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State the rough width and length of the Napa Valley

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width: 5 miles wide length: 30 miles

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How many AVAs

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16

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State roughly what % of all CA wine is made in Napa

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only 4%, only 45K acres,

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what percentage of NVV members make less than 10K cases of wine each year

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77%

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what is the annual revenue for NVV

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40K jobs, 11B annual

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State the name of the sequence that formed Napa’s eastern mountains 150 million years ago

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The Great Valley Sequence

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State the name of the formation that pushed up new land mass to the west 150 million years ago

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The Franciscan Formation

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Three plates that form the The San Andreas Fault System

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Farallon Plate, Pacific Plate, North American Plate - triple junction

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Name the eastern & western mountain ranges that frame Napa Valley today

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West: Mayacamas Mountains, Yountville
East: Vaca Range, Stags Leap District

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San Pablo Bay Encroachment

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Create diverse soil in NVV

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How diverse is NVV soil

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over 100 soil variations

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NVV climate

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Mediterranean climate, long growing season, lack of summer rainfall, vintage to vintage

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How does Marine fog impact

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South, Canero, North, calistoga, more impact on the south

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what is the coolest AVA

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carneros

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temperature difference between different AVAs

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Name the mountain at the far north of the Napa Valley

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Mt St Helena (4000 ft)

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What are the mountains on the west side

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Spring Mountain, Mount Veeder

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Mountain on the east

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Atlas Peak

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what is the major wine in NVV

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Cab, 40%

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What is the percentage of cab in total California wine grape

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Name the person to plant 1st grape vines in Napa & the year

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George Yount (1838-1839)

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First commercial wineries established

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Charles Krug, 1861

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First chateau-style winery

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Inglenook, 1879

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Phylloxera

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Prohibition repealed, when
1933
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Bracero program
labor law, 1942
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Napa Valley Vintners
1944, agreement of association signed
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Name the 2 winning wines from the Judgment of Paris & the year
chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon. Chateau Montelena's 1973 Chardonnay and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars' 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon
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If the nested AVA is listed, Napa Valley must also be listed
True
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State the year the Ag Preserve was established and what it is
1968, protect agriculture usage of the land, can use to plant fruits, but cant be used for malls etc
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Name 10 AVAs within the Napa Valley
Los Carneros, Oak Knoll, Yountville, Stags Leap, Oakville, Rutherford, St Helena, Spring Mountain, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder, Atlas Peak, Chiles Valley, Calistoga, Wild Horse Valley
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Los Carneros
least amount of rainfall, coolest, marine air from san pablo bay, overlaps sonoma county,
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Principal varieties in Los Carneros
chardonnay, merlot and pinot noir
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Oak Knoll
north to Los Carneros, largest alluvial fan formed by dry creek,
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Oak Knoll principal varieties
merlot, cab , chardonnay
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Yountville
valley floor,
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Yountville principal varieties
Cab, Merlot
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Stags Leap District
east of Yountville, warmer
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Principal varieties in Stags Leap
cab, merlot, sangiovese, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc
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Oakville
cab, moderate warm
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Rutherfod
north of oakville
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Principal varieties
cab, merlot, cab franc, zinfandel
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St Helena
warmest, due to protection from hills, less fog and wine, narrowing of the valley floor provides more heat reflection off the hillsides. temp can peak in the mid to high 90
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Spring Mountain
west of st helena
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Mount Veeder
most vineyards above the fog line
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State which side of the valley floor generally has more volcanic vs. gravel soils
Soils: Primarily sedimentary gravelly alluvial loams on the western side, with more volcanic but heavier soils on the eastern side.
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wild horse valley ava
overlaps solano county
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Newest AVA in Napa
coombville

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