USA / Canada / Mexico Flashcards
Most important and promising wine state of Mexico.
Baja California
Most southerly AVA of California close to the Mexican border.
San Pasqual Valley
In which AVA is the Chateau Montelena located?
Calistoga
What winery of the USA is famous for its Cabernet Sauvignon besting the greatest wines of Bordeaux in the Judgement of Paris tasting in 1976? What was the vintage?
Stag’s Leap
1973
Warmest AVA in Sonoma.
Alexander Valley AVA
Who makes Les Pavots and where is he located?
Peter Michael
Knights Valley AVA
Where is Tablas Creek Winery and who owns it?
Paso Robles AVA
Perrin Family of Chateau de Beaucastel
Arroyo Seco AVA is known for wines from what grapes?
Riesling
Gewurztraminer
What type of soil do we find in Knights Valley AVA?
Volcanic
Who is Charles Valentine Riley and what major contribution did he provide for not only the California wine world, but for the rest of the world?
Missouri enologist that is credited as the first to understand the innate resistance of American grape species/rootstocks to phylloxera
Where are the majority of Napa Valley’s Pinot Noir vineyards located?
Carneros
Smallest AVA of the USA.
Cole Ranch AVA
Name of the “rhone ranger” whose original estate in Santa Cruz was overtaken by Pierce’s Disease and what is the name of his winery.
Randal Graham
Bonny Doon
First AVA of Oregon.
Willamette Valley (1983)
Most widely planted foxy grape variety grown in the eastern United States.
Concord
Leading Univesity in Canada, and home of the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Istitute (CCOVI) which was established in 1996.
Brock
Name the four primary wine regions of Canada.
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Name Ontario’s (and later British Columbia’s) appellation system.
VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance)
Nova Scotia’s most widely used white grape, which is one of the primary varietals in the Tidal Bay appellation wine.
L’Acadie Blanc
Which are the three main grape varieties that are used in the production of Ontario’s Icewine?
Vidal Blanc
Riesling
Cabernet Franc
Most planted white and red grape varieties of British Columbia at the moment.
Pinot Gris (1114 ha) Merlot (1564 ha)
Which winery gained the first commercial licence since the prohibition in Canada?
Inniskillin in 1974
Most common trellising technique used in British Columbia.
VSP (Vertical Shoot Positioning)
Name the only certified biodynamic vineyard in British Columbia at the moment (2017).
Summerhill Pyramid Winery (in Kelowna)
Red wine grape variety named after a famous French First World War General, bred by Eugene Kuhlmann.
Marechal Foch
Where is the majority of Nova Scotia’s wineries located?
Annapolis Valley
Largest wine region of Canada.
Niagara Peninsula
Which AVA in the Sierra Foothills is known for having some of the highest vineyards in California?
El Dorado AVA
When was the Niagara Escarpment AVA created?
2005
When was Domaine Drouhin Oregon established?
1987
Where is Domaine de la Cote?
Lompoc, California (Santa Rita Hills)
Which Central Valley AVA is known for its particularly good, honeyed Chenin Blanc?
Clarksburg AVA
What is the name of the warmest and driest AVA west of the Cascades in Oregon?
Applegate Valley
Name the oldest winery in the Napa Valley.
Charles Krug (est. 1861)
What is the oldest continuously operating winery in Napa?
Beringer (est. 1876)
When was the Judgement Of Paris and who organised it?
1976
Steven Spurrier
What two Napa Valley wines placed first against their French counterparts in the Judgement Of Paris?
Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
When did the cult wineries of Screaming Eagle, Colgin and Harlan Estate emerged in California?
1990s
What are the four large AVA’s of California?
North Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
Sierra Foothills
When did Napa Valley gain AVA status?
1981
Who trademarked the term “Meritage”?
The Meritage Alliance (est. 1988)
Name the southernmost AVA of Napa Valley.
Carneros
Name the northernmost AVA of Napa Valley.
Calistoga
What is the climate of Carneros AVA most suited to?
The production of sparkling wines
What mountain ranges form the Napa Valley?
Mayacamas Mountains (to the west) and the Vaca Mountains (to the east)
How many sub-AVAs are within Napa Valley?
16
Where is Calistoga AVA?
Napa Valley, California
Where is Los Carneros AVA?
Sonoma/Napa Valley, California
Name the warmest AVA in Sonoma County.
Knights Valley
Where is Russian River Valley AVA?
Sonoma County, California
Where is Cole Ranch AVA located?
Mendocino County, California
Name the largest AVA of Mendocino County.
Anderson Valley
What are the restrictions for Mendocino Ridge AVA?
Vineyards must be at least 366 m. (1,200 ft.) above sea level
Name the only non-contiguous AVA in America.
Mendocino Ridge AVA
Which county of California grows more Pinot Noir than any other county?
Sonoma County
What is the smallest wine producing county in the North Coast AVA?
Lake County
Where is Oak Knoll District AVA?
Napa Valley, California
Where is Howell Mountain AVA?
Napa Valley, California
Where is Rockpile AVA?
Sonoma County, California
What is the dominate grape of Monterey AVA?
Chardonnay
Name the largest and warmest AVA of San Louis Obispo County.
Paso Robles AVA
Name the coolest AVA of San Louis Obispo County.
Templeton Gap District AVA
Name the most important AVA of Central Valley (Inland Valleys).
Lodi AVA
Where is Sta Rita Hills AVA?
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California
Where is the bulk of wine of California produced?
Central Valley (Inland Valleys)
Name the newest AVA of Mendocino County.
Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA (est. 2014)
What region produces almost 75% of California’s wine?
Central Valley (not an AVA)
What was USA’s first bonded winery?
Pleasant Valley WIne Company (est. 1860 / located in Finger Lakes)
Who planted Riesling in the Finger Lakes?
Dr. Konstantin Frank
Who was the first to plant Pinot Noir in the Willamette Valley and when?
David Lett (of Eyrie Vineyards) in 1966
If a label lists an AVA, what is the minimum of grapes that must be soutced from within the named AVA?
85%
Name the seven sub-AVA’s of Willamette Valley AVA.
Chehalem Mountains Yamhill-Carlton Ribbon Ridge Dundee Hills McMinnville Eola-Amity Hills Van Duzer Corridor
Where do we come across the so-called Jory and Willakenzie soils?
Jory: Dundee Hills AVA
Willakenzie: Ribbon Ridge AVA
Name the three AVA’s that are shared between Washington and Oregon.
Columbia Gorge
Columbia Valley
Walla Walla Valley
Varietal wines from Oregon must contain a minimum of what percentage of the stated varietal? What are the exceptions?
90%
Exceptions: Bordeaux varieties, Syrah, Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Tannat and Tempranillo (75%)
Name the driest and warmest AVA of Washington State.
Wahluke Slope AVA
Name the largest AVA of Washington State.
Columbia Valley AVA
All Washington’s wine regions are to the east of what mountain range? Name the only exception.
Cascade
Puget Sound AVA
Name Washington’s smallest AVA.
Red Mountain AVA
What was the first AVA of Washington State?
Yakima Valley (est. 1983)
Where is the majority (90%) of New York’s wine produced?
Finger Lakes
What are the primary grapes planted in Long Island?
Bordeaux varietals
Name the six main AVA’s of New York State.
Long Island Hudson River Finger Lakes Lake Erie Niagara Escarpment Champlain Valley of New York
Name the largest AVA of Texas.
Texas Hill Country AVA
Name the largest AVA of the USA.
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA (est. 2009)
Where is Puget Sound AVA?
Washington State
Where is Applegate Valley AVA?
Southern Oregon
Where is St. Helena AVA?
Napa Valley, California
When did Santa Rita Hills legally abbreviate its appellation name? Why?
In early 2006 because of a dispute with a Chilean winery of the same name
What winery created the international reputation for Canadian Icewine?
Inniskillin
Where is Naches Heights AVA?
Columbia Valley, Washington
Name the only French hybrid allowed in the production of Icewine.
Vidal
What is the climate of Long Island AVA?
Warmer maritime
When was Inglenook Winery established and by whom?
1879
Gustave Niebaum
When did Robert Mondavi launch his winery’s first harvest?
1966
What are the only two regions of Canada to have VQA status?
Ontario
British Columbia
Name the AVA that i shared between Oregon and Idaho.
Snake River Valley
First vintage of Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon.
1968
Where is Rogue Valley AVA?
Southern Oregon
Name the AVA’s of Southern Oregon.
Umpqua Valley Red Hill Douglas County Elkton Oregon Rogue Valley Applegate Valley
When did Ontario launch the VQA? When did British Columbia?
1988
1990
Where is Alexander Valley AVA?
Sonoma County, California
Where is Mount Veeder AVA?
Napa Valley, California
Name the northernmost AVA of the USA.
Puget Sound AVA
Name the easternmost AVA of the USA.
Martha’s Vineyard AVA
Who produces “Three Palms Vineyard” Merlot?
Duckhorn Vineyards
Name a few notable producers of Napa and Sonoma for quality Methode Traditionnelle wines.
Domaine Carneros Domaine Chandon Mumm Napa Iron Horse Jordan Schramsberg
Name the shared AVA between Napa and Sonoma County.
Los Carneros AVA
Which AVA of the Sonoma County is well-suited for the production of Zinfandel?
Rockpile AVA
