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USA - Other States and Mexico Flashcards

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What AVA grows 80% of Colorado’s wine grapes? What is the state’s other AVA? What are the most planted grapes?

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Grand Valley AVA;
West Elks AVA;
Merlot, Cab and Syrah

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How many AVAs are there in Texas? What is the largest?

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8; Texas Hill Country (9 million acres!)

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Name three AVAs of Texas.

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Bell Mountain, Escondido Valley, Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country, Mesilla Valley, Texas Davis Mountain, Texas High Plains, Texas Hill Country, Texoma

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What is the main viticultural hazard in Texas?

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Pierce’s Disease; frost is also an issue

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What are the two sub-AVAs of Texas Hill Country?

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Fredericksburg and Bell Mountain

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What are the AVAs of Arizona, and what grapes are grown there?

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Sonoita and Willcox, in far southern Arizona; Cab, Merlot, and Rhone varietals

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What parallel does Northern Mexico sit on?

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30th parallel

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What region is responsible for 85% of Mexico’s wine production?

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Baja California

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When did Spanish settlers Brough vinifera to Mexico?

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16th century. Mission grape, Listan prieto

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Was the wine production popular in Mexico with the first settlers?

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Yes, wine was exported to Spain

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What did Charles II of Spain decided in the 17th Century?

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He prohibited Winemaking, and vines got destroyed.

Only few vines were kept for Religious purposes.

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Until which year Charles II of Spain’s law against the cultivation of vines was effective ?

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The law against the cultivation of vines was effective until 1821

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What happened to vineyards in Mexico in the 1800s?

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The Church holding vineyards were sold to privates

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In which year was the Bodega Santo Tomas established?

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1888

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In which year the Mexican wine Industry resurged?

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in the 1970s

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What are the most planted grapes in Mexico?

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Ch, Cab Sav and Tempranillo

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How many states there are in Mexico?

And how many produce wine?

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32.

8 produce wines

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Can you name 3 of the 8 Mexican state producing wines?

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Baja California( Norte)
Sonora
Coahuila
Durango
Zacatecas
Aguascalientes
Guanajuato
Queretaro
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What’s the Climate in the Baja California?

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Mediterranean

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What percentage of Mexican wine production is based in Baja California?

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85%

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Can you name 3 subregions of Baja California ?

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Valle del San Vincente, 
Valle del Santo Tomás, 
Valle del Guadalupe, 
Valle del Calafía, 
Valle del Ojos Negros, 
Valle del Grulla, 
Tecate
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Where is Cetto?

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Cetto is the largest winery in Mexico. it is based within de Valle del Guadalupe

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Where would you find the Parras del Fuente?

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In Coahila. It is the most important subregion

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Where is Casa Madero?

What’s iconic about it?

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Casa Madero is the oldest winery in the Americas, founded in the 1597.
It is located in Coahila

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Can you name 2 subregions of Querataro?
Ezequiel Montes, San Juan del Río, Tequisquiapan
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Who planted the first vinifera grapes in the Finger Lakes and in what year?
Dr. Konstantin Frank, 1962
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On what lake are Dr. Konstantin Frank and Ravines located?
Keuka Lake
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What is the longest continually operating winery in the United States? When did it start production and what AVA is it in?
Brotherhood Winery, Hudson River Region, 1839
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Name three hybrids developed at Cornell. What traits were these developed for?
``` To withstand cold, wet, windy climates: Noiret Corot Noir Valvin Muscat Cayuga White Chardonel Traminette ```
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What was the first US bonded winery? When and where was it established?
Pleasant Valley Wine Co, 1860 in the Fingerlakes
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Besides Long Island and Finger Lakes AVAs, name the other AVAs of New York State? What, if any, are they shared with?
- Hudson River Region - Upper Hudson - Lake Erie (shared with PA & OH) - Niagara Escarpment - Champlain Valley of New York
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How does the climate of Long Island compare to that of the Finger Lakes?
Long Island is warmer, more maritime, with a three week longer growing season. Bordeaux varietals do well here.
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Compare the growing season of Long Island and the Finger Lakes. Which grapes does this allow Long Island to grow that Finger Lakes doesn't?
Compare the growing season of Long Island and the Finger Lakes. Which grapes does this allow Long Island to grow that Finger Lakes doesn't?
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What are the most planted hybrids in the Finger Lakes?
Cayuga and Vignoles
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What are the three AVAs of the Finger Lakes?
Finger Lakes - Cayuga Lake - Seneca Lake
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How many Finger Lakes are there? Name four.
11 Finger Lakes; Seneca, Cayuga, Keuka, and Canandaigua
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How deep do the Finger Lakes run?
300-650 feet.
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What helps mitigate the cold climate of the Finger Lakes?
The Lake Effect -- lowers the chance of freezes and promotes late bud break, lessening the dangers of spring frost.
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What is the Farm Winery Act?
Implemented in 1976, allowing small wineries to sell direct to consumers. Created a boom in New York State wineries.
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What state is the third largest producer of wine in the US?
New York
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What is the newest AVA of New York ?
Upper Hudson 2019
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What are the most planted grapes of Long Island?
Merlot and Chardonnay
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Name two producers in the Hamptons Long Island AVA? North Fork?
Hamptons: Wolffer, Channing Daughters | North Fork: Macari, Sparkling Pointe, Roanoke, Paumonok
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What are the three AVAs of Long Island?
Long Island - North Fork of Long Island - The Hamptons, Long Island
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What two AVAs are separated by Peconic Bay?
North Fork of Long Island and The Hamptons, Long Island
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What is the Niagara Escarpment?
A 650 mile long limestone ridge. It creates circulation of air, which extends the growing season by staving off frosts. It also shelters growing regions from the colder weather systems from the south.
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Where is the Long Island Sound?
In the North of the northern fork
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What's the percentage of vinifera cultivated in the Finger Lakes?
15% 65% Labrusca 20%Hybrids
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What the mitigating influence of the lakes help prevent in the Finger Lakes?
It helps to prevent the cold air from setting and creating frost
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Which Vinifera works best in the Finger Lake?
Cab Franc and Riesling
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Which is the largest and deeper lake of the finger lakes?
The Seneca Lake, AVA itself
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What's Niagara Escarpment renews for?
Ice-wine
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What is the most planted grape of the Niagara Escarpment AVA?
Vidal Blanc
54
What two natural features define the Niagara Peninsula?
Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment
55
Name three AVAs of Pennsylvannia?
Lehigh Valley, Lancaster Valley, Central Delaware Valley, Cumberland Valley, Lake Erie
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With which other state is Lake Erie AVA shared with? | What's the most planted grape ?
Shared w Ohio and Pennsylvania 90%Concord (NYState) Concord and Catawba in Pennsylvania
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What are the most planted Vinifera grapes in Michigan?
Riesling, Gewurz, Chard, PN, Cab Franc
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Name two AVAs of Michigan.
``` Fennville Lake Michigan Shore Leelenau Peninsula Old Mission Peninsula Tip of the Mitt ```
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What percentage of Vinifera is planted in Michigan?
60% | 35% hybrids
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What is produced in Michigan?
Ice vine from riesling and Vidal
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In what state is the Monticello AVA?
Virginia
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What state’s viticulture is affected by the Blue Ridge Mountains?
Virginia
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Name three AVAs of Virginia
Middleburg, Virginia's Eastern Shore, Monticello, Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace, North Fork of Roanoke, Rocky Knob, Shenandoah Valley
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What is the biggest viticultural hazard in Virginia?
Fungal diseases caused by humidity

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