Napa Flashcards
(186 cards)
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unofficial subregions of Napa Valley AVA
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Pritchard hill
conn Valley
Deer Park
Rutherford bench
Spring Valley*(may become AVA)
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AVAs of Napa County
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Atlas Peak (1992)
Calistoga (2010)
chiles Valley (1999)
Coombsville (2011)
diamond Mountain District (2001)
Howell Mountain (1983)
Mount Veeder (1990)
Napa valley (1981)
oak knoll of Napa Valley District (2004)
Oakville (1993)
Rutherford (1993)
spring mountain district (1993)
Saint Helena (1995)
Stags’ Leap district (1989)
wild horse valley (Napa/Solano) (1988)
Yountville (1999)
Carneros (1983)
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What year were the first commercial plantings of Vinifera in Napa Valley
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1854
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what year did Napa Valley become an AVA
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1981
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Atlas Peak AVA must be this elevation
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760 ft
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Howell Mountain must be a minimum of this elevation
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1400 ft
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soil types of Howell Mountain
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Northwest: Aiken red clay loam
Southeast: Tuff (igneous rock of explosive volcanic eruptions)
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Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for what percentage of acreage overall in Napa Valley plantings?
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50%
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Main soil type of Mount Veeder
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Sandstone shale uplifted seabed
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Napa Valley for bids the cultivation of any slope over___
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30 degrees
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in the judgment of Paris 1976 what wines won
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1973 stag’s Leap Wine cellars SLV Cabernet
1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay
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what year was Robert Mondavi winery founded in Napa Valley
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1966
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Boots Brounstein founded this winery in 1968 which produced the first Napa Cab over 100 dollars
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Diamond Creek winery produced “lake” in 1978
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Bottlings of Diamond Creek
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Gravelly Meadow
Volcanic Hill
Red Rock Terrace
Lake Vineyard
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Two main entry points for fog in Napa
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San Pablo Bay to South
Chalk hill Gap in North
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what are the three basic bedrocks of Napa Valley
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Great Valley sequence (oldest)
Franciscan assemblage (oldest)
Napa volcanics
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in 2001 the discovery of the Croatian origin of Zinfandel was made by this Napa Vintner and geneticist
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Dr Carole Meredith of Meredith Lagier
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in Napa Valley to be considered single vineyard what percentage of grapes have to come from that vineyard
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95%
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vineyards of bond
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Melbury
Quella
St Eden
Vecina
Pluribus
Bond
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What was the first commercial winery established in Napa Valley in what year
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Krug
1861
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What year was Stag’s Leap wine cellars founded
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1970
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Second wine of Screaming Eagle
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The Flight
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Second wine of Harlan
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The Maiden
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Second wine of Scarecrow
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M. Étain
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who pioneered drip irrigation in the 70s in California
Andy Beckstoffer
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Charles Krug studied with this man before starting the winery in 1861
Agoston Haraszthy
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What is the oldest Sparkling winery in Napa Valley?
Jacob Schram built Schramsberg in 1862.
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Napa’s oldest continuously operating winery
Beringer 1876
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What year did Finnish immigrant Gustav Niebaum found his winery?
Inglenook Winery in 1880
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When did Phylloxera first hit Napa and Sonoma?
Early 1870s,
Vitis riparia rootstock from the US had to be grafted
Again In the 1980s
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This winery survived by becoming the "House of Altar Wine" during Prohibition
Georges de Latour’s Beaulieu Vineyards
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How did Prohibition affect California's wine market?
From the end of Prohibition through the early 1970s, America’s wine industry became truly industrial, as it focused on inexpensive, lower-quality wines for a generally uneducated domestic market. This period also marked a firm shift in the bulk of the industry to California.
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What year did Georges de Latour hire André Tchelistcheff, a Russian winemaker trained in France, to oversee the production at Beaulieu
1938
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What wine did Andre Tschellitscheff introduce to the world
Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
He introduced temperature-controlled fermentations and controlled malolactic fermentation
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In 2009, When Calistoga stood to become an AVA, These two Wineries were not grandfathered in, as they didn't have enough fruit from Calistoga, setting an example for future label integrity
Calistoga Cellars and Calistoga Estates
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Napa Valley accounts for this % of California vineyard acreage
4% of California’s vineyard acreage
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Who said "The wine is bottled poetry"
Robert Louis Stevenson in "The Silverado Squatters"
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First Non Native grapes in California
Listan Prieto (pais, Palomino Negro)
San Diego Mission 1769 founding
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In what year did General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo award the Rancho Caymus to George Calvert Yount?
1836
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What year did George Yount plant Napa's first vineyard
1838 or 9
Small patch of mission vines
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Who was Napa's first consulting winemaker, helping homesteaders after learning from Agoston Haraszthy
Charles Krug
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Former name of Mayacamas winery
Fisher
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This winery is famous for cultivating Napa's first hillside Vineyard
Schramsberg
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These men were influential in the founding of Napa's first wineries
Agoston Haraszthy
Joseph W. Osborne
George Belden Crane
H. W. Crabb
Gustave Niebaum
Thomas Rutherford
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why did the composition of Napa's vineyards change by 1926 to Alicante Bouschet, Petit Sirah, Zinfandel and Carignan?
"Shipper varieties" were planted, during home winemaking and prohibition to send to the East Coast
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Wineries of Napa coming to the forefront from the 30s to the 50s
Relaunches of Beringer, Beaulieu Vineyard, Mayacamas, Inglenook
Stony Hill and Louis Martini came on the scene
Mondavi family purchased Charles Krug in 1943
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These men all made improvements in controlled malolactic fermentation and temperature control in Napa
Peter Mondavi (Charles Krug)
Inglenook John Daniel Jr
George Deuer
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When was Louis Martini winery finished
1932
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These wineries were all founded in the last part of the 1960s decade
Chappellet
Sterling
Diamond Creek
Spring Mountain Vineyard
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What year was the Agricultural Preserve enacted in Napa Valley
1968
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Steven Spurrier wanted to honor this in the 1976 Judgement of Paris
America's 200th birthday
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These domestic whites and reds were all prize winners in the judgement of paris
*Chardonnay: *
73 Montelena
74 Chalone
73 Spring Mountain
72 Freemark Abbey
72 Veedercrest Wines
73 David Bruce Winery
*Cabernet*
73 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V
71 Ridge Monte Bello
71 Mayacamas Vineyards
72 Clos du Val
70 Marthas Vineyard
69 Freemark Abbey
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In 1978 and 1979, respectively, these magazines were launched
The Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Opposing philosophies, both 100 point scales
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These wineries of Napa Valley were early beneficiaries of French investment
Clos Du Val (72)
Domaine Chandon (73)
Opus One (79)
Domaine Carneros (87)
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What year in Winter did Phylloxera spread valley wide
1986
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Why did Cabernet Sauvignon overtake Chardonnay Plantings in 1992
1991 60 minutes special on the French Paradox: promoted red wine as part of a healthy diet
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These three viticultural techniques were employed to maximize a marginal climate in early 90s after phylloxera, mimicing Bordeaux
VSP
high density planting
low fruiting zones
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What happened in 1997 in Napa
Warm, abundant year. Two waves of harvest: one at Normal ripeness levels and the remaining crop with extra hang time. Became the "new normal"
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Post 2008 economic crash, this movement was born in California
New California Movement
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This man wrote "The New California Wine"
Jon Bonné
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Where is the fog line in Napa
1400 feet
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Where is the biggest diurnal shift in Napa
Calistoga AVA
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Highest levels of rainfall in Napa are here
North end of the valley in the mountains
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When does rain fall in Napa
October to April sometimes a month at a time
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Why do the Mayacamas look Verdant and the Vacas look scorched
Eastern facing Mayacamas: enjoy gentle morning sun
Western Facing Vaca: bake in the afteroon sun
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Napa Volcanics are also known as this
Sonoma Volcanics
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The Franciscan Assemblage was created 80-140 million years ago when this plate subducted beneath the North American plate (volcanic, marine and ocean crust soil)
Farallon
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When were the Napa Volcanics born
7 million years ago lava and ash on preexisting bedrock
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When did the mountains rise in Napa
three million years ago
Vaca first then Mayacamas
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What tectonic action formed the Napa Valley
Pacific plate exerting pressure on North American Plate, parallel to San Andreas Fault offshore, why Napa cants northwest
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The Vaca was made when the crust cracked and stacked on itself, while Mayacamas is what is known as this"
Crustal Wrinkle
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Where is volcanic material concentrated in Napa
Vacas and Mayacamas North of St Helena
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Why are the gravelly benches of Napa on the West side
Valley floor slopes gently southward and westward
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What variety is mostly planted on the Napa River
Sauvignon Blanc
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Three most planted white varieties of Napa Valley
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Viognier
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Who was the founder of Stony Hill
Peter McCrae
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Important Chardonnay vineyards of Napa Valley
Kongsgaard Judge (Coombsville)
Star Vineyard (Rutherford)
Mayacamas (Mt Veeder)
Stony Hill (Spring Mountain)
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Most Merlot is planted in this AVA in Napa
Oak Knoll
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Sauvignon Blanc is resistant to this Bacterial disease
Pierces Disease
spread by glassy wing sharp shooter, found near waterways
This is why its planted by rivers
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Most old vine Zinfandel in Napa is in these AVAs
Calistoga
Mountain AVAs
Coombsville
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When was Zinfandel discovered to be Crljenak Kastelanski
2001
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Training system in California before VSP and drip irrigation
California Sprawl
Dry Farmed
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Ideal row planting in viticulture mirrors this:
The path of the sun
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Certified Napa Green designation goes beyond the vineyard and includes these perameters
Roadways and waterways
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tools for water measurement in the vineyard
Sap flow of vines
Canopy sensors that measure leaf expiration
optical sorting
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Most Napa Vineyards are hand harvested: T or F
True
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What year was stainless steel introduced to Napa
1966
prior to that was redwood vats
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What year did Robert Parker leave wine Advocate and sell his company
2011
Prior to that, Wine Advocate LOVED ripe ass wines
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What year did the ATF (bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) begin delimiting AVAs in the USA
1980
(Augusta Missouri)
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These AVAs were established within Napa Valley AVA (1981)
Carneros (83)
Howell Mountain (83)
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What year did Oakville and Rutherford AVA pass?
1993
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Where is Juliana Vineyard
Pope Valley
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Oldest continually operating winery in Carneros
Bouchaine 1934
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These men are the architechs of Howell Mountain AVA
Randy Dunn
Bill Smith
Bob Lamborn
Bob Brakesman
Mike Beatty
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What is tuff
Compressed grey and white volcanic ash in the Southeast area of Howell Mountain AVA
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Napas most famous and populous Mountain
Howell
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What was the second land grant given to George C Young in 1843
Rancho La Jota (Howell Mountain)
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What was the first winery on Howell Mountain
Brun & Chaix 1870s
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These producers of Howell Mountain are focused on a riper and showier style
Dana Estate
Outpost
ADAMVS
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Howell Mountain Zin vineyards
Beatty Ranch
Rattlesnake Ridge (Turley)
Dragon Vineyards
Black Sears
Ink Grade
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Notable Vineyards of Howell Mountain
Bancroft Ranch
Beatty Ranch
Black Sears
Cade
Dragon
Dunn
Hershey
Ink Grade
La Jota
Las Posadas
Rattlesnake Ridge
Steinhauer Ranch
True
W.S. Keyes
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Producer of Wild Horse Valley
Heron Lake
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Soil of Wild Horse Valley
Volcanic
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Grapes of Wild Horse AVA
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
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What creates a wind tunnel that keeps vines disease free and cool in the hot afternoons in Stags Leap District AVA
Ancient landslides creating smooth knolls on flatland below.
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What year did Stags leap become an AVA
1989
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What are the name of the cliffs of Stags leap AVA
The Palisades
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one of the Vaca ranges largest alluvial fans in the South of the appellation is split between these two vineyards
S.L.V and Fay
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In this year, Nathan Fay planted the first post prohibition Cabernet Sauvignon in Stags Leap AVA
1961
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this man Founded Stags Leap Wine cellars in this year
Warren Winiarski
1973
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Stags Leap District
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Stags' Leap Winery
Lawsuits between warren winarski and his neighbor Carl Doumani
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Where are Fay, Futo 5500, Hartwell, Pine Ridge, Poetry, Regusci, S.L.V, Shafer, Silverado, Sinskey, Steltzner and Wappo Hill wineries
Stags Leap District AVA
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What year did Mount Veeder become an AVA
1990
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The Coolest Mountain AVA in Napa
Mt Veeder
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Important Pre Prohibiton Mt Veeder Wineries
Fisher & Sons (Now Mayacamas)
Theodore Gier (home of Christian Brothers order, part of Hess)
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Maverick Producers of Mount Veeder
Sky
Lagier Meredith
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Who purchased and renovated Mayacamas
Schottenstein
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Notable vineyards of Mount Veeder
Abel 1833
Hess
Lagier Meredith
Mayacamas
Progeny
Skaggs
Sky
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What year was Atlas Peak AVA
1992
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Where is Foss Valley
Atlas Peak AVA, where the Antinori Antica property is
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Two most massive vineyards in Atlas Peak AVA
Stagecoach (Gallo 2017)
Antinori's Antica (Foss Valley)
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Highest profile producers in atlas peak
John Konsgaard
Heidi Barrett
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Most Southernly AVA of the Vaca mountains
Atlas Peak
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What year was Antica vineyard developed on Atlas Peak
1981
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What is the highest point of elevation in Atlas Peak AVA
2600 ft
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Producers of Atlas Peak
Antica
Au Sommet
Kongsgaard
Stagecoach
Water Ranch
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What year did Rutherford Become an AVA
1993
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Oakville and Spring Mountain District were both founded this year
1993
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Most famous and important vineyard of California established by H.W Crabb in 1868
To Kalon
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This man Acquired To Kalon and sold it to Beaulieu Vineyards
Martin Stelling
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When was Robert Mondavi Kicked out of Krug
1965
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Robert Mondavi purchased this vineyard from Martin Stelling
To Kalon
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In this year, Robert Mondavi was awarded all of Charles Krug's To Kalon holdings
1976
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To Kalon is an extension of this bench
Rutherford Bench (though it is Oakville)
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Notable vineyards of Oakville
Backus
Beckstoffer
To Kalon
Beckstoffer
Missouri Hopper
Dalle Valle
Detert
Far Niente
Gamble Ranch
Groth
Harlan
MacDonald
Marthas Vineyard
Martin Stelling
Oakville Ranch
Opus One
Rudd
Silver Oak
St Eden
Tench
TO Kalon
Vine Hill Ranch
Weitz
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This creek separates the Spring Mountain from Diamond Mountain AVA
Ritchie
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This creek marks the Southern boundary of Spring Mountain
Sulphur Creek
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Spring Mountain Vineyard is historically a collection of these estates
La Perla 1874
Miravalle 1884
Chateau Chevalier 1891
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Why was Spring Mountain developed prior to prohibition
Ample water supply
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Vineyards of Spring Mountain
Pride
Behrens
Cain
Smith Madrone
Philip Togni
School House
Stony Hill
Barnett
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What year was St Helena AVA
1995
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This winery lured Mondavi family away from Lodi in 1937
St Helena Winery
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Pioneers of St Helena AVA
Lewelling
Crane
Hayne
Charles Krug
Beringer
Greystone facility
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Where is Spring Valley?
Unofficial subregion that serves as the headquarters for Phelps and Heitz on the Eastern Side of St Helena (lowest slopes of Howell Mountain)
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Vineyards of St Helena
Aida
Beckstoffer
Las Piedras
Beringer
Capella
Charles Krug
Crocker
Edge Hill
Forman
Grace
Hayne
Heitz
Hourglass
Kayli Morgan
Kronos
Lewelling
Library
Madrone
Phelps
Quella
Spottswoode
Turley
Tychon Hill
Vineyard 29
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What year was Yountville AVA
1999
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Premium Producers of Yountville
Dominus
Kapscandy
Blankiet
Domaine Chandon
Gambles
Hoxseys
Bertinellis
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Why is Yountville a source for fine Merlot?
Clay and cooler temperatures
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Notable vineyards of Yountville
Gemstone
Ghost Block
Grgich
Kapscandy
Napanook
Paradise Hills
Sleeping Lady
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When was Chiles Valley AVA
1999
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Only Valley East of Napa Proper with its own AVA
Chiles Valley
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Notable vineyards of Chiles Valley AVA
Brown
Green & Red
Nichelini
Volker Eisele
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What year was Diamond Mountain an AVA
2001
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this creek marks southern border of Diamond Mountain district
Ritchie
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Where is Napa's first hillside vineyard
Diamond Mountain
J Schram developed its slopes in 1860s
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Notable vineyards of Diamond Mountain AVA
Constant
Dyer
Gravelly Meadow
Jasud
Lake
Red Rock Terrace
Schramsberg
Volcanic Hill
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What year did Oak Knoll become an AVA
2004
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Most widely developed Nested AVA in Napa County
Oak Knoll
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Who established the Oak Knoll Ranch in the 1850s
John Osbourne
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Notable vineyards of Oak Knoll
Aldo's
Blackbird
Hendry Ranch
Trefethen
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When did Calistoga become an AVA
2010
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Calistoga AVA has a high concentration of this mineral
Boron
(hot springs)
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Soil type of Calistoga AVA
volcanic
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This AVA is home to a rare Eastern Alluvial Fan
Calistoga AVA
Eisele vineyard is here
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What is the lowest point of Calistoga AVA
350 ft above sea level
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Calistoga's most important grape growing families
Fredani
Salamina
Tofanelli
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This vineyard in Calistoga became the third Vineyard designate after Marthas and Monte bello in 1971
Eisele
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This AVA has the largest diurnal shift in all Napa Valley
Calistoga AVA
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Vineyards of Calistoga AVA
Chateau Montelena
Eisele
Frediani
Jericho Canyon
Lamb
Larkmead
Luvisi
Three Palms
Tofanelli
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First vintage of Three Palms Merlot
1978
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First Vineyard Designate Wine
Heitz Marthas
1966
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When did Coombsville become an AVA
2011
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These two valley floor AVAs do not Cross the Napa River
Stags Leap District
Coombsville
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First major winery in Coombsville
Cedar Knoll (Palmaz is there)
established in 1870s
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Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards of Coombsville
Haynes
Kongsgaard Judge
Many of Far Niente's Chardonnay sources
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These men were instrumental in planting Cabernet Vineyards in Coombsville
Tom Farella
John Caldwell
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Pahlmeyer originally used this fruit source in Coombsville
Caldwell
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Where is Moore Vineyard?
Coombsville AVA
Zinfandel
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Notable vineyards of Coombsville
Arcadia
Caldwell
Dead Fred
Haynes
Judge
Meteor
Moore
Palmaz
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Who was the first to establish Pritchard Hill
Charles Pritchard
First man to establish a vineyard in 1880s
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When Did Chappellet purchase the Pritchard Hill Property
1967
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Producers of Pritchard Hill (Cant use it on their labels)
Colgin
David Arthur
Ovid
Continuum
Bryant
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This man is spearheading a movement to give the area on Pritchard hill a new name
Tim Mondavi
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This unofficial AVA is on the Eastern Side of Howell Mountain
Conn Valley
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Producers of Conn Valley
Seavey
Neyers
BOND Melbury
Fairchild
Buehler
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Unofficial AVA that falls below Howell Mountains 1400 foot lower limit and Above St Helenas 400 foot upper Limit is this:
Deer Park
