USA - Other States and Mexico Flashcards
What AVA grows 80% of Colorado’s wine grapes? What is the state’s other AVA? What are the most planted grapes?
Grand Valley AVA;
West Elks AVA;
Merlot, Cab and Syrah
How many AVAs are there in Texas? What is the largest?
8; Texas Hill Country (9 million acres!)
Name three AVAs of Texas.
Bell Mountain, Escondido Valley, Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country, Mesilla Valley, Texas Davis Mountain, Texas High Plains, Texas Hill Country, Texoma
What is the main viticultural hazard in Texas?
Pierce’s Disease; frost is also an issue
What are the two sub-AVAs of Texas Hill Country?
Fredericksburg and Bell Mountain
What are the AVAs of Arizona, and what grapes are grown there?
Sonoita and Willcox, in far southern Arizona; Cab, Merlot, and Rhone varietals
What parallel does Northern Mexico sit on?
30th parallel
What region is responsible for 85% of Mexico’s wine production?
Baja California
When did Spanish settlers Brough vinifera to Mexico?
16th century. Mission grape, Listan prieto
Was the wine production popular in Mexico with the first settlers?
Yes, wine was exported to Spain
What did Charles II of Spain decided in the 17th Century?
He prohibited Winemaking, and vines got destroyed.
Only few vines were kept for Religious purposes.
Until which year Charles II of Spain’s law against the cultivation of vines was effective ?
The law against the cultivation of vines was effective until 1821
What happened to vineyards in Mexico in the 1800s?
The Church holding vineyards were sold to privates
In which year was the Bodega Santo Tomas established?
1888
In which year the Mexican wine Industry resurged?
in the 1970s
What are the most planted grapes in Mexico?
Ch, Cab Sav and Tempranillo
How many states there are in Mexico?
And how many produce wine?
32.
8 produce wines
Can you name 3 of the 8 Mexican state producing wines?
Baja California( Norte) Sonora Coahuila Durango Zacatecas Aguascalientes Guanajuato Queretaro
What’s the Climate in the Baja California?
Mediterranean
What percentage of Mexican wine production is based in Baja California?
85%
Can you name 3 subregions of Baja California ?
Valle del San Vincente, Valle del Santo Tomás, Valle del Guadalupe, Valle del Calafía, Valle del Ojos Negros, Valle del Grulla, Tecate
Where is Cetto?
Cetto is the largest winery in Mexico. it is based within de Valle del Guadalupe
Where would you find the Parras del Fuente?
In Coahila. It is the most important subregion
Where is Casa Madero?
What’s iconic about it?
Casa Madero is the oldest winery in the Americas, founded in the 1597.
It is located in Coahila
Can you name 2 subregions of Querataro?
Ezequiel Montes, San Juan del Río, Tequisquiapan