Santa Cruz, SF Bay, Sacramento Delta

Question 1

Name all 10 counties within the Central Coast AVA

Answer 1

SF
Alameda
Contra Costa
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
San Benito
Monterey
SLO
Santa Barbara

Question 2

Which nested AVA was the SF Bay AVA drafted in?

Answer 2

Livermore Valley AVA

Question 3

Which SF Bay AVA is warm, windy and fog free?

Answer 3

Livermore Valley AVA

Question 4

Name the 1st AVA defined by a mountain range?

Answer 4

Santa Cruz Mountains

Question 5

Which AVA overlaps Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties?

Answer 5

Santa Cruz Mountains

Question 6

Which AVA overlaps Santa Clara and San Benito counties?

Answer 6

Pacheco Pass

Question 7

Which AVA overlaps Santa Clara and San Cruz counties?

Answer 7

Santa Clara Valley

Question 8

What grape dominates East Santa Cruz Mountains?

Answer 8

CS

Question 9

What grape dominates West Santa Cruz Mountains?

Answer 9

PN

Question 10

Which winery and vineyard won the Judgment of Paris rematch?

Answer 10

1971 Ridge Montebello

Question 11

How many sub AVA’s within Lodi AVA?

Answer 11

7

Question 12

What counties is Lodi AVA in?

Answer 12

Sacramento & San Joaquin

Question 13

Name the cooling influence of Lodi?

Answer 13

Sacramento River Delta

Question 14

What’s the most widely planted grape of Lodi?

Answer 14

Zinfandel

Question 15

Name the AVA that overlaps Yolo, Sacramento & Solano counties?

Answer 15

Clarksburg AVA

Question 16

How many wineries in Central Coast AVA?

Answer 16

500+

Question 17

What counties are in the SF Bay AVA?

Answer 17

Alameda
Contra Costa
Santa Clara
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Cruz (excluding Santa Cruz Mountains)

Question 18

Who submitted the petition for SF Bay AVA?

Answer 18

Carolyn Wente, 1999

Question 19

What are the primary White and Red Varietals in SF Bay AVA?

Answer 19

CH- 27%

CS- 20%

Question 20

What is the main reason for SF Bay AVA?

Answer 20

recognizable region name for international distribution

Question 21

What % of CA Chard traces its roots to the Livermore/Wente clone?

Answer 21

80%

Question 22

What 2 red varietals dominate Livermore Valley AVA?

Which 2 whites?

Answer 22

CS & PS

CH & SB but Semillon historically important too.

Question 23

Who planted 1st commercial vines in Livermore Valley?

Answer 23

1844- Robert Livermore

Question 24

What winery was the first to win international Gold?

Answer 24

1889- Cresta Blanca, Livermore Valley, Dry Sauternes (Paris Exposition)

Question 25

What AVA was the first to varietally bottle CH, SB, and PS?

Answer 25

Livermore Valley

Question 26

Charles Wetmore? What winery and what was he famous for?

Answer 26

Cresta Blanca Denounced SF restauranteurs for not promoting CA wines over French

Question 27

Which winery invented sprinkler induced Botrytis?

Answer 27

Cresta Blanca

Question 28

James Concannon famous for?

Answer 28

Dry and Sweet Sauternes style. 1st varietal PS

Question 29

Carl Heinrich Wente famous for?

Answer 29

Preserving Livermore's wine heritage Over 3000 planted acres in Livermore, SF Bay & Arroyo Seco

Question 30

What famous wine growing area of Contra Costa County is not an AVA?

Answer 30

Oakley

Question 31

What grapes are grown in Oakley?

Answer 31

Ancient Zin, Mourvèdre and Carignane in deep sandy soil

Question 32

What is the name of the AVA combining Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda?

Answer 32

Lamorinda AVA

Question 33

How many AVA's in Santa Cruz County and what are they?

Answer 33

3 Santa Cruz Mountains Ben Lomond Mountain Santa Clara Valley

Question 34

What AVA excludes itself from both Central Coast and SF Bay AVA's?

Answer 34

Santa Cruz Mountains

Question 35

Winemaker of Bonny Doon?

Answer 35

Randall Graham, the OG Rhone Ranger

Question 36

Primary soil of Ben Lomond Mountain?

Answer 36

Eroded granite and Sandstone

Question 37

Sole winery featuring Ben Lomond Mountain AVA on bottles?

Answer 37

Beauregard Vineyards

Question 38

How many AVA's within Santa Clara County? What are they

Answer 38

``` 4 Santa Clara Valley San Ysidro Pacheco Pass Santa Cruz Mountains ```

Question 39

What AVA is nested with Santa Clara Valley AVA?

Answer 39

San Ysidro AVA

Question 40

Where is San Ysidro AVA located and what kind of climate?

Answer 40

East of Gilroy in Diablo foothills Hot and Windy

Question 41

What grapes most grown in San Ysidro AVA?

Answer 41

PN & CH

Question 42

What is the one winery of Pacheco Pass?

Answer 42

Casa de Fruta/Zanger Vineyards

Question 43

1st winery of Lodi?

Answer 43

1858- El Pinal Winery

Question 44

First Lodi vineyards planted by?

Answer 44

Charles Weber

Question 45

What are the 7 AVA's of Lodi?

Answer 45

``` Sloughhouse Borden Ranch Clements Hills Cosumnes River Alta Mesa Jahant Mokulumne River ``` ``` Slow Bored Clement Almost Consumes Janet's Mocha ```

Question 46

Which Lodi AVA's are entirely within Sacramento County? Partially in Sacramento County?

Answer 46

Alta Mesa & Sloughhouse Borden Ranch

Question 47

Which is the smallest appellation of Lodi?

Answer 47

Jahant

Question 48

Which Lodi AVA is the warmest?

Answer 48

Sloughhouse

Question 49

Which Lodi AVA is to most topographically diverse?

Answer 49

Borden Ranch

Question 50

Name some requirements for Lodi Native.

Answer 50

- 100% Zin from contiguous vineyard - Preference for Old vine plantings - No oak chips/new oak - no water addition, acidification or de-alcoholizing - no malo inoculation - no Mega Purple - No Fining/filtering - no must concentration

Question 51

What 3 counties is Clarksburg AVA in?

Answer 51

Sacramento, Yolo, Solano

Question 52

What families started grape growing in Clarksburg?

Answer 52

1850- Bogle & heringer

Question 53

What AVA is nested within Clarksburg AVA?

Answer 53

Merritt Island AVA (fully within Yolo County and Clarksburg AVA)

Question 54

Name 4 other Delta AVA's

Answer 54

1. Capay Valley AVA (Yolo) 2. Dunnigan Hills AVA (Yolo) 3. River Junction AVA (San Joaquin) 4. Tracy Hills AVA (San Joaquin)

Question 55

How many Solano County AVA's? | Their names?

Answer 55

1. Suisun 2. Green Valley 3. Clarksburg 4. Wild Horse