New World/North America: Day 19

Question 1

Background of the AVA system

Answer 1

https://www.kj.com/blog-why-american-viticultural-areas-ava-system-came-being.html?srsltid=AfmBOooiF2D36dKUj5iRWS7vLVu5il6C4eVudQb69T3swidmUIElIjs_

Question 2

Basic details of the AVA system

Answer 2

If a wine is designated with the name of an American Viticultural Area (AVA), federal regulations require that 85 percent or more of the wine is derived from grapes grown within the boundaries of that TTB-established AVA and that the wine is fully finished within the state or one of the states in which the AVA is located.

Question 3

Identify 3 AVAs in Washington state

Answer 3

1. Candy Mountain AVA
2. Columbia Valley AVA
3. Red Mountain AVA

Question 4

Name one top producer of Washington State

Answer 4

Chateau Ste.

Question 5

Identify 3 AVAs of Oregon

Answer 5

1. Walla Walla Valley
2. Dundee Hills
3. McMinville

Question 6

Name one top producer of Oregon

Answer 6

King Estate Winery

Question 7

For Pinot Noir, state the Oregon % requirements for varietal labeling

Answer 7

90%

Question 8

Discuss the role the Cascade Mountains play in the climate of Washington’s main winegrowing regions

Answer 8

Rain Shadow Effect

Question 9

Name 1 AVA of New York

Answer 9

Long Island

Question 10

Note the state where winemaking started in USA

Answer 10

Florida

Question 11

First AVA approved in the United States/Date

Answer 11

Augusta AVA in Missouri (June 20, 1980)

Question 12

Second AVA approved in the United States/Date

Answer 12

Napa (February 27, 1981)

Question 13

List 2 important wine regions of Canada

Answer 13

1. Ontario
2. British Columbia

Question 14

Name the country where winemaking began on the American continent/Date

Answer 14

Mexico (Since 1951)