General PNW

Question 1

What is the second largest producer of premium wines in the US?

Answer 1

Washington

Question 2

What are major mitigating facots of washington

Answer 2

The cascades MTNS rainshadow

Question 3

How much rain does washington recieve

Answer 3

between 10-12 INCHES- Must irrigate

Question 4

Is irrigation legal in washington

Answer 4

YES- they only recieve 10-12 inches avg. yearly

Question 5

What is the climate of Eastern Washington

Answer 5

Continental with hot summers and Very cold winters

Question 6

What are major concerns for Washington winemakers

Answer 6

Frost and winter freezes

Question 7

Define basalt

Answer 7

volcanic rock that is formed by rapid cooling of lava flows

Question 8

What is the soil of washington mostly made of?

Answer 8

The soils are mostly Basalt (volcanic lava flow) overlaid bvy sediment deposited by the Missoula floods (Massive cylcle of floods that occurred repeatedly after the ice age). Due to this vineyards are generally planted on sandy or silty loam derived from flood-borne sediment.

Question 9

What was the first approved AVA of washington and in what year

Answer 9

Yakima Valley 1983

Question 10

What are the three nested AVAs of Yakima Valley AVA

Answer 10

Red Mountain- Warmest, Sallest and most densly planted AVA in washington

Snipes Mountain-

Rattlesnake Hills-

Question 11

What is the warmest, smalles and most densly planted AVA in washington

Answer 11

Red Mountain

Question 12

Red Mountain is mostly known for what?

Answer 12

CS

It is the warmest, smalles and most densly planted AVA in washington

Question 13

What is the soil type of Walla Walla

Answer 13

Basalt Bedrock an thin alluvial top soil

Question 14

What is the soil of the rocks of milton freewater

Answer 14

basalt cobblestone that is reminiscent of Galets

Question 15

WHat year did the rocks of milton freewater recieve AVA status

Answer 15

2015

Question 16

What are the most planted varietals in Walla Walla

Answer 16

CS, Merlot and Syrah

Question 17

CS and merlot overtook what to become the most planted grapes of Washington

Answer 17

Riesling

Question 18

What connects Eugene to Callifonria?

Answer 18

The SOuthern ORegon AVA

Question 19

Who were the first teo people to bring PN to the willamette?

Answer 19

David Lett and Charles Coury

Question 20

What is important about Lett’s 1975 south block reserve

Answer 20

Scored very well in a competition aginst french wines and led some burgundy producers (drouhin) to set up shop

Question 21

What AVA is DOmaine Drouhin in?

Answer 21

Dundee Hills- purchased in 1987

Question 22

Varietal law for Oregon wines? WHat are the exceptions

Answer 22

Must consist of 90% of stated varietal as opposed to 75% 
Mostly for (PN, PG, etc)

Exceptions include:
White and red BDX blends
Rhone varietal
Tannat
Sangiovese
Tempranillo
Zinfandel

Question 23

What are the labeling laws for oregon AVA

Answer 23

If AVA is stated 95% must come from AVA (federal law mandates 85%)

Question 24

What is the difference between oregon AVA labeling laws and federal

Answer 24

Oregon -95%

Federal- 85%

Question 25

What are the 6 nested AVAS of the WIllamette

Answer 25

``` DR. MECY Dundee Hills Ribbon Ridge McMinville Eola Aminty Chehalem Mountains Yamhill Carlton ```

Question 26

What two AVAs are affected by the Van Duzer Corridor? What does it lead to?

Answer 26

Eola Amity McMinville Makes more tannic styles of PN

Question 27

What is the Van Duzer Corridor

Answer 27

A gap in the coastal mountain range that lets pacific winds through and affects Eola Amity and McMinville- more tannic PN

Question 28

What is the major soil type of Ribbon Ridge? | what does it lead to?

Answer 28

Willakenzie Soils (marine sediment- leads to more powerful style of PN

Question 29

What is Willakenzie soils Where are they found What does it lead to

Answer 29

Marine Sediment Ribbon Ridge and other more westernly AVAS More powerful PN

Question 30

What is the major soil type of the Dundee HIlls

Answer 30

Jory (well drained volcanic soils) leads to more elegant style

Question 31

Where are the red hills

Answer 31

Dundee HIlls

Question 32

What is Jory? Where is it found? What does it lead to?

Answer 32

Well drained volcanic soils Found in Dundee hills Leads to more elegant PN

Question 33

What is the exposure of the Chahelem Mountains?

Answer 33

Most vineyards face north and are cooler

Question 34

What are the sub avas of Southern Oregon

Answer 34

``` Umpqua -Elkton Oregon -Red Hill Douglas County Rogue -Applegate Valley ```

Question 35

What AVA makes up the border with Idaho?

Answer 35

Snake RIver AVA

Question 36

What is the warmes and driest region in oregon WEst of the Cascades?

Answer 36

Applegate valley

Question 37

What is unique about applegate valley

Answer 37

It is the warmest and driest Oregon AVA west of the Cascades

Question 38

What are the 3 shared AVAs of Washington and ORegon

Answer 38

Coumbia Valley Columbia Gorge Walla Walla

Question 39

What is the western most AVA in Washinton

Answer 39

Puget SOund AVA

Question 40

Name 4 tributaries of the Columbia River

Answer 40

``` Hood River (West)- Border Willamette River (South)-Oregon Yakima River (North)-Wash Snake River (East)- Wash ```

Question 41

Name The 3 major rivers of oregon

Answer 41

Wilamette Umqua Rogue

Question 42

Name two rivers shared between oregon and Washington

Answer 42

The Hood River | The Columbia River

Question 43

Name one AVA North of the Hood River

Answer 43

The Puget Sound