USA and Canada

Question 1

What % of the listed region is required for regional boundary appellations

Answer 1

75%

Question 2

AVA requirements

Answer 2

Must contain 85% of listed region

Question 3

What is a sub AVA

Answer 3

Unofficial term for an AVA that is nested within another AVA

Question 4

What was the first AVA and what year was it awarded

Answer 4

Augusta, Missouri
1980

Question 5

When was Napa Valley awarded AVA

Answer 5

1981

Question 6

Single vineyard labelling requirements

Answer 6

Must contain 95% of listed region

Question 7

In the US, if a bottle is vintage dated, what percent of the fruit must come from that vintage (regional)

Answer 7

85%

Question 8

In the US, if a bottle is vintage dated, what percent of the fruit must come from that vintage (AVA)

Answer 8

95%

Question 9

Estate Bottled labelling requirements

Answer 9

Wine must come from grapes that are 100% grown on land controlled or owned by the winery

Question 10

What year were Vitis vinifera vines planted in Texas and New Mexico by Spanish settlers

Answer 10

1629

Question 11

When did Agoston Haraszthy found Buena Vista winery in Sonoma

Answer 11

1849

Question 12

When was Phylloxera found in CA

Answer 12

1860’s

Question 13

What year did Charles Krug found his winery

Answer 13

1861

Question 14

When was prohibition

Answer 14

1920-1933

Question 15

What year was the Judgment of Paris

Answer 15

1976

Question 16

Major white grapes of CA (2)

Answer 16

Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

Question 17

Major red grapes of California (6)

Answer 17

Cabernet
Sauvignon
Merlot
Syrah
Pinot Noir
Zinfandel
Cabernet Franc

Question 18

Climates of California (3)

Answer 18

maritime on the coasts (Sonoma, Santa Barbara)

Mediterranean (Napa, Paso Robles)

Continental with mountain influences (Central Valley, Sierra Foothills)

Question 19

CA soils

Answer 19

Vary from region to region

alluvial fans, loam (silt, clay, and sand) slate, schist, granite, and limestone.

Question 20

Mendocino County AVA’s (4)

Answer 20

Mendocino
Anderson Valley
Mendocino Ridge
Yorkville Highlands

Question 21

Mendocino grapes (2)

Answer 21

Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

Question 22

Lake County AVA’s (2)

Answer 22

Clear Lake
High Valley

Question 23

Lake County Varieties (4)

Answer 23

Cabernet Sauvignon
Petit Sirah
Tempranillo
SauvignonBlanc

Question 24

Sonoma County Varieties (6)

Answer 24

Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
SauvignonBlanc
Zinfandel

Question 25

Sonoma County AVA's (11)

Answer 25

Sonoma Coast Alexander Valley Dry Creek Valley Rockpile Knights Valley Fort Ross Seaview Russian River Valley Green Valley of Russian River Chalk Hill Bennett Valley Sonoma Mountain Carneros

Question 26

Napa Valley Varieties (7)

Answer 26

Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Syrah Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Pinot Noir Cabernet Franc

Question 27

Napa Valley AVA's (15)

Answer 27

Calistoga Diamond Mountain District Spring Mountain St. Helena Howell Mountain Chiles Valley Rutherford Oakville Atlas Peak Yountville Stags Leap Oak Knoll Coombsville Wild Horse Valley Carneros

Question 28

Sierra Foothills AVA's (2)

Answer 28

Fairplay Shenandoah Valley

Question 29

Sierra Foothills main variety

Answer 29

Zinfandel

Question 30

Central Valley AVA

Answer 30

Lodi

Question 31

Central Valley varieties (2)

Answer 31

Zinfandel Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 32

San Francisco Bay AVA's (3)

Answer 32

Livermore Valley Santa Clara Valley Santa Cruz Mountains

Question 33

San Francisco BAy varieties (2)

Answer 33

Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Noir

Question 34

Monterey County AVA's (4)

Answer 34

Monterey Carmel Arroyo Seco Santa Lucia Highlands

Question 35

Monterey County varieties (3)

Answer 35

Pinot Noir Chardonnay Merlot

Question 36

San Luis Obispo AVA's (4)

Answer 36

Paso Robles York Mountain Edna Valley Arroyo Grande Valley

Question 37

San Luis Obispo varieties (5)

Answer 37

Pinot Noir Chardonnay Syrah Grenache Viognier

Question 38

Santa Barbara AVA's (3)

Answer 38

Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley Sta. Rita Hills

Question 39

Santa Barbara varieties (3)

Answer 39

Pinot Noir Chardonnay Syrah

Question 40

South Coast AVA

Answer 40

Temeculah

Question 41

South Coast variety

Answer 41

Syrah

Question 42

White varieties of Oregon (2)

Answer 42

Chardonnay Pinot Gris

Question 43

Red variety of Oregon

Answer 43

Pinot Noir

Question 44

Where is Willamette Valley located

Answer 44

On the 45th parallel, in line with Bordeaux and Piedmont

Question 45

3 major rivers of Oregon (3)

Answer 45

Columbia Willamette Clackamas

Question 46

Major mountain ranges of Oregon (4)

Answer 46

Mt. Adams Mt. St.Helena Coastal Ranges Cascades

Question 47

Oregon climate

Answer 47

Mainly maritime with continental influences

Question 48

Oregon soils

Answer 48

patchwork of volcanic, alluvial, loess, and talcum-like sedimentary soil.

Question 49

When was the first bottling of Oregon Pinot Noir released for sale in the US by Hillcrest Vineyards

Answer 49

1964

Question 50

When were the first AVA's awarded in Oregon

Answer 50

1984

Question 51

Major AVA's nested within Willamette Valley (10)

Answer 51

Tualatin Hills Laurelwood District Chehalem Mountains Yamhill-Carlton Ribbon Ridge Dundee Hills McMinnville Eola-Amity Hills Van Duzer Corridor Lower Long Tom

Question 52

Major AVA's nested within Umpqua Valley (2)

Answer 52

Elkton Oregon Red Hills Douglas County

Question 53

Major AVA's nested within Southern Oregon AVA (2)

Answer 53

Rogue Valley Applegate Valley

Question 54

AVA's in eastern Oregon (4)

Answer 54

Columbia Gorge Columbia Valley Walla Walla Snake River Valley

Question 55

Major white varieties of Washington (2)

Answer 55

Riesling Chardonnay

Question 56

Major red varieties in Washington (3)

Answer 56

Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Syrah

Question 57

Where is the Yakima Valley located (Parallel and similarity to another wine growing region)

Answer 57

On the 47th parallel, in line with Burgundy

Question 58

Major bodies of water in Washington (4)

Answer 58

Snake River Columbia River Yakima River, Lake Chelan

Question 59

Washington climate

Answer 59

West: Maritime with high precipitation East: true continental

Question 60

Eastern Washington Soils

Answer 60

sandy, silt, loam, and alluvial soils with a base of basalt and other volcanic debris

Question 61

What year were first Vitis vinifera grapes planted in Washington

Answer 61

1825

Question 62

What year did Chateau St. Michelle partner with Dr. Loosen to create the first bottling of Eroica Riesling

Answer 62

1999

Question 63

Washington major vineyards (3)

Answer 63

Champoux Vineyard in Horse Heaven Hills Boushey Vineyard in Yakima Cailloux Vinyard (owned by Cayuse) in Walla Walla

Question 64

Major Washington AVAs north to south (17)

Answer 64

Puget Sound Columbia Valley Lake Chelan Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley Royal Slope Wahluke Slope White Bluffs Naches Heights Yakima Valley Rattlesnake Hills Snipes Mountain Goose Gap Lewis Clark Valley Horse Heaven Hills Walla Walla The Burn of Columbia Valley Columbia Gorge

Question 65

New York climate

Answer 65

maritime climate on Long Island continental at the Finger Lakes

Question 66

New York AVAs (11)

Answer 66

Champlain Valley of New York Niagra Escarpment Lake Eerie Finger Lakes Cayuga Lake Seneca Lake Upper Hudson Valley Hudson River Region Long Island North Fork of Long Island The Hamptons, Long Island

Question 67

When was the VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance) established in Canada

Answer 67

1988

Question 68

What is the most famous producer in Canada

Answer 68

Inniskillin

Question 69

What style of wine does Inniskillin produce

Answer 69

Icewine with the hybrid grape Vidal, Riesling, and Cabernet Franc

Question 70

If a wine is labeled VQA in Ontario and British Columbia, what % grapes must be from province

Answer 70

100%

Question 71

What % of grapes must come from British Columbia for wines labelled with an appellation

Answer 71

95%