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1
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What is Napa’s first commercial Winery?

A

Charles Krug 1861

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2
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What are the 2 winners of the judgment of Paris?

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1973 Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon

1973 Chateau Montelena

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3
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What year did Napa receive AVA designation?

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1981

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4
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What are the entry points for the fog that affects the climate of Napa?

A

San Pablo Bay-South

Chalk Hill Gap - North

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5
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At what Altitude is the Fog line in Napa?

A

1400 feet

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6
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What was the first AVA?

A

Augusta Missouri

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7
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When was the Napa AVA created?

A

1981

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8
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Who owns Domain Carneros?

A

Taittinger

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9
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What altittude does a vineyard need to be to be part of the Howell Mountain AVA?

A

1400 feet

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10
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Name for the white volcanic ash of Howell Mt?

A

Tuff

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11
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What is the second most planted grape on Howell Mountain?

A

Merlot

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12
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In what AVA is the Martha’s vineyard?

A

Oakville

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13
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AVA of Spottwoode?

A

St Helena

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14
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What are the five largest AVA of California?

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North Coast

Central Coast

South Coast Sierra foothill

San Fransico bay

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15
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Which of Napa’s mountain would be considered the coolest?

A

Howell

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16
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What soil type is particular to the Green Valley AVA?

A

Goldridge sandy loam

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17
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Name 3 Green valley Producers

A

Freeman

Kosta Brown

Iron horse

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18
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What are the sub-regions of Santa Cruz Mountain AVA?

A

Skyline

Saratoga/Los Gatos

Summit

Coastal Foothills

Ben Lomond Mountain

Corralitos/Pleasant Valley

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19
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What is the minimun vineyard altitude for Santa Cruz Mountain AVA

A

800feet

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20
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What are the sub AVA of Monterey?

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Arroyo Seco

Carmel Valley

Chalone

Hames

San Antonio

San Bernabe

San Lucas

Sta Lucia Highlands

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21
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Who produces Trenton Roadhouse Chardonnay?

A

Kistler

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22
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Where is the Hudson vineyards?

A

Carneros

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23
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How does cool air enter Paso Robles?

A

through the tempelton gap

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24
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What are the 4 most westerly subzones of paso robles?

A

Tempelton gap

Adelaida District

Paso Robles Willow Creek District

York Mountain

25
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Where is Gary’s Vineyard?

A

Santa Lucia Highland’s

26
Q

What AVA are located within the Santa Inez AVA

A

Happy Canyon

Los Olivos

Ballard Canyon

Santa Rita Hills

27
Q

Where is the Bien Nacido vineyard?

A

Santa Maria Valley

28
Q

What are the sub AVA of Sierra Foothils?

A

Amador County

Calaveras County

California Shenandoah Valley

El Dorado

El Dorado County

Fair Play

Fiddletown

Mariposa County

North Yuba

Placer

Tuolumne County

29
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What is Washington’s newest AVA?

A

Candy Mountain

30
Q

What are the 4 nested AVA of Yakima Valley?

A

Snipes mountain

Rattlesanke Hills

Red Mountain

Candy Mountain

31
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What is Washington’s warmest region?

A

Red Mountain

32
Q

Soil type of Walla Walla

A

Basalt with alluvial topsoil

33
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What is Washington states first AVA?

A

Yakima Valley

34
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What are the 2 most recent AVA of Willamette Valley?

A

Tualaton Hills

Laurelwood

35
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Who are the owners of Col Solare?

A

Ste michelle and Antinori

36
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Where is the Klipsun Vineyard located?

A

Red Mountain

37
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What are the geographic boundaries of the Snipes mountain AVA?

A

750 ft in the South

850 ft in the north

38
Q

What and where is Harrison hill?

A

a Block of Cab planted in 1963 on Snipes mountain

39
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Who is the sole estate producer in Snipes Mountain?

40
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Who owns the 2 blondes vineyard? What AVA?

A

Andrew Will

Rattlesnake Hills

41
Q

Where is the Champoux vineyard?

A

Horse Heaven hills?

42
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Where is the Red willow vineyard?

A

Yakima valley

43
Q

Who produces Bionic Frog Syrah?

44
Q

What is Washington’s Driest region?

A

Wahluke Slopes

45
Q

What is the focus of the Ancient Lakes of California AVA?

Who is the largest producer in the appellation?

A

The focus is white grapes particularly Riesling

Millbrandt

46
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What is Washington newest AVA?

A

Royal Slopes

47
Q

What 3 AVA of Washington lie Columbia Valley?

A

Puget Sound

Lewis and Clark Valley

Comlumbia Gorge

48
Q

What is the defining Climatic feature of the Columbia Gorge AVA?

A

Strong winds and rain

49
Q

What is the current name of Walter Cloure’s Planting of Pinot Noir in the Columbia Gorges?

50
Q

What subregion and AVA is the Celilo Vineyard?

A

Columbia Gorge AVA

Underwood Mountain

51
Q

Name one producer of the Columbia Gorge AVA?

A

Syncline

Memaloose/Idiots Grace

Analemma

52
Q

Name 2 important Island of Puget sound

A

San Juan

Bainbridge

Lopez

53
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What are the sub AVA of the Willamette Valley?

A

Chahalem Mountains

Dundee Hills

Eola AMity Hills

Laurelwood District

McMinnville

Ribbon Ridge

Tualatin Hills

VanDuzer Corridor

Yamhill Carlton

54
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What are the 4 major soil types of the Willamette valley?

A

Uplifted Marine Sediment

Volcanic Soils

Loess

Missoula Floods

55
Q

Classify Laurelwood soil

56
Q

Classify Woodburn Soils

A

Missoula flood deposit

57
Q

Where is the Maresh Vineyard?

A

Dundee Hills

58
Q

What are the sub regions of of Baja California?

A

Guadalupe Valley

Ojos Negros

San Vicente

Santo Tomas

59
Q

AVA’s of Virginia

A

Shenandoah Valley

Appellachian High Country

Middleburg Virginia

Monticello

North Fork of Virginia

North Neck George Washington’s Birthplace

Rocky Knob

Virginia’s Eastern Shore

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