Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

US/Canada > US/Canada > Flashcards

US/Canada Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
U.S. Geography flashcards
1
Q

Where is Mesilla Valley?

A

New Mexico and Texas on the Rio grande

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

First vintage of Togni Cabernet?

A

1983

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What are the subs of Paso Robles?

A

Adelaide Dist., Paso Robles Willow Creek D., Templeton Gap D. // San Miguel D., Paso Robles Estrella D., Paso Robles Geneseo D., El Pomar Dist.// San Juan D., Paso Robles Highlands D., Creston D. // Santa Margarita Ranch

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Where is the original Bonny Doon Estate and what happened to it?

A

Santa Cruz Mts., Pierce’s Disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What are the non-regional subappellations of Niagara peninsula?

A

Vinemount Ridge, Creek Shores, Lincoln Lakeshore

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are the subs of Lodi?

A

Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Mokelumne River, Consumnes River, Jahant, Sloughouse, Clements Hills

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Where is Klipsun Vineyard?

A

Red Mountain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What are the nested AVA’s of Willamette Valley?

A

Eola-Amity Hills, McMinnville, Dundee, Chehalem Mts (w/Ribbon Ridge), and Yamhill Carlton, Laurelwood District AVA, Lower Long Tom AVA, Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon AVA, Tualatin Hills AVA,, Van Duzer Cooridor.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Who is Dick Boushey?

A

First planted Cabernet in 1957 in Yakima

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the warmest AVA in Oregon?

A

Rogue Valley

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What are the AVA’s of Lake County?

A

Guenoc Valley, Benmore Valley, Clear Lake (High Valley, Big Valley Dist. Lake Co., Kelsey Bench - LC, Red Hills LC) Upper Lake County.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What is the Western border for Monterey Co.?

A

Santa Lucia Mountains and the pacific ocean

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Which Finger Lake is the deepest?

A

Seneca @ 618 ft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

What is the highest AVA in Oregon?

A

Applegate Valley @ nearly 2000 ft.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Where is McPherson Cellars from?

A

Texas High Plains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What are the counties of North Coast AVA?

A

Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Solano, Marin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Where is Tokolan Vineyard?

A

Oakville

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Who founded Chehalem Mts. AVA?

A

Dick Erath in 1968

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What are the major subdivisions of Niagara Peninsula?

A

Niagara Escarpment and Niagara on the lake

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

What are the AVA’s of Mendocino County?

A

Mendocino Ridge, Anderson Valley, Pint Mountain Cloverdale Peak, Mendocino (Redwood Valley, Potter Valley, Cole Ranch, McDowell Valley, Yorkville Highlands) Eagle Peak, Dos Rios, Covelo

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Who is the only estate producer in Snipes Mountain?

A

Upland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Where is Bryant Family?

A

Pritchard Hill

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Is Cryoextraction permitted for ice wine in canada?

A

BC - no, ON - no

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What is the greatest diurnal shift in Napa Valley?

A

Calistoga - about 40 degrees

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What was Napa’s 1st Sub-ava

A

Howell Mt.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What is the required altitude for Mendocino Ridge?

A

1200+ft

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

What are the sub appellations of Niagara on the Lake?

A

Niagara Lakeshore, Four Mile Creek, Niagara River, St. David’s Bench

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Where is Stony Hill located?

A

Spring Mountain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Where is Yadkin Valley?

A

North Carolina

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Where is Araujo?

A

Calistoga

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

What is Washington’s first AVA?

A

Yakima in 1983

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Where is Beringer?

A

St. Helena

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

What type of soil is Jory?

A

Volcanic based red clay

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Where is Vin de Tevis?

A

Dos Rios, Mendocino County

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

What is the eastern boundary of Walla walla?

A

Blue Mountains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Who makes wine in Ribbon Ridge?

A

Beaux Frères and Brick House

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Where is Fair PLay?

A

El Dorado County/AVA and SIerra Nevada Foothills

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Who regulates alcohol in the federal government in the USA?

A

the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Is Lodi w/in the Sierra Foothills AVA?

A

no

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

What are the ava’s of Monterey County?

A

Monterey, San Bernabe, San Lucas, Carmel Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, Hames Valley, - Gabilan Mountains, Chalone - shared w/San Benito

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

What is the soil type of Yamhill-Carlton

A

Uplifted marine sediments

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Where was the first syrah in WA planted?

A

in Red Willow Vineyard in Yakima in 1986

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Where is the Bouchey Vineyard?

A

Yakima

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

T/F Diurnal Variation in Rutherford is larger than in Howell Mountain

A

True

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

When was Napa Valley in drought most recentlly?

A

2012-2016

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

What are the subappelations fo Santa Ynez Valley?

A

W–> East: Sta. Rita hills, Ballard Cayon, Los Olivos District, Happy Canyon of SB.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

First vintage of Harlan?

A

1990 @ $65!!!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

What is the southernmost ava in willamette?

A

Lower Long Tom AVA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

What is the newest AVA in Sonoma?

A

West Sonoma Coast in ‘22, Petaluma Gap in ‘17; Fountaingrove Dist. in ‘15

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

What is the required temperature for ice wine harvesting in Ontario??

A

-8 degrees C

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

What are the AVA of Idaho?

A

Lewis and Clark Valley, Eagle Foothills, and Snake River Valley

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

What enables Western Paso Robles to be cooled off?

A

the Templeton Gap

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

What are the GI’s of Okanagan Valley?

A

Golden Mile Bench GI (est. 2014)
Okanagan Falls GI (est 2018)
Naramata Bench (est 2019)
Skaha Bench (est 2019)
Golden Mile Slopes GI (est. 2020)
East Kelowna Slopes GI (est. 2022)
South Kelowna Slopes GI (est. 2022)
Lake Country GI (est. 2022)
Summerland Beach GI (est. 2022)
Summerland Lakefront GI (est. 2022)
Summerland Valleys GI (est. 2022)
Unofficial subzones of Okanagan Valley: Black Sage/Osoyoos, Kelowna

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

First vintage of Ridge Monte Bello?

A

1962

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

What is the eastern border for Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara?

A

The San Rafael Mts.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

Where is Trefethen?

A

Oak Knoll Dist.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

Where would I find glacial formed lakes at the heart of an AVA?

A

NY and WA -
Finger Lakes, Ancient Lakes, Lake Chelan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

Where is the original Eyrie Vineyard?

A

Dundee hills

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

Where is the Sanford and Benedict Vineyard?

A

Sta. Rita Hills

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

Where is Monte Bello?

A

Santa Cruz Mts.,

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

Percent required if county, state, or country of origin?

A

75%. If multiples, % of each must be stated.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

How large is Napa AVA?

A

45K Acres

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

What is the soil type of Dundee?

A

Jory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

What AVA are with Yakima Valley?

A

Candy Mountain AVA, Goose Gap AVA, Rattlesnake Hills AVA, Red Mountain AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

Where is Hermann AVA?

A

Missouri

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

What is the highest point in Willamette and in which AVA does it lie?

A

Bald Peak in Chehalem Mts.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

What Napa Valley floor AVA doesn’t cross the river?

A

Stags Leap District

68
Q

What Rivers with AVA’s feed into the Columbia River?

A

Yakima, Naches, Snake, Willamette

69
Q

What is the starting altitude of Howell Mt. AVA?

A

1400 ft

70
Q

What is the affect of the Van Duzur Corridor?

A

Denude vines, reduce berry size and crop load, thicker skins, general stress for the vines. Reduce fugal pressure

71
Q

Where is Ribbon Ridge?

A

w/in Chehalem Mts. in Willamette V

72
Q

What is Washington’s first winery?

A

1933 Charles Somers estate - St. Charles - in Puget sound

73
Q

What is the soil type of Ancient Lakes?

A

Basalt and Caliche based with Loess and Loam on top

74
Q

What are the AVA’s of New York?

A

Finger Lakes 1982
- Cayuga Lake 1988
- Seneca Lake 2003
Long Island 2001
- The Hamptons, Long Island 1985
- North Fork of Long Island 1986
Hudson River Region 1982
- Upper Hudson 2019
Niagara Escarpment 2005
Champlain Valley of New York 2016
Lake Erie (shared with Ohio and Pennsylvania) 1983

75
Q

Who is HW Crabb?

A

Est. To-Kalon vineyard in 1868

76
Q

How many AVA’s within Napa?

A

16

77
Q

What was the first vineyard designate wine in Napa?

A

Heitz Martha’s Vineyard (oakville) of 1966 vintage

78
Q

What is the soil type of Ribbon Ridge?

A

Willakenzie

79
Q

What type of soil is Laurelwood?

A

Loess - Windblown reddish-silt.

80
Q

Where is Tidal Bay? What is produced there?

A

Nova Scotia. Dry Whites

81
Q

What is the smallest AVA in willamette?

A

Lower Long Tom AVA - 575 acres

82
Q

What is LIVE?

A

Low Input Viticulture and Enology - Bethel Heights and OSU. Sustainable viticulture

83
Q

What does ‘Wines of Marked Quality’ designate?

A

100% BC grapes

84
Q

Where is Wente?

A

Livermore Valley

85
Q

What are the AVA’s of San Luis Obispo Co?

A

Paso Robles (& subs), York Mt. Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Coast

86
Q

What are the 3 primary appellations of Ontario?

A

Niagara Peninsula, Lake Erie North Shore, and Prince Edward County

87
Q

Where is Colgin Herb Lamb?

A

St. Helena

88
Q

First vintage of Heitz Martha’s Vineyard?

A

1966

89
Q

What are the top states of production in the US?

A

CA, WA, NY, OR, TX (2014)

90
Q

Where is Middle Rio Grande Valley?

A

New Mexico. Albuquerque

91
Q

What is the newest AVA in Idaho?

A

Lewis and Clark Valley AVA (WA/ID) 2016

92
Q

What soil can you generally find on Willamette’s eastern flank?

A

Nekia series basaltic soils

93
Q

What is the southernmost AVA in Oregon?

A

Rogue Valley

94
Q

What is Oregon’s largest producer?

A

King Estate

95
Q

Who owns Araujo??

A

Francois Pinault as of 2013

96
Q

What are the bed rocks of Napa?

A

There are 3 basics types: Great Valley Sequence, Franciscan Assemblage (Complex) and Napa (Sonoma) Volcanics

97
Q

What was America’s first AVA?

A

Augusta MO in 1980

98
Q

What is the % off tolerance for alcohol listed on a bottle?

A

1.5% for wines 14% or less. 1% for 14%+; Ranges are also acceptable. 3% range for <14% and up to 2% for 14%+. OR <14% may just put ‘Table Wine’ or ‘Light Wine’ instead

99
Q

Which grape species is native to the United States?

A

?

100
Q

Where is Dominus?

A

Yountville

101
Q

What is the largest AVA?

A

Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA - MN, WI, IO, IL 30,000 mi2

102
Q

What are the nested AVA’s of Southern Oregon?

A

Rogue Valley (w/Applegate), Umpqua (w/Red Hill Douglas County, Elkton Oregon)

103
Q

First Vintage of Opus One?

A

1978

104
Q

What type of soil is Nekia?

A

Shallower Volcanic soils - Redder color and fruits

105
Q

Who is Gary Figgins?

A

Planted Vinifera in Walla walla in 1974 and started Leonetti Cellers in 77

106
Q

What is Prosser?

A

Yakima, WA

107
Q

The 2011 vintage of Napa is most comparable to which late 90’s vintage?

A

1998

108
Q

Who owns Tokolan?

A

Mondavi and Andy Beckstoffer

109
Q

Percent required if AVA is stated?

A

85%

110
Q

What is the VQA?

A

Vintners’ Quality Alliance

111
Q

What winery first labeled Sauvignon Blanc as Fumé Blanc in the United States?

A

Robert mondavi

112
Q

What is the minimum RS for Ontario Icewine?

A

100g/l

113
Q

What River passes through Monterey Co.??

A

Salinas River

114
Q

Where is Scarecrow?

A

Rutherford

115
Q

What is the maximum allowed concentration of sulfites allowed in wine sold in the US?

A

350 ppm

116
Q

What is the warmest AVA in WA?

A

Red Mountain

117
Q

What AVA are outside of the Missoula Flood area?

A

Lake Chelan. Puget Sound

118
Q

Where is Silverado?

A

Stag’s Leap District

119
Q

What is New York’s latest AVA?

A

Champlain Valley of New York

120
Q

Where is Shea vineyard?

A

Yamhill Carlton

121
Q

What are the AVA’s along the Columbia RIver from N to S?

A

Lake Chelan, Ancient Lakes, Wahluke Slope, Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Gorge, Willamette.

122
Q

What type of soil is Willakenzie?

A

Uplifted marine sediment (based on sandstone and shale) - sandier and thinner than volcanic soils. Tend to produce darker pinots (color and fruit)

123
Q

How does pacific air make it into Willamette Valley?

A

through the Van Duzer Cooridor

124
Q

Who is part of the Col Solare partnership?

A

Chateau Ste. Michelle and Antinori

125
Q

Where is Champoux vineyard?

A

Horse Heaven Hills

126
Q

What is the N-most ava in Columbia Valley?

A

Lake Chelan

127
Q

When did Drip Irrigation arrive in Napa?

A

1970’s

128
Q

What states have different % requirementsfor variety than the TTB?

A

California, Washington, and Oregon: 100, 95, 100

129
Q

What are the primary rivers of Southern Oregon?

A

Rogue and Umpqua

130
Q

What is the only non-contiguous AVA in the US?

A

Mendocino Ridge

131
Q

The Gabilan Mts influence which AVA?

A

Monterrey and San Benito counties

132
Q

What is the soil type for Chehalem Mts?

A

Laurelwood (loess) on the north and everything else too.

133
Q

Name producers of Red Mountain?

A

Col Solare, Hedges, Kiona, Hightower, Mark Ryan

134
Q

What are the mountain ranges that the Okanagan Valley is between?

A

Cascades and Monashees

135
Q

Where is California Shenandoah Valley and Fiddletown?

A

Amador County in the Sierra Nevada Foothills

136
Q

True or False - There is no limestone or marl in Willamette

A

True

137
Q

What training system was established in Oregon?

A

Scott Henry’s double curtain

138
Q

What are the subzones of Lodi?

A

Jahant, Cosumnes River, Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Clements Hills, Mokelumne River, Sloughhouse

139
Q

What is the soil type for Howell Mt.

A

Mostly volcanic. Tuff in SE and Clay in NW

140
Q

Where is the fog line in Napa Valley?

A

1400 ft.

141
Q

Where is Mimbres Valley?

A

New Mexico on the mexico botder

142
Q

Who is Dr. Walter Clore?

A

basically founder of WA wine. Planted experimental vinifera around the state to prove it was possible. Founded the Associated Vintners in 1962

143
Q

What is the oldest winery in Oregon?

A

Hillcrest Vineyards - 1961!! Richard Sommer

144
Q

What is the westernmost AVA in Willamette?

A

McMinnville

145
Q

What’s the difference between VQA Ontario and BC?

A

Legally enforced in Ontario and voluntary in BC

146
Q

What soil type is Bellpine?

A

Marine sediment

147
Q

Where is Grgich?

A

Rutherford

148
Q

What’s the driest AVA in WA?

A

Wahluke Slope -

149
Q

Where is Chateau Montelena?

A

Calistoga

150
Q

What type of soil is Woodburn?

A

Missoula Flood deposit - nutrient rich

151
Q

Where is BV?

A

Rutherford

152
Q

What is oregon’s 2nd most planted variety? 3 and 4?

A

Pinot Gris. Riesling, PBlanc

153
Q

What are the AVA’s of San Benito Co?

A

San Benito AVA,, Paicines, Cienega V., Lime Kiln V., Mount Harlan, SF Bay, and some of Chalone

154
Q

Where is Andrew Will?

A

Rattlesnake Hills

155
Q

What are the AVA’s of Santa Barbara Co?

A

Santa Ynez Valley: (Sta. Rita Hills., Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, Ballard Canyon, Los Olivos Dist.), Alisos Canyon, Santa Maria Valley,

156
Q

What are the subregions of Niagara Escarpment?

A

Short Hills Bench, Twenty Mile Bench, Beamsville Bench

157
Q

What is required for ‘Estate Bottled?’

A

labeled with an AVA, Winery is located in that AVA. Winery owns or ‘Controls’ the vineyard. Winery Crushes, ferments, finishes, and bottles wine on same property; ‘Control’ requires vitifultural control under an agreement for 3+ years

158
Q

Which is farthest west? Cayuga, Keuka, or Seneca?

A

Keuka, then Seneca and Cayuga

159
Q

Is chaptalization legal in Oregon? Cali?

A

Yes. No.

160
Q

Percent required if Vintage is stated?

A

95% if AVA, 85% if appellation of origin.

161
Q

What is the soil type of Walla Walla?

A

Loess, except for the Rocks of Milton Freewater - puddingstones

162
Q

Percent required if variety is listed?

A

75%, and AVA/AO most appear in conjunction

163
Q

What are the designated viticultural areas of BC?

A

DVA’s: British Columbia, Fraser Valley, Gulf Islands, Kootenays, Lillooet, Okanagan Valley (w/subs), Shuswap, Similkameen Valley, Thomson Valley, Vancouver Island

164
Q

Where is Au Bon Climat located?

A

Santa Maria Valley AVA

165
Q

Where is Seven Hills Vineyard?

A

Walla walla

166
Q

Where is Eagle Rock AVA?

A

Mendocino County

US/Canada (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions