USA Flashcards
What are the four main finger lakes?
Canandaigua Lake, Keuka Lake, Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake
Which of Finger Lakes’ lakes are AVAs
Seneca and Cayuga
NY non-Finger Lakes wine regions?
Champlain Valley of New York (2016)
Niagara Escarpment (2005)
Lake Erie (1983)
Hudson River Region (1982)
Upper Hudson (2019)
Long Island (2001)
North Fork of Long Island (1986)
The Hamptons, Long Island (1985)
What is an AVA?
American Viticultural Areas & Label Designations
-1978 published, took effect in Missouri 1980
Finger lakes Soil
Deposits of limestone, shale, gravel, and silt surround the lakes
After California, who produces the most premium wine in US?
Washington
Washington climate
Mostly East of Cascade Mountains, rain shadow necessitates irrigation. 46-48latitude. Lots of sunshine. Irrigatoin from Columbia River/basin. Dry farming largely impossibl. Continental. East of cascades soil – basalt, sediments deposited by the Missoula floods(ancient), sandy/silt loam.
Washington rain shadow
Pacific air hits the Cascade Range it is pushed upward, cooled, and condensed into clouds, which quickly unleash their moisture as precipitation. This creates a rain shadow effect for the Columbia River Basin in eastern Washington—the western slopes of the Cascades receive over 80 inches of rainfall annually, yet 50 miles to the east the climate is suddenly desert-like. Yakima Valley, near the eastern foothills of the Cascades, receives 1/10th of the rainfall poured on those western slopes
Name Washington State’s 20 AVAs
Ancient Lakes, Candy Mountain, Columbia Gorge, Columbia Valley, Goose Gap, Horse Heaven Hills, Lake Chelan, Lewis-Clark Valley, Naches Heights, Puget Sound, Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mountain, Rocky Reach, Royal Slope, Snipes Mountain, The Burn of Columboa Valley, Wahluke Slope, Walla Walla Valley, White Buffs, Yakima Valley
Name Yakima Valley’s sub-appellations
Red Mountain, Snipes Mountain, Rattlesnake Hills, and Candy Mountain
What was Washington’s first AVA
Yakima Valley (1983)
What was Washington’s first AVA
Yakima Valley (1983)
What AVA’s are appellations of Columbia Valley AVA?
Columbia Valley (WA/OR), Yakima Valley, Red Mountain, Rattlesnake Hills, Snipes Mountain, Walla Walla Valley (WA/OR), The Rocks of Milton-Freewater (OR), Horse Heaven Hills, Wahluke Slope, Lake Chelan, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley, Naches Heights
What wine region is to the West of the Cascade Mountains in Washington?
Puget Sound AVA
What is Washington State’s coolest AVA other than Puget Sound
Columbia Gorge
Rock of Milton-Freewater is located where?
Columbia Vally AVA, Walla Walla Valley Oregon side
How does Washington and Oregon’s climate differ?
Oregon is primarily on West of Cascades. In Washington, growers rely on the nutrient-rich soils but cope with extreme water stress—they need soil vigor because they are farming a desert. In the Willamette Valley, where soil moisture is rarely a problem, growers instead rely on nutrient-depleted soils to restrain vine vigor. To do this, most vineyards are planted on slopes above 275 ft., raising them up from the flood-deposited soils and frost-prone valley floor. 800-900 ft. is generally the maximum elevation for quality red wine vineyards in the Willamette Valley. In contrast, at that elevation the Columbia Valley’s vineyards would still face a desperate struggle against frosts and freeze!
Oregon AVAs
Willamette Valley,:
Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills, McMinnville, Ribbon Ridge, Chehalem Mountain, Yamhill-Carlton District, Van Duzer Corridor (2019), Laurelwood District (2020), Tualatin Hills (2020), Lower Long Tom (2021), Mount Pisgah (2022)
Southern Oregon:
Southern Oregon, Rogue Valley, Umpqua Valley, Red Hill Douglas County Oregon, Elkton Oregon, Applegate Valley
Walla Walla valley
Columbia Gorge
Columbia Valley
Snake River Valley
The Rocks of Milton-Freewater
Willamette soil
Three of them—uplifted marine sediments, volcanic soils, and loess—are reasonably nutrient-poor and important for quality wine production. Notably, there is no limestone or marl in the Willamette Valley.
McMinnville, Dundee Hills
WHich of the folliowing Sonoma County AVAs is most closely associated with old vine Zinfandel? Dr Creek Valley
Select the grape species native to the US? Vitis Labrusca, Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis aestivalis
List the following wines in order of current release price – Harlan Estate Cab Sav, Screaming Eagle Sav Blanc, Kongsgaard “The Judge” Chardonnay, Caymus Cab Sav
Select the winery(ies) located in Pritchard Hill? Ovid, Bryant Family, Chappellet
What min percentage of grapes in Oregon Pinot Gris must come from the AVA stated in the label?
Lake, SOlano, Marin Counties are within which AVA? NORTH COAST
What is the allowed ranfe of alcohol for US table wine? 7-14%
Selevct the AVA(s) located within Napa VAlley ? Spring Mntn, Calistoga, Mt Veeder
What larger AVA are the Cayuga and Seneca AVAs located within?
The Blue Mountian provides a rainshadow effect for which of the following AVAs? Walla Walla Valley
Rank the following Napa Valley AVAs from coolest to warmest – Calistoga, Los Carneros, Stag’s Leap District, Coombsville?
What Oregon winery is founded by David Lett? Eyrie
Loess is commonly found in which of the following AVAs?
Whioch of the following AVAs has the longest growing season?
List the AVAs of Santa Barbra County from west to east – Happy Canyon, Santa Ynez Valley, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley.
Hames Valley, Chalone, Arroyo Secco are AVAs in which Clifornia county?
Match these wineries to the state they are located in – Dr. Konstantin Frank, Sine Qua Non, L’Ecole 41, Argyle?
Which of the following counties has the most acreage under vine? SONOMA
Match the winery to the decade it was foiunded – Beringer, Beaulieu Vineyards, Robert Mondavi, Joseph Phelps, Charles krug?
The durnial vairation in Rutherford AVA is larger than in Howell Mountian? TRUE
Match the single vineyard wine to its producer – Mills vineyard, Kronos Vineyard, Clos du Ciel Vineyard, Lake Vineyard?
WHich of the following APAs had the longest growing season – Sta. Rita hills, Sonoma Coast, Covelo, Anderson Valley, Carneros?
What larger AVA are the Cayuga and Seneca AVAs located within?
Match the winemaker to the correct winery – Josh Jensen, Paul Draper, Beau Barrett, Randall Graham?
Grapes for “Estate Bottled” wines must come from the same AVA that the winery is located in? TRUE
McMinnville, Dundee Hills
WHich of the folliowing Sonoma County AVAs is most closely associated with old vine Zinfandel? Dr Creek Valley
Select the grape species native to the US? Vitis Labrusca, Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis aestivalis
List the following wines in order of current release price – Harlan Estate Cab Sav, Screaming Eagle Sav Blanc, Kongsgaard “The Judge” Chardonnay, Caymus Cab Sav
Select the winery(ies) located in Pritchard Hill? Ovid, Bryant Family, Chappellet
What min percentage of grapes in Oregon Pinot Gris must come from the AVA stated in the label?
Lake, SOlano, Marin Counties are within which AVA? NORTH COAST
What is the allowed ranfe of alcohol for US table wine? 7-14%
Selevct the AVA(s) located within Napa VAlley ? Spring Mntn, Calistoga, Mt Veeder
What larger AVA are the Cayuga and Seneca AVAs located within?
The Blue Mountian provides a rainshadow effect for which of the following AVAs? Walla Walla Valley
Rank the following Napa Valley AVAs from coolest to warmest – Calistoga, Los Carneros, Stag’s Leap District, Coombsville?
What Oregon winery is founded by David Lett? Eyrie
Loess is commonly found in which of the following AVAs?
Whioch of the following AVAs has the longest growing season?
List the AVAs of Santa Barbra County from west to east – Happy Canyon, Santa Ynez Valley, Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley.
Hames Valley, Chalone, Arroyo Secco are AVAs in which Clifornia county?
Match these wineries to the state they are located in – Dr. Konstantin Frank, Sine Qua Non, L’Ecole 41, Argyle?
Which of the following counties has the most acreage under vine? SONOMA
Match the winery to the decade it was foiunded – Beringer, Beaulieu Vineyards, Robert Mondavi, Joseph Phelps, Charles krug?
The durnial vairation in Rutherford AVA is larger than in Howell Mountian? TRUE
Match the single vineyard wine to its producer – Mills vineyard, Kronos Vineyard, Clos du Ciel Vineyard, Lake Vineyard?
WHich of the following APAs had the longest growing season – Sta. Rita hills, Sonoma Coast, Covelo, Anderson Valley, Carneros?
What larger AVA are the Cayuga and Seneca AVAs located within?
Match the winemaker to the correct winery – Josh Jensen, Paul Draper, Beau Barrett, Randall Graham?
Grapes for “Estate Bottled” wines must come from the same AVA that the winery is located in? TRUE
name 5 main Cali regions
North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, Sierra Foothills, Inland Central Coast
1976 Judgment of Pairs wines
2 Napa (Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon & Chateau Montelena Chardonnay)
Georges de Latour hires Andres Tchelistcheff to oversee production at
Beaulieu
Pioneers of quality in Sonoma -
Hanzell, Martin Ray, Simi
Lake County AVAs
Benmore Valley
Big Valley District-Lake County
Clear Lake
Guenoc Valley
High Valley
Kelsey Bench-Lake County
Upper Lake Valley
Red Hills Lake County
Name 5 Washington State Wineries
Caymus, Ste. Michelle Wine Estate, Syncline, Memaloose/Idiot’s Grace, and Analemma, Col Solare (a prestige collaboration between Tuscany’s Antinori and Washington’s Chateau Ste. Michelle), Force Majeure, and Upchurch Vineyards
How many Washington AVAs share with other states? Name them?
Lewis-Clark Valley (Idaho); Columbia Gorge (Oregon), Columbia Valley (Oregon), Walla Walla Valley (Oregon)
Hood River Valley AVA is on what side of Columbia Gorge
Oregon side
Mendocino County AVA
Anderson Valley
Cole Ranch
Covelo
Dos Rios
Eagle Peak Mendocino County
McDowell Valley
Mendocino
Mendocino Ridge
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak (Also in Sonoma Co.)
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
Yorkville Highlands
Napa County
Napa Valley
Atlas Peak
Calistoga
Chiles Valley District
Coombsville
Diamond Mountain District
Howell Mountain
Los Carneros (Also in Sonoma Co.)
Mount Veeder
Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Oakville
Rutherford
Spring Mountain District
St.Helena
Stags Leap District
Wild Horse Valley (Also in Solano Co.)
Yountville
Sonoma County AVAs
Alexander Valley
Bennett Valley
Chalk Hill
Dry Creek Valley
Fort Ross-Seaview
Fountaingrove District
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Knights Valley
Moon Mountain District Sonoma County
Northern Sonoma
Petaluma Gap (Also in Marin County)
Rockpile
Russian River Valley
Sonoma Coast
Sonoma Mountain
Sonoma Valley
West Sonoma Coast
Monterey AVAs
ArroyoSeco 68.CarmelValley 69.Chalone (Also in San Benito Co.) 70.GabilanMountains (Also in San Benito Co.) 71.HamesValley 72.Monterey 73.SanAntonioValley 74.SanBernabe 75.SanLucas 76.SantaLuciaHighlands
San Luis Obispo
Adelaida District
Arroyo Grande Valley
Creston District
Edna Valley
El Pomar District
Paso Robles
Paso Robles Estrella District
Paso Robles Geneseo District
Paso Robles Highlands District
Paso Robles Willow Creek District
San Juan Creek
San Miguel District
Santa Margarita Ranch
SLO Coast
Templeton Gap District
York Mountain
Santa Barbara AVAs
Alisos Canyon
Ballard Canyon
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Los Olivos District
Santa Maria Valley (Also in San Luis Obispo Co.)
Santa Ynez Valley
Sta. Rita Hills
San Joaquin County AVAs
Clements Hills
Jahant (Also in Sacramento Co.)
Lodi (Also in Sacramento Co.)
Mokelumne River
River Junction
Tracy Hills
Alameda County
Livermore Valley
San Francisco Bay
South Coast AVAs
South Coast
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Antelope Valley of the California High Desert (Also in Kern Co.)
Leona Valley
Malibu Coast (Also in Ventura Co.)
Malibu-Newton Canyon
Saddle Rock-Malibu
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Sierra Pelona Valley
SAN BERNADINO COUNTY
Cucamonga Valley (Also in Riverside Co.)
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Temecula Valley
SAN DIEGO
Ramona Valley
San Pasqual Valley
Sierra Foothills
SierraFoothills AMADOR COUNTY 131.CaliforniaShenandoah Valley (Also in El Dorado Co.) 132.Fiddletown EL DORADO COUNTY 133.ElDorado 134.FairPlay YUBA COUNTY 135.NorthYuba
Central Coast AVAs
CentralCoast ALAMEDA COUNTY 64.LivermoreValley (Also in Contra Costa Co.) 65.SanFranciscoBay (Includes all or portions of Contra Costa, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Solano counties) CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 66.Lamorinda MONTEREY COUNTY 67.ArroyoSeco 68.CarmelValley 69.Chalone (Also in San Benito Co.) 70.GabilanMountains (Also in San Benito Co.) 71.HamesValley 72.Monterey 73.SanAntonioValley 74.SanBernabe 75.SanLucas 76.SantaLuciaHighlands SAN BENITO COUNTY 77.CienegaValley 78.LimeKilnValley 79.Mt.Harlan 80.PachecoPass (Also in Santa Clara Co.) 81.Paicines 82.SanBenito SAN LUIS OBISPO 83.AdelaidaDistrict 84.ArroyoGrandeValley 85.CrestonDistrict 86.EdnaValley 87.ElPomarDistrict 88.PasoRobles (Incl. 83, 85, 87, 89-95, 97) 89.PasoRoblesEstrellaDistrict 90.PasoRoblesGeneseo District 91.PasoRoblesHighlands District 92.PasoRoblesWillowCreek District 93.SanJuanCreek 94.SanMiguelDistrict 95.SantaMargaritaRanch 96.SLOCoast 97.TempletonGapDistrict 98.YorkMountain SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 99.AlisosCanyon 100.BallardCanyon 101.HappyCanyonofSanta Barbara 102.LosOlivosDistrict 103.SantaMariaValley (Also in San Luis Obispo Co.) 104.SantaYnezValley 105.Sta.RitaHills SANTA CLARA COUNTY 106.SanYsidroDistrict 107.SantaClaraValley (Also in Alameda, San Benito and San Mateo counties) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 108.BenLomondMountain 109.SantaCruzMountains (Also in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. This AVA is not part of the San Francisco Bay AVA or Central Coast AVA)
