'Merica (and Mexico) Flashcards
(85 cards)
1
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What are the AVAs of Washington? How many?
A
13 Columbia Valley Yakima Valley Rattlesnake Hills Snipes Mtn Red Mtn Naches Heights Ancient Lakes of Columbia Walla Walla Horse Heaven Hills Wahluke Slope Lake Chelan Columbia Gorge Puget Sound
2
Q
Ava’s of Monterey Cty? How many?
A
9 Monterey Caramel Valley Santa Lucia Highlands Chalone Arroyo Secco San Bernabe San Lucas Hames Valley San Antonio Valley
3
Q
AVAs of Santa Barbara? How many?
A
5 Santa Maria Valley Santa Ynez Valley Sta Rita Hills Happy Canyon of Sta Barbara Ballard Canyon
4
Q
What are the AVAs of Southern Oregon Super AVA?
A
Rogue Valley
Applegate Valley
Umpqua Valley
Red Hills Douglas Cty
5
Q
AVAs of Sonoma? How Many?
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17 Los Carneros Sonoma Mtn Bennett Valley Alexander Valley Green Valley of Russian River Valley Chalk Hill Knight's Valley Russian River Valley Sonoma Coast Rockpile Dry Creek Northern Sonoma Sonoma Valley Ft. Ross-Seaview Pine Mtn-Colverdale Peak Moon Mtn Fountain Grove District
6
Q
Name 2 of Andy Beckstoffer’s vineyards in Napa? Other regions w/ vineyards?
A
Melrose, Carnernos Creek, Los Piedros, George III, Carneros Lake, Los Amigos, Dr. Crane, Orchard Ave, To Kalon
Mendocino, Red Hills of Lake Cty
7
Q
Name AVAs of Napa? How many?
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Napa Valley Wild Horse Valley Oak Knoll District of Napa Yountville Stag's Leap District Mt. Veeder Oakville Rutherford Atlas Pea Spring Mtn Chiles Valley District Howell Mtn. Diamond Mtn Calistoga St. Helena Coombsville
8
Q
Name sub-AVAs of Willamette
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Chehalem Mtns Ribbon Ridge Yamhill-Carlton District Dundee Hills McMinnville Eola-Amity Hills
9
Q
Which soil type is common in Northern Napa? Southern?
A
North-Gravel Loams
S-Alluvial Clay
10
Q
What soil is in Rutherford Bench?
A
Loam and gravel
11
Q
What are the large AVAs of Oregon?
A
Southern Oregon Super AVA Snake River Columbia River Walla Walla Valley Columbia Gorge Willamette Valley
12
Q
What are best vintages of Napa 1999-present?
A
99, 01, 05, 07, 12-14
13
Q
When did Napa get it’s AVA?
A
1981
14
Q
Who is the winemaker for Ridge?
A
Paul Draper
15
Q
Who is Oregon winemaker who made famous 1976 S. Block Reserve?
A
David Lett, Eyrie Vineyards
16
Q
What is the climate of Oregon?
A
cool, wet, martime influenced
17
Q
Who is responsible for vitis vinifera cultivation in NY? Which AVA?
A
Dr. Konstantine Frank
Finger Lakes AVA
18
Q
Name counties of North Coast
A
Napa Sonoma Lake Mendocino Marin Solano
19
Q
What are primary plantings of Monterey?
A
50% Chardonnay, also known for PN
20
Q
Paso Robles is known for what varietals?
A
Zin and Rhone varietals
21
Q
What year was AVA system introduced and then made mandatory?
A
1978 introduced, mandatory by 1983
22
Q
Who planted first vines in Napa? When?
A
George Yount, 1838
23
Q
Which 3 AVAs are in Washington and Oregon?
A
Columbia Valley
Columbia Gorge
Walla Walla
24
Q
Who is “Dean of Am. Winemaking,” “Maestro of Napa?”
A
Andre Tchelistcheff
25
Who is father of Cali wine?
"Count" Agoston Haraszthy
26
What is the variance for abv on US label?
+- 1.5%
27
What are 4 large AVAs of Cali?
N. Coast
C. Coast
S. Coast
Sierra Foothills
28
Who renamed SB Fumé Blanc?
Robert Mondavi
29
Southernmost AVA in Napa?
Carneros
30
What does "reserve" legally mean in US?
not shit
31
Eroica Riesling is made by who?
Collab of Ch. St. Michelle and Dr. Loosen
32
Napa is formed by which Mtn. Range to East and West?
Vaca on East, Mayacama on West
33
US labeling laws for:
- varietal
- vintage
- AVA
- Vineyard
- Estate Bottled
```
varietal=75% (OR 90%)
vintage=95%
AVA=85%
vineyard=95%
estate bottled=winery and vineyards in same AVA, winery must own vineyards
```
34
Which Mtn. range lies to West of Washington AVAs?
Cascades
35
What is significant grape of Red. Mtn? Where is Red Mtn?
CS in Washington
36
Where/when was 1st AVA?
Augusta, MO in 1980
37
What is US oldest continually operating winery?
Beringer (fd. 1876)
38
How many AVAs in US?
238 and counting
39
What is most densely planted AVA in Sonoma?
Alexander Valley
40
Where is Sine Qua Non winery?
Sta Barbara
41
Where is Norton grape primarily from?
Virginia
42
Who is the founder of Schramsberg? year?
Jacob Schram (1862)
43
Who is the groundbreaking winemaker hired by GEorge de Latour in 1938? What did he produce? Who are some of his prodigies?
André Tchelistcheff
Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cab
Robert Mondavi, Mike Grgich, Louis Martini, Joe Heitz
44
List min % grape labeling laws by AVA system
```
Cty, State, US=75% (CA, WA, OR=100%)
AVA=85%
vineyard=95%
AVA+vintage=95% from vintage
county/state/US+vintage=85%
varietal=75% (vitis labrusca=51%)
"table wine/light wine"=7-14%
"contains sulfites"=10 pp million
```
45
Is Central Valley an AVA?
hells no!
| but produces 75% of Cali wine
46
Where did Zinfandel originate?
Croatia's Cjlenak Kastelanski grape
47
which sub-AVA of Napa is considered to produce benchmark "Valley Floor" style wines?
Rutherford AVA, more elegant and supple styles, less intense color
48
What are AVAs of Mendocino? How many?
```
7
Anderson Valley
Potter Valley
Redwood Valley
McDowell Valley
Yorkville Highlands
Cole Ranch
Mendocino Ridge (ptl)
```
49
What is the smallest AVA in US?
Cole Ranch in Mendocino
50
What is most prominent AVA of Lake County?
Clear Lake
51
Where is Lodi located?
Central Valley
52
What are sub-AVAs of Lodi? How many?
```
7
Alta Mesa
Borden Ranch
Mokelume River
Cosumnes River
Jahant
Sloughhouse
Clement's Hills
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53
List some notable AVAs of Central Valley?
```
Lodi**
Dunnigan Hills
Clarksburg
Capay Valley
Merrit Island
```
54
Name sub-Ava's of Sierra Foothills
| main style of wine?
chewy, spicy zin.
```
Fair Play
El Dorado
Fiddletown
North Yuba
California Shenandoah Valley
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55
How did the Missoula Floods influence Washington St. wine regions?
Series of floods in last ice age (12,000-18,000 yrs ago) that deposited bedrock of basalt and sedimentary deposits across all wine growing regions
56
What was WA 1st AVA? When? what are it's Sub-AVAs?
Yakima Valley
1983
Snipes Mtn, Rattlesnake Hills, Red Mtn
57
Where are these soil types often found and what characteristics do they tend to lend to wine?
- Jory
- Willakenzie
Jory=Well-drained, volcanic soil, "red hills" of Dundee Hills, lighter elegance
Willakenzie=Marine sedimentary soils, Western slopes of Ribbon Ridge, denser, darker fruit
58
What is the Van Duzer Corridor?
gap in Coastal Mtns separating valley from ocean, through which flows Pacific winds, influencing regions like McMinnville and Eola-Amity Hills w/ more tannic styles of PN
59
Which new region of OR is prized for it's galet like soil structure? W/ in what AVA?
The Rocks of Milton-Freewater AVA in old riverbed w/ in Walla Walla Valley (entirely in OR)
60
What are OR state laws regarding labeling of grape variety and AVA?
90% grape
| 95% AVA
61
Which AVA produces 90% of New York's wines?
Finger Lakes
62
Niagra grape is a crossing of which 2 varietals?
Concord and Cassady
| often found in Finger Lakes
63
What is the world's largest demarcated Appellation?
Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA
| Spaning 30,000 sq mi in Minnesota, Wisconnsin, Iowa, and Illinois
64
What are some common French hybrid grapes of Canada?
Baco Noir, Rosette, Maréchal Foch, De Chaunac
65
Which co. created reputation for Canadian ice wine?
Inniskillin
66
What is the VQA? Which regions qualify?
Vintner's Quality Alliance (Launched Ontario 1990)
| -Ontario and BC (voluntary states)
67
What are VQA laws regarding:
- Province
- Regional App.
- Sub-App.
- Single Vineyard
- Vintage
- Variety
```
province=100%
regional App= 95% (BC), 85% (Ontario)
Sub-App=100%
Single Vineyard=100%
vintage=85%
Variety=85%
```
68
What are the 3 main DVAs of Ontario?
Niagra Penninsula (Niagara Escarpment and Niagara-on-Lake)
Lake Erie North Shore
Prince Edward County
69
What are 5 DVAs of British Columbia?
```
Vancouver Island
Fraser Valley
Similkameen Valley
Gulf Islands
Okanagen Valley
```
70
Which Country was the 1st to produce wines in the Americas?
Méjico!
71
What are the wine producing states of Mexico N-S?
```
**Baja Cali (Norte)
Sonora
Coahuila
Durango
Zacatecas
Aguascalientes
**Guanajuato
**Querétaro
```
72
Which state produces 85% of Mexico's wine?
Baja California
73
What are the main production areas of Baja California?
Guadalupe Valley
Ojos Negros Valley
San Vicente Valley
Santo Thomás Valley
74
Whare are important areas of production in Guanajuato?
San Miguel de Allende
| Dolores Hidalgo
75
What are key production areas of Querétaro?
Ezequiel Montes
San Juan del Río
Tequisquiapan
76
name the home sub-AVA of each of these producers:
```
Diamond Creek
Accendo
Bond
Caymus
Colgin
Corison
Harlan
Heitz
Mayacamas
Montelena
Schrader
Screaming Eagle
Schafer
Philip Togni
```
```
-DC=Diamond Mountain
Acc=-Oakville (and St. Helena)
-Bond=Oakville
-Caymus=Rutherford
-Colgin=St. Helena (Pritchard Hill)
-Corison=Rutherford (St. Helena)
-Harlan=Oakville
-Heitz=St. Helena (Spring Valley)
-Maya=Mt. Veeder
-Mont=Calistoga
-Schrader=Oakville
-SE=Oakville
-Schafer=Stag's Leap
-Togni=Spring Mtn
```
77
Where are the following vineyards:
```
Teldeschi
Monte Rosso
Eislie
Sanford and Benedict
Pisoni
Benito Dusi
Jackass Hill
```
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Dry Creek, Sonoma
Moon Mtn, Sonoma
Calistoga, Napa
Sta Rita Hills, Sta. Barbara
Sta. Lucia Highlands, Monterey
Paso Robles
Sonoma Cty (Martinelli)
```
78
What is temp req for harvest of Ontario VQA Icewine?
-8 C
79
What can be said about the climate of Walla Walla Valley as you head SE-NW? Where would you be more likely to irrigate?
from SW to NE you gain elevation as you get closer to the Blue Mountains and the weather gets cooler and wetter. Soil changes from Basalt based to more loamy, water retentive soils. More likely to irrigate in SE
80
Which 3 states share the Lake Erie AVA?
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
81
What is goldridge? Where would you find it?
Sandy, loamy soil predominant in Russian River Valley
82
Which Mtn range is vital to viticulture in Okanagan Valley?
Monashee Mtns (also Cascades)
83
Name 3 AVAs from Texas
Escondido Valley
Bell Mtn
Fredericksburg
84
What is min must weight in brix for Ontario ice wine?
32
85
Name 2 AVAs from Virginia
Middleburg
Monticello
Shenandoah Valley
North Fork of Roanoake
