USA- California Mendocino and Lake Flashcards
Name the main rivers of Mendocino County?
Russian and Navarro
Name the AVAs within Mendocino AVA (Stricter boundaries than the county appellation)?
Anderson Valley Potter Valley Redwood Valley McDowell Valley Yorkville Highlands Cole Ranch A portion of Mendocino Ridge
Name the AVAs not included in Mendocino AVA
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Creek Dos Rios Covelo Eagle Peak Mendocino County A portion of Mendocino Ridge AVA
Name the famous Champagne producer who established it’s American operations in Anderson Valley AVA?
Louis Roederer
What is the smallest AVA in Mendocino?
Cole Ranch AVA (Also the smallest in North America)
Monopole of Esterlina Winery
What wine is style is the Mendocino Ridge AVA known for ?
Very distinctive Zinfandel
What elevation are vineyards in the Mendocino Ridge AVA restricted to?
1200 feet above sea level
Name the 7 AVAs of Lake County
Clear Lake AVA Benmore Valley AVA Big Valley District AVA Guenoc Valley AVA High Valley AVA Kelsey Bench AVA Red Hills AVA
Characteristics of Lake County
- Smallest wine-producing county in the North Coast. - — High elevations and cold winters allow for successful grape growing despite high summer temperatures.
What county is Anderson Valley AVA located in ?
Mendocino
What county is Potter Valley AVA located in?
Mendocino
What county is Redwood Valley AVA located in?
Mendocino
What county is McDowell Valley AVA located in?
Mendocino
What county is Yorkville Highlands located in?
Mendocino
What county is Cole Ranch located in?
Mendocino