USA - History Flashcards
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What grape species are native to America?
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- Vitis Labrusca (parent of Concord and Catawba)
- Vitis Aestivalis (parent of Norton)
- Vitis Rotundifolia (Scuppernong)
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What was the first Vitis Vinifera grape variety in America?
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Mission (aka Pais/Criolla)
3
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Who introduced Mission to North and South America?
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1500s: Mission was brought to Mexico in the by Spanish settlers
1600s: to Texas and New Mexico
4
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When was the first vineyard planted in Napa?
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1839: vineyard of Mission vines planted by George Yunt
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Who is Agoston Haraszthy?
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- “Father of Californian wine”
- Hungarian
- 1849: Arrived in Sonoma
- Founded Buena Vista , one of California’s first commercial wineries
- He introduced more than 300 varieties
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Oldest winery in St. Helena (Napa):
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Charles Krug in 1861
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Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery:
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Beringer, since 1876
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When was Inglenook winery founded?
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1880
9
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When did Prohibition take place?
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1920-1933
10
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What was the focus of the wine market after Prohibition?
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- Focus was on inexpensive, low quality wines
- By 1935 81% of wine production in California was based on sweet, fortified wines
- Followed by decades of cheap, generic table wine until 1970s
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