U.S.A. General Flashcards
Rocky Knob is an AVA in which state?
Virginia
Where is Sonoita AVA?
Arizona
If labeled by county, state, or country instead of AVA, the min. % of grapes required to have originated from the region is lowered to what number?
75%
- from 85% AVA requirement
America - Wines labeled by single vineyard must contain a min of what % of grapes grown in the stated vineyard?
95%
Who is dubbed the “dean of American winemakers”?
André Tchelistcheff
- Russian winemaker trained in France, hired in 1938 by Georges de Latour to oversee the production at Beaulieu
- intro the Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cab Sauv; new benchmark in quality for American wine
- brought new standards of hygiene and techniques to California, incl temp-cont ferment, controlled malo ferment
- mentored Robert Mondavi, Louis Martini, Joe Heitz, and Mike Grgich - men who would become industry giants and help reshape the image of Napa and California wines in general
Who is the Russian winemaker, trained in France, that was hired in 1938 by Georges de Latour to oversee production at Beaulieu?
André Tchelistcheff “dean of American winemakers”
Who introduced the Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon?
André Tchelistcheff
“dean of American winemakers”
- new benchmark in quality for American wine
Who brought new standards of hygiene and techniques to California, including temperature-controlled fermentations and controlled malolactic fermentation?
André Tchelistcheff
“dean of American winemakers”
After his departure from Charles Krug due to a family feud, Robert Mondavi launched his winery’s first harvest in what year?
1966
What year marked the first year that table wines surpassed fortified wines in domestic consumption?
1967
In what year did Mondavi singlehandedly make Sauvignon Blanc saleable by renaming it “Fumé Blanc” and aging it in oak?
1968
Who organized the blind tasting of 1976 “Judgment of Paris”?
Steven Spurrier
What are the two Napa Valley wines that placed first in the 1976 “Judgment of Paris” against a sampling of first and second growth Bordeaux, and premier cru and grand cru Burgundy?
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
- Boom times for Napa and the California wine industry in general resulted, bringing foreign investment and heightening domestic interest
Today, who oversees the AVA system?
Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
- federal Bureau created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002
In the late 1970s, what Bureau finalized the AVA system that demarcates appellations based on distinctive geographical, physical, and climatic features?
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
What is America’s first AVA?; in what year was it approved?
Augusta, Missouri, in late 1980
- Napa gained AVA status in 1981
If a label lists an AVA, what is the min % of grapes that must have originated from the stated region?
85%
What genus do these native American grape vines belong to:
* Concord
* Catawba
* Scuppernong
* Norton
* Concord - Vitis Labrusca
* Catawba - Vitis Labrusca
* Scuppernong - Vitis Rotundifolia
* Norton - Vitis Aestivalis
What American rootstock is responsible for alleviating phylloxera in California in the 1880s and 1890s?
Vitis Rupestris / St. George
What was the first US bonded winery?; when and where was it established?
Pleasant Valley Wine Co
founded 1860, in the Fingerlakes
When did prohibition start and end?; what amendments were responsible for each?
1919 - 18th Amendment
1933 - 21st Amendment
Name two wineries that continued to produce through prohibition under the guise of sacramental wine?
Buena Vista
Beaulieu
What government institution was the 1st to demarcate AVAs in the United States?; in what year?; who oversees the AVA system today?
ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearm Bureau) - 1st demarcated AVAs in late 1970s (first AVA - 1980)
TTB (Tax & Trade Bureau) - today, oversees AVA system
What are the requirements for a wine to be labeled “Meritage”?
- Only Bordeaux varietals (red or white)
- No grape can account for more than 90% of the blend
