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How many AVAs are in Napa County?

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16

  • Napa Valley 1981
  • Howell Mountain 1983
  • Wild Horse Valley (Napa, Solano) 1988
  • Stags Leap District 1989
  • Mt. Veeder 1990
  • Atlas Peak 1992
  • Oakville 1993
  • Rutherford 1993
  • Spring Mountain District 1993
  • St. Helena 1995
  • Yountville 1998
  • Chiles Valley 1999
  • Diamond Mountain District 2001
  • Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley 2004
  • Calistoga 2009
  • Coombsville 2011
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How many AVAs are in Sonoma County?

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18

  • Sonoma Valley 1981
  • Chalk Hill 1983
  • Dry Creek Valley 1983
  • Green Valley of Russian River Valley 1983
  • Knights Valley 1983
  • Russian River Valley 1983
  • Alexander Valley 1984
  • Northern Sonoa 1985
  • Sonoma Mountain 1985
  • Rockpile 2002
  • Bennet Valley 2003
  • Fort Ross-Seaview 2011
  • Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak (Sonoma, Mendocino) 2011
  • Moon Mountain District Sonoma County 2013
  • Fountaingrove District 2015
  • Petaluma Gap 2017
  • West Sonoma Coast 2022
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List the 17 AVAs of Sonoma in chronological order.

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  • Sonoma Valley 1981
  • Carneros AVA 1983
  • Chalk Hill 1983
  • Dry Creek Valley 1983
  • Green Valley of Russian River Valley 1983
  • Knights Valley 1983
  • Russian River Valley 1983
  • Alexander Valley 1984
  • Northern Sonoma 1985
  • Sonoma Mountain 1985
  • Sonoma Coast 1987
  • Rockpile 2002
  • Bennett Valley 2003
  • Fort Ross-Seaview 2011
  • Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak (Sonoma, Mendocino) 2011
  • Moon Mountain District Sonoma County 2013
  • Fountaingrove District 2015
  • Petaluma Gap 2017
  • West Sonoma Coast 2022
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California produces appx what % of all American wine?

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90%

  • Followed by New York, Washington, and Oregon
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Name three early modern pioneers of Sonoma.

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  • Hanzell
  • Martin Ray
  • Simi
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In 1969, who took over production of “Monte Bello” at Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains?

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Paul Draper

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Who originally established Mount Eden Vineyards in 1878?

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Paul Masson

  • Produced its first vintage under its new name in 1972
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What is Monterey’s oldest commercial vineyard?

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Chalone Vineyard

  • 1st bottling debuted in 1960
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Who, in 1970, disregarding much advice to the contrary, planted Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara’s Santa Ynez Hills?

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Richard Sanford

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What wine was the first Napa Valley bottling to top $100 mark at release?; in what year?

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Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, 1978

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The major winegrowing regions of California are divided into what four large AVAs?

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  • North Coast
  • Central Coast
  • South Coast
  • Sierra Foothills

(Central Valley/San Joaquin Valley is NOT an AVA, but simply a growing region)

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The inland Central Valley is the source of what % of California’s wine?

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75%

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What is the tiniest AVA in USA (refers to area covered, not area under vine)?

What winery encompasses the entire AVA?

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Cole Ranch, Mendocino

  • 150 acres total (less than 1/4 sq mile), 60 acres planted
  • One vineyard here controlled by Esterlina Winery (good Riesling)
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Where is Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak AVA?

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  • Shared btwn S Mendocino and Sonoma
  • Added in 2011
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What are the top white and red varietals by acreage in Mendocino?

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W - Chard, Sauv Blanc, Gewurztraminer
R - Cab Sauv, PNoir, Zin

(Cabernet Sauvignon in Mendocino often falls into blends or in North Coast AVA wines)

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Buena Vista was founded by: ________

Inglenook was founded by: _______

Beaulieu Vineyards was founded by: _________

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Buena Vista: Agoston Haraszthy
Inglenook: Gustave Neibaum
Beaulieu: George de Latour

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What is the longest continuously running winery in California?

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Buena Vista

  • Founded in 1857 by Agostin Haraszthy
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The 1st planting of vines in California was where?; by whom?

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  • San Diego della Calla
  • By Junipero Serra and his parish
  • 1st of 21 California Missions
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What was the first vintage of BV’s Georges de Latour Private Reserve?

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1936

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What is the name of the mountain range to the east of Napa Valley?

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Vaca Mountains

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What % of California’s vineyard acreage is in Napa Valley?

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4%

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What is the first sub-appellation wholly within Napa Valley to receive its own AVA?

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Howell Mountain AVA, 1983

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What is the northernmost AVA within Napa?

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Calistoga

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Who is responsible for the term “Rutherford Dust”?

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Andre Tchelitscheff of Beaulieu Vineyards

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What was the 1st vintage of Robert Mondavi? What was the 1st vintage of Opus one, and who is it a collaboration between?
* **1966** * **1979, Robert Mondavi & Philippe de Rothschild**
26
Where is Martha's Vineyard?
**Oakville**
27
T/F: Howell Mountain faces southeast.
**False.** **Howell Mountain faces west.**
28
The windy, foggy Carneros AVA is a cool Region I area, whereas the warm northern AVAs of Alexander Valley and Dry Creek Valley are considered Region what?
**Region III**
29
Appx how many acres are within Sonoma Coast AVA?
**500,000 acres** * As a larger appellation there is temperature variation (from cooler AVAs in the north to more inland and southern AVAs that are warmer Region II and lll) and soil variation * vs. Napa - 45,000 acres
30
What is Goldridge and where do you find it?
**Sandy loam fertile alluvial soils that characterize the Russian River Valley**
31
Name three Sonoma Coast producers.
* **Hirsch** * **Marcassin** * **Peay**
32
Name four prominent Russian River Valley producers.
* **Dehlinger** * **Joseph Swan** * **Rochioli** * **Williams-Selyem**
33
Are you more likely to see Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon in Bennet Valley?
**Merlot** * Bennet Valley is too cool to routinely ripen Cabernet Sauvignon
34
What is the warmest AVA in Sonoma County?
**Knights Valley**
35
How do Cabernet Sauvignons from Alexander Valley tend to show in comparison to Napa Cabernets?
**more herbaceous and less body**
36
Name a producer who makes Cabernet Sauvignon from Knights Valley.
**Peter Michael "Les Pavots"** * **2/3 Cab Sauv plus Merlot, Cab Franc** * **Can be more similar to fuller Napa Cabernet styles**
37
Name a Champagne house and a Cava producer who set up American sparkling wine estates in Carneros in the 1980s.
* **Taittinger** * **Codorniu**
38
List the 9 AVAs within Mendocino AVA.
* **Mendocino Ridge** * **Anderson Valley** * **Yorkville Highlands** * **Redwood Valley** * **Potter Valley** * **Cole Ranch** * **McDowell Valley** * **Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak** * **Dos Rios**
39
What is the smallest AVA in America?
**Cole Ranch**
40
Cole Ranch is essentially a monopole AVA of what winery?
**Esterlina**
41
T/F: Anderson Valley is one of California's warmer climates.
**False** * Anderson Valley is one of California’s *coolest* climates - cool ocean air and fog trails inland along the Navarro River, framed by steep hills
42
What is the smallest wine-producing county in the North Coast?
**Lake County**
43
Name two of the most celebrated parcels among the Santa Cruz Mountains.
* **Ridge's Monte Bello** * **Bonny Doon Estate Vineyard** (an eventual victim of Pierce's Disease)
44
Who is the most notable producer within the warm inland Livermore Valley?
**Wente**
45
Where will you find the "lettuce capital of the world"?
**Salinas Valley, in Monterey County** * south of San Francisco
46
What is the dominant grape in the Monterey AVA?
**Chardonnay** * Accounts for more than 50% of plantings in the Monterey AVA
47
San Luis Obispo's Paso Robles AVA covers how many acres?
**612,308 acres** * **vs.** * **Napa - 45,000 acres (18,200 ha)** * **Bordeaux - 300,000 acres (120,000 ha)**
48
In what year were 11 AVAs created for Paso Robles?
**2014**
49
How do you broadly describe the characteristics of the western reaches of Paso Robles in comparison to the more eastern parts of Paso Robles?
* **West - cooler marine air funneled through Templeton Gap, more limestone and calcareous soils** * **East - of Salinas River, sandier, warmer and more arid**
50
Who planted the first commercial Syrah vines in California?
**Gary Eberle, in Paso Robles**
51
What 4 AVAs are located within Santa Barbara's Santa Ynez Valley AVA?
* **Sta. Rita Hills 2001** * **Ballard Canyon 2013** * **Happy Canyon 2009** * **Los Olivos District 2016**
52
T/F: Santa Barbara County has the longest growing season in California.
**True** * **Region I maritime climate**
53
What is the oldest commercial winery in Monterey?
**Chalone Vineyard**
54
What geographic feature borders Napa on the south?
**San Pablo Bay**
55
Name the two sub AVAs of the Russian River Valley?
* **Chalk Hill** * **Green Valley**
56
What county is Paso Robles in?
**San Louis Obispo**
57
Where is the Templeton Gap?
**Paso Robles**
58
Where is the Sanford & Benedict vineyard?
**Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County**
59
What three California wineries established in the late 1800s?
* **Schramsberg - 1862** * **Beringer - 1876** * **Inglenook - 1879**
60
What is the major soil type of Jahant (Lodi)?
* **Rocklin-Jahant** * **pink sandy loam with a high clay content**
61
What is the Franciscan Assemblage?
* **Mix of greywacke sandstone, limestone, deep sea radiolarian cherts, greenstone** (altered mafic volcanic rock)**, serpentinites, shale, and metamorphic rock.** * **2nd major series in Russian River**
62
What is Santa Barbara's newest AVA created in 2016?
**Los Olivos District AVA** * **btwn Ballard Canyon and Happy Canyon**
63
What are the 5 AVAs located in San Benito County?
* Cienega Valley 1982 * Lime Kiln Valley 1982 * Mt. Harlan 1990 * Pacines 1982 * San Benito 1987
64
What are the sub-AVA's of the new West Sonoma Coast AVA (2022)?
N-S: **Annapolis Fort Ross-Seaview AVA Freestone-Occidental**
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What are the elevation boundaries of: a. Diamond Mountain AVA: __________ b. Mount Veeder AVA: __________ c. Spring Mountain AVA: ___________ d. Atlas Peak AVA: __________ e. Howell Mountain AVA: _________
a. Diamond Mountain AVA: 400-2200ft b. Mount Veeder AVA: 500-2600ft c. Spring Mountain AVA: 600-2600ft d. Atlas Peak AVA: 760-2600ft e. Howell Mountain AVA: 1400-2600ft

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