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USA - California Central, South, Sierra Flashcards

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1
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Central Coast AVA: Which Counties are included ?

A

Counties of Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara

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How relevant are the northern counties in the wine production ?

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Not much

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Where is Livermore Valley AVA?

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Shared between Cotra Costa and Alameda

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Which areas the San Francisco Bay AVA encompass?

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San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano

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Which others AVA (apart from SFbay AVA and Livermore Valley AVA) will you find in the northern part on the Central Coast AVA? (3) + 1

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Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
Santa Clara AVA
San Ysidro AVA

Ben Lomond Mountains AVA

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What is the subregions of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?

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Ben Lomond Mountain AVA

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Which iconic vineyards is in Santa Cruz? Who’s the producer ?

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Monte Bello Vineyard,

produced by Ridge

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8
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Which iconic producers will you find in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA?

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Ridge, Bonny Doon Estate

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San Benito County: How many AVAs?

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San Benito AVA ( + 3 sub avas ) cinega valley Ava, Lime Kiln Valley Ava (Calera) , Paicines AVA

Mt Harlan AVA 
Chalone AVA (shared with Monterey)
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How many AVAs within the County of Monterey?

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9
Monterey AVA
Camel Valley AVA
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
Arroyo Seco AVA
San Bernabe AVA
San Lucas AVA
San Antonio Valley AVA
Hames Valley AVA
Chalone AVA (shared w San Benito)
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What’s the most planted varietal in Monterey AVA?

A

Chardonnay

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12
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Where would you find the iconic Gary’s Vineyard?

what is it regarded for?

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In Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

Regarded for PN production

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What’s unique about San Bernabe?

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San Bernabe vineyard is the largest contiguous vineyard on earth

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Chalone AVA is shared between ?

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Monterey and San Benito

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San Luis Obispo County AVA has how many Avas within?

In which year many got approved?

A
  1. of which 11 approved in 2014
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16
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Which Avas were the original 4 in San Luis Obispo County?

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Paso Robles (83)
York Mountain (87)
Edna Valley (87)
Arroyo Grande Valley (90)
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What’s the size of the Paso Robles AVA?

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614,000 acres

only 40,000 planted

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What’s the name of the Gap from where the cool air funnel through in Paso Robles?
What’s the Region Winkler category?

A

Templeton gap

It goes from II to IV

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What’s the name of the Mountain Range to the west of PRobles?

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Santa Lucia Mountains

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What are the main varieties?

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CS is the mostly planted, Zinf is well regarded and rhone varietals

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21
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What Gary Eberle did in 1975 ?

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He planted Syrah cuttings originally from Chapoutier vineyards

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22
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Which famous nursery is based in Paso Robles?

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the Tablas Creek Nursery.

It is a project from Chateau Beaucastel, which provided the clonal material

23
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Where is annually held the hospice du Rhone Celebration?

A

In Paso Robles

24
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What’s the name of the river that goes through Paso Robles?

A

Salinas. Also Estrella on the right

25
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name 3 sub Avas of Paso Robles

A 
Adelaida District AVA
Creston District AVA
El Pomar District AVA
Paso Robles Estrella District AVA
Paso Robles Geneseo District AVA
Paso Robles Highland District AVA
Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA
San Juan Creek AVA
San Miguel District AVA
Santa Margherita Ranch AVA
Templeton Gap District AVA
26
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What does it mean “El Paso Robles”?

A

The pass of the oaks

27
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in which year and who firstly planted Zinfandel in Paso Robles?

A

Benito Dusi in 1924

28
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Santa Barbara County: Which are the most planted varieties ?

A

CH, PN, Syrah

29
Q

Which mountain ranges are within the Santa Barbara County?

A

San Rafael Mountains in the north and Santa Ynez mountains in the south

30
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How many AVAs within Santa Barbara? Where are they located?

A

Santa Maria Ava (in the north, large)

Santa Ynez valley AVA
within the Santa Ynez , 4 Avas: 
St Rita Hills AVA
Ballard Canyon AVA
Los Olivos AVA
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
31
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What’s mostly planted in Santa Maria AVA ?

Which iconic producers are based here?

A

Ch PN Syrah

Bien Nacido, Au Bon Climat

32
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What’s mostly planted in the Santa Ynez AVA

A

Rhone varietal

33
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Where is the Santa Rita Hills AVA?

Which iconic producer is based here?

A

it’s located on the western part of the the Santa Ynez AVA.

Sandhi is based here

34
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What Region Scale is Santa Rita Hills AVA?

A

It’s region I.

However the latitude is the same as Tunisia

35
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What is planted in the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara?

A

Bordeaux Varieties

36
Q

Which currents influence the Santa Barbara County?

Which other influences are affecting the climate?

A

Davidson Current, a warming current from south
Cooling Californian Currents from the North

Coastal Influences with Morning Fogs and Afternoon Winds

37
Q

Where is the Davies University located ?

A

In the Central Valley, in the Sacramento valley

38
Q

Is Central Valley an AVA?
Which percentage of the Californian grapes are grown in here?
And which Region is?

A

Central Valley is not an AVA
It is a large area covering the Sacramento Valley (N)
and the San Joaquin Valley (S)
47% of Californian grapes are grown in here
It is considered a Region IV and V

39
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Which are the 2 main producers in the Sierra Foothills?

A

Gallo and Constellation

40
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Which AVAs are within the Central Valley?

A 
Lodi Ava (with 7 sub Avas)
Clarksburg AVA ( to remember)

Dunningan Hills AVA
Capay Valley AVA
Merritt Island AVA

41
Q

Name 2 sub Avas of Lodi

A

Alta Mesa, Borden Ranch, Clements Hills, Consumnes River, Jahant, Mokelumne River, Sloughhouse

42
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In which county is Lodi?

A

It is shared between Sacramento North and San Joquim in the south

43
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Which rivers run through Lodi?

A 
Consumnes river (also Ava itself)
Mokelumne river (also Ava itself)
they join together at the delta, where also the 2 counties meet. in the west part of Lodi
44
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What’s the climate of Lodi? What’s the main grape here?

A

Lodi is slightly cooler than the rest of the Central Valley

Zinfandel is the king

45
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What percentage of the Californian wine comes from Lodi?

A

20%

46
Q

What historically populated the Sierra Foothills in the mid 19th Century?

A

1849 Goldrush

47
Q

Is the Sierra Foothills an AVA?

A

Yes, it does encompass 8 counties and there are 5 sub Avas within

48
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Which counties the Sierra Foothills cover?

A

Eldorado, Amador, Calaveras,

Nevada, Mariposa, Placer, Tuolumne, Yuba

49
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Name 2 sub Avas of Sierra foothills AVA

A 
Fair Play , 
El Dorado, 
Fiddletown
North Yuba
California Shenondoah Valley (hottest)
50
Q

What’s the main grape of Sierra Foothills?

A

Zinfandel

51
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Which biggest criticism was moved to the Davies University in the 1980s?

A

The approval against Phylloxera of the AXR-1 Rootstock that proved not to be effective

52
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South Coast AVA: Which counties does it encompass?

A

Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles

53
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Where would you find the only substantial vineyards within the South Coast AVA?

A

Temecula AVA in Riverside county within it has the only substantial vineyards within the region

54
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What’s the climate in Tamacula? What’s influencing it?

A

Extremely hot. Irrigation through Pipelines

Rainbow Gap, a narrow opening in the coastal ridge, funnels cool marine air across a 5-mile swathe of sanded desert allowing grapes to be grown in what would otherwise be a deeply inhospitable home for vines.

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