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AVAs acknowledges West Coast ✅ Flashcards

All AVAs knowledges from Washington down to San Diego

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Requierement for:

Estate Bottled in USA

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  • The wine is labelled with an AVA
  • The winery is located within the same AVA
  • The winery owns or control the vineyard for at least 3 years in a row
  • All process must de done by the winery:
    ➙ crushing, fermenting, aging, finning and bottling
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Most planted grape of:

🍇 New York State

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Concord
➙ Hybrid grape, mostly used for grape juice and jelly

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🧭 Shared AVAs between Oregon and Washington

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  • Colombia Valley AVA
  • Colombia Gorge AVA
  • Walla Walla Valley AVA
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🧭 Shared AVA of Oregon and Idaho

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Snake River Valley AVA

Eagle Foothills AVA is a sub-AVA of Snake RIver Valley (only located in Idaho side)

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Name the AVAs of Willamette Valley area

11 of them in total

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From North to South
* Tualatin Hills AVA: 2020
* Chehalem Mountains AVA
* Ribbon Ridge AVA
* Laurelwood District AVA: 2020
* Yamhill-Carlton District AVA
* Dundee Hills AVA
* McMinnville AVA
* Van Duzer Corridor AVA
* Eola-Amity Hills AVA
* Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon AVA: 2022
* Lower Long Tom AVA: 2021

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🎉 Newest AVA of Oregon?

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Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon AVA

Upgraded in 2022

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Name all AVAs of Southern Oregon

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From North to South
* Umpqua Valley AVA
➙ Elkton-Oregon AVA
➙ Red Hills Douglas County AVA
* Rogue Valley AVA
➙ Applegate Valley AVA

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Oldest AVA of:

Oregon
➙ 🎉 Date of creation

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Willamette Valley AVA
In 1983

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Location & year of creation of:

Willamette Valley AVA

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🧭 Oregon
🎉1983

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Location of:

Colombia Valley AVA

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Shared AVA of Washington and Oregon.

1984

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Location & year of creation of:

Umpqua Valley AVA

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🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 1984

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Location & year of creation of:

Walla Walla Valley AVA

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🧭 Shared between Oregon and Washington
🎉 1984

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Location & year of creation of:

Rogue Valley AVA

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🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 1991

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Location & year of creation of:

Applegate Valley AVA

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🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 2000

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Location of:

Colombia Gorge AVA

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🧭 Shared between Oregon and Washington
🎉 2004

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Location & year of creation of:

Dundee Hills AVA

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🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2004

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Location & year of creation of:

Southern Oregon

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🧭 Oregon
🎉 2004

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Location & year of creation of:

Yamhill-Carlton District AVA

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🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2004

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Location & year of creation of:

McMinnville AVA

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🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2005

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Location & year of creation of:

Red Hill Douglas County AVA

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🧭 Southern Oregon
🎉 2005

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Location & year of creation of:

Ribbon Ridge AVA

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🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2005

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Location & year of creation of:

Chehalem Mountains AVA

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🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2006

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Location & year of creation of:

Eola-Amity Hills AVA

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🧭 Willamette Valley - Oregon
🎉 2006

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Location & year of creation of:

Snake River Valley AVA

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🧭 Shared between Oregon and Idaho
🎉 2007

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# Location & year of creation of: **Elkton Oregon AVA**
🧭 **Southern Oregon** 🎉 *2013*
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# Location & year of creation of: **The Rock of Milton-Freewater AVA**
🧭 **Walla Walla Valley** - Oregon 🎉 *2015*
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# Sub AVA of **Walla Walla Valley AVA**
**The Rock of Milton-Freewater AVA** 🎉 *Since 2015*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Van Duzer Corridor AVA**
🧭 **Willamette Valley** - Oregon 🎉 *2019*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Tualatin Hills AVA**
🧭 Nothern most AVA of **Willamette Valley** - Oregon 🎉 *2020*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Laurelwood District**
🧭 **Willamette Valley** - Oregon 🎉 *2020*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Mount Pisgah Polk County Oregon AVA**
🧭 **Willamette Valley** - Oregon 🎉 *2022*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Lower Long Tom AVA**
🧭 Southern most AVA of **Willamette Valley** - Oregon 🎉 *2021*
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# Explain the following: **Willakenzie Series**
🪨 Major soil of **Oregon** ➙ Uplifted **Maritime sediment**: Decomposed sediment from old ocean 🧭 Yamhill Carlton District AVA; Van Duzer Corridor AVA
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# Explain the following **Jory Series**
🪨 Major soil of Oregon ➙ Volcanic based soils: Basalt with reddish sediments 🧭 Dundee Hills
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# Main varieties of: **Walla Walla Valley AVA**
* Syrah * Cabernet Sauvignon * Merlot
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# Oldest AVA of: **Washington**
🧭 **Yakima Valley AVA** 🎉 Since 1983
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Name the 2 Californians who introduced **commercial vineyards** in **Oregon**
* Davit Lett * Charles Coury ➙ 🎉 In the mid 1960's
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# What make the following wine unique **Eyrie South Block Pinot Noir 1975**
First ever **Oregon wine to rank high in international competition** * Received: ➙ 3rd place in Paris in 1979 ➙ 2nd place in Beaune in 1980
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First **Burgundian man** to purchase vineyards in **Oregon**
**Robert Drouhin** 🎉 Purchased in 1987 in Dundee Hills ➙ Winery driven by his daughter: Veronique ## Footnote Pinot Noir focus
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# First appearance of: **Phylloxera in Oregon**
🎉 **1990's** ➙ Today is a main concern, espacially to historic own rooted vineyards
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# Explain the following **LIVE** ## Footnote ➙ Oregon
**Low Input Viticulture & Enology** ➙ 3rd party agencies for organic certification 🧭 Oregon based certification 🎉 Introduced in 1999 ➙ Introduced to Washington in 2006
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# Name the most recent AVAs of **Washington** | From 2020 to 2022
* **Rocky Reach**: 2022 * **White Bluff**: 2021 * **Goose Gap**: 2021 * **The Burn of Colombia Valley**: 2021 * **Royal Slopes**: 2020
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# Shared AVA between: **Washington and Idaho**
🧭 **Lewis-CLark Valley AVA** 🎉 *2016*
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# Sub AVAs of: **Yakima Valley AVA**
1. Rattlesnake Hills AVA 2. Snipes Mountains AVA 3. Red Mountains AVA 4. Candy Mountains AVA: *2020* 5. Goose Gap AVA: *2021*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Yakima Valley AVA**
🧭 **Colombia Valley AVA** - Washington 🎉 *1983*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Puget Sound AVA**
🧭 **Western Washington** 🎉 *1995* ⛰️ Sole AVA on the western side of the Cascades Mountains
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# Location & year of creation of: **Red Mountains AVA**
🧭 **Sub-AVA of Yakima Valley** ➙ In Washington 🎉 *2001*
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# Location & year of creation of: **The Burn of Colombia Valley AVA**
🧭 Southern Washington within **Colombia Valley** ➙ Near by Horse Heaven Hills AVA 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon focus 🎉 2021
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# Location & year of creation of: **Horse Heaven Hills AVA**
🧭 Southern Washington in **Colombia Valley AVA** 💨 Strong wind blow region with no fungal diseases 🎉 *2005*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Rattlesnake Hills AVA**
🧭 Sub-AVA of **Yakima Valley AVA** ➙ Washington 🎉 *2006*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Candy Mountains AVA**
🧭 Sub-AVA of **Yakima Valley AVA** ➙ Washington 🎉 *2020*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Goose Gap AVA**
🧭 Sub-AVA of **Yakima Valley AVA** ➙ Washington 🎉 *2021*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Wahluke Slope AVA**
🧭 **Colombia Valley** in Washington 🎉 *2006* 🍇 Syrah, Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon Focus
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# Location & year of creation of: **White Bluffs AVA**
🧭 **Colombia Valley** in Washington 💦 Left bank of the Colombia River, facing Yakima Valley 🎉 *2021*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Lake Chelan AVA**
Northern Washington in **Colombia Valley** 🍇 Riesling & Pinot Noir focus 🎉 *2009*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Rocky Reach AVA**
Northern Washington in **Colombia Valley** ➙ On the south of Lake Chelan AVA 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon Focus 🎉 *2022*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Snipes Mountain AVA**
🧭 **Sub-AVA of Yakima Valley AVA** ➙ Washington 🎉 *2009*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Naches Heights AVA**
🧭 Central **Colombia Valley** in Washington 🎉 *2011*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Ancient Lakes of Colombia valley AVA**
🧭 **Colombia Valley** - Washington 🎉 *2012*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Royal Slopes AVA**
**Colombia Valley** in Washington ➙ South of Ancient Lakes AVA 🎉 *2020*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Lewis Clark Valley AVA**
🧭 Shared AVA between **Washington and Idaho** 🎉 *2016*
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What are the Sub-AVA of the Colombia Valley in Washington?
**From North to South:** * Lake Chelan AVA * Royal Reach AVA * Ancient Lakes of Colombia Valley AVA * Royal Slopes AVA * Wahluke Slope AVA * White Bluffs AVA * Naches Heights AVA * **Yakima Valley AVA** * Red Mountain AVA * Rattlesnake Hills AVA * Snipes Mountain AVA * Candy Mountains AVA * Goose Gape AVA * Walla Walla Valley AVA * Horse Heaven Hills AVA * The Burn of Colombia Valley AVA * Colombia Gorge AVA
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**Washington largest producer**
**Château Sainte Michelle wine Estate** ➙ 🍇 It is also the world largest estate's producers of Riesling
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When did **Vitis Vinifera** appeared in **Washington state**?
🎉 By the 1960's ➙ Before, most production was used for table grapes and low quality wines
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After prohibition in Washington, 2 projects started and signed the beggining of a new Era in the state. ➙ **What were they?**
1. **Associated Vitners** ➙ Today knows as Colombia Winery 2. **American Wine Grower** ➙ Help by André Tschelischeff ➙ Today know as **Château Sainte Michelle**
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Name the **first Washington's wine** to win prized in international market?
**Château Sainte Michelle Riesling 1972** ➙ Wins the Los Angeles Times competition
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# Smallest AVA of Washington
**Candy Mountains** in Yakima Valley
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Name all AVAs in the **Lake County**?
* Clear Lake AVA * High Valley AVA * Big Valley District-Lake County AVA * Red Hills-Lake County AVA * Benmore Valley AVA * Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA * Guenoc Valley AVA * Upper Lake Valley: 🎉 *2022* * Long Valley-Lake Country: 🎉 *2023*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Benmore Valley AVA**
🧭 **Lake County** - California 🎉 1991
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# Location & year of creation of: **Long Valley-Lake County AVA**
🧭 **Lake County** - California 🎉 *2023*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Big Valley District-Lake County AVA**
🧭 **Lake County** - California 🎉 *2013*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Clear Lake AVA**
**Lake County** California 🎉 *1984*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Guenoc Valley AVA**
🧭 **Lake County** - California 🎉 *1981* ## Footnote *1981*
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# Location & year of creation of: **High Valley AVA**
🧭 **Lake County** - California 🎉 *2005*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Kelsey Bench-Lake County AVA**
🧭 **Lake County** -California 🎉 *2013*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Red Hills-Lake County AVA**
🧭 **Lake County AVA** - California 🎉 *2004*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Upper Lake Valley AVA**
🧭 **Lake County** - California 🎉 *2022*
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What are the AVAs of **Mendocino County**? | (11)
1. Anderson Valley AVA 2. Cole Range AVA *- Monopole of Esterlina estate* 3. Covelo AVA 4. Dos Rios AVA 5. Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA 6. McDowell Valley AVA 7. Mendocino AVA 8. Mendocino Ridge AVA 9. Potter Valley AVA 10. Redwood Valley AVA 11. Yorkville Highland AVA
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# Smallest AVA of: **California**
🏠 **Cole Range AVA** ➙ 🧭 Within Mendocino County ➙ 📏 55 Acres of vine all together ➙ 🍇 *Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Merlot*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Potter Valley AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1983*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Redwood Valley AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1996*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Mendocino AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1984*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Cole Range AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1983* ➙ *This is the smallest AVA of California* 🏠 Monopole AVA of Esterlina Estate
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# Location & year of creation of: **Mc Dowell AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1981*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Yorkville Highland AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1998*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Anderson Valley AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1983*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Mendocino Ridge AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *1997*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *2014*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Covelo AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino County** - California 🎉 *2006*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Dos Rios AVA**
🧭 **Mendocino AVA** - California 🎉 *2005*
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**First AVA** to be created in the **United States**
**Augusta AVA** ➙ 🧭 Missouri State ➙ 🎉*1980* ## Footnote Followed by Napa Valley AVA in 1981
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# Date of creation of: **Napa Valley AVA**
🎉 **1981**
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# Name both mountains influencing: ⛰️ **Napa Valley**
* **West:** Mayacamas * **East:** Vaca Mountain
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# Name the major body of water influencing 💦 **Napa Valley district**
**San Pablo Bay** 🧭 Where the Napa river end-up on the southern edge, next to Carneros 🌦️ Impacting the climate: creation of the **morning fog**, especially on the soutehrn AVAs 💨 Cool winds blow up the valley and refreshing the climate ☀️ Further the valley is going inland, less the impact of the bay is important: Calistoga AVA as almost no impact from the winds anymore
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# Name all AVAs of: 🏠 **Napa Valley** | (16)
1. Calistoga 2. St Helena 3. Rutherford 4. Diamond Mountain District 5. Spring Mountain District 6. Oakville 7. Stags Leap District AVA 8. Yountvile AVA 9. Mt Veeder AVA 10. Oak Knoll District AVA 11. Los Carneros AVA 12. Coombsville 13. Wild Horse Valley AVA 14. Atlas Peak AVA 15. Howell Mountain AVA 16. Chiles Valley District AVA
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# Location & year of creation of: **Atlas Peak AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ➙ California 🎉 *1992* ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading estates** * **Kongsgard** * **Antica**: *Part of Antinori Family Estate* * Au Sommet * **Stagecoach**
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# Location & year of creation of: **Calistoga AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ➙ Northern most AVA of the Napa Valley ⛰️ Valley Floor 🎉 *2010* ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Araujo** * **Chateau Montelena** * **Eisele Vineyard** * Hundred Acre * Sterling
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# Location & year of creation of: **Chiles Valley District AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ⛰️ Within the Vaca Mountains at 180 - 365m altitude 🎉*1999* ## Footnote 🏠**Leading producers** * **Nichelini** = *The oldest family owned estate of Napa since 1890* * Volker Eisele
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# Location & year of creation of: **Coombsville AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ⛰️ Valley Floor 🎉 *2011* ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers** * Meteor Vineyard * Tournesol
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# Location & year of creation of: **Diamond Mountain District AVA** ## Footnote *Name some important vineyards / Wineries here*
🧭 **Napa Valley** - California ⛰️ Within the Mayacamas Mountains 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot 🎉 2001 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Diamond Creek** * **Schramsberg**: *Sparkling wine focus* * Constant winery
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# Location & year of creation of: **Howell Mountain AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ⛰️Within the Vaca Mountain ☀️ Hot, dry & sunny climate 🎉 1983: *First sub-AVA of Napa* ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Bancroft** * Cade * Dragon * **La Jota** * Robert Craig * W.S. Keyes
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# Particularity of the soil of: **Howell Mountain AVA**
**Mostly volcanic, with low fertility** ## Footnote ***Northwest:** Aiken red clay loam* ***South East:** Tuff*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Los Carneros AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** 🏝️ Cool climate, just above the San Pablo Bay 💨 High influence from the Morning fog 🍇 Pinot Noir & Chardonnay 🎉 1983 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers** * **Domaine Carneros**: *Taittinger venture* * **Bouchaine** * **Truchard Vineyards** * Etude winery * Hudson
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# Precise the location of the following: **Mount Veeder AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ⛰️ Within the Mayacamas Mountains: 150-800m alt 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon 🌦️ Moderate and cooler climate 🎉 1990 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers** * **Mount Veeder Winery** * **Mayacamas** * **Hees** * Progeny * Lagier Meredith
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# Precise the location of the following: **Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** - California ⛰️ On the Valley Floor 🪨 Volcanic based soil with alluvial 🎉 2004 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers** * **Laird Family Estate** * Matthiasson * Biale Estate * Hendry
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# Precise the location of the following: **Oakville AVA**
**Napa Valley** ⛰️ On the Valley Floor 🎉 1993 🍇 **Major Vineyards**: ➙ Martha's Vineyards ➙ To-Kalon ➙ St Eden ➙ Vine Hill ➙ Silver Oak ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Robert Mondavi** * **Opus One** * **Screaming Eagle** * **Harlan** * **Dalle Valle** * Far Niente
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# Location & year of creation of: **Rutherford AVA**
**Napa Valley** ⛰️ On the Valley Floor 🎉 1993 🍇 **Major vineyards** ➙ Long Meadow Ranch ➙ Booth Bella Oak ➙ Frogs Leap, Long ➙ Meadow Ranch ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers**: * **Beaulieu Vineyard** * **Inglenook** * **Grgich Hills Estate** * Staglin * Frog's Leap
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# Name some iconic vineyards of 🧭 **Oakville AVA**
➙ Martha's Vineyards ➙ To-Kalon ➙ St Eden ➙ Vine Hill ➙ Silver Oak
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# Location & year of creation of: **Spring Mountain AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ⛰️ Within the Mayacamas mountains: From 150 to 800m alt 🪨 Volcanic and sedimentary soil based 🎉 1993 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers** * **Philip Togni** * **Pride** * School House VIneyard * Barnett Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **St-Helena AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ➙ Narrowest part of the Valley = *The Pinch* ⛰️ On the Valley Floor 🎉 1995 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers** * **Charles Krug** * **Beringer** * **Heitz Cellars** * **Corison** * **Joseph Phelps** * **Spottwoode** * **Tychson Hill**
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# Location & year of creation of: **Stags Leap District AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ⛰️ On the Valley Floor 🎉 1989 ## Footnote **Leading producers** * **Clos du Val** * **Stag's Leaps Wine Cellar** * **Shafer** * **Stags' Leap winery** * Chimey Rock
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# Location & year of creation of: **Wild Horse Valley AVA**
🧭 Shared between **Napa Valley & Solano County** ⛰️On the Valley Floor 🎉 1988 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producer** * Enfield Wine CO
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# Location & year of creation of: **Yountville AVA**
🧭 **Napa Valley** ⛰️ On the Valley Floor 🪨 Volcanic and gravelly soil 🎉 1999 ## Footnote **Leading producers** * **Domaine Chandon** * **Dominus** * **Napanook** * Blankiet
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# Name all AVAs of **Sonoma County**
1. Sonoma Coast AVA 2. Fort Ross-Seaview AVA 3. Fountainegrove District AVA 4. West Sonoma Coast AVA: 🎉 *2022* 4. Russian River Valley AVA 5. Chalk Hill AVA 6. Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA 7. Northern Sonoma AVA 8. Knights Valley AVA 9. Dry Creek Valley AVA 10. Rockpile AVA 11. Alexander Valley AVA 12. Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA 13. Sonoma Valley AVA 14. Sonoma Mountain AVA 15. Bennett Valley AVA 16. Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA 17. Petaluma Gap AVA
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# Location & year of creation of: **Petaluma Gap AVA**
🧭 Shared between **Sonoma County** and **Marin County** 🪨 Clay and sandy loam based soil 🎉 2017 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers**: * **Keller estate** * Gap's Crown Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **Alexander Valley AVA**
🧭 **Sonoma County** 🏝️ Sandy gravel soil ☀️ Inland: Hot and dry climate 🎉 1984 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers**: * **Stonestreet** * **Alexander Valley Vineyard** * Silver Oak * Jordan
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# Location & year of creation of: **Bennett Valley AVA**
🧭 **Sonoma County** ➙ Within the Sonoma Valley (*southern*) 🌋 Volcanic sandstone 🎉 2003 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * Matanzas Creek
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# Location & year of creation of: **Chalk Hill AVA**
🧭 **Sonoma County** ➙ Within the Russian River Valley AVA 🌋 Quartzite abundant white volcanic ash sand 🎉 1983 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Chalk Hill Estate** * Clajeau Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **Dry Creek Valley AVA**
🧭 **Sonoma County** ☀️ Inland location: Hot and dry climate 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon & Zinfandel focus 🎉 1983 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Rydge's Lytton Estate** * **A. Raffanelli** * Teldeschi Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **Fort Ross-Seaview AVA**
🧭 North West of **Sonoma County** 🏝️ Coastal region: cool influence 🍇 Pinot Noir focus 🎉 2011 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Fort Ross Vineyard** * Flowers * Red Car
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# Location & year of creation of: **Fountaingrove District AVA**
🧭 Eastern **Sonoma County** 🌋 Sonoma complex volcanic soil 🍇 Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah 🎉 2015 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * Kick Range Vineyard * Aldina * Fountaingrove Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **Green Valley of Russian River Valley AVA**
🧭 **Sonoma County** ➙ Part of the Russian River Valley AVA 🪨 Goldridge & Altamont soil: Sandy loam based 🎉 1983 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Dutton Estate** * Iron Horse Vineyards * Keefer Ranch
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# Location & year of creation of: **Knight Valley AVA**
🧭 **Sonoma County** ☀️ Inland, hot and dry climate 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon focus 🌋 Volcanic deposit and alluvial gravels 🎉 1983 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Berringer** * **Peter Michael** * Anakota
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# Location & year of creation of: **Moon Mountain District Sonoma County AVA**
🧭 Eastern **Sonoma Valley AVA**, bordering Napa Valley 🌋 Mostly Volcanic alluvial soil 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon 🎉 2013 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * Monte Rosso Vineyard * Montecillo Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **Rockpile AVA**
🧭 Northern **Sonoma County** ☀️ Inland region: Dry and arid climate 🍇 Focusing on Zinfandel 🎉 2002* ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Mauritson Winery** * **Rockpile Vineyard** * Botticelli Vineyard * Rocky Ridge Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **Russian River Valley AVA**
🧭 **Sonoma County** ➙ **Sub AVAs**: Chalk Hills & Green Valley of Russian RIver Valley 🪨 Goldridge & Altamont soil: Sandy loam based 🎉 1983 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Ritchie Vineyard** * **William Seylem** * Joseph Swan * Rochioli
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# Location & year of creation of: **Sonoma Coast AVA**
* *Sonoma County** - California * 1987*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Sonoma Mountain AVA**
🧭 South west of **Sonoma County** 🌋 Volcanic based, bordering Napa in the Mayacamas mountains 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon 🎉 1985 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Benziger** * Laurel Glen * Pickberry Vineyard * Van Der Kamp Vineyard
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# Location & year of creation of: **Sonoma Valley AVA**
🧭 Southern **Sonoma County** ➙ **Sub AVAs**: * Benett Valley AVA * Moon Mountain District AVA * Sonoma Mountain AVA * Los Carneros * Petaluma Gap 💦 Close to the San Pablo Bay ## Footnote *1981*
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# Location & year of creation of: **West Sonoma Coast AVA**
🧭 North-East of **Sonoma County** 🏝️ Alluvial & maritime climate 🍇 Pinot Noir & Chardonnay focus 🎉 2022: *Newest AVA of Sonoma* ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Hirsch Estate** * **Littorai** * **Peay Vineyards**
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# Location & year of creation of: **Pine Mountain Cloverdale Peak AVA**
🧭 Shared between **Sonoma & Mendocino** counties 🪨 Los Gatos Serie: Clay Loam & gravel over sandstone bedrock 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon 🎉 2011 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers:** * **Capture Wines** * **Pine Mountains Vineyards** * Upper Ridge Vineyard * Imagery Estate
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# Name all AVAs of: **Mendocino County**
1. Mendocino AVA 2. Arroyo Seco AVA 3. Carmel Valley AVA 4. Santa Lucia Highland AVA 5. Chalone AVA *- Shared with San Benito* 6. Hames Valley AVA 7. San Bernabe AVA 8. San Lucas AVA 9. San Antonio Valley AVA 10. Gabilan Mountain AVA: 2022
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# Location & year of creation of: **Arroyo Seco AVA**
🧭 **Monterey County** - California 💦 Along the Arroyo Secco river: *Tributary of the Salinas River* 🎉 1983
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# Location & year of creation of: **Gabilan Mountains**
🧭 **Monterey County** - California 🎉 2022: Newest AVA to date in the Monterey ## Footnote Updated in 02/2024
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# Location & year of creation of: **Carmel Valley AVA**
🧭 **Monterey County** - California ☀️ Warm & Dry climate: above the fog line 🪨 Low fertility soil, alluvial & sandy 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot focus 🎉 1982
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# Location & year of creation of: **Hames Valley AVA**
🧭 Soutehrn tips of **Monterey County** - California ☀️ Warm region: inland, at the end of the valley 💨 No more cool winds coming from the ocean 🍇 Syrah & Petite Syrah (*Durif*) 🎉 1994
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# Location & year of creation of: **San Antonio Valley AVA**
🧭 **Monterey County** - California ⛰️ On the southern edge of the Santa Lucia mountains ➙ High altitude vineyards: low fog influence 🎉 2006
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# Location & year of creation of: **San Bernabe AVA**
🧭 **Monterey County** - California ⛰️ On the eastern slopes of the Santa Lucia Mountains 🎉 2004
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# Location & year of creation of: **San Lucas AVA**
🧭 Southern **Monterey County** - California 💦 Low rainfall, far away from the coast 🍇 First vines were planted in the 1970's 🎉 1987
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# Location & year of creation of: **Santa Lucia Highland AVA**
🧭 **Monterey County** - California ⛰️ High altitude vineyard, looking to the Salinas Valley 🍇 Pinot Noir, Syrah & Chardonnay 🎉 1992 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producer** * McFarland Family
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# Name the 2 AVAs sharded between **Monterey County** & **San Benito County**
1. Galiban Mountains AVA: 2022 2. Chalone AVA
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# Location & year of creation of: **Chalone AVA**
🧭 Shared between **Monterey County** & **San Benito Country** ➙ California 🍇 New world Burgundian style: Pinot Noir & Chardonnay focus 🪨 Decomposed Granite with limestone ☀️ Dry windy climate with high sunshine 🎉 1982 ## Footnote 🏠 **Leading producers** * **Chalone Vineyard**: *Know since the Judgment of Paris in 1976* * Graff Family Estate
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# Name all AVAs of: **San Benito County**
1. Cienega Valley AVA 2. Lime Kiln Valley AVA 3. Mt. Harlan AVA 4. Paicines AVA 5. San Benito AVA
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# Location & year of creation of: **Cienega Valley AVA**
🧭 **San Benito County** ➙ California 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Negrette 🎉 1982
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# Location & year of creation of: **Lime Kiln Valley AVA**
🧭 **San Benito County** ➙ California 🍇 Mouvèdre, Syrah, Zinfandel 🎉 1982
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# Location & year of creation of: **Mt. Harlan AVA**
🧭 **San Benito County** ➙ California ⛰️ High in the Galibian Mountains: 600m ☀️ Hot & dry season 🍇 Pinot Noir + Chardonnay & Aligoté 🎉 1990
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# Location & year of creation of: **Paicines AVA**
🧭 **San Benito County** ➙ California 🍇 Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Chardonnay 🚜 Bulk wine production 🎉 1982
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**San Francisco Bay AVA** is covering few counties. Name all of them
* San Francisco * San Benito * Santa Clara * Santa Cruz * Solano * Alameda * Conta Costa * San Mateo ## Footnote 🎉 Created in 1999
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# Name the sub-AVAs of: **San Francisco Bay**
1. Ben Lomnond Mountain 2. Livermore Valley 3. San Ysidro District 4. Pacheco Pass 5. Santa Clara Valley 6. Santa Cruz Mountains 7. Lamorinda 8. Solano County Green Valley 9. Suisun Valley
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# Location & year of creation of: **San Ysidore District AVA**
🧭 **Santa Clara County** ➙ San Francisco Bay in California ⛰️ On the foothills of the Diablo Hills 💨 Very windy region 🎉 1990
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# Location & year of creation of: **Santa Clara Valley AVA**
🧭 **Santa Clara County** ➙ San Francisco Bay in California 📏 110 km long 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon & Zinfandel 🎉 1989 ## Footnote Silicon Valley location
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# Location & year of creation of: **Santa Cruz Mountains AVA**
🧭 **Shared between:** * Santa Cruz County * San Mateo County * Santa Clara County ➙ San Franscisco Bay - California 🍇 Coolest region for Cabernet Sauvignon growing + Pinot Noir & Chardonnay 🎉 1981
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# Location & year of creation of: **Ben Lomond Mountains AVA**
🧭 **Santa Cruz County** ➙ San Francisco Bay - California ⛰️ Within the Santa Cruz Mountain: Above the Fog line at 400/600m alt 🍇 Pinot Noir & Chardonnay 🎉 1987
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# Location & year of creation of: **Lamorinda AVA**
🧭 **In Solano County - California** ➙ Covering the cities of: **Lafayette, Moraga, Orinida** 🌦️ Maritime climate, east of San Francisco Bay 🎉 2016
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# Location & year of creation of: **Solano County Green Valley**
🧭 In Solano County - California ➙ Bordering Napa Valley, 19 km long valley 🌦️ Influence by the morning fogs from San Pablo Bay 🎉 1982
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# Location & year of creation of: **Suisun Valley AVA**
🧭 Western Solano County - California 🎉 1982 ## Footnote 🏠 Before prohibition, was the home of the largest winery of California: Mangel Winery
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# Location & year of creation of: **Lodi AVA**
🧭 Shared between ➙ **San Joachim** ➙ **Sacramento Counties** in California ## Footnote *1986*
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# Name the Sub-AVAs of: **Lodi AVA**
➙ **San Joachim County:** * Mokelumne River AVA * Clements Hills AVA ➙ **Sacramento County:** * Jahant AVA * Alta Mesa AVA * Borden Ranch AVA * Sloughhouse AVA * Cosumnes River AVA 🎉 All created in 2006
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# Location & year of creation of: **Mokelumne River AVA**
🧭 **Lodi AVA** ➙ San Joachim County in California 📏 Largest sub-AVA of Lodi 🎉 2006 ## Footnote *2006*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Colomne River AVA**
🧭 **Lodi AVA** ➙ San Joachim County in California 🎉 2006
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# Location & year of creation of: **Clements Hills AVA**
🧭 **Lodi AVA** ➙ San Joachim County in California 🎉 2006
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# Location & year of creation of: **Jahant AVA**
🧭 **Lodi AVA** ➙ San Joachim County in California 📏 Smallest AVA of Lodi 🎉 2006
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# Location & year of creation of: **Alta Mesa AVA**
🧭 **Lodi AVA** ➙ San Joachim County in California 🎉 2006 ## Footnote *2006*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Borden Ranch AVA**
🧭 **Lodi AVA** ➙ San Joachim County in California 🌋 Volcanic deposit based soil 🎉 2006 ## Footnote *2006*
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# Location & year of creation of: **Sloughhouse AVA**
🧭 **Lodi AVA** ➙ San Joachim County in California 🎉 2006 ## Footnote *2006*
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# Explain the following: **Winkel Index**
🌡️ **UC Davis degree scale** ☀️ Classification of climate by temperature during the growing season in the US ➙ Sub-divided into 5 levels
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# Name the AVAs of: **Yolo County**
1. **Capay Valley** - *2002* 2. **Dunningan Hills** - *1993* 3. **Merritt Island** - *1987* 4. **Clarksburg** - *1984 (Shared with Sacramento and Solano)* ## Footnote ⛰️ Within Central Valley
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# 2022 AVA update of **Central Valley of California**
**Paulsell Valley AVA** 🧭 Stanislaus County
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# Name the AVAs of **Central Valley of California** ## Footnote Exit the Yolo County
➙ **San Joachim County** * River Jonction AVA * Tracy Hills AVA * Diablo Grande AVA ➙ **Stanislaus County** * Salado Creek AVA * Paulsell Valley AVA: 2022 ➙ **Fresno & Madera Counties** * Madera AVA * Squaw Valley Miramonte AVA: 2015
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# Location & year of creation of: **Paulsell Valley AVA**
🧭 **Stanislaus County** ➙ Central Valley of California 🎉 2022
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# Name all sub-AVAs of: **Sierra Foothills AVA**
**_From North to South_** * North Yuba AVA * El Dorado AVA * Fair Play AVA * California Shenandoah Valley AVA * Fiddletown AVA
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# Location & year of creation of: **El Dorado AVA**
🧭 **Sierra Foothills AVA** ➙ El Dorado County in California 🎉 1983
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# Location & year of creation of: **Fiddletown AVA**
🧭 **Sierra Foothills AVA** ➙ El Dorado County in California 🎉 1983
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# Location & year of creation of: **Fair Play AVA**
🧭 **Sierra Foothills AVA** ➙ El Dorado County in California 🎉 2001
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# Location & year of creation of: **California Shenandoah Valley AVA**
🧭 **Sierra Foothills AVA** ➙ El Dorado County in California 🎉 1982 ## Footnote *1982*
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# Location & year of creation of: **North Yuba**
🧭 **Sierra Foothills AVA** ➙ El Dorado County in California 🎉 1985
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# Name all AVAs of: **San Luis Obispo County**
* Paso Robles AVA * Edna Valley AVA * York Mountains AVA * Arroyo Grande Valley AVA * San Luis Obispo Coast AVA: 2022
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# Location & year of creation of: **York Mountains AVA**
🧭 **San Luis Obispo County** ➙ California 🍇 Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon 🏠 Home of the first planted vines in California: from 1880's 🎉 1983
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# Explain the following **Templeton Gap**
⛰️ Side valley of the Costal Mountain 💨 Creating a fresh micro-climate within San Luis Obispo 💦 Maritime climate influence into Edna Valley & Paso Robles
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# Location & year of creation of: **Edna Valley AVA**
🧭 **San Luis Obispo County** ➙ California 🏠 Home of the first **Mission** grapes plantings 🎉 1982
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# Location & year of creation of: **Arroyo Grande Valley AVA**
🧭 **San Luis Obispo County** ➙ California 💨 Ocean fogs and cold streams 🍇 Pinot Noir & Chardonnay 🎉 1990
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# Location & year of creation of: **San Luis Obispo Coast AVA**
🧭 San Luis Obispo County ➙ California ⛰️ On the western edge of the Santa Lucia mountains 🌦️ Very cool climate: maritime influence 🎉 2022
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# Location & year of creation of: **Paso Robles AVA**
🧭 **San Luis Obispo County** ➙ California 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel (some of the oldest vines in California) 🌋 Volcanic bedrock 🎉 1983 ## Footnote 🧭 **2014**: 11 sub-district AVAs were introduced
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Name some of the 11 sub-AVAs of Paso Robles?
**_Western Hills:_** 1. Adelaida District AVA 2. Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA 3. Templeton Gap District AVA 4. Santa Margarita Ranch AVA **_Inland Valley:_** 5. San Miguel District AVA 6. Paso Roble Estrella District AVA 7. Paso Roble Geneseo DIstrict AVA 8. El Pomar Distric AVA **_Inland Hills:_** 9. San Juan Creek AVA 10. Paso Robles Highlands District AVA 11. Creston District AVA
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# Sub-AVAs of **Western hills area** of **Paso Robles**
* Adelaida District AVA * Paso Robles Willow Creek District AVA * Templeton Gap District AVA * Santa Margarita Ranch AVA
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**Inland Valley area** of **Paso Robles**
* San Miguel District AVA * Paso Roble Estrella District AVA * Paso Roble Geneseo DIstrict AVA * El Pomar Distric AVA
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# Sub AVAs of: **Inland hills area** of **Paso Robles**
* San Juan Creek AVA * Paso Robles Highlands District AVA * Creston District AVA
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# Name some leading producers of: **Paso Robles AVA**
* Saxumm * Tablas Creek * Daou * Austin * Justin * Linne Calodo * Eberle
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# Name all AVA's of **Santa Barbara County**
* Santa Maria Valley AVA * Santa Barbara AVA * Santa Rita Hills * Alisos Canyon AVA: *2020* * Santa Ynez Valley * Ballard Canyon AVA * Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA * Los Olivos District AVA
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# Location & year of creation of: **Santa Maria Valley AVA**
🧭 **Santa Barbara County** ➙ California 💨 Foggy & maritime influence 🍇 Pinot Noir, Chardonnay + Syrah 🎉 1981
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# Location & year of creation of: **Santa Ynez Valley AVA**
🧭 **Santa Barbara County** ➙ California 🌡️ Large valley, with various influences 🎉 1983
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# Location & year of creation of: **Los Olivos District AVA**
🧭 **Sub AVA of Santa Ynez Valley** ➙ Santa Barbara County in California 💨 Morning fog & cool nights 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc 🎉 2016
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# Location & year of creation of: **Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara County AVA**
🧭 **Sub AVA of Santa Ynez Valley** ➙ Santa Barbara County in California 🌡️ Eastern edge of Santa Ynez Valley = Inland = Warmer 🍇 Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Marsanne 🎉 2009
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# Location & year of creation of: **Ballard Canyon AVA**
🧭 **Sub AVA of Santa Ynez Valley** ➙ Santa Barbara County in California 🍇 Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Marsanne 🎉 1983
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# Location & year of creation of: **Alisos Canyon AVA**
🧭 **Santa Barbara County** ➙ California 🪨 Pebbles and sandstone soils 🍇 Syrah, Grenache, Caberenet Franc, Viognier 🎉 2020
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Name the AVAs of **Los Angeles County**?
* Malibu Coast AVA * Saddle Rock Malibu AVA * Malibu Newton Canyon AVA - *shared with Ventura County* * Sierra Pelona AVA * Leona Valley AVA * Antelope Valley of the California High Desert * Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA: 2021 * Tehachapi Mountain AVA: 2022
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# Location & year of creation of: **Malibu Coast AVA**
🧭 **Los Angeles County** ➙Southern California 🎉 2014
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# Location & year of creation of: **Malibu-Newton Canyon AVA**
🧭 **Los Angeles County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 1996
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# Location & year of creation of: **Saddle Rock -Malibu AVA**
🧭 **Los Angeles County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 2006
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# Location & year of creation of: **Sierra Pelona Valley AVA**
🧭 **Los Angeles County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 2010
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# Location & year of creation of: **Leona Valley AVA**
🧭 **Los Angeles County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 2008
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# Location & year of Creation of: **Palos Verdes Peninsula AVA**
🧭 **Los Angeles County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 2021
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# Location & year of creation of: **Tehachapi Mountain AVA**
🧭 **Kern County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 2010
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# Location & year of creation of: **Ramona Valley AVA**
🧭 **San Diego County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 2005
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# Location & year of creation of: **San Pasqual Valley AVA**
🧭 **San Diego County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 1981
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# Location & year of creation of: **Temecula Valley AVA**
🧭 **Riverside County** ➙ Southern California 🎉 1984
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# Location & year of creation of: **Cucamonga Valley AVA**
🧭 Shared between **Riverside & Bernadino Counties** ➙ Southern California 🎉 1995
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Name the **largest AVA** of USA
**Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA** 📏 Rougthly 29,914 square miles 🧭 Covering: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois states
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# Name the state of the following: **Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA**
* Illinois * Wisconsin * Iowa * Minnesota ## Footnote 🧭 Largest AVA in the US: about 30K squares miles

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