Washington Flashcards
What was the first AVA in Washington?
Yakima Valley (1983)
What are the subAVAs of Yakima Valley?
Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mountain, Snipes Mountain, Goose Gap
Name an important vineyard in Red Mtn.
Klipsun, Kiona, Ciel du Cheval
Who famously consulted with Chateau Ste Michelle early on?
Andre Tchelitscheff
Which AVA is the Champoux vineyard in?
Horse Heaven Hills
What are the top 2 white varieties in Washington?
1 Chardonnay #2 Riesling
What are the top 2 red varieties in Washington?
1 Cab Sauv #2 Merlot
Where would you find the Sagemoor, Cold Creek, and Still Creek vineyards?
Columbia Valley
Who owns Cold Creek vineyard?
Ch Ste Michelle
Col Solare is a partnership between which wineries?
Antinori and Ch. Ste Michelle
What is the most recent AVA in Washington?
Lewis and Clark Valley (2016) shared with Idaho
How do grape growers protect against frost in WA?
Dual trunk training with burying of the canes, higher elevations, post harvest irrigation
Which AVAs in WA are not within Columbia Valley?
Puget Sound, Lewis and Clark Valley, and Columbia Gorge
Where would you find the “En Cerise” vineyard?
Walla Walla
Name a producer of the En Cerise vineyard.
Cayuse
Name a producer of the Champoux vineyard.
Andrew Will
Which WA producer lost half of their 2015 vintage and why?
Cayuse due to faulty corks
What is the driest AVA of Washington?
Wahluke Slope
What is the hottest AVA in Washington?
Red Mountain
Which AVAs in Washington grow more white varieties than red?
Ancient Lakes of Columbia and Columbia Gorge produce more white than red.
In which AVA would you find the Celilo and Atavus vineyards?
Columbia Gorge AVA
Who is considered the father of WA Wine?
Walter Clore, horiculturalisa at WSU that planted an experimental vineyard in 1940 in Prosser.
What are touchet beds?
Touchet beds are gravel deposits that are deeper on valley floors and thinner at high elevation in WA.
Where was the first Syrah in WA planted?
Red Willow Vineyard in Yakima Valley in 1986
What is the elevation of plantings in Yakima?
1,000-4,000 feet above sea level
What is Vinea?
Vinea is an organization of producers in Walla Walla to promote sustainability. Began in 2004.
