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USA Flashcards

1
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Gustav Niebaum winery

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Inglenook

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Agoston Haraszthy winery

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Buena Vista

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Andre Tchelistcheff winery

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Beaulieu Vineyards

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Jacob Schram winery

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Schramsberg

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5
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Los Carneros AVA is split between what two counties?

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Napa, Sonoma

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6
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Savoy is in what AVA

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Anderson Valley

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7
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Sanford & Benedict is in what AVA

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Sta. Rita Hills

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Bien Nacido is in what AVA

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Santa Maria Valley

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9
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Gap’s Crown

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Sonoma Coast

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10
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Wineries located on Pritchard Hill

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Bryant Family

Chappellet

Ovid

David Arthur

Nine Suns

Gandona

Continuum

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Kronos Vineyard

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Corison

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Clos du Ciel Vineyard

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Peter Michael

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13
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The Lake Vineyard

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Diamond Creek

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14
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Mills Vineyard

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Calera Wine Company, Central California, San Benito AVA

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Lake, Solano, and Marin Counties are within what AVA?

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North Coast

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16
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Amount of American wine produced by California.

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90%

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17
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First vinifera grape to be established in North America.

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Mission Grape

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18
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Who produced the first wine in California, and where?

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The Franciscans at San Juan Capistrano Mission produced wine from the Mission grape in 1783.

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19
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Who was George Yount?

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The first American settler to arrive in Napa. Also the first to plant a vineyard in Napa.

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20
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______________ moved to St. Helena in 1861 and founded a winery.

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Charles Krug

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21
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Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery and the year it was opened.

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Beringer, 1876

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22
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Who introduced the Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Andre Tchelistcheff while at Beaulieu

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23
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Dr. Konstantin Frank

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Founded Vinifera Wine Cellars in 1962 in the Finger Lakes.

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24
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David Lett

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Pioneered Pinot Noir in Willamette Valley.

Eyrie Vineyard

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25
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First AVA established in the United States

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August, Missouri

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26
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Minimum varietal origin requirement if label lists AVA

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85% from stated AVA

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27
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Minimum varietal origin requirement if only county, state, or country is listed.

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75%

California, Washington, and Oregon are exceptions.

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28
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States that require wines to be made soleley from grapes grown in that state if stated on label.

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California and Oregon.

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29
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Wines labeled by single vineyard contain a minimum _____ of grapes grown in the stated vineyard.

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95%

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30
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Wines labeled as Washington must contain ____ of grapes grown in the state.

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95%

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31
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If an American or imported wine in the US uses a vintage date, the label must carry what?

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An appellation smaller than a country.

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32
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Wines labeled with an AVA, a minimum ______ must come from the stated vintage; for wines labeled with a state or county, the minimum is relaxed to _______.

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95%

85%

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33
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Wine with a varietal designation must contain a minimum _____ of the stated variety. What is the exception?

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75%

Vitis labrusca grapes, like Concord, are an exception, and need only comprise a minimum 51% of a varietal wine.

34
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The major winegrowing regions of California are divided into four large AVAs

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North Coast, Central Coast, South Coast, and the Sierra Foothills

35
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North Coast AVAs include these counties

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Lake County

Mendocino County

Napa County

Solano County

Sonoma County

36
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Napa AVAs

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Calistoga

Diamond Mountain District

Howell Mountain

Chiles Valley District

St. Helena

Spring Mountain

Rutherford

Oakville

Yountville

Mount Veeder

Atlas Peak

Stags Leap District

Oak Knoll District

Los Carneros (also in Sonoma)

Coombsville

Wild Horse Valley

37
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This area is the source of most of California’s wine production

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Central Valley

38
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The diurnal variation in Rutherford AVA is larger than in Howell Mountain AVA. T/F

39
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Hames Valley, Chalone, and Arroyo Seco are AVAs in which California county?

40
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Which of the following Sonoma County AVAs is most closely associated with old vine Zinfandel?

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Dry Creek Valley

41
Q

Which of the following AVAs has the longest growing season?

Sta. Rita Hills
Sonoma Coast
Covelo
Anderson Valley
Carneros

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Sta. Rita Hills

42
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Cuvée Arthur

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Domaine Drouhin

43
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Cuvée J

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Evesham Wood

44
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Upper Terrace

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Beaux Freres

45
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Sigrid

46
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The diurnal variation in Rutherford AVA is larger than in Howell Mountain AVA. T/F

47
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In general, how will a wine made in Howell Mountain or the Stag’s Leap District differ from a wine made in Mt. Veeder or St. Helena?

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The wine from Howell Mountain or Stag’s Leap District will be very full-bodied and bold. The wine from Mt. Veeder or St. Helena will more balanced and not as big.

48
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Oakville AVA - name at least five wineries

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Far Niente

Harlan

Screaming Eagle

Rudd

Gargiulo

Groth

Dalle Valle

Opus One

Ovid

Silver Oak

Robert Mondavi

49
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Rutherford AVA - name at least five wineries

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Caymus

Dana Estate

Quintessa

Staglin

Grgich Hills

Scarecrow

Cakebreak Cellars

Beaulieu

Inglenook

50
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Rutherford AVA soil type

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gravel, loam, sand, with volcanic deposits and marine sediments.

51
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Name at leave five Stag’s Leap District AVA wineries

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Baldacci Family Vineyards

Chimney Rock

Clos du Val

Hartwell Vineyards

Ilsley Vineyards

Shafter

Silverado Vineyards

Stags’ Leap Winery

Stags’ Leap Wine Cellars

52
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Name at least five St. Helena AVA wineries

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Alpha Omega

Beringer

Charles Krug

CHASE Cellars

Corison

Crocker & Starr Wines

Freemark Abbey

Calafia

Monticello Vineyards

Robert Biale

Sequum

Spottswoode

Trinchero Napa Valley

53
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Alexander Valley AVA - name five wineries

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Clos du Bois

Delorimier

Ferrari - Carano

Foley Sonoma

Francis Ford Coppola

Hawkes Wine

Jordan Vineyard

Rodney Strong

Silver Oak

Stonestreet Estate

Trione

White Oak

54
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Name at least five Russian River Valley AVA wines

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Davis Bynum

Joseph Swan

Merry Edwards

Iron Horse

Paul Hobbs

Rochioli

Kistler

Kosta Browne

Marimar Estate

DeLoach

DuMOL

Williams Selyem

Gary Farrell

55
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California’s two most northern wine regions

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Mendocino and Lake County

56
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Willamette Valley is between these two mountain ranges

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Cascades and the Coastal Range

57
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Oregon Pinot Noir pioneer

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David Lett, Eyrie Vineyards in Dundee Hills, 1966

58
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Oregon land use laws stipulate that a winery must receive what percentage of revenue from the sale of wine?

59
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What varietals are included in Oregon’s 90 Percent Law?

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Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay

60
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Willamette Valley AVAs

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Chehalem Mountains

Yamhill-Carlton

Ribbon Ridge

Dundee Hills

McMinnville

Eola-Amity Hills

61
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Willamette Valley four major soil types

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Uplifted Marine Sediments

Voclanic Soils

Loess

Missoula Flood Deposits

62
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This AVA is the most densley planted in Oregon

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Dundee Hills

63
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Name five wineries from the Dundee Hills AVA

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Eyrie Vineyard

Sokol Blosser

Domaine Drouhin

ArcherySummit

Domaine Serene

Maresh Vineyard

Abbey Ridge

Thomas Vineyard

64
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Louis Jadot has vineyard land in what AVA?

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Yamhill-Carlton AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon

65
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Name three Yamhill-Carlton District AVA wineries

What AVA is Yamhill-Carlton within

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Elk Cove

Ken Wright

Penner-Ash

Shea Vineyards

Soter

Willamette Valley AVA

66
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Which Willamette Valley pioneers planted in the Chehalem Mountains?

A

Dick Erath

Dick Ponzi

David Adelsheim

67
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Name two important Ribbon Ridge AVA wineries

A

Beaux Freres

Brick House Vineyards

68
Q

The Pommerelle and the National Wine Company (NAWICO) merged and became known as what?

A

Chateau Ste. Michelle

69
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Who is recognized as the “Father of Washington Wine”?

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Dr. Walter Clore

70
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Name five major Washington State producers

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Andrew Will Winery

Betz Family

Cadence

Chateau St.e Michelle

Col Solare

Doubleback

Gorman

Force Majeure

L’Ecole no. 41

Leonetti Cellar

Long Shadows

Mark Ryan

Pepper Bridge

Rasa

Sleight of Hand

Sparkman

Zero One

71
Q

The Dundee Hills is a prime vineyard region where?

72
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Largest producer in Washington State

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Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

73
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Washington State climate - east of the Cascade Mountains

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Mostly uniform, arid continental climate with minor variations from region to region.

74
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Three reasons Phyllorexa is virtually unknown in Washington State

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  1. Severe winters
  2. Sandy soils
  3. Great physical distance between vineyards
75
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Mountain range responsible for creating a rain shadow over the Columbia River Basin

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Cascade Range

76
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Approved as Washington’s first AVA in 1983

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Yakima Valley

77
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Three nested AVAs in Yakima Valley

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Snipes Mountain, Rattlesnake Hills, and Red Mountain

78
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Washington’s warmest growing region and its smallest and most densely planted AVA. It has developed a reputation for noteworthy, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Red Mountain

79
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A sub-appellation of the Walla Walla Valley AVA, this AVA is known for large basalt cobbles and is the only AVA in the United States whose boundaries are defined by the soil type.

A

The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater - in Oregon despite being within the Walla Walla AVA, which is within the Columbia Valley AVA in Washington.

80
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AVAs of the Finger Lakes

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West to east,

Canandaigua,

Keuka,

Seneca,

Cayuga.

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