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What caused large increase in wineries in Santa Barbara since the 80’s?

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Sideways
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Santa Barbara County Vineyard’s Association (1983)

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Define the Humboldt Current.

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Southern deep Current (Peru Current) which meets California Current in Santa Barbara

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What is a transverse range

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Pacific Plates northern motion dragged Santa Barbara up the coast and rotated it 90 degrees

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What is the Coriolis Effect

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Winds blowing from the north move surface waters offshore driven by Earth’s west to east rotation.

As warmer waters move west, colder waters are drawn to the surface.

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Name 2 E-W running rivers in Santa Barbara County

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Santa Maria

Santa Ynez

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Top varietal of Sta. Rita Hills

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PN

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Why was Santa Rita Hills changed to Sta. Rita Hills?

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Chile’s Santa Rita Winery

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Define “chert” soils.

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Micro-crystalline sedimentary rock
Occurs under high pressure as hard nodules in limestone/chalk.
Silicon Dioxide
high quality= similar to flint

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Name the primary grapes of Happy Canyon.

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CS

SB

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Where were CA’s vines first planted?

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1769, Mission San Diego, Junipero Serra

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Why is Sta. Rita Hills cooler than Happy Canyon?

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Closer to fog and cooling influence from the ocean

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Name the 4 counties of the South Coast

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Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego

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Name the 6 AVA’s of LA County

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  1. Malibu Coast
  2. Malibu-Newton Canyon
  3. Saddle Rock Malibu Canyon
  4. Leona Valley
  5. Sierra Pelona Valley
  6. Antelope Valley of the California High Desert
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What 2 major threats face Temecula and Cucamonga.

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  1. Pierce’s Disease (Glassy Winged Sharpshooter)

2. Urban Sprawl

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1st planting in SB wine history

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1782, Mission Santa Barbara, Junipero Serra

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Name 2 pseudonyms for Mission

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  1. Listan Prieto

2. Criolla Chica

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What Winkler is SB?

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I, II

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What is the SBCVA

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Santa Barbara County Vintners Association

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Name the 7 AVA’s of Santa Barbara.

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  1. Santa Maria Valley
  2. Santa Ynez Valley
  3. Sta. Rita Hills
  4. Ballard Canyon
  5. Happy Canyon
  6. Los Olivos District
  7. Alisos Canyon
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Who founded Santa Barbara Winery, Yr?

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1962, Pierre LaFond

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What AVA is the Sanford Vineyard in?

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Sta. Rita Hills

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Who is the major player getting SB Ava’s petitions approved?

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Which SB AVA is the only one with dry farmed vineyards?

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Santa Maria Valley

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Chamise?

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Well drained, deep gravelly beds of silt, clay and sand

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Elder Series?
Alluvium deposits from sandstone
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What is the pending AVA in Santa Maria
Santa Maria Bench
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Name all 4 AVA's within Santa Ynez AVA
1. Sta Rita Hills 2. Ballard Canyon 3. Los Olivos District 4. Happy Canyon
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What is the most widely planted grape of Santa Ynez AVA?
CH
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What towns is Sta. Rita Hills between?
Lompoc and Buellton
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What SB AVA used to be known for commercial flower growing?
Sta. Rita Hills
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Where is Sea Smoke Vineyard?
Sta. Rita Hills
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What varietal is Ballard Canyon AVA known for?
Syrah
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What is the smallest AVA of SB?
Ballard Canyon AVA | (in text, but technically now Alisos Canyon)
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What qualifications for the Ballard Canyon Growing Alliance Bottle?
Estate Syrah
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Los Olivos District includes which 4 towns
Los Olivos Ballard Santa Ynez Solvang
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Newest AVA of Santa Barbara?
Alisos Canyon AVA
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Why is it called Happy Canyon?
Had the only still in the N. County during Prohibition.
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Pending AVA of Santa Ynez area?
Los Alamos AVA
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What varietal is king in Aliseo Canyon
Syrah
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What AVA is in Ventura and LA county?
Malibu Coast
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How many AVA's in LA County?
6
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Which AVA is Rosenthal Estate located?
Malibu Coast AVA
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What county is Temecula AVA in?
Riverside
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"Temecu"?
Where the sun shines through the mist
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What counties is Cucamonga Valley AVA in?
Riverside & San Bernadino
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What county is San Pasqual Valley AVA in?
San Diego
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What county is Ramona Valley AVA in?
San Diego

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