California Flashcards
(257 cards)
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Name 3 producers who bottle a vineyard designated wine from To-Kalon?
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- Schrader
- Paul Hobbs
- Tor Kenwood
- Realm Cellars
- Provenance
- Alpha Omega
- Morlet
- Mondavi
- MacDonald
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What are the 6 AVAs that fall under Mendocino AVA?
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- Anderson Valley
- Cole Ranch
- McDowell Valley
- Potter Valley
- Redwood Valley
- Yorkville Highlands
3
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Who established To-Kalon vineyard?
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HW Crabb (1868)
4
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What unique soil component is found in Red Hills AVA?
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obsidian
5
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Name 2 producers located in Pritchard Hill
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- Chappellet
- Bryant Family
- Colgin
- Continuum
- Ovid
- David Arthur Vineyards
6
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What iconic winery was started by Agoston Haraszthy in 1857?
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Buena Vista (Carneros, Sonoma)
- 1st commercial winery in California
7
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What was Napa’s 1st commercial winery and in what year was it established?
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Charles Krug (1861)
8
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Who founded Inglenook and in what year?
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Gustav Niebaum (1880)
9
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What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma County?
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Knight’s Valley
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Where is Kongsgaard’s Judge Vineyard located?
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Coombsville AVA
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What is the only commercial winery located in Mount Harlan AVA?
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Calera
12
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List 3 wineries located in Howell Mountain AVA
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- Dunn
- Rattlesnake Ridge
- Bancroft
- La Jota
- O’Shaughnessy
- Robert Craig
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Cab sauv makes up what percentage of Napa Valley’s acreage?
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46%
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In what AVA is To-Kalon?
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Oakville
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What 2 large producers are headquartered in Lodi?
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- Sutter Home
- Robert Mondavi Woodbridge
16
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Where is Ridge Monte Bello located?
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Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, Central Coast
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Lodi AVA spans what 2 counties (also the main rivers that influence Lodi)?
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- Sacramento
- San Joaquin
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What are the 3 basic bedrocks of Napa?
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- Great Valley Sequence (marine sedimentary)
- Franciscan Complex (metamorphic)
- Napa/Sonoma Volcanics
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What 6 counties make up the North Coast of California?
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- Napa
- Sonoma
- Medocino
- Lake
- Marin
- Solano
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In what AVA is the Monte Rosso vineyards located?
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Moon Mountain AVA
21
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What was the first vintage of Kendall-Jackson’s Vintners Reserve Chardonnay?
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1982
22
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The slopes of the Mayacamas face what direction?
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east
23
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In what year did Stags Leap become an AVA?
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1989
24
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What Champagne house owns Domaine Carneros?
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Taittinger
25
Where is Mayacamas Winery located?
Mt. Veeder
26
Vineyards in Howell Mountain AVA must be planted above what elevation?
1400 ft (above fog line)
27
What are the most planted red grapes in Mendocino County?
- pinot noir
- cab sauv
- zinfandel
28
List 3 wineries located in Oakville
- Bonal
- Dalla Valle
- Far Niente
- Groth
- Opus One
- Robert Mondavi
- Screaming Eagle
- Silver Oak
29
What is Napa's smallest AVA?
Wild Horse Valley
30
What Napa Valley AVA is best suited for Merlot and why?
Yountville
- cooler temps
- higher percent of clay
31
What is unique about Green Valley of Russian River AVA?
- one of the smallest and coolest
- persistent fog
- east facing vineyards
32
What producer released the 1st single vineyard wine in California?
Heitz Cellars 'Martha's Vineyard'
1966
33
What wine was the first in California to hit $100 per bottle?
1978 Diamond Creek Lake Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
34
Where is Bonny Doon located?
Santa Cruz County, Central Coast
35
Santa Lucia Highlands AVA is a high altitude area terraced above what river valley?
Salinas River Valley
36
What are the 2 main entry points for fog in Napa Valley?
- San Pablo Bay
- Chalk Hill Gap
37
Who owns Monte Rosso Vineyard?
Louis M Martini
38
What it the smallest AVA in North America?
Cole Ranch AVA (25 ha)
39
What was the first winery to bottle with Mendocino County identified on the label?
Parducci
40
Atlas Peak AVA is dominated by which 2 massive vineyards?
- Stagecoach (Gallo)
- Antinori's Antica
41
How was the Great Valley Sequence in Napa formed?
compression of a sand and clay seabed (80-140 mya) formed sandstone and shale bedrock
42
What are the major varieties of Oak Knoll?
- merlot
- chardonnay
43
Name two vineyards owned by Beckstoffer
- Dr Crane
- To Kalon
- Bourn
- Las Piedras
- BV #3
44
What style of grapes are the specialty of Mcdowell AVA?
Rhone varieites
45
List 3 wineries located in Calistoga
- Chateau Montelena
- Diamond Creek Vineyards
- Eisele
- Larkmead
- Schramsberg
- Storybrook Mountain
46
In what year was Robert Mondavi's first harvest?
1966
47
What percentage of Cali wine comes from the Central valley?
75%
48
List 3 wineries located in Rutherford
- Beaulieu Vineyard
- cakebread
- Caymus
- Grgich Hills
- Inglenook
- Mumm Napa
- Neyers
49
What percentage of Cali production comes from Lodi?
20%
50
What AVA is known for Goldridge soil?
Russian River Valley
51
What type of soil is Goldridge soil?
sandy loam
52
In what year did California become a state?
1850
53
Who started Beaulieu Vineyards?
Georges de Latour
54
Where are Covelo and Dos Rios AVAs located?
northern Mendocino County
55
Chardonnay accounts for what percentage of plantings in Monterey County?
40%
56
Why is irrigation essential in Carneros?
hard clay just under topsoil limits root depth
57
Describe the unique geologic feature of Stags Leap AVA?
knolls deposited by ancient landslides of Vacas provide (rare) east facing slopes and funnel wind that cools vines and prevents diseases
58
What AVA did Louis Roederer put on the map in the 1980's?
Anderson Valley AVA, Mendocino
59
Where is Kistler located?
Trenton, Sonoma County
60
What are the primary soil types of Howell Mountain AVA?
- volcanic tufa
- red clay
61
Where is Morgan Winery located?
Monterey County, central Coast
62
What are the primary grapes in Potter Valley AVA?
- sauv blanc
- riesling
63
California accounts for what percentage of American wine production?
80%
64
What are the lowest points in the Napa Valley AVA?
- Oak Knoll
- Carneros (sea level)
65
Sta. Rita Hills and Ballard Canyon lie within what AVA?
Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County
66
Napa County accounts for what percentage of California's acreage?
4%
67
Mendocino Ridge AVA is limited to vineyards above what elevation?
1200 ft
68
What wines got first place in the Judgement of Paris?
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
1973 Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon
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What is the primary grape in Santa Lucia Highlands AVA?
pinot noir
70
what was the historical training method in California?
California sprawl - wide spaced, rustic, bush trained
71
Post prohibition, what were the most common fermentation vessels in CA?
- redwood
- cement
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what is the most planted grape in Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA?
cab sauv
73
Which 2 mountain ranges border Napa?
- Mayacamas (west)
- Vacas (east)
74
Green Valley AVA is nested within what AVA?
Russian River Valley
75
List 3 wineries in Santa Barbara County
- Au Bon Climat
- Beckman
- Bien Nacido
- Brewer Clifton
- Domaine de la Cote
- Piedrasassi
- Palmina
- Qupe
- Peter Stolpman
- Sandhi
- Sea Smoke
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What are the primary soil types in Chalone AVA?
volcanic and granitic limestone
77
What is the average price per ton for cab sauv in Napa Valley?
approx $7000 per ton
78
What county is the smallest in the North Coast?
Lake County
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What 2 primary sub-AVAs make up Santa Barbara County?
- Santa Maria Valley AVA
- Santa Ynez Valley AVA
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Wild Horse AVA spans which 2 counties?
- Napa
- Solano
81
Where is Jordan Winery located?
Alexander Valley AVA, Sonoma
82
Mendocino Ridge is known for quality wines made from what grape?
zinfandel
83
How was the Franciscan Complex formed?
subduction of Farallon Plate under North American Plate offshore, smearing marine substrate and ocean floor
84
What is the oldest commercial winery in Monterey?
Chalone (est 1960)
85
What vintage was considered the turning point towards the concentrated and extracted Napa style?
1997
86
In what year did massive flooding spread phylloxera in Napa Valley?
1986
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Where is Littorai located?
Sebastopol, Sonoma County
88
In what valley is Lodi AVA located?
San Joaquin Valley
89
What percent of grapes in Mendocino County are certified organic?
20%
90
What is the most successful white grapes of Chalk Hill AVA?
chardonnay
91
Why is sauv blanc often planted near rivers?
- performs well in fertile, fluvial soil
- resistant to Pierce's Disease, which can be carried by sharpshooters (often found near water)
92
Robert Mondavi, Ravenswood, and Clos du Bois are all owned by which California empire?
Constellation
93
What grapes produce the highest quality in Santa Lucia Highlands AVA?
- chardonnay
- pinot noir
- syrah
94
Napa cultivation is not allowed on slopes of what degree?
30 degrees
95
What sparkling house owns Gloria Ferrer?
Freixenet
96
What is the most planted white grape in Mendocino County?
chardonnay
97
Where is Ballard Canyon AVA located?
Santa Barbara Co, Central Coast
98
What is the most widely planted grape in Ballard Canyon AVA?
syrah
99
what is the climate of Anderson Valley AVA?
cool, coastal, mediterranean
100
Most of the acreage in Carneros AVA is planted to what varieties?
- pinot noir
- chardonnay
101
What geologic formation protects Mendocino from the cold pacific influence?
Mendocino Ridge
102
Clear Lake AVA is located in which county?
Lake County
103
What are the most planted red and white grapes in Ballard Canyon AVA?
- syrah
- roussanne
104
What was the first AVA in California?
Napa Valley AVA (1981)
105
Which AVA is shared between Napa and Sonoma?
Carneros
106
Who took over Monte Bello at Ridge in 1969?
Paul Draper
107
Where is Paso Robles AVA located?
San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast
108
What geologic feature is responsible for funneling cool ocean air into Napa?
Petaluma Gap
109
How many miles of coastline make up Sonoma County?
50
110
Franzia, Cupcake, Glen Ellen, and Concannon are all owned by which Cali wine empire?
Wine Group
111
Barefoot, Louis Martini, Apothik, and Turning Leaf are all owned by which Cali empire?
Gallo
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Which Central Coast AVA has success with sauv blanc?
Livermore AVA
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What percentage of Napa wine is certified organic?
9%
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Mendocino AVA applies to grapes grown where?
southern third of Mendocino County
115
Approx. what percent of Lake County grapes are shipped to other CA regions?
90%
116
In what year was the Judgement of Paris?
1976
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Sonoma makes up what percentage of CA production?
6%
118
What style of wine is popular in Dry Creek Valley?
ripe and powerful oak aged zinfandel
119
Although Napa only produces 4% of California's output, it is responsible for what percentage of its revenue?
25%
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Who is credited with discovering the genetic origins of zinfandel?
Carole Meredith (UC Davis)
121
What does the term 'meritage' mean?
a blend in which no grape exceeds 90% of the blend
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In what year did Rutherford become an AVA?
1993
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What two roads traverse the length of Napa Valley?
- Highway 29
- Silverado Trail
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Who owned Inglenook from 1933-1964?
John Daniel Jr
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How many sub-AVAs are in Napa County?
17
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What style of wine is the hallmark of the Sierra Foothills AVA?
chewy, spicy zinfandel
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What is the primary soil type in Anderson Valley AVA?
diverse alluvial
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In what AVA is the Eisele Vineyard located?
Calistoga
129
Who was hired by Georges de Latour to oversee winemaking at Beaulieu?
Andre Tchelitcheff
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Gallo and Franzia are headquartered in what CA region?
Central Valley
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Benzinger, Coturri Wines, and Laurel Glen are all located in what AVA?
Sonoma Mountain
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What is the soil makeup of Stags Leap AVA?
sandstone and shale bedrock
- volcanic in east
- clay loam in west
- alluvial fans in south
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What Central Valley AVA is capable of producing high end wine?
Lodi AVA
134
Opus One is a collaboration between which 2 winemakers?
- Robert Mondavi
- Baron Philippe de Rothschild
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Chalk Hill and Green Valley lie within what AVA?
Russian River Valley, Sonoma Co.
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Why is the Carneros AVA unique?
- split between Napa and Sonoma
- located on San Pablo Bay so it creates a cool air vacuum
137
What was the first non-native grape to be planted in California?
Listan Prieto (aka pais/mission grape)
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What is the only non-contiguous AVA in the US?
Mendocino Ridge
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The late 1970's saw the advent of which 2 revolutionary wine publications?
- Wine Advocate
- Wine Spectator
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Who established Stags Leap Wine Cellars?
Warren Winiarski
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Where is Ramey Cellars located?
Healdsburg, Sonoma Co.
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What are the characteristics of the Russian River Valley AVA?
- warm daytime temperatures are moderated by fog that enters from the Petaluma Gap to the south and the Russian River to the west
- chardonnay, pinot noir and zinfandel are the major varieties - syrah, pinot gris and gewürztraminer are also important
- wines are made in fruit forward styles
143
The neighborhoods of Sebastopol Hills and Laguna Ridge are in what AVA?
Russian River Valley
144
Name 2 major Producers in Russian River Valley AVA
- Dehlinger
- Joseph Swan
- Gary Farrell
- Rochioli
- Williams-Selyem
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Name 2 major Producers in Green Valley AVA
- Kosta Browne
- Marimar Estate
- Freestone
- Freeman
- Iron Horse (sparkling)
146
Name 2 major producers in the Sonoma Coast AVA
- Hirsch
- Littorai
- Flowers
- Marcassin
- Peay
147
What climate zone is Dry Creek Valley classed as?
Zone 3
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Why is merlot favored in Bennett Valley (nested in Sonoma Valley)?
it is too cool to fully ripen cab sauv
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True or False: labels must state Sonoma County along with the AVA?
True
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To achieve Sonoma County Sustainable recognition, a vineyard must be certified by one of four bodies, name one
- Fish Friendly Farming, California
- Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (also known as Certified Sustainable),
- Lodi Rules,
- Sustainability in Practice (SIP)
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Sonoma County Sustainable wines can be identified by a logo that reads “Sustainably Farmed Grapes,” and it requires that what % of grapes come from Sonoma county ? What % of grapes need to come from a vineyard certified as sustainable?
85% for both
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Name the 5 overarching AVAs of California
- North Coast
- Central Coast
- Central Valley
- Sierra Foothills
- South Coast
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What happened in the 1997 vintage in Napa?
It was a warm and abundant vintage where producers did not have the tank space to process all the fruit at the same time. The second wave of fruit had hung for longer on the vine and made surprisingly concentrated wine
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Name 2 major producers of Stags Leap AVA
- Shafer Vineyards
- Chimney Rock
- Clos du Val
- Stag's Leap WIne Cellars
- Taylor Family Vineyards
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In what AVA in Kongsgaard Winery?
Atlas Peak AVA
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Why is Pritchard Hill not an AVA of Napa?
The Chappellet family have a trademark on the name
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In what county is the Suisun Valley?
Solano
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What was the first vintage of Harlan Estates?
1990 (released 1996)
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Between 2019-2023 name two vintages least affected by drought in California
- 2019
- 2023
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Why was sorting so important in the 2022 Napa Valley vintage?
September heat spike cause lots of dried and shriveled berries
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Name two key ways Napa valley producers handle heat waves
- overhead sprinklers
- reflective white sun cloths
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What are the main rivers of Mendocino County?
- Russian River
- Navarro
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Name the AVAs of Lake County
- Clear Lake AVA
- Benmore Valley AVA
- Big Valley District AVA (nested in Clear Lake)
- Guenoc Valley AVA
- High Valley AVA
- Kelsey Bench AVA (Nested in Clear Lake)
- Red Hills AVA (Nested in Clear Lake)
- Long Valley Lake County AVA
- Upper Lake Valley AVA (nested in Clear Lake)
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Name 2 famous vineyards of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
- Ridge’s Monte Bello
- Horseshoe Ranch (Rhys)
- Bonny Doon Estate Vineyard
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In which AVA do the Wente Family produce their wines, and from what famous estate did they obtain their cuttings?
Livermore Valley AVA
Chateau d’Yquem
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What disease did Bonny Doon Estate Vineyard fall victim to?
Pierces disease
(estate vineyard died in 1994)
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What are the two main rivers/river valleys in Monterey County
- Salinas
- Carmel
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What Paso Robles winery is owned by the Perrin family of Chateau Beaucastel?
Tablas Creek
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Name the second estate of Ridge Monte Bello? Where is it located and what is its specialty?
Lytton Spring (zinfandel)
Dry Creek Valley AVA, Sonoma Co.
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Who produces Field Book Shiraz?
Spottswoode (St Helena AVA)
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Who was the original owner of Screaming Eagle and who is the current winemaker?
Jean Phillips - original owner
Nick Gislason - winemaker
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What is the flagship bottling of Beaulieu Vineyards?
Georges de Latour Private Reserve (1936)
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In what year did Robert Mondavi rename his sauv blanc Fume Blanc?
1968
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What are the 4 parcels of Ridge Estate?
- Perrone
- Torre
- Klein
- Rousten.
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Who produces Kronos cab Sauv?
Corison Estate
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Who produces Napanook and what is the blend?
Dominus Estate
- 70-95% cab sauv plus merlot, pv
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Who owns Dominus Estate? What other properties do they own?
Christian Moueix
- La Fleur Petrus
- Trotanoy
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Who is the producer of Continuum?
Tim Mondavi (son of Robert)
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Who introduced and organized the Judgement of Paris?
Steven Spurrier
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What was the first vintage of Joseph Phelps Insignia?
1974
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What is the second wine of Harlan Estate?
The Maiden
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What are the top reds of Shafer Estate?
- Hillside Select: 100% Cab Sauv (1983)
- One Point Five: Cabernet Base (2004)
- Relentless: Syrah (1999)
- TD-9: Blend of Merlot, Cab Sauv, Malbec (2015)
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Who is the current winemaker of Robert Mondavi Winery?
Geneviève Janssens Since 1997
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Who produces Artemis cab sauv?
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
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Where is Philip Togni Vineyard located?
Spring Mountain AVA
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What is the second wine of Opus One?
Overture (multi-vintage cuvee)
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Other than Harlan Estate, what are the 3 wineries owned by Bill Harlan?
- Bond
- Promontory
- Mascot
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In what years was Martha's Vineyard not produced and why?
1993 to 1995
re-planting time for the estate.
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What is the primary grape in Ridge Monte Bello?
cab sauv
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what happened to 2017 vintage of Screaming Eagle?
It was not produced. All the grapes were declassified to the 2nd wine due to smoke taint
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What is the 2nd label of Screaming Eagle and what is the main difference?
Second Flight (2006)
- merlot dominant instead of cab sauv dominant
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Who produces the Tributary Chardonnay and Mays Canyon Chardonnay?
Littorai
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What is the mountain range separating Napa Valley from Sonoma?
Mayacamas Ranges
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Who owns Littorai?
Ted Lemon
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Who produced Herb Lamb Vineyard Cab sauv and in what years was it produced?
Colgin Cellars (1992-2007)
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What was the first vintage of Opus One?
1979
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What is the name of the Beckstoffer vineyard located in Lake County?
Amber Knoll
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Where are the oldest cab sauv vines in California found?
Monte Rosso Vineyard
- Du Mol
- Bedrock
- Louis Martini
199
What California AVA is known for chenin blanc?
Clarksburg AVA
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What were the years of Prohibition?
1920-1933
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Who owns Williams-Selyem Winery?
Faively
202
List a winery located in the Santa Cruz Mountains
- Reese
- David Bruce
- Domaine Edin
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What new AVA was added to Mendocino county in 2024?
Comptche AVA
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As of 2024, what are the 2 new AVAs of Lake County?
- Upper Lake Valley
- Long Valley
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Wineries in Chalone/Mt Harlan using grapes grown above 1500 feet can label as what AVA?
Galiban Mountains AVA
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What is the oldest pinot noir in Sonoma?
Ambassador's Block (1952)
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Who owns Eisele Vineyards?
Artemis Group
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What is the highest elevation AVA in the US?
Stone Summit Vineyard
- Big Bear Lake
- 6750 ft
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What is the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley?
Beringer (est 1876)
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What is the newest AVA in Napa?
Crystal Springs of Napa Valley AVA
211
What Sonoma producer owns Ambassador's 1953 vineyard?
Hanzell
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What are the 4 AVAs that fall under Mendocino County AVA and not Mendocino AVA?
- Comptche AVA
- Covelo AVA
- Dos Rios AVA
- Eagle Peak Mendocino County AVA
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What is the newest AVA of Santa Barbara County?
Alisos Canyon (2020)
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List 2 wineries for which Helen Turley acted as consulting winemaker
- Pahlmeyer
- Bryant Family
- Colgin
- Martinelli
- Turley
- Marcassin
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What wineries has Cathy Corison worked for?
- Freemark Abbey
- Chappellet
- Corison
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List 2 wineries who employed John Kongsgaard as consulting winemaker
- Stag's Leap
- Stony Hill
- Hudson
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List 2 vineyard sources for Littorai
Sonoma Coast AVA
- Platt Vineyard
- Hirsch Vineyard
- Pivot Vineyard (owned by Littorai)
- Haven Vineyard (owned by Littorai)
Anderson Valley AVA
- Roman Vineyard
- Savoy Vineyard
- Cerise Vineyard
- One Acre Vineyard
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What mountain ranges influence Santa Barbara AVA?
- Santa Ynez Mountains
- San Rafael Mountains
- Sierra Madre
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What is the most planted grape in Santa Barbara?
chardonnay
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Where is Tatomer located and what style of grapes are the focus?
Santa Barbara County, Austrian and German varieties
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What is the geologic feature that helps cool Paso Robles AVA?
Templeton Gap acts as a break in the mountains to funnel in cool air
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Who first planted syrah in California?
Gary Eberle, Tablas Creek 1975
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Who is the most influential producer in Livermore AVA?
Wente
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What are the 4 sub-AVAs of Clear Lake AVA?
- Big Valley District Lake County
- Kelsey Bench Lake County
- Red Hills Lake County
- Upper Lake Valley
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List 2 producers in Los Carneros AVA
- Domaine Carneros
- Bouchaine
- Etude
- Hudson
- Poseidon
- Stanley Ranch
- Truchard
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List 2 producers in Mount Veeder AVA
- Hess
- Lagier Meredith
- Mayacamas
- Mt Veeder
- Progeny
- Scaggs
- Sky
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List 2 producers in Oak Knoll District AVA
- Blackbird
- Hendry ranch
- Laird
- Matthiasson
- Monticello
- Trefethen
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What is the soil type of Oakville AVA?
- gravelly sandstone and shale in west
- volcanic in east
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What is the soil type in Rutherford AVA?
- sedimentary, gravelly sand in western benchland
- deep fertile, volcanic in east
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List 2 producers in Spring Mountain District AVA
- Newton
- Philip Togni
- Pride Mountain
- Smith Madrone
- Spring Mountain
- Stony Hill
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List 3 producers in St Helena AVA
- Beringer
- Capella
- Charles Krug
- Beckstoffer Bourn/Crane/las Piedras
- Corison
- Freemark Abbey
- Heitz
- Hourglass
- Joseph Phelps
- Louis M Martini
- Romabuer
- Spottswoode
- Turley
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What are the 5 sub AVAs of the Sierra Foothills AVA?
- California Shenendoah Valley AVA
- El Dorado AVA
- Fair Play AVA
- Fiddletown AVA
- North Yuba AVA
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In 2022, what new subzone in Sonoma was approved and who are the major producers?
West Sonoma Coast AVA
- Littorai
- Hirsch
- Peay
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What body of water most influences the Santa Lucia Highlands?
Monterey Bay
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What are the 7 sub-AVAs of Lodi?
- Alta Mesa
- Borden Ranch
- Sloughhouse
- Clements Hill
- Cosumnes River
- Jahant
- Mokelumne River
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Where is Gap Crown Vineyard Located?
Petaluma Gap AVA
- Kosta Brown
- Williams Selyem
- Patz and Hall
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Where is Napanook located?
Yountville AVA
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Where is Jackass Hill Vineyard located and what grape is it known for?
Russia River Valley AVA
- zinfandel
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What is the soil type of Chalk Hill AVA?
white volcanic ash
240
How many levels are in the Winkler Scale?
6
1A, 1B, 2-5
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Which wineries have previously made wine with fruit from Eisele vineyard?
- Ridge (1971)
- Conn Creek (1974)
- Joseph Phelps (1975-1991)
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Who currently owns Eisele Vineyard?
Bart and Daphne Araujo
243
What AVA is known as Islands in the sky?
Mendocino Ridge AVA
244
What wines are considered the original cult cabernets of California?
- Harlan
- Screaming Eagle
- Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard
- Eisele Vineyard
- Bryant Family
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What are the 5 coolest AVAs in Sonoma County?
- West Sonoma Coast
- Carneros
- Petaluma Gap
- Green Valley
- Fort Ross Seaview
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What is the elevation of Fort Ross Seaview AVA?
928-1800 feet
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What producer makes the oldest estate bottled cabernet and chardonnay in California?
Mount Eden (Santa Cruz Mountains AVA)
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What was the first AVA in Sonoma?
Sonoma Valley 1981
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Between 1990-2000, what was the El Nino year in California?
1998
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What are the requirements to be labeled Estate Bottled in California?
- Winery and vineyard must be located in the same AVA
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Who was the first to plant on hillsides in California?
Jacob Schram (Shramsberg)
- planted on Diamond Mountain
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List 2 of Turley's single vineyard zinfandel bottlings from Paso Robles AVA
- Dusi Vineyard
- Pesenti Vineyard
- Ubberoth Vineyard
- Amadeo's Vineyard
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Who introduced the 'by the acre' system for grape purchasing in California to raise quality?
Ted Lemon
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Where is Gary's Vineyard located and what is planted there?
Santa Lucia Highlands
- pinot noir
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Other than Paso Robles, what are the AVAs of Central Valley?
- Dunnigan Hills
- Capay Valley
- Merritt Island
- Clarksburg
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Where is Melbury Vineyard located and who bottles it?
Rutherford AVA
- Bond
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Who bottles Au Paradis cabernet?
Peter Michael Winery (Oakville)
