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1
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Where is the Snake River Valley AVA?

A

Idaho (Shared with Oregon)

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2
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What was the first AVA?

A

Augusta, Missouri

1980

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3
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When did Napa Valley gain its AVA status?

A

1981

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4
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What is the minimum percentage of grapes required to list an AVA? What’s the minimum if a county, state or country is listed?

A

85% AVA

75% County, state or country

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5
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What is the minimum % of grapes required to label a wine as Washington state?

A

95%

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6
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What is the minimum percentage of grapes required to label a wine as single vineyard in the US?

A

95%

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What is the ABV range to label a wine as a table wine or light wine?

A

7-14%

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8
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What are the four large AVAs of California?

A

North Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
Sierra Foothills

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9
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What larger AVA contains Napa and Sonoma?

A

North Coast AVA

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10
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What counties are included in the North Coast AVA?

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Napa
Sonoma
Mendocino
Lake
Solano
Marin
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11
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How many sub AVAs are contained within Napa Valley?

A

16

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What are the northern and southernmost AVAs in Napa?

A

North-Calistoga

South- Carneros

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13
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Which mountains form the Napa Valley to the West and East?

A

West- Mayacamas

East- Vaca

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14
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What marks the border of Napa and Sonoma?

A

Mayacamas Mountains

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What is the benchmark mountain AVA of Napa?

A

Howell Mountain

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16
Q

What AVA exemplifies the valley floor style in Napa?

A

Rutherford AVA

17
Q

Which AVA, contained within Russian River Valley, is not a sub-AVA of that region, but its own distinct AVA?

A

Green Valley of the Russian River Valley

18
Q

What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma?

A

Knights Valley

19
Q

Which Champagne house established their US operations in Anderson Valley?

A

Louis Roderer

20
Q

What is the dominant grape of the Monterey AVA?

A

Chardonnay

21
Q

In which county is the Paso Robles AVA?

A

San Luis Obispo

22
Q

In which AVA is the Bien Nacido Vineyard located?

A

Santa Maria Valley AVA

23
Q

Where is most California wine produced?

A

Central Valley

24
Q

What is the largest and most important Central Valley AVA?

A

Lodi AVA

25
Q

In which AVA is Borden Ranch located?

A

Lodi AVA

26
Q

What are the valley floor AVAs of Napa?

A 
Yountville
Oakville
Rutherford
St. Helena
Calistoga
27
Q

What is the minimum elevation required for Howell Mountain AVA? Why?

A

1400+ Feet

This is the fog line

28
Q

In which AVA is the Heron Lake Vineyard located?

A

Wild Horse Valley

29
Q

In which AVA is Rattlesnake Ridge located?

A

Howell Mountain

30
Q

What is the maximum slope grapes may be planted on in Napa county?

A

30 degrees

31
Q

In which Sub-AVA is Stagecoach Vineyard? Who owns it?

A

Atlas Peak

Gallo

32
Q

In which Sub-AVA are Inglenook and Beaulieu Vineyard?

A

Rutherford

33
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Where is Trailside Vineyard located?

A

Rutherford

34
Q

Where is To-Kalon Vineyard located?

A

Oakville

35
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Where is Kronos Vineyard located? Who owns it?

A

St. Helena

Cathy Corison

36
Q

Where is the Haynes Vineyard?

A

Coombsville

37
Q

Where is the Dead Fred Vineyard?

A

Calistoga

38
Q

Who owns the trademark on Pritchard Hill?

A

Chappellet

39
Q

What is the maximum elevation of St. Helena?

A

400 Feet

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