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what percentage of Cali wine does Napa account for?

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4%

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How many acres of vineyard are in napa

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45,000

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What percentage of grapes grown in Napa are Cabernet?

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33%

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When did Napa receive its AVA status?

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1981

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Was napa the first AVA in america?

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no, it was the second

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What winery is Andre Tchelistcheff associated with?

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Beaulieu Vineyard

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How many miles long is Napa

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30

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What 2 mountain ranges frame Napa

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Mayacamas to the west, Vaca Mountains to the east

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What is the cooling influence in napa?

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Pacific breeze and fog tunnel from the Sao Pablo Bay

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What is the climate of Napa

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Mediterranean

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What does is a Mediterranean Climate

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Warm dry summers and Cool Rainy winters

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What other wine growing regions resemble Napa’s climate?

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Tuscany, Sicily, Southern Spain

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How many sub AVAs are in napa?

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16

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How are the sub AVA’s in Napa cateogrized

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Mountian, Valley, Outlying appellations

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What is the range of elevation for the mountain avas of Napa?

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600 to 2000 ft

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What is the range of elevation for the valley avas of Napa?

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sea level to 500 ft

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In the napa valley floor, what type of soil is best?

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Alluvial fan (Benchlands)

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What does Benchlands refer to in terms of napa valley

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Deep fertile sloping soil deposits composed of run-off from mountain streams

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What makes the alluvial fans so good for the napa valley floor

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vines can develop deep root systems

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What type of soil is desried in the mountain AVA’s of Napa?

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Shallow, low nutrient soils so the vines struggle and limit the yeilds.

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How many Valley floor AVA’s are there in Napa? Name them

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8 (Coombsville, Oak Knoll of Napa Valley, Yountville, Stags Leap District, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena, Calistoga)

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How many Mountain AVA’s are there in Napa? Name them

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5 (Mount veeder, Spring Mountain District, Diamond Mountain District, Atlas Peak, Howell Mountain)

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How many outlying AVAs are there in napa? Name them

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Chiles Valley District, Wild Horse Valley, Los Carneros

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What AVA’s are located on the Mayacamas Mountains?

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Mount veeder, Spring Mountain District, Diamond Mountain

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What AVA's are located on the Vaca Mountains
Atlas Peak, Howell Mountain
26
What Sub AVA are To-Kalon and Screaming Eagle Vineyards located
Oakville
27
What percentage of Californias annual wine revenue comes from napa
25%
28
How many cases a year does Harlan Estate Produce
less than 2000
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How many cases a year does Screaming Eagle produce?
less than 1000
30
What was the first vintage of Harlan Estate? When was it released
1990, released in 1996
31
What winery is Gustave Nievaum associated with?
Inglenook
32
When did Vitis vinifera make its way to California
1770's
33
What was the first non native vines planted in Califronia
Listan Prieto (Mission Grape)
34
Who planted Napa's frist vineyard and when
George Yount in 1838-39 (mission Grape)
35
What event caused an influx of people coming to Sierra Foothills/California
Gold Rush
36
Who stated Napas first comerical winery, and when?
Charles Krug in 1861
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What was the original name of the Mayacamas winery
Fischer
38
What winery is famous for cultivating napas first hillside vineyard?
Schramsberg
39
In what decades did phylloxera hit Napa
1880's through 90
40
What year was prohibition ratified?
1919
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When was prohibiton repealed?
1933
42
Who did George de Latour bring to Califronia to combat the low quality and cleanliness standards
Andre Tchelistcheff
43
When did dry wine sales finally pass sweet wine sales in America?
1967
44
What piece of legistation limited development in the Napa valley, what year was it enacted
1968 Agricultural Preserve
45
In what year was the judgement of Paris
1976
46
What 2 publications launched in the late 1970's that had a profound impact on the Napa wine industry?
The wine Advocate (78) Wine Spectator (79)
47
What did the 2 publications introduce to the wine world that had a big impact?
The 100 Point scale
48
What irigation system was invented in the late 70sthat allowed more napa land to be cultivated?
Drip irigation
49
what natural weather event happened in 1986? what did it casue
flood, caused the spread of phylloxera
50
What was the game changing about the 1997 vintage in Napa valley?
it was a warm and incredibly fruitful vintage. wineries were not able to ferment all the fruit at once, so they fermented 1 round of grapes and left a second hanging long. This resulted in lower acid, more fruit concentrated wine. released in 99 and 2000, critics and consumers went crazy for it. making increased hangtime the norm
51
What AVA's are napa sandwiched between
Sonoma to the west, central valley to the east
52
Where is the hottest part of napa? coolest? why
North the hottest, south is the coldest due to the proximity to the San Pablo Bay which gives the area fog and breezes
53
What are the 2 main entry points for fog in Napa Valley
San Pablo Bay to the south, Chalk hill gap to the north
54
What sub avas are impacted by the san pablo bay gap?
Yountville, and Oak Knoll (less in Oakville and even less in St Helena)
55
Where is the diruanl shift if Napa most dramatic? what is it
In the north in near calistoga at about 40 degress
56
Where is diurnal shift more drastic, valley or mountainside
valley
57
what is the approximate elavation of the fog line in napa valley?
1,400 Feet
58
How many bedrocks are located in Napa? what are they
3, Great Valley Sequence, Franciscan Assemblage (Franciscan Complex) and Napa Volcanics(aka sonoma volcanics
59
what is the difference between soil make up of the Vaca and Mayacamas mountains?
Vacas have more exposed bedrock and less uniform soli.
60
As of 2018, how much cabernet sauv is played in Napa valley? what percentage?
about 22,000 Around 47%
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what are the most pristigous subs avas for Cab? valley and mountain
Valley: stags leap, oakville, rutherford, St Helena Mountain: Howell Mountain and Diamond Mountain
62
How many acres of Chardonnay are planted in Napa?
Around 6,000
63
how many acres of Merlot are planted in Napa
About 4,000
64
How much Pinot Noir is platned in Napa?
about 2,500
65
Where is the majority of merlot planted in Napa?
Oak Knoll
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Where is the majority of Chard planted in Napa
Carneros, Oak Knoll and Yountville. Iconic vineyards outside those ava are Kongsgaard Juge vineyard in Coombsville and the star vineyard in rutherford, mayacamas on mount veeder, stony hill on spring mountain
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where is most of hte pinot planted in napa?
Carneros
68
How much Sauv Blanc is planted in Napa?
A little more than 2,500
69
What is oak aged sauv blanc from napa called
Fume Blanc
70
Who coined the fume blanc term
Robert Mondavi
71
How much zin is planted in napa?
about 1,200
72
What year was napa valley ava created
1981
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What was the first sub ava created in napa? when?
Carneros (1983)
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What ava is shared between sonoma and Napa
Los Carneros
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What possibilites does a wine made in carneros for its labeling
Carneos, Napa Valley, Sonoma Valley, Sonoma Coast
76
What 2 champagne houses set up wineries in Carneros after the repeal of rehibition? Names?
Taittinger (Domaine Carneros) Moet and Chandon (Domaine Chandon)
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What was the second sub ava establsihed in Napa? When?
Howell Mountain 1983
78
What the the steepest slope that is allowed to be planted in Napa?
30 degrees
79
Name 2 vineyards in Carneros.
Hyde, Stanly Ranch
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At what elevation does a vineyard have to be at or above to be able to claim Howell Mountain AVA
1400 ft (the fog line)
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What is the soil type of Howell Mountain
Poor, thin, rocky (Mainly volcanic)
82
Name 2 vineyards in Howell Mountain
Bancroft Ranch, La Jota
83
In what year was whild horse ava established
1988
84
What year was stags leap district established
1989
85
Name 2 notable vineyards in Stags leap district
Fay and SLV
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What year was mount veeder established?
1990
87
Name 2 notable vineyards in Mount Veeder
Mayacamas, Hess
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What year was atlas peak established
1992
89
Name 2 iconic producers on Atlas Peak
Johm Kongsgaard and Heidi Barrett
90
name 2 vineyards in atlas peak
Stagecoach, Kongsagaard
91
What year was Rutherfod AVA establsihed
1993
92
Name 2 notable vineyards in Rutherforrd
BV Ranch 1&2 and Inglenook
93
what year was oakville established
1993
94
Name 2 notable vineyards in Oakville
To-Kalon, Opus One
95
What year was Spring Mountain established
1993
96
Name 2 notable vineyards in Spring Mountain
Cain, Smith madrone
97
When was Ste Helena Created?
1995
98
Name 2 notable vineyards in st Helena
Spottswoode, Phelps
99
When was Yountville establised?
1999
100
Name 2 notable vineyards in Yountville
Grgich,Sleepy Lady
101
When was Chiles Valley established
1999
102
When was Diamond Mountain established
2001
103
Name the most iconic vineyard in Diamond Mountain AVA
Schramsberg
104
When was Oak Knoll Established
2004
105
When was Calistoga AVA established
2010
106
Name 2 notable vineyards in Calisotga
Eisele, Larkmede
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When was Coombsville estbalished
2011
108
name 2 notable vineyards in Coombsville
Judge and Meteor

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