA is in both San Benito County and Santa Clara County?
Pacheco Pass
Why does Santa Clara Valley have a warm climate?
The area is blocked from direct Pacific breezes by the Santa Cruz Mountains
There is little influence of the cold winds and fog from San Francisco Bay and East Bay.
Which are the best perfomanced grape varieties in Santa Clara Valley?
Best-suited for robust, red wine varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely grown. Zinfandel and Syrah are very present. Petite Sirah is also significant, and can be as good as anywhere else in the state.
Which are the 2 AVAs in Santa Cruz County?
Santa Cruz Mountains AVA,
Ben Lomond Mountain AVA
Which is the sub-region of Santa Cruz Mountain?
Ben Lomond Mountain
What’s the highest elevation in Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?
2700feet=823m
Where is Santa Cruz County?
Central Coast, California
Which AVA is single state AVA in California?
Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
Which 3 counties are included in Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?
San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz
Where is Ben Lomond Mountain AVA?
Within Santa Curz Mountain, Central Coast
What’s the soils of Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?
Limestone, granite, Volcanics, schist…
Pacific side: limestone and granite
East of the Mountain: mixed Franciscan Complex-volcanics, shale, limestone
What’s Franciscan Complex soil?
Is a geologic term for a late Mesozoic terrane of heterogeneous rocks found throughout the California Coast Ranges. Dominated by volcanics, shale页岩, and limestone.
What’s the climate in Santa Cruz Mountains?
It’s a cool Mediterranean climate, Region I Winkler.
Western side of the Mountains: influenced by the Pacific Ocean, cool and more rainfall 1270mm annually.
Eastern side of the Mountains: Higher elevation creates a rain shadow effect, preventing the cool Pacific air and wet weather, Sunny and warm, only 280mm rainfall annully.
Which is Santa Cruz Mountains’ sub-AVA?
Ben Lomond Mountain
What’s the main grape varieties in Santa Cruz Mountains?
Western side of the Mountains: Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Eastern side of the Mountains: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel.
What’s the soil of Ben Lomond Mountain?
Sandstone and granite
What’s the elevation of Ben Lomond Mountain AVA?
396m to 792m
Where is Ben Lomond Mountain located?
Western edge of the Santa Cruz Mountains
What’s the climate in Ben Lomond Mountain?
High elevation, Cool coastal and sunny, above fog line, strong diurnal swing, low yields.
What’s the main grape varieties in Ben Lomond Mountain?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What’s Ben Lomond Mountain famous for?What’s the wine style?
Pinot Noir, elegant and balanced.
What are the main factors affecting Ben Lomond Mountain’s climate?
Cold winds from Monterey Bay
Name the 6 Wine Counties in Central Valley/Inland Valley?
Fresno Co,
Madera Co,
Scramento Co,
San Joaquin Co,
Stanislaus Co,
Yolo Co.
How many AVAs in California so far?
149
Central Valley/Inland Valley is devided into 4 parts, which are they?
Lodi and the Delta,
Sacramento Valley (Northern Part),
Madera County,
San Joaquin Valley (Southern Part).
What are the key varieties in Lodi AVA？
Cabernet Sauvignon (23%), Zinfandel (16%), Chardonnay (15%), Merlot (10%), Pinot gris (8%), Petite Sirah (6%)
What’s the climate in Lodi AVA?
Mediterranean
What’s the wineries image of Lodi in general?
Many small, handcraft wineries specializing in heritage grapes such as Zinfandel, Carignan and Cinsaut. They produce a wide range of interesting grapes too, such as Albarino, Zweigelt, Teroldego to Tempranillo, Piquepoul to Pinotage…
Many Lodi’s wineries are owned by 3-6-generation farming families.
What’s the key soil in Lodi AVA?
Tokay series (fine sandy loam),
San Joaquin series (shallow sandy clay loam),
Redding series (gravelly clay)
Where is Lodi located?
Lodi is located east of San Francisco Bay in California’s Central Valley, between the cities of Sacramento to the north and Stockton to the south.
What is the climate in Lodi AVA?
It’s similar to the northern Napa Valley, and Northeast corner of Sonoma.
Major part(78%) of Lodi is Region IV Winkler, North-east corner (22%) is Region V.
Which region developed the world’s first formal system of certified sustainability?
Lodi, “LODI RULES” for sustainable winegrowing, evolving from the Lodi Winegrower’s Workbook introduced in 1999.
When was Lodi AVA established? When was it divided into 7 nested AVAs?
1986, and 2006 was divided into 7 nested AVAs.
What happened in Lodi in 2006?
It was divided into 7 nested AVAs
How many sub-AVAs in Lodi? Which are they?
7 AVAs:
Alta Mesa,
Borden Ranch,
Clements Hills,
Cosumnes River,
Jahant,
Mokelumne River,
Sloughhouse.
What are the soil types in Lodi?What are the wine styles according to each soil?
Tokay Series — deep sandy loam (found in Mokelumne River AVA); gentle, flowery styles.
Redding红色Series — gravelly or cobbled鹅卵石的clay soils (Clements Hills, Borden Ranch and Sloughhouse AVAs); Cabernet Sauvignon, deeper (color, aromas, flavors), more densely phenolic (tannin, body) styles.
San Joaquin Series — sandy clay loam with shallow hardpan硬底层 (Jahant, Cosumnes River and Alta Mesa AVAs); Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
What’s the soil type in Mokelumne River?
Below sea level. It’s kown for its deep, rich, fine, talcum powder滑石粉-like alluvial soil, which is classified as Tokay sandy loam.
