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USA- California Sonoma Flashcards

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Name the AVAs of Sonoma County

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Alexander Valley
Dry Creek Valley
Rockpile
Bennett Valley
Knights Valley
Chalk Hill
Russian River Valley
Sonoma Valley
Moon Mountain District Sonoma County
Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Sonoma Mountain
Sonoma Coast
Northern Sonoma
Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak
Fort Ross-Seaview
Fountaingrove District
Petaluma Gap
Carneros
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What warmness region are the AVAs of Alexander Valley and Dry Creek?

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Region 3

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Characteristics of the Russian RIver Valley AVA?Name three neighborhoods

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  • Warm daytime temperatures are moderated by fog that enters from the Petaluma gap to the South and the Russian River to the West
  • Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel are the major varieties. Syrah, Pinot Gris and Gewürztraminer are also important
  • Wines are made in forward styles
  • sebatspol hills
  • middle reach
  • santa rosa plains
  • laguna ridge
  • green valley
  • eastern hills
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Major Producers in Russian River Valley AVA?

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Dehlinger
Joseph Swan 
Gary Farrell
Rochioli
Williams-Selyem
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Characteristics of the Green Valley AVA?

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  • Green Valley is it’s own AVA nested in Russian River Valley
  • Distinct for it’s cooler temperatures, goldridge soil (sandy loam) and morning fog layer
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Major Producers in Green Valley AVA?

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Kosta Browne
Marimar Estate
Freestone
Freeman
Iron Horse (sparkling)
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Characteristics of the Sonoma Coast AVA?

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  • Coolest temperatures are found in the northern stretches where altitude, cold ocean air, and persistent coastal fog combine to keep temperatures down
  • Pinot Noir and Chardonnay thrive along with cool climate expressions of Rhone varieties
  • More inland and southern areas and areas above the fog line can experience warmer zone 2 temperatures producing wines of concentration and piower rather than elegance and focus
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Major producers in the Sonoma Coast AVA?

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Hirsch 
Littorai
Flowers
Marcassin 
Peay
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Characteristics of Knights Valley AVA?

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  • The warmest AVA in the county
  • Gravelly Soils
  • known for Bordeaux Varieties and can be sinilar in style to Napa
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Characteristics of Alexander Valley AVA?

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  • Warm zone 3 climate
  • Gravelly soils
  • Cabernet tends to show a more herbaceous character and less body than Napa
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Characteristics of Dry Creek Valley AVA

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  • Warm zone 3 climate

- known for ripe powerful styles of Zinfandel aged in either American or French Oak

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Characteristics of Rockpile AVA

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  • Small AVA
  • Warm zone 3 climate
  • known for ripe powerful styles of Zinfandel aged in either American or French Oak
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Characteristics of Sonoma Valley AVA

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  • Sonoma County’s most established region
  • situated between the Mayacamas and the Sonoma mountains
  • Runs Parallel to Napa
  • Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet are successful
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Characteristics of the Bennett Valley AVA

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  • Nested almost entirely in the Sonoma Valley AVA

- Too cool to ripen and Cabernet it favours Merlot

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Characteristics of Carneros AVA

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  • Shared with Napa
  • Cool zone one climate
  • Known for sparkling wines. Gloria Ferrer a pioneer
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Characteristics of Petaluma Gap AVA

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  • Newest AVA grated status in 2017
  • Named after the wind that funnels through lower Sonoma County due to a coastal mountain opening
  • Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah are the focus
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True or False labels must state Sonoma County along with the AVA

18
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What County is Alexander Valley AVA located in?

19
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What County is Dry Creek Valley AVA located in?

20
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What County is Rockpile AVA located in?

21
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What County is Bennett Valley AVA located in?

22
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What County is Knights Valley AVA located in?

23
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What County is Chalk Hill AVA located in?

24
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What County is Russian River Valley AVA located in?

25
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What County is Moon Mountain District AVA located in?

26
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What County is Green Valley AVA located in?

27
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What County is Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA located in?

28
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What County is Fort Ross-Seaview AVA located in?

29
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What County is Fountaingrove District AVA located in?

30
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What County is Petaluma Gap located in?

31
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What is the soil type in Green Valley

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Goldridge Soil

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What is Gold Ridge Soil?

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A fine sandy loam found in the the Green Valley AVA

33
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The Franciscan Complex

The Wilson Grove Formation, contains what other two soil subsets?

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sandy ocean floor deposits with a variety of rock types

purer uplifted marine sandstone
contains goldridge and Altamont soil (contains more red clay)

34
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What 4 AVA’s could a wine from green valley be labeled as?

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Green Valley
RRV
Northern Sonoma
Sonoma Coast
North Coast

35
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To achieve Sonoma County Sustainable recognition, a vineyard must be certified by one of four bodies, name one?

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Fish Friendly Farming, California

Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (also known as Certified Sustainable),

Lodi Rules,

Sustainability in Practice (SIP)

36
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Sonoma County Sustainable wines can be identified by a logo that reads “Sustainably Farmed Grapes,” and it requires that what % of grapes come from sonoma county ? What % or grapes nees to come from a vineyard certified as sustainable?

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85 for both

37
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43 most planted grapes in sonoma county

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Chard
PN
Cab Sauv
Zin

38
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First AVA of sonoma?

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Sonoma Valley
Buena Vista founded here in 1857

39
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Moon Mountain AVA is set in what mountain range? What famous vineyard is here? Who owns it now? Soil?

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Mayacamas (Monte Rosso Vineyard is here - EJ Gallo - Red Hill Loam soil (volcanic clay/Loam)

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