Wine AVAs of the Sacramento Delta

Question 1

What are the sub appellations of Lodi?

Answer 1

Alta Mesa

Borden Ranch

Clements Hills

Cosumnes River

Jahant

Mokelumne River

Sloughouse

Question 2

What are the main varietal(s) of Lodi?

Answer 2

Zinfandel

Cabernet

Question 3

Lodi received its AVA designation in what year?

Answer 3

1986 (sub appellations designated in 2006)

Question 4

Lodi is home to what wineries?

Answer 4

Michael David

Oak Ridge

Macchia

Question 5

Describe the climate of Lodi.

Answer 5

Classic Mediterranean climate featuring warm days and cool evenings. Situated directly east of the San Francisco Bay at the edge of the Sacramento River Delta.

Question 6

Describe the soil of Lodi.

Answer 6

Deep, vigorous sandy loam soils, which are more conductive to softer tannin red wines.

Question 7

Lodi is the self proclaimed __________ capital of the world? It produces what percentage of California’s grape of this varietal

Answer 7

Zinfandel

40%

Question 8

What are the sub appellations of the Sierra Foothills?

Answer 8

El Dorato

Shenandoah Valley

Fair Play

North Yuba

Amador County

Fiddletown

Question 9

The Sierra Foothills received its AVA designation in what year?

Answer 9

1987

Question 10

The Sierra Foothills are home to what wineries?

Answer 10

Renwood

Terra d’Or

Sobon Estate

Question 11

Describe the climate of the Sierra Foothills.

Answer 11

Warm region moderated by elevation.

Question 12

Describe the soil of the Sierra Foothills.

Answer 12

Well- drained soils of iron- rich red volcanic matter, fine- grained shale or grey- and black- speckled decomposed granite.

Question 13

Describe the location of the Sierra Foothills.

Answer 13

Stretches from Yuba County in the north to Mariposa County in the south, along the western portion of the Sierra Nevada, with Amador, El Dorado, and Calaveras counties in the center.