US/Canada Flashcards
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Where is Mesilla Valley?
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New Mexico and Texas on the Rio grande
2
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First vintage of Togni Cabernet?
A
1983
3
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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
4
Q
Where is the original Bonny Doon Estate and what happened to it?
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Santa Cruz Mts., Pierce’s Disease
5
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What are the non-regional subappellations of Niagara peninsula?
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Vinemount Ridge, Creek Shores, Lincoln Lakeshore
6
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What are the subs of Lodi?
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Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Mokelumne River, Consumnes River, Jahant, Sloughouse, Clements Hills
7
Q
Where is Klipsun Vineyard?
A
Red Mountain
8
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What are the nested AVA’s of Willamette Valley?
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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.
9
Q
Who is Dick Boushey?
A
First planted Cabernet in 1957 in Yakima
10
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What is the warmest AVA in Oregon?
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Rogue Valley
11
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What are the AVA’s of Lake County?
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Guenoc Valley, Benmore Valley, Clear Lake (High Valley, Big Valley Dist. Lake Co., Kelsey Bench - LC, Red Hills LC) Upper Lake County.
12
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What is the Western border for Monterey Co.?
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Santa Lucia Mountains and the pacific ocean
13
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Which Finger Lake is the deepest?
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Seneca @ 618 ft
14
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What is the highest AVA in Oregon?
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Applegate Valley @ nearly 2000 ft.
15
Q
Where is McPherson Cellars from?
A
Texas High Plains
16
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What are the counties of North Coast AVA?
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Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Solano, Marin
17
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Where is Tokolan Vineyard?
A
Oakville
18
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Who founded Chehalem Mts. AVA?
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Dick Erath in 1968
19
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What are the major subdivisions of Niagara Peninsula?
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Niagara Escarpment and Niagara on the lake
20
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What are the AVA’s of Mendocino County?
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Mendocino Ridge, Anderson Valley, Pint Mountain Cloverdale Peak, Mendocino (Redwood Valley, Potter Valley, Cole Ranch, McDowell Valley, Yorkville Highlands) Eagle Peak, Dos Rios, Covelo
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Who is the only estate producer in Snipes Mountain?
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Upland
22
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Where is Bryant Family?
A
Pritchard Hill
23
Q
Is Cryoextraction permitted for ice wine in canada?
A
BC - no, ON - no
24
Q
What is the greatest diurnal shift in Napa Valley?
A
Calistoga - about 40 degrees
25
What was Napa's 1st Sub-ava
Howell Mt.
26
What is the required altitude for Mendocino Ridge?
1200+ft
27
What are the sub appellations of Niagara on the Lake?
Niagara Lakeshore, Four Mile Creek, Niagara River, St. David's Bench
28
Where is Stony Hill located?
Spring Mountain
29
Where is Yadkin Valley?
North Carolina
30
Where is Araujo?
Calistoga
31
What is Washington's first AVA?
Yakima in 1983
32
Where is Beringer?
St. Helena
33
What type of soil is Jory?
Volcanic based red clay
34
Where is Vin de Tevis?
Dos Rios, Mendocino County
35
What is the eastern boundary of Walla walla?
Blue Mountains
36
Who makes wine in Ribbon Ridge?
Beaux Frères and Brick House
37
Where is Fair PLay?
El Dorado County/AVA and SIerra Nevada Foothills
38
Who regulates alcohol in the federal government in the USA?
the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
39
Is Lodi w/in the Sierra Foothills AVA?
no
40
What are the ava's of Monterey County?
Monterey, San Bernabe, San Lucas, Carmel Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands, Arroyo Seco, Hames Valley, - Gabilan Mountains, Chalone - shared w/San Benito
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What is the soil type of Yamhill-Carlton
Uplifted marine sediments
42
Where was the first syrah in WA planted?
in Red Willow Vineyard in Yakima in 1986
43
Where is the Bouchey Vineyard?
Yakima
44
T/F Diurnal Variation in Rutherford is larger than in Howell Mountain
True
45
When was Napa Valley in drought most recentlly?
2012-2016
46
What are the subappelations fo Santa Ynez Valley?
W--> East: Sta. Rita hills, Ballard Cayon, Los Olivos District, Happy Canyon of SB.
47
First vintage of Harlan?
1990 @ $65!!!
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What is the southernmost ava in willamette?
Lower Long Tom AVA
49
What is the newest AVA in Sonoma?
West Sonoma Coast in '22, Petaluma Gap in '17; Fountaingrove Dist. in '15
50
What is the required temperature for ice wine harvesting in Ontario??
-8 degrees C
51
What are the AVA of Idaho?
Lewis and Clark Valley, Eagle Foothills, and Snake River Valley
52
What enables Western Paso Robles to be cooled off?
the Templeton Gap
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What are the GI's of Okanagan Valley?
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
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First vintage of Ridge Monte Bello?
1962
55
What is the eastern border for Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara?
The San Rafael Mts.
56
Where is Trefethen?
Oak Knoll Dist.
57
Where would I find glacial formed lakes at the heart of an AVA?
NY and WA -
Finger Lakes, Ancient Lakes, Lake Chelan
58
Where is the original Eyrie Vineyard?
Dundee hills
59
Where is the Sanford and Benedict Vineyard?
Sta. Rita Hills
60
Where is Monte Bello?
Santa Cruz Mts.,
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Percent required if county, state, or country of origin?
75%. If multiples, % of each must be stated.
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How large is Napa AVA?
45K Acres
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What is the soil type of Dundee?
Jory
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What AVA are with Yakima Valley?
Candy Mountain AVA, Goose Gap AVA, Rattlesnake Hills AVA, Red Mountain AVA, Snipes Mountain AVA
65
Where is Hermann AVA?
Missouri
66
What is the highest point in Willamette and in which AVA does it lie?
Bald Peak in Chehalem Mts.
67
What Napa Valley floor AVA doesn't cross the river?
Stags Leap District
68
What Rivers with AVA's feed into the Columbia River?
Yakima, Naches, Snake, Willamette
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What is the starting altitude of Howell Mt. AVA?
1400 ft
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What is the affect of the Van Duzur Corridor?
Denude vines, reduce berry size and crop load, thicker skins, general stress for the vines. Reduce fugal pressure
71
Where is Ribbon Ridge?
w/in Chehalem Mts. in Willamette V
72
What is Washington's first winery?
1933 Charles Somers estate - St. Charles - in Puget sound
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What is the soil type of Ancient Lakes?
Basalt and Caliche based with Loess and Loam on top
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What are the AVA's of New York?
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
Who is HW Crabb?
Est. To-Kalon vineyard in 1868
76
How many AVA's within Napa?
16
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What was the first vineyard designate wine in Napa?
Heitz Martha's Vineyard (oakville) of 1966 vintage
78
What is the soil type of Ribbon Ridge?
Willakenzie
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What type of soil is Laurelwood?
Loess - Windblown reddish-silt.
80
Where is Tidal Bay? What is produced there?
Nova Scotia. Dry Whites
81
What is the smallest AVA in willamette?
Lower Long Tom AVA - 575 acres
82
What is LIVE?
Low Input Viticulture and Enology - Bethel Heights and OSU. Sustainable viticulture
83
What does 'Wines of Marked Quality' designate?
100% BC grapes
84
Where is Wente?
Livermore Valley
85
What are the AVA's of San Luis Obispo Co?
Paso Robles (& subs), York Mt. Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande, San Luis Obispo Coast
86
What are the 3 primary appellations of Ontario?
Niagara Peninsula, Lake Erie North Shore, and Prince Edward County
87
Where is Colgin Herb Lamb?
St. Helena
88
First vintage of Heitz Martha’s Vineyard?
1966
89
What are the top states of production in the US?
CA, WA, NY, OR, TX (2014)
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Where is Middle Rio Grande Valley?
New Mexico. Albuquerque
91
What is the newest AVA in Idaho?
Lewis and Clark Valley AVA (WA/ID) 2016
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What soil can you generally find on Willamette's eastern flank?
Nekia series basaltic soils
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What is the southernmost AVA in Oregon?
Rogue Valley
94
What is Oregon's largest producer?
King Estate
95
Who owns Araujo??
Francois Pinault as of 2013
96
What are the bed rocks of Napa?
There are 3 basics types: Great Valley Sequence, Franciscan Assemblage (Complex) and Napa (Sonoma) Volcanics
97
What was America's first AVA?
Augusta MO in 1980
98
What is the % off tolerance for alcohol listed on a bottle?
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
Which grape species is native to the United States?
?
100
Where is Dominus?
Yountville
101
What is the largest AVA?
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA - MN, WI, IO, IL 30,000 mi2
102
What are the nested AVA's of Southern Oregon?
Rogue Valley (w/Applegate), Umpqua (w/Red Hill Douglas County, Elkton Oregon)
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First Vintage of Opus One?
1978
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What type of soil is Nekia?
Shallower Volcanic soils - Redder color and fruits
105
Who is Gary Figgins?
Planted Vinifera in Walla walla in 1974 and started Leonetti Cellers in 77
106
What is Prosser?
Yakima, WA
107
The 2011 vintage of Napa is most comparable to which late 90’s vintage?
1998
108
Who owns Tokolan?
Mondavi and Andy Beckstoffer
109
Percent required if AVA is stated?
85%
110
What is the VQA?
Vintners' Quality Alliance
111
What winery first labeled Sauvignon Blanc as Fumé Blanc in the United States?
Robert mondavi
112
What is the minimum RS for Ontario Icewine?
100g/l
113
What River passes through Monterey Co.??
Salinas River
114
Where is Scarecrow?
Rutherford
115
What is the maximum allowed concentration of sulfites allowed in wine sold in the US?
350 ppm
116
What is the warmest AVA in WA?
Red Mountain
117
What AVA are outside of the Missoula Flood area?
Lake Chelan. Puget Sound
118
Where is Silverado?
Stag's Leap District
119
What is New York's latest AVA?
Champlain Valley of New York
120
Where is Shea vineyard?
Yamhill Carlton
121
What are the AVA's along the Columbia RIver from N to S?
Lake Chelan, Ancient Lakes, Wahluke Slope, Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Gorge, Willamette.
122
What type of soil is Willakenzie?
Uplifted marine sediment (based on sandstone and shale) - sandier and thinner than volcanic soils. Tend to produce darker pinots (color and fruit)
123
How does pacific air make it into Willamette Valley?
through the Van Duzer Cooridor
124
Who is part of the Col Solare partnership?
Chateau Ste. Michelle and Antinori
125
Where is Champoux vineyard?
Horse Heaven Hills
126
What is the N-most ava in Columbia Valley?
Lake Chelan
127
When did Drip Irrigation arrive in Napa?
1970's
128
What states have different % requirementsfor variety than the TTB?
California, Washington, and Oregon: 100, 95, 100
129
What are the primary rivers of Southern Oregon?
Rogue and Umpqua
130
What is the only non-contiguous AVA in the US?
Mendocino Ridge
131
The Gabilan Mts influence which AVA?
Monterrey and San Benito counties
132
What is the soil type for Chehalem Mts?
Laurelwood (loess) on the north and everything else too.
133
Name producers of Red Mountain?
Col Solare, Hedges, Kiona, Hightower, Mark Ryan
134
What are the mountain ranges that the Okanagan Valley is between?
Cascades and Monashees
135
Where is California Shenandoah Valley and Fiddletown?
Amador County in the Sierra Nevada Foothills
136
True or False - There is no limestone or marl in Willamette
True
137
What training system was established in Oregon?
Scott Henry's double curtain
138
What are the subzones of Lodi?
Jahant, Cosumnes River, Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Clements Hills, Mokelumne River, Sloughhouse
139
What is the soil type for Howell Mt.
Mostly volcanic. Tuff in SE and Clay in NW
140
Where is the fog line in Napa Valley?
1400 ft.
141
Where is Mimbres Valley?
New Mexico on the mexico botder
142
Who is Dr. Walter Clore?
basically founder of WA wine. Planted experimental vinifera around the state to prove it was possible. Founded the Associated Vintners in 1962
143
What is the oldest winery in Oregon?
Hillcrest Vineyards - 1961!! Richard Sommer
144
What is the westernmost AVA in Willamette?
McMinnville
145
What's the difference between VQA Ontario and BC?
Legally enforced in Ontario and voluntary in BC
146
What soil type is Bellpine?
Marine sediment
147
Where is Grgich?
Rutherford
148
What's the driest AVA in WA?
Wahluke Slope -
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Where is Chateau Montelena?
Calistoga
150
What type of soil is Woodburn?
Missoula Flood deposit - nutrient rich
151
Where is BV?
Rutherford
152
What is oregon's 2nd most planted variety? 3 and 4?
Pinot Gris. Riesling, PBlanc
153
What are the AVA's of San Benito Co?
San Benito AVA,, Paicines, Cienega V., Lime Kiln V., Mount Harlan, SF Bay, and some of Chalone
154
Where is Andrew Will?
Rattlesnake Hills
155
What are the AVA's of Santa Barbara Co?
Santa Ynez Valley: (Sta. Rita Hills., Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, Ballard Canyon, Los Olivos Dist.), Alisos Canyon, Santa Maria Valley,
156
What are the subregions of Niagara Escarpment?
Short Hills Bench, Twenty Mile Bench, Beamsville Bench
157
What is required for 'Estate Bottled?'
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
Which is farthest west? Cayuga, Keuka, or Seneca?
Keuka, then Seneca and Cayuga
159
Is chaptalization legal in Oregon? Cali?
Yes. No.
160
Percent required if Vintage is stated?
95% if AVA, 85% if appellation of origin.
161
What is the soil type of Walla Walla?
Loess, except for the Rocks of Milton Freewater - puddingstones
162
Percent required if variety is listed?
75%, and AVA/AO most appear in conjunction
163
What are the designated viticultural areas of BC?
DVA's: British Columbia, Fraser Valley, Gulf Islands, Kootenays, Lillooet, Okanagan Valley (w/subs), Shuswap, Similkameen Valley, Thomson Valley, Vancouver Island
164
Where is Au Bon Climat located?
Santa Maria Valley AVA
165
Where is Seven Hills Vineyard?
Walla walla
166
Where is Eagle Rock AVA?
Mendocino County
