US and california Flashcards
Min % stated varietal if labeled only with country, state or county
75%
Min % stated variety if labeled by AVA
85%
AVAs of Mendocino (12)
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
Minimum % stated variety if single vineyard-designated
95%
if vintage dated, US or imported wines must use an appellation smaller than__________
country
if vintage dated and AVA labeled, what % must come from that vintage?
95%
If vintage dated and state or county labeled, what % must come from that vintage?
85%
if a wine is labeled “estate bottled”, what % of grapes must come from land owned or controlled by the winery?
100%
what is the minimum % required for varietally labeled Vitis Labrusca wines?
51%
sub AVAs of Napa (16)
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
what counties are incorporated in the North Coast AVA?
Napa Sonoma Lake Mendocino Marin Solano
AVAs of Sonoma (17)
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
AVAs of Lake County (7)
Kelsey Bench-Lake County Big Valley District-Lake County Benmore Valley High Valley Guenoc Valley Clear Lake Red Hills
what species of grapevine is Scuppernong?
vitis rotundifolia
what species of grapevine are Concord and Catawba?
Vitis Labrusca
what species of grapevine is Norton?
vitis aestivalis
what was the first AVA in the US
Augusta, Missouri in 1980
when did Napa Valley receive AVA status?
1981
when was Calistoga AVA approved?
2009