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What is the only Napa wine to receive 100 points from Wine Spectator?

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Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

  • Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard
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What was the 1st Napa wine given 100 points by Wine Advocate?

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1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia

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The 1st generation of Napa winemakers was around when?

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1880-1919

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What 6 wine companies pursued estate-focused wines before others?

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  • Beaulieu Vineyard
  • Beringer Vineyards
  • Christian Brothers
  • Inglenook Vineyards
  • Charles Krug
  • Louis M Martini
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What two wineries were the start of “boutique” wineries?

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  • Mayacamas
  • Stony Hill
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How many acres of vineyard are in the Napa Valley AVA?

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40,000 acres

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What is the oldest winery in Mt Veeder AVA?

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Mayacamas

(Oxford Companion)

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What bay is at the south end of Napa?

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San Pablo Bay

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What are some cult favorites in Oakville AVA?

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  • To Kalon
  • Martha’s Vineyard

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  • Harlan
  • Screaming Eagle
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Oakville is generally cooler or warmer than its neighbors?

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Warmer

  • Except it is cooler than Rutherford
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What 2 grapes represent almost the entirety of Stags Leap District?

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  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
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Which Napa Cabernets were involved in the Judgment of Paris?

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  • Stag’s Leap Cabernet
  • Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello
  • Heitz Martha’s Vineyard
  • Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Mayacamas Vineyard
  • Freemark Abbey
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Which Napa Chardonnays were involved in the Judgment of Paris?

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  • Chateau Montelena
  • Spring Mountain
  • Freemark Abbey
  • Veedercrest Vineyards
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What 2 wines won at the Judgment of Paris?

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  • Montelena Chardonnay
  • Stag’s Leap Cabernet
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Most of Napa is in what CHSI region?

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Region III

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Rank these from lowest to highest in CHSI. What are their corresponding CHSI numbers?

  • Calistoga
  • Napa
  • Oakville
  • St Helena
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  • Napa - 2880
  • Oakville - 3100
  • Calistoga - 3150
  • St Helena - 3170
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When was there a modern outbreak of phylloxera in Napa?

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What 4 Napa AVAs were authorized in the 21st Century?

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  • Diamond Mountain District - 2001
  • Oak Knoll District - 2004
  • Calistoga - 2009
  • Coombsville - 2011
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What allows breezes to reach Napa?

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What is a huge concern for Napa’s hillside growers?

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Erosion from winter rains

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What two wineries were the start of “boutique” wineries?

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  • Mayacamas
  • Stony Hill
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What bay is at the south end of Napa?

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San Pablo Bay

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Who was the original proprietor of Stag’s Leap?; when was it established?

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Warren Winiarski, 1970

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What was the 1st vintage of Screaming Eagle?; who was the original winemaker?

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  • 1992, released 1995
  • Heidi Peterson Barret
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Where is Monte Rosso located, and what are its famous soils?
**Moon Mountain AVA** * **Planted in the 1880's** * **Famous for its red volcanic soils**
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Diamond Creek ## Footnote Vineyards and Characteristics * What is the warmest site? * What vineyard faces north? * Which vineyard is known for low yields? * What is the smallest site, not produced in every vintage?
* **Volcanic Hill** * Dusty, ashy soil * Warmest site, generally the earliest to harvest * 1st vintage 1972 * **Red Rock Terrace** * Red clay in steep terraces * 2nd pick, northern exposure * 1st vintage 1972 * **Gravelly Meadow** * **​**Rocky alluvials, lower elevation than the first two * Dry farmed, tiny yields * 1st vintage 1974 * **Lake** * **​**Smallest site, coolest climate * Not produced in every vintage; fruit may instead be blended into Gravelly Meadow * 1st vintage 1978
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What AVA was created in Sonoma in 2015?
**Fountaingrove District AVA** * **btwn Chalk Hill and Sonoma Valley up against the Mayacamas** * **Petaluma Gap AVA was created in 2017**
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Since 2011, what is required on all wines produced in Sonoma County, regardless of whether the label indicates an AVA?
**Sonoma County**
30
What are the two key rivers of Sonoma?
* **Russian River** * **Sonoma Creek**
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What winery was the driving force behind the Bennet Valley AVA? Who owns it now?
* **Matanzas Creek** (Jean Arnold, CEO) * **Now owned by Jackson Family Wines**
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What are the AVA's of Sonoma County?
* **Sonoma Coast** * **Fort Ross-Seaview** * **Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak** * **Rockpile** * **Dry Creek Valley** * **Chalk Hill** * **Russian River Valley** * **Green Valley** * **Carneros** * **Alexander Valley** * **Knights Valley** * **Sonoma Valley** * **Bennett Valley** * **Sonoma Mountain** * **Moon Mountain** * **Northern Sonoma**
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What North-South road goes through many Napa AVAs?
**Highway 29**
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What are the elevation boundaries of Pine Mountain-Cloverdale Peak?
**1600-2600ft**
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What are the elevation boundaries of Howell Mountain?
**1400-2200ft**
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When was Wild Horse Valley AVA created? What counties does it cover? What are its elevation requirements?
* **1988 - 2nd nested AVA in Napa Valley** * **Straddles Napa and Solano counties** * **1,351-2,137ft**
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How high are Mount Veeder's highest vineyards? What is the lovest elevation allowed?
* **2630 ft at the highest point** * **summit is 2700 ft** * **400 ft** **is the lowest allowable elevation**
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Where is Lake Sonoma?
**East of Rockpile, at the north end of Dry Creek Valley**
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What are the 2 lakes of Napa Valley?
* **Lake Berryessa** * **Lake Henessey** (foot of Howell Mountain)
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What are the sub-AVA's of Napa Valley?
* **Calistoga** * **Diamond Mountain** * **Spring Mountain** * **St. Helena** * **Rutherford** * **Oakville** * **Yountville** * **Stag's Leap** * **Oak Knoll District** * **Mount Veeder** * **Los Carneros** * **Howell Mountain** * **Chiles Valley**
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What Sonoma AVA was added in 2017?
**Petaluma Gap AVA**

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