California

Question 0

What is a Meritage?

Answer 0

Cab Sauv based blends (Bordeaux style)

Question 1

California produces how much of USA’s wine?

Answer 1

90%

Question 2

What are the major grapes of California?

Answer 2

Chardonnay 
Zinfandel
Cab Sauv
Sauv Blanc
Merlot
Pinot noir
Syrah

Question 3

What was the event that out California on the international wine map?

Answer 3

spurrier tasting in 1976

Question 4

What are 4 pests/diseases California has had to deal with?

Answer 4

Phylloxera, light brown Apple moths, pierce’s disease, western grape leaf skeletonizer moth

Question 5

What is the leading grape growing region of California?

Answer 5

Central Valley

Question 6

What are three major premium wine producing AVAs in California?

Answer 6

North Coast AVA
Sierra foothills AVA
Central coast AVA

Question 7

What are good vintages for California?

Answer 7

2001-2003
2005
2007

Question 8

What are three winemaking techniques employed with California Chardonnay?

Answer 8

Heavy oak aging
Malolactic fermentation
Sur lie aging

Question 9

What is opus one and who made it?

Answer 9

Bordeaux blend of cab Sauv, cab franc, and merlot from Napa.

Made by Robert Mondavi and Phillipe de Rothschild.

Question 10

Name 3 cult Cabernet producers from California.

Answer 10

Screaming eagle
Bryant family
Grace family
Harlan Estates
Colgin

Question 11

Who first planted Napa Valley?

Answer 11

George yount

Question 12

What are the counties within north coast AVA?

Answer 12

Mendocino county
Lake county
Napa county
Sonoma county
Marin county
Solano county

Question 13

What is the climate of Sonoma county?

Answer 13

Warm Mediterranean with a Maritime influence

Southern vineyard have cooler climates

Question 14

Which mountains and water influence Sonoma?

Answer 14

Maya amass mountains and Pacific Ocean

Question 15

Which grapes are grown in Sonoma?

Answer 15

Cab Sauv
Syrah
Merlot
Sauv Blanc
Zinfandel
Chardonnay
Pinot noir

Question 16

Name five AVAs within Sonoma county.

Answer 16

Alexander valley
Dry creek valley
Sonoma coast
Russia river valley
Los Carneros

Question 17

Which AVA is shared by both Napa and sonoma?

Answer 17

Los Carneros

Question 18

Name some examples of AVAs in Napa.

Answer 18

Calistoga
St. Helena
Rutherford
Oak vile
Yountville
Los Carneros

Question 19

Where is Anderson Valley?

Answer 19

Mendocino couny in the north coast AVA

Question 20

Which mountains and water influence the climate of Napa valley?

Answer 20

Mayacamas and vaca mountains and San Pablo bay

Question 21

What is the soil of Napa valley?

Answer 21

Volcanic, alluvial, clay, gravel

Question 22

What is the climate of Napa valley?

Answer 22

Mediterranean with some maritime influence.

warm in north and cool in south.

Question 23

where is Sonoma in relation to Napa? How does temperature differ?

Answer 23

Sonoma is to the west and is cooler than Napa.

Question 24

What are three main grapes of Napa?

Answer 24

Chardonnay Cab Sauv Merlot

Question 25

What are five of the subregion AVAs of Mendocino County?

Answer 25

``` dos rios Potter valley Anderson valley Mendocino York highlands ```

Question 26

What varietals and wine styles is Carneros known for?

Answer 26

Sparkling Pinot noir Chardonnay

Question 27

What is the climate of the central coast AVA?

Answer 27

Cool and foggy coast but hot interior

Question 28

What are five counties of the central Coast AVA?

Answer 28

``` San Francisco Bay Area San Benito county Monterey county San Luis obispo county Santa Barbara county ```

Question 29

What are two AVAs in San Luis obispo county and how do they differ in climate and grapes grown?

Answer 29

Paso Robles--warm, inland, cab Sauv, Zinfandel Edna valley--cool, maritime, Chardonnay, Pinot noir

Question 30

where are Santa Maria valley and the happy canyon?

Answer 30

Santa Barbara county in the central coast AVA

Question 31

Which area of California is known for meritages?

Answer 31

Napa

Question 32

Which California area is known for Rhone varietals?

Answer 32

Central coast AVA

Question 33

Where is Lodi and what are the major grapes there?

Answer 33

Central Valley AVA California. Zinfandel and Syrah

Question 34

What are the 8 counties of the Sierra foothills AVA?

Answer 34

``` Yuba Nevada Placer El dorado Amador Calaveras Toulumne Mariposa ```

Question 35

What are three examples of subregion AVAs within the Sierra foothills AVA?

Answer 35

El dorado AVA California Shenandoah Valley AVA Fair Play AVA

Question 36

What year was a very cool year for California, resulting in some green flavored Cabernets?

Answer 36

2011