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Min % stated varietal if labeled only with country, state or county

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75%

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Min % stated variety if labeled by AVA

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85%

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AVAs of Mendocino (12)

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Eagle Peak Mendocino

Anderson Valley

Dos Rios

Covello

Mendocino Ridge

Mendocino

Cole Ranch

Potter Valley

Redwood Valley

McDowell Valley

Yorkville Highlands

Pine Mountain-Cloverdale peak

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Minimum % stated variety if single vineyard-designated

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95%

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if vintage dated, US or imported wines must use an appellation smaller than__________

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country

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if vintage dated and AVA labeled, what % must come from that vintage?

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95%

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If vintage dated and state or county labeled, what % must come from that vintage?

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85%

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if a wine is labeled “estate bottled”, what % of grapes must come from land owned or controlled by the winery?

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100%

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what is the minimum % required for varietally labeled Vitis Labrusca wines?

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51%

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sub AVAs of Napa (16)

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Los Carneros Coombsville Wild Horse Valley Atlas Peak Mount Veeder Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Yountville Oakville Rutherford St. Helena Stags Leap District Howell Mountain Chiles Valley District Spring Mountain District Diamond Mountain District Calistoga

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what counties are incorporated in the North Coast AVA?

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Napa Sonoma Lake Mendocino Marin Solano

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AVAs of Sonoma (17)

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Sonoma Coast Sonoma Mountain Alexander Valley Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Rockpile Dry Creek Valley Knights Valley Fort Ross-Seaview Bennett Valley Russian River Valley Green Valley of Russian River Valley Chalk Hill Sonoma Coast Los Carneros Northern Sonoma Fountain Grove Moon Mountain

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AVAs of Lake County (7)

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Kelsey Bench-Lake County Big Valley District-Lake County Benmore Valley High Valley Guenoc Valley Clear Lake Red Hills

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what species of grapevine is Scuppernong?

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vitis rotundifolia

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what species of grapevine are Concord and Catawba?

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Vitis Labrusca

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what species of grapevine is Norton?

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vitis aestivalis

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17
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what was the first AVA in the US

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Augusta, Missouri in 1980

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when did Napa Valley receive AVA status?

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1981

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when was Calistoga AVA approved?

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2009

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what % of grapes must be from the stated AVA in the US?

21
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what % of grapes must be from the stated county, state or country in the US?

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if labeled as CA or OR, what % of grapes must come from that state?

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if labeled as WA, what % of grapes must come from that state?

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if labeled by a single vineyard, what % of grapes must come from that site?

25
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if a wine is labeled with an AVA, what % of grapes must come from the stated vintage?

26
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if a wine is labeled with a state or county, what % of grapes must come from the stated vintage?

27
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if a varietal is listed on a wine in the US, what % must be the stated varietal?

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if a wine is labeled as estate bottled, what % of grapes must come from land owned or controlled by the winery?

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Meritage wines may not be more than _____% of any single varietal

30
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what is the most recently established sub-AVA in Napa?

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Coombsville, 2011

31
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what is the most recently established sub AVA in Sonoma?

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Moon Mountain, 2013

32
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what are the AVAs of Monterey County

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•Monterey •Santa Lucia Highlands •Chalone •Hames Valley •Arroyo Seco •Carmel Valley •San Antonio Valley •San Bernabe •San Lucas

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San Benito County AVAs

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San Benito Paicines Mt. Harlan Lime Kiln Valley Cienega Valley

34
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AVAs of SLO county?

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Paso Robles York Mountain Arroyo Grande Edna Valley

35
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sub AVAs of Lodi?

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Alta Mesa Sloughhouse Cosumnes River Jahant Borden Ranch Mokulemne River Clements Hills

36
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Ballard Canyon, Sta. Rita Hills and Happy Canyon are located within what AVA?

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Santa Ynez

37
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what is the orientation of Santa Maria and Santa Ynez valleys?

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what is the appellation of Sanford’s original vineyard?

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Sta. Rita Hills

39
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what is the appellation of Bien Nacido Vineyard?

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Santa Maria Valley

40
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what are the AVA’s of Santa Barbara county?

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Santa Maria Santa Ynez Ballard Canyon (2013) Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Sta. Rita Hills

41
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who is the only producer in Cole Ranch AVA?

42
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when was phylloxera discovered in Sonoma?

43
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what is Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery?

44
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what is Napa’s oldest winery?

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Charles Krug, est. 1861

45
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what causes foxy aromas in wine?

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a pheromone known as o-aminoacetophenone

46
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what was the first bonded winery in the US?

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Pleasant Valley Winery, est. 1860 in Finger Lakes, NY Still in operation today.

47
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what is the oldest winery in the US?

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Brotherhood Winery, which produced its first commercial vintage in 1839. Located in Washingtonville, NY and still in operation today.

48
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sub districts of Paso Robles? (11)

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San Miguel District Adelaida District Paso Robles Estrella District Paso Robles Willow Creek District Paso Robles Geneseo District El Pomar Templeton Gap District Santa Margarita Ranch San Juan Creek Paso Robles Highlands District Creston District

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