USA

Question 1

name the two sub AVA of Upmqua Valley AVA

Answer 1

Elkton Oregon
Red Hills of Douglas County

Question 2

sub AVA of the Rogue Valley

Answer 2

Applegate Valley AVA

Question 3

when was Eyrie Vineyards first Pinot Noir harvest? planted?

Answer 3

first harvest 1970. planted in 1966

Question 4

on average, how does Oregon’s growing season compare to Burgundy

Answer 4

budbreak is one week earlier, harvest 1 week later

Question 5

who planted Oregon’s first Pinot Noir

Answer 5

Richard Sommer in 1961
- Umpqua Valley’s Hillcrest Vineyard

Question 6

what does LIVE stand for in Oregon?

Answer 6

Low Input Viticulture and Enology

Question 7

warmest and driest AVA of Oregon

Answer 7

Rogue Valley

Question 8

what volcanic soil series other than Jory is found in Willamette Valley

Answer 8

Nekia - a shallower volcanic soil

Question 9

what sub AVA was the original Eyrie vineyard planted in

Answer 9

Dundee Hills

Question 10

where is the Seven Springs vineyard?

Answer 10

Eola-Amity Hills. Owned by Evening Land

Question 11

when was the Willamette Valley AVA established

Answer 11

1983

Question 12

what % of grapes must be grown in the labeled vineyard in Oregon

Answer 12

95%

Question 13

what AVA is Shea vineyard in?

Answer 13

Yamhill-Carlton District

Question 14

in what AVA would you find Beaux Freres and Brick House

Answer 14

Ribbon Ridge

Question 15

largest and most important vineyard in Rogue Valley

Answer 15

Del Rio Vineyard

Question 16

where is Abacela located?

Answer 16

Umpqua Valley

Question 17

what are the newest 4 AVA of Willamette Valley

Answer 17

• Lower Long Tom (2021)
• Tualatin Hills (2020)
• Laurelwood District (2020)
• Mt Pisgah, Polk County (2022)

Question 18

Col Solare is where? Collaboration between who?

Answer 18

Red Mountain AVA
- Antinori and Ste. Michelle (1st vintage 1995)

Question 19

what AVA are located in Yakima Valley

Answer 19

Yakima Valley, Red Mountain, Snipes Mtn, Rattlesnake Hills

Question 20

what % of USA wine production is from Washington

Answer 20

5%

Question 21

who was Grandpa Grape

Answer 21

Walter Clore

Question 22

where are Champoux and Canoe Ridge vineyards

Answer 22

Horse Heaven Hills AVA

Question 23

where are Two Blondes and Dubrul vineyards?

Answer 23

Rattlesnake Hills AVA

Question 24

what AVA are shared between Washington and Oregon

Answer 24

Columbia Valley, Columbia Gorge, Walla Walla Valley

Question 25

2 AVA that do not fall within Columbia Valley AVA

Answer 25

Puget Sound, Coumbia Gorge

Question 26

what are the newest (6) Washington AVA

Answer 26

• Rocky Reach (2022)
• The Burn of Columbia Valley (2021)
• Goose Gap (2021)
• White Bluffs (2021)
• Candy Mountain (2020) only 900 acres
• Royal Slope (2020)

Question 27

where are Ciel du Cheval and Kiona vineyard?

Answer 27

Red Mountain AVA

Question 28

Washington State’s smallest AVA

Answer 28

Nanches Heights

Question 29

what was Washington’s 1st AVA

Answer 29

Yakima Valley 1983 (1 year before Columbia Valey)

Question 30

most northerly Washington AVA

Answer 30

Lake Chelan

Question 31

name 2 sub-AVA of Lake County

Answer 31

• Clear Lake
• Guenoc Valley
• Benmore Valley
• High Valley
• Red Hills Lake County

Question 32

why was the size of Mendocino AVA decreased in 2014

Answer 32

so its boundaries would not overlap the new Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA (est 2014)

Question 33

min elevation to qualify for Mendocino Ridge AVA

Answer 33

1,200 feet

Question 34

what is the only non-contiguous AVA of Mendocino County

Answer 34

Mendocino Ridge (because of elevation requirements 1,200ft)

Question 35

largest AVA of Lake County

Answer 35

Clear Lake AVA

Question 36

which New York AVA is shared with Pennsylvania and Ohio

Answer 36

Lake Erie AVA

Question 37

most northerly AVA of New York

Answer 37

Champlain Valley of New York (est 2016)

Question 38

2 sub-AVA of Finger Lakes

Answer 38

• Cayuga Lake AVA (1988)
• Seneca Lake AVA (2003)

Question 39

oldest continually operated winery in the USA?

Answer 39

Brotherhood Winery in New York 1839

Question 40

sub-AVA of Long Island AVA

Answer 40

• North Fork of Long Island
• The Hamptons