Ch 16 - USA and North America Flashcards by Jimmy Trotier

Years Prohibition was in effect in the US

1920 - 1933

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1849 event that led to population boom in California

Gold Rush

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1976 event that changed world’s perception of California wine

Judgment of Paris

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Recognized for bringing European vines to Sonoma in 1861

Agoston Haraszthy

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Founder of 1st Napa Valley winery

Charles Krug

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Founder of 1st successful commercial winery in US (in Ohio)

Nicholas Longsworth

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California winemaker who introduced many modern techniques to other Californian vintners

André Tchelistcheff

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Wine shops, liquor stores, supermarkets

off premise retailers

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Federal agency responsible for enforcing laws relating to importation of alcohol

TTB

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“tier” of system that applies to wineries

Producers

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Restaurants and hotels

on-premise retailers

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Federal agency that maintains list of AVAs

TTB

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“tier” of system that applies to importers

Producers

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“tier” of system that applies to wholesalers

Distributors

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Federal agency responsible for enforcing laws relating to smuggling of alcohol

ATF

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big box stores (Costco and Sam’s Club)

off-premise retailers

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Federal agency responsible for overseeing alcohol labeling and advertising

TTB

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wine bars

on-premise retailers

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Federal agency responsible for collection of alcohol excise tax

TTB

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REQUIRED items on a US wine label

ABV, name of bottler/importer, address of bottler/importer, net contents (volume) sulfite statement, and Brand name

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OPTIONAL items on a US wine label

Vintage date, grape varieties, “estate bottled”, label art, appellation of origin

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NOT PERMITTED items on a US wine label

Any statement about health benefits of drinking wine

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Semi-generic European place names allowed on US wine labels (if American geographic term is also used and approved prior to 2006)

Chablis, Burgundy, and Chianti

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A standard bottle is 750 ml - which is how many ounces?

25.4 ounces

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Minimum required amount of grapes in a wine for it to have a single varietal label in California

75%

Minimum % of Pinot Noir for the wine to be labeled as Pinot Noir in Oregon

90%

Minimum % of wine to include name of a Vitis Labrusca grape on the label

51%

What are Meritage wines?

wines made in the style of, and with the grapes of, Bordeaux (but in California). Regulated by the Meritage Alliance

If a wine's stated place of origin is just California, what % of the grapes must come from California?

minimum 75%

If a wine's appellation of origin is an AVA, what % of grapes must come from that AVA?

minimum 85%

If a wine's stated place of origin is a single vineyard, what % of the grapes must come from that vineyard?

minimum 95%

Term with no legal definition in the US, but allowed to be used on labels as long as it's not misleading

"old vine"

Approved synonym in the US for Sauvignon Blanc

Fumé Blanc

Leading red grape of Napa Valley

Cabernet Sauvignon

Red grape particularly well-suited for the Russian River Valley

Pinot Noir

Mendocino County AVA known for sparkling wine

Anderson Valley

Napa AVA known for its "dust"

Rutherford

AVA shared between Napa and Sonoma

Los Carneros

AVA shared between Napa and Solano counties

Wild Horse Valley

Subregions of the Russian River Valley AVA

Green Valley and Chalk Hill

Subregions of the Sonoma Valley AVA

Moon Mountain, Bennet Valley, Sonoma Mountain, Los Carneros

AVA referred to as "Islands in the Sky"

Mendocino Ridge

AVA shared between Sonoma and Marin counties

Petaluma Gap

Subregions of the Sonoma Coast AVA

Fort Ross-Seaview and Petaluma Gap

Leading red grape of Dry Creek Valley AVA

Zinfandel

Smallest AVA in the US

Cole Ranch

Only elevation-specific AVA in Napa County

Howell Mountain

Napa AVA located to the east of the valley floor, extends into Vaca Mountains

Chiles Valley

AVA in Sonoma just north of the Sonoma Valley AVA

Fountaingrove

AVA found within Lake County

Guenoc Valley

County that produces nearly 20% of California's Chardonnay

Monterey

Sub-appellation in the cooler portion of the Monterey AVA

Arroyo Seco

Sub-appellation in the warmer portion of the Monterey AVA

Hames Valley

Large AVA with 11 sub-appellations, including San Juan Creek and Templeton Gap

Paso Robles

Cool climate AVA located in San Luis Obispo County

Edna Valley

AVA located mostly within the larger Santa Ynez Valley AVA

Sta. Rita Hills

Subregion of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

Ben Lomond Mountain

Area planted with 55% of California's grape acreage

Central Valley

Sub-appellation of the Lodi AVA

Alta Mesa

Sub-appellation of the Sierra Foothills AVA

El Dorado

Large AVA that contains only 1% of California's grape acreage

Sierra Foothills

AVA located in the far north of the Central Coast AVA

Livermore Valley

County with the purest air in California

Lake County

Santa Barbara County AVA approved in January 2016

Los Olivos

Northernmost AVA in Santa Barbara County

Santa Maria Valley

Wines with a Washington State appellation must contain what % of grapes from Washington

95%

Rank of Washington state in terms of US vinifera wine producing regions

2nd (behind CA)

Impact of Cascades on eastern Washington State

Creates a rain shadow that results in near-desert conditions

Who has more total sunshine, California or Washington

Washington (due to northernly latitude)

Leading two red grapes of Washington

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot

Red grape of Washington that is highly regarded, though grown in small quantities

Syrah

Washington is a premier New World destination for what white grape

Riesling

AVA (one of largest in country) that covers most of Washington's viticultural areas

Columbia Valley

Washington's first appellation

Yakima Valley AVA

Steep, southwest facing slope AVA near the Yakima River

Red Mountain AVA

AVA named for the numerous pothole lakes formed by the Missoula Floods

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA

AVA shared with Oregon where the Columbia River cuts a narrow passage through the Cascades

Columbia Gorge

AVA shared between Washington and Idaho

Lewis-Clark Valley

Three UC Davis grads credited with pioneering the Oregon wine industry

David Lett, Charles Coury, Dick Erath

3 key wines of Oregon

Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and sparkling wine

Burgundy producer who established a wine estate in Oregon in 1988

Joseph Drouhin (Domaine Drouhin)

Three AVAs that straddle the Oregon/Washington border

Columbia Gorge, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley

AVA just south of Portland

Willamette Valley

7 sub-appellations of the Willamette Valley

Chehalem Mountain, Ribbon Ridge, McMinnville, Eola-Amity Hills, Van Duzer Corridor, Yamhill-Carlton, Dundee Hills

Small AVA located on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley AVA

Rocks of Milton Freewater

Subregion of the Rogue Valley AVA in southern Oregon

Applegate Valley

Warmer AVAs in southwest Oregon known for Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

Umpqua Valley and Rogue Valley

New York's largest producing AVA and its two sub-AVAs

Finger Lakes AVA; Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake AVA

Viticulturalist from Russia who championed planting vinifera grapes in New York

Dr. Konstantin Frank

Species of grape that does well in New York

Vitis Labrusca

Vinifera grapes that excel in New York

Cabernet Franc and Riesling

AVA home to the Brotherhood Winery (oldest continuously operating winery in the country)

Hudson River Region AVA

AVA located east of New York City and its two sub-appellations

Long Island AVA; North Fork of Long Island AVA and Hamptons AVA

Appellation and quality control organization of Ontario

Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA)

Province that grows most of Canada's wine

Ontario

Appellation home to most of the vineyards in Ontario

Niagara Peninsula

Ridge of cliffs that has effect on climate of Niagara Peninsula

Niagara Escarpment

Premier grape growing region in British Columbia

Okanagan Valley

Main wine region in Baja California and closest city

Valle de Guadalupe; city of Enseneda

One of oldest wineries in North America, in Mexican state of Coahuila

Casa Madero

Ch 16 - USA and North America Flashcards

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