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2 sub AVAs of Sonoma Coast AVA

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Fort Ross Seaview AVA
Petaluma Gap AVA

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Where is Fort Ross Seaview AVA and what can you tell me about it?

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Sonoma County - Sub AVA of Sonoma Coast AVA - mountainous, high elevation near the Pacific

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Where is Green Valley AVA and what is it known for?

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sub AVA of RRV - PN and Chard - consistent fog due to proximity to Petaluma Gap lengthens growing season - low fertility sandy soils known as Goldridge

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What is Goldridge

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very low-fertility sandstone; produces concentrated grapes

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Where is Chalk Hill AVA and what is it known for?

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sub AVA of RRV - takes name from white volcanic soils - Chard and SB

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Important AVAs of Mendocino County

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Mendocino (catch-all)
Anderson Valley (chard, pn, sparklers)
Mendocino Ridge - “Islands in the Sky” 1200 ft+ covers the peaks that reach above the fog line
Cole Ranch AVA - smallest AVA in USA

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Lake County’s soils

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young volcanic soils

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Lake County is known for _____ elevation

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high; avg elevation is 1500 ft

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What is special about Lake County?

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purest air quality in California; solar potential is maximized; results in grapes w/ thicker skins

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Lead grape of Lake County

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Cab Sauv

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Monterey County important AVAs and grapes grown

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Monterey AVA - catch-all
Santa Lucia Highlands - cool - PN and Chard
Arroyo Seco - cool - PN and Chard
Chalone - cool - PN and Chard
Hames Valley - warm - CS + Rhone varieties
San Lucas- warm- CS + Rhone Varieties

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Where is Chalone AVA and what is special about it?

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cool climate AVA of Monterey County - soils very similar to Burgundy

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this county is directly south of Santa Cruz

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Monterey

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This AVA is situated on the edge of the Templeton Gap - a channel in the Santa Lucia Mountains that draws cool air inland

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York Mountain

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Where is Arroyo Grande Valley AVA? What grapes?

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SLO county - cooler climate - PN and Chard

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t/f: Santa Barbara county is north of LA

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true

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What is Alisos Canyon AVA known for?

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“Goldilocks Rhone Zone” - perfect climate for Rhone Varities - Santa Barbara County

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Name the 7 AVAs of Santa Barbara County

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Santa Maria AVA
Santa Ynez AVA
Ballard Canyon AVA
The Los Olivos District AVA
Sta. Rita Hills AVA
The Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA
The Alisos Canyon AVA

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What is Ballard Canyon AVA known for?

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Santa Barbara County - spicy reds from Syrah and Grenache

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55% of California’s grape acreage is planted here

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Central Valley

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Lodi AVA is just east of this major city

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SF

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This area of the Central Valley is uniquely suited to quality wine prodction. Name the AVA and why?

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Lodi AVA - Lodi is cooled by winds coming off the Pacific thru the Golden Gate (gap in Coast Range)

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Name Lodi’s 7 sub AVAs

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Alta Mesa
Borden Ranch
Clements Hills
Consumnes River
Jahant
Mokelumne River
Sloughhouse

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What is Bechthold Vineyard famous for and where is it located?

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Lodi - some of the world’s oldest plantings of Cinsault

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Sierra Foothills AVA is primarily devoted to red varieties, particularly ....
Zinfandel
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Where is the Malibu Coast AVA?
just north of LA
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origins of "fume blanc"
marketing term created in 1960s by Dry Creek Vineyard - lated adopted and popularized by Robert Mondavi
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Inland Mendocino County is known for high quality _____
Zinfandel
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this grape underwent a quality revolution in 2010s in Napa Valley
Sauvignon Blanc
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Why are grapes from Mt Vineyards different than valley floor vineyards? (Napa specifically)
Mt vineyards are above fog line- they receive more sunlight stronger diurnal shifts due to elevation soil on the mountains is infertile and shallow; smaller berries
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What is Howell Mountain AVA known for?
hotter and drier than most the rest of Napa Valley; shallow, rocky, volcanic soils; massive tannins
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What is the source of Diamond Mountain District AVA's name
volcanic ash soils that contain shards of shiny & reflective volcanic glass that looks like diamonds
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Central Valley is the source of __% of Cali's wine
75
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South Coast AVA covers the land between these two cities
LA and San Diego
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North Coast AVA includes these counties
Mendocino, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Marin
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Lead grape of Sonoma County
Chardonnay
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What area does the Central Coast AVA cover
From SF Bay to Santa Barbara County
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This AVA east of SF Bay is known for SB
Livermore Valley
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Where is Santa Lucia Highlands AVA?
Monterey County
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Difference between temp and soils W to E Paso Robles
Western side has more marine influence from Templeton Gap and more calcareous soils; warmer on the west w/ more sandy soils
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This AVA is located between Santa Maria Valley AVA and Santa Ynez Valley AVA
Alisos Canyon AVA
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Hames Valley, Chalone, and Arroyo Seco are AVAs in which California county
Monterey
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Oregon requires __% of key varieties if named on label
90
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minimum content of stated grape variety on label (USA)
75%
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Stated Vintage req for AVA and State/County (USA)
95% for AVA 85% for State/County
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Origin Req for State level
75% Cali/Oregon 100% ; Washington 95%
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Origin req for county, ava, and vineyard
county 75% ava 85% (oregon 95%) vineyard 95%
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what area does SF Bay AVA cover
SF and Oakland down to and including Santa Cruz
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Where is San Benito AVA located?
Directly east of Monterey County
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Which county is directly east of Monterey
San Benito
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t/f: Cali had just 2 acres of Merlot in 1960
true
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Why are California reds generally more accessible when young compared to, eg, their Bordeaux counterparts?
Cali reds trend more fruit forward expression + less tannins
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Why are Sonoma soils so complex?
Millions of yrs ago, Sonoma was underwater volcanic eruption from Mt St Helena covered much of region in volcanic ash
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the 3 most important soil formations of Sonoma
Franciscan Complex - Marine sediment + volcanic rocks Sonoma Volcanics - rocky volcanic soil Wilson Grove Soils - golden sandstone; often planted w/ Burgundian varieties
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AVAs are administered by...
the TTB
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If Sonoma Valley AVA is listed on a label, what % of grapes must be sourced from Sonoma Valley AVA?
85%
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Fountaingrove District AVA was originally a....
utopian community
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Compare Sonoma Coast PN + Chard to RRV PN + Chard
Sonoma Coast: learner style, more acid driven, less new oak
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t/f: high quality Syrah is made in Sonoma Coast
true
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Sonoma Valley is situated between these two ranges
Sonoma Mountain Range and Mayacamas Mountains
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Bennett Valley is well known for this variety
Merlot
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What is Dry Creek Valley AVA's most important white grape
Sauvignon Blanc
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catch all AVA for Lake County
Clear Lake AVA
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much of Lake County's grapes are used for...
used in other AVA's to bulk out the wine
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What is special about Petaluma Gap AVA?
It is defined by wind + fog influence. the wind + fog funneled in thru the Petaluma Gap lowers yield, lengthens hang time for the grapes, and encourages smaller growth of berries = great acidity + development of phenolics
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2nd coolest Napa AVA
Coombsville
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Cabernet Sauv in Napa Valley can often be made unblended because...
Napa Valley is warmer and drier than, eg, Bordeaux
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what is unique about Napa's mountain Cabernet?
no where else in the world is as much high elevation Cab Sauv produced
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famous vineyards To Kalon and Martha's Vineyard are both located in...
Oakville
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t/f: Monterey County and Santa Barbara County have extremely long growing seasons
true
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t/f: Arroyo Seco is known for premium Riesling
true
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soil type of Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
granite
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Where is the famous Monte Bello vineyard?
Santa Cruz Mountains
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Climate of Monterey
dry, cool, windy
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why is much of the grapes and wine of salinas valley used for bulk production?
wind funneled in from the Bay is often powerful enough to damage vines, very cold, very very dry
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Lodi Cabernet description
Flavour packed, low acidity. Hot as St Helena during day, but much warmer still at night
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Amador County is within which major AVA
Sierra Foothills AVA
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El Dorado County is within this major AVA
Sierra Foothills AVA
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where do you find california's coolest vineyards
Santa Barbara county
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USA ranks _ in production
#4
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Who established the first vineyards on the West Coast
Catholic missionaries
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the 3 tiers of the US wine industry
producers or suppliers: includes wineries and importers distributors or wholesalers retailers: includes restaurants, hotels, liquor stores, supermarkets
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t/f: US law requires brand name on bottle
true
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if alcohol % is stated, the TTB allows a _% variance for wines under 14% ABV; _% variance for wines over 14% ABV
1.5 / 1
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What is US law regarding "Semi-Generic Names"
some (not all) European place names (eg - Chablis, Burgundy, Port) are allowed to be used on US wine labels in conjunction w/ a US geographic term - eg, American Chablis or California Port - and only if labels were approved prior to 2006
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AVA shared between Napa and Solano
Wild Horse Valley
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Petaluma Gap AVA is shared by Sonoma and ______
Marin
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Two sub AVAs of San Luis Obispo Coast AVA
Edna Valley AVA Arroyo Grande AVA
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Where is Ben Lomond Mountain AVA?
sub AVA of Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
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El Aliso
Original (1833) name of the estate of Jean-Luis Vignes ; one of the first commercial wineries in SoCal

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