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What percentage of Calfornia’s annual wine revenue comes from Napa?

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25%

Despite contributing only 4% of the volume

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What was the first vinifera to be planted in California? When?

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Mission around 1770, near San Diego

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Who planted Napa’s first vineyard? What year?

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George Yount
1838 or 1839
Mission grape

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What was Napa’s first commercial winery? When was it founded?

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Charles Krug

1861

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Name 3 Napa wineries that were started in the 19th century

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Charles Krug 1861
Schramsberg 1862
Beringer 1876
Inglenook 1880

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What winery brought André Tchelistcheff to California?

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Beaulieu Vineyard, to increase quality post-prohibition in 1938

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When did Robert Monday winery start?

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1966

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Aside from Monday, name 3 more Napa wineries that opened in the late 1960s

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Chappellet
Sterling
Diamond Creek
Spring Mountain Vineyard

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What year was the Judgement of Paris?

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1976

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What wines won the Judgement of Paris?

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1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay

1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon

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When was Napa Valley AVA created?

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1981

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What year did Opus One start?

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1979

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What was the first Napa wine to retail for over $100 on release?

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Diamond Creek Lake Vineyard 1978

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What winery invested in Opus One?

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Baron Philippe de Rothschild (Mouton)

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What are the two main entry points for fog in Napa?

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San Pablo Bay in the south (more influence)

Chalk Hill Gap in the North

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Where in Napa is the diurnal swing the most dramatic? By how much?

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Calistoga

By up to 40ºF between day and night

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What is the elevation of the fog line in Napa?

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~1,400 ft

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What create Napa’s benches?

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Alluvial Fans
transition point between rocky hillsides and fertile valley floors created by streams and rainwater moving rocks and gravel and sand etc

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What is the steepest slope allowed for a vineyard site in Napa?

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30 degrees

A few sites have been grandfathered in

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When did CS become the dominant grape of Napa?

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1992

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What percentage of Napa is planted to CS?

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~46%

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When did Phylloxera hit Naps?

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1986, the valley flooded, spreading it rapidly

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Why was Chardonnay especially hard hit by phylloxera in Napa?

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It had mostly been planted in the late 70s and early 80s, when AXR1 was popular, while the red vines were older and therefore planted on St. George.

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What is the second most planted variety in Napa?

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Chardonnay

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Where is Konsgaard's Judge Vineyard located?
Coombsville AVA
26
What AVA contains the majority of Napa's Merlot?
Oak Knoll AVA
27
What industry invented the optical sorter?
the Blueberry industry! Charming!
28
What were the first two Napa nested AVAs to be established? What year?
Howell Mountain AVA Carneros AVA both in 1983
29
What is the most recently established Napa AVA? What year?
Coombsville AVA | 2011
30
What counties share Wild Horse Valley AVA?
Napa and Solano
31
What are the two highways of Napa?
Highway 29 | Silverado Trail
32
Name 2 important vineyards of Carneros AVA
``` Hudson Hyde Sangiacamo (Sonoma side) Poseidon Truchard ```
33
What is the minimum altitude of Howell Mountain AVA?
1,400 ft (426.7 m) | Thats where the fog line ends
34
What is the soil of Howell Mountain AVA?
Mostly volcanic Some compressed ash/tuff iron and clay in the north
35
Aside from Cabernet, what is an important grape to Howell Mountain AVA?
Zinfandel | Home to Turley's Rattlesnake Ridge and Dragon Vineyards
36
Name three vineyards of Howell Mountain AVA.
``` Dunn Ink Grade La Jota Hershey Beatty Ranch (Zin) Dragon (Zin) Rattlesnake Ridge (Zin) ```
37
Name three producers on Howell Mountain AVA
``` Dunn La Jota Dana Estate Robert Craig O'Shaughnessy ```
38
What is the vineyard of note in Wild Horse Valley AVA?
Heron Lake
39
Describe the climate of Wild Horse Valley AVA.
High elevation and close proximity to San Pablo Bay make this is cooler region. SB, PN and Chard are the most common grapes
40
What defines Stags Leap District AVA's climate?
East facing slopes created by ancient landslides off the Vacas, work to funnel and amplify afternoon breezes. Like a wind tunnel that keeps the vines cool and disease free.
41
What is the only valley floor AVA that does not cross the Napa River?
Stags Leap District AVA
42
Name the valley floor AVAs from north to south.
``` St. Helena AVA Rutherford AVA Oakville AVA Yountville AVA Stags Leap District AVA Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley AVA ```
43
What mountains is Stags Leap District AVA tucked into?
The Palisades
44
Where and when were the first Cabernet vines planted in Napa after Prohibition? By whom?
Stags Leap District in 1961 by Nathan Fay. His wine inspired Warren Winiarski.
45
Who founded Stag's Leap Wine Cellars? When?
Warren Winiarski | 1973 (his first vintage won Judgement of Paris!)
46
Name three vineyards in Stags Leap District AVA
``` Fay Pine Ridge S.L.V. Shafer Silverado Sinskey ```
47
Why is Mount Veeder AVA relatively undeveloped?
Most of the slope is steer than 30º so it cannot be planted. Also roads are limited.
48
What mountain AVA in Napa is the coolest?
Mount Veeder AVA | It's closest tot he Bay, next to Carneros AVA
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What is the soil of Mount Veeder AVA?
Shale, sandstone, clay, sandy loam. Very little volcanic material
50
What is across the county line from Mount Veeder AVA?
Moon Mountain AVA, nested in the Sonoma Valley AVA
51
What did Fisher and Sons Winery become?
Mayacamas
52
What is Antinori's Napa project, and what AVA is it in?
Antica | Atlas Peak AVA
53
Name two important vineyards in Atlas Peak AVA
Konsgaard | Stagecoach
54
What is the Rutherford Bench?
A sprawling alluvial fanning the west of the region
55
Name 3 important vineyards in Rutherford AVA
``` Beckstoffer Georges III Booth Bella Oaks BV Ranch #1 and #2 Long Meadow Ranch Trailside St Supery Frog's Leap Staglin Bosché ```
56
What is the most important vineyard of Oakville?
To Kalon | it's basically an extension of the Rutherford Bench alluvial fan
57
When was To Kalon established? By whom?
1868 | H. W. Crabb
58
Name three owners of To-Kalon
Robert Mondavi Andy Beckstoffer McDonald Family UC Davis
59
Name 3 important vineyards of Oakville AVA
``` To-Kalon Martha's Vineyard Backus Dalle Valle Harlan Rudd Vine Hill Ranch Silver Oak ```
60
What AVA is west of St Helena AVA?
Spring Mountain District AVA
61
Name the Napa AVAs on the Mayacamus from north to south
Calistoga AVA Diamond Mountain District AVA Spring Mountain District AVA Mount Veeder AVA
62
What winery straddles the Mayacamus Ridgeline (also the divide between Napa and Sonoma)
Pride Vineyards
63
What separates Spring Mountain District AVA from Diamond Mountain District AVA?
Ritchie Creek
64
Name 3 important vineyards of Spring Mountain District AVA
``` Togni Spring Mountain Vineyard Cain Pride Ritchie Creek Smith-Madrone ```
65
What is the soil of St Helena AVA?
North: Volcanic as it gets closer to Calistoga South: Gravelly Loam as a result of Spring Mountain's creeks leaving deposits
66
Name 3 important vineyards of St. Helena AVA.
``` Kronos Forman Grace Heitz Phelps Quella Spottswoode Turley ```
67
Name three important vineyards of Yountville AVA
``` Grgich Kapscandy Napanook Gemstone Ghostblock ```
68
Where is Chiles Valley AVA located?
A valley lying parallel to Napa Valley, east of Howell Mountain and Pritchard Hill.
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What is Chiles Valley AVA known for?
Less expensive fruit within Napa Valley AVA for blends.
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Name 3 important vineyards of Diamond Mountain AVA
``` Schramsberg Gravelly Meadow Lake Volcanic Hill Red Rock Terrace ```
71
What grape excels in Oak Knoll's cooler, foggier climate?
Merlot | And Chardonnay to a lesser extent
72
WHat mountains border Calistoga AVA?
Howell to the east Diamond to the west Mount St. Helena to the north
73
What is the soil of Calistoga AVA?
Mostly volcanic. There are still hot springs here.
74
What is the warmest AVA of Napa?
Calistoga AVA | But it has significant diurnal swing
75
Name 3 important vineyards in Calistoga AVA
Eisele Larkmead Chateau Montelena Three Palms
76
Name 2 important vineyards of Coombsville AVA
Farella Meteor Caldwell Haynes
77
What is the area below Howell's 1,400 ft mark but above St. Helena's 400 ft upper limit called?
Deer Park
78
Name 3 estates owned by Christian Moueix.
Cht Trotanoy Cht La Fleur-Petrus Dominus
79
Name Heitz's top wines with inaugural vintages
Martha's Vineyard 1966 Bella Oaks 76-06 Trailside 89
80
What years did Heittz not produce Martha's? Why?
1993-1995 | Replanting du to phylloxera
81
Who was the winemakers at Mayacamus? When was it sold to Charles Banks? Who makes the wine now?
Bob Travers from 68-12 sold to Banks in 2013 Now Andy Erickson
82
What is Spottswoode's entry level CS called? | What about the Syrah?
Lyndenhurst, a former name of the property | Fieldbook Syrah
83
When was the last vintage of Araujo Eisele?
2016
84
Aside from Araujo, name three other producers who made Eisele at some point, with years.
Ridge 1971 Conn Creek 1974 Joseph Phelps1975=1991
85
What is Eisele's second label?
Altagracia
86
What is Harlan's second wine? When did it start?
The Maiden 1995 Harlan/s first was 1990
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What is Opus One's inaugural vintage? | What is Opus One's second wine?
1979 | Overture, a multi-vintage blend

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