New York and Other USA

Question 1

What species is the muscadine grape and where was it first planted?

Answer 1

vitis rotundifolia
Florida

Question 2

In what state was scuppernong the flagship grape?

Answer 2

North Carolina

Question 3

What are the primary grapes of Long Island AVA?

Answer 3

• cab sauv
• merlot
• chard

Question 4

What soil is found in Finger Lakes AVA?

Answer 4

limestone, shale, gravel, silt

Question 5

Where was the first wine in the US made?

Answer 5

Florida (French Huguenots 1564)

Question 6

How much longer on average is the growing season in Long Island compared to the Finger Lakes?

Answer 6

3 weeks

Question 7

What is the AVA of Herman J Weimer?

Answer 7

Seneca Lake AVA

Question 8

Finger Lakes AVA accounts for what percentage of NY production?

Answer 8

90%

Question 9

What is the northernmost AVA in NY and what grapes are the primary focus?

Answer 9

Champlain Valley of New York AVA
- hybrid varieties

Question 10

What percentage of wine produced in NY is made from vinifera grapes/?

Answer 10

approx 1/3

Question 11

What are the two nested AVAs of Finger Lakes AVA?

Answer 11

• Cayuga Lake
• Seneca Lake

Question 12

What is the deepest of the Finger Lakes?

Answer 12

Seneca Lake

Question 13

A label of table wine or light wine can be used in lieu of what declaration?

Answer 13

in lieu of abv, must be 7-14% abv

Question 14

What was the first bonded winery in the US and where was it located?

Answer 14

Pleasant Valley Wine Co.
Hammondsport, Finger Lakes

Question 15

List 3 Michigan wineries

Answer 15

• Black Star Farms
• Chateau Grand Traverse
• Left Foot Charley
• Mawby
• St Julian
• Tabor Hill

Question 16

In what state is Verde Valley AVA located?

Answer 16

Arizona

Question 17

Snake River Valley AVA crosses what 2 states?

Answer 17

• Idaho
• Oregon

Question 18

The Old Mission Peninsula is located near what city?

Answer 18

Traverse City, MI

Question 19

What is Pennsylvania’s most successful grape?

Answer 19

chambourcin

Question 20

What was the varietal of Virginia Dare?

Answer 20

scuppernong

Question 21

What grape used to be Ohio’s hallmark?

Answer 21

catawba

Question 22

Name 2 AVAs in Michigan

Answer 22

• Leelanau Peninsula
• Fennville
• Old Mission Peninsula
• Tip of the Mitt
• Lake Michigan Shore

Question 23

What is the oldest winery in Idaho?

Answer 23

Ste Chapelle (est 1976)

Question 24

When was the 21st amendment ratified?

Answer 24

1933

Question 25

What is the oldest winery in the US?

Answer 25

Brotherhood Winery (est 1839) Catskills, New York

Question 26

What amendment banned alcohol in the US?

Answer 26

18th

Question 27

In what AVA do seyval blanc and baco noir dominate?

Answer 27

Hudson River Region AVA, NY

Question 28

What is the primary grape of Lake Erie AVA?

Answer 28

concord

Question 29

List 2 Texas AVAs

Answer 29

- Bell Mountain - Escondido Valley - Fredricksburg - Texas Davis Mountain - Texas High Plains - Texas Hill Country - Texoma

Question 30

What are the 2 sub-AVAs of Long Island?

Answer 30

- North Fork - The Hamptons

Question 31

In what state are Mesilla Valley and Mimbres Valley AVA located?

Answer 31

New Mexico

Question 32

What Virginia AVA is also shared with North Carolina and Tennessee?

Answer 32

Appalachian High Country AVA

Question 33

What producer brought interest in European varieties to New York in the 1960's?

Answer 33

Dr Konstantin Frank

Question 34

The majority of Michigan's boutique wineries are located in which 2 AVAs?

Answer 34

- Leelanau Peninsula - Old Mission Peninsula

Question 35

What is the largest AVA in the US?

Answer 35

Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA

Question 36

What was the first AVA in the US?

Answer 36

Augusta AVA Missouri (est 1980)

Question 37

If labeled by state, what is the federal requirement? What are the exceptions?

Answer 37

75% - California and Oregon require 100% - Washington requires 95%

Question 38

If labeled by county, what is the requirement?

Answer 38

75%

Question 39

If a wine is labeled by AVA, what is the federal requirement and what is the exception?

Answer 39

85% - Oregon requires 95% - Washington requires 95% from AVAs shared between states (85% for all in-state AVAs)

Question 40

If a wine is labeled with a vineyard designation, what percentage of grapes must come from that vineyard?

Answer 40

95%

Question 41

If a wine is labeled by variety, what percentage of the wine must be made from that variety? What is the exception?

Answer 41

75% - Oregon requires 90% for its main grapes

Question 42

What are the federal requirements for vintage labeling in the US?

Answer 42

- If the wine is labeled with a state or county declaration, 85% must come from the stated vintage - If the wine is labeled with an AVA, 95% of the wine must come from the stated vintage

Question 43

Name 3 native species of grapevine in the US

Answer 43

- Vitis labrusca (the Concord grape) - Vitis rotundifolia (the Scuppernong grape) - Vitis aestivalis (the Norton grape)

Question 44

Who planted the first vineyard in California?

Answer 44

George Yount, 1839

Question 45

What grape is the pride of Missouri?

Answer 45

norton

Question 46

What is New York State’s most planted grape?

Answer 46

concord

Question 47

Where are the Sonoita and Wilcox AVAs?

Answer 47

Arizona

Question 48

What is the parentage of the Niagara grape?

Answer 48

concord X cassidy

Question 49

Lake Erie AVA is shared between what 3 states?

Answer 49

- New York - Pennsylvania - Ohio

Question 50

What 4 states share the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA?

Answer 50

- Illinois - Iowa - Wisconsin - Minnesota

Question 51

What AVA is located entirely in Idaho?

Answer 51

Eagle Foothills AVA

Question 52

What 2 states share the Shenandoah Valley AVA?

Answer 52

- Virginia - West Virginia

Question 53

What is the only AVA in Hawaii?

Answer 53

- Ulupalakua (Maui)

Question 54

In what AVA is Channing Daughters located?

Answer 54

The Hamptons, Long Island AVA

Question 55

In what New York AVA is icewine made from vidal blanc found?

Answer 55

Niagara Escarpment

Question 56

List 3 AVAs in Virginia

Answer 56

- Appalachian High Country - Middleburg Virginia - Monticello - North Fork of Roanoke - Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace - Rocky Knob - Shenandoah Valley - Virginia's Eastern Shore - Virginia Peninsula

Question 57

Where was frontenac noir created?

Answer 57

University of Minnesota

Question 58

What are the 3 AVAs of Idaho?

Answer 58

- Snake River (shared with Oregon) - Eagle Foothills (nested in Snake River, completely in Idaho) - Lewis and Clark (shared with Washington)