Santa Cruz, Livermore & Lodi

Question 1

How many counties in Central Coast AVA

Answer 1

10

Question 2

Is Santa Cruz Mountain AVA in Central Coast AVA

Answer 2

No, but santa cruz county is

Question 3

Name 5 of the 10 counties in the Central Coast AVA

Answer 3

San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz,Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara

Question 4

Name sub-AVA where San Francisco Bay AVA was drafted

Answer 4

Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz

Question 5

Where is Livermore AVA located

Answer 5

San Francisco Bay AVA, Alameda County

Question 6

Name AVA within San Francisco Bay that is warm, windy & fog free

Answer 6

Livermore Valley AVA

Question 7

which of 80% of all California wine traces roots back to Livermore

Answer 7

chardonnay

Question 8

Which AVA has the first gold medal for America

Answer 8

Livermore Valley AVA

Question 9

what varietal was labeled first in Livermore Valley

Answer 9

chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, petite sirah

Question 10

Name the AVA that overlaps Santa Cruz & Santa Clara counties

Answer 10

Santa Clara Valley

Question 11

Name the AVA that overlaps San Mateo & Santa Clara counties

Answer 11

Santa Cruz Mountain AVA

Question 12

Name the 1st AVA defined by a mountain range

Answer 12

Santa Cruz Mountains AVA

Question 13

Name the dominant grape of eastern Santa Cruz Mountains

Answer 13

Cab (25%)

Question 14

Name the dominant grape of western Santa Cruz Mountains

Answer 14

Chardonnay (25%) and pinot noir (25%)

Question 15

Name the winery & vineyard that won the 2006 Paris Re-Match

Answer 15

Ridge Monte Bello 1971

Question 16

State the number of sub-AVAs of Lodi

Answer 16

Sloughhouse, Alta mesa, borden ranch, Cosumnes river jahant, clement hills, Mokelumne river and lodi

Question 17

Primary wine for Lodi

Answer 17

zin (old vine is great)

Question 18

Name the cooling influence on Lodi

Answer 18

sancrametno river delta

Question 19

State the counties & valley Lodi is within

Answer 19

san Joaquin county and sacramento counties

Question 20

Name the AVA that overlaps Yolo, Sacramento & Solano counties

Answer 20

Clarkburg

Question 21

What is the size of central coast ava

Answer 21

325 miles long and 45 miles widest

Question 22

Is San Francisco Bay AVA fully within Central Coast AVA

Answer 22

yes

Question 23

Who submitted San Francisco Bay AVA

Answer 23

Carolyn Went (1999)

Question 24

Where are California chardonnay traces roots back to?

Answer 24

Livermore/Wente clone

Question 25

What are the primary grapes of Livermore Valley AVA

Answer 25

chardonnay, sauvigon blanc, semillon, petite sirah

Question 26

Who wins american's 1st international gold medal (Paris exhibition)

Answer 26

Cresta Blanca, 1899

Question 27

Where is Ben Lomond Mountain AVA

Answer 27

NESTED within santa cruz mountain ava but fullywithin Santa Cruz county

Question 28

Name the AVA that overlaps Santa Clara & San Benito counties

Answer 28

Pachero Pass

Question 29

State the number of sub-AVAs of Lodi

Answer 29

7

Question 30

what are the primary grapes of Lodi

Answer 30

zin, cab, merlot and petite sirah

Question 31

what is the coolest ava in lodi

Answer 31

Cosumnes River AVA

Question 32

what is the warmest AVA

Answer 32

Sloughouse AVA (clements Hills AVA also warm but as warm)

Question 33

What Solano county AVA overlaps Napa

Answer 33

Wild horse

Question 34

Where was the San Francisco Bay AVA drafted?

Answer 34

livermore valley